Vistasort is the seed processing equipment Saskatoon and Western Canadian processors have relied on since 1986. Every machine you need to take grain from the combine to the bag, set up in the right order for your crop.
"From the combine to the bag" is not a slogan. It is the sequence every processing line follows. Knowing where each piece of seed processing equipment fits in that sequence, which crops it handles best, and how the machines work together is what turns a list of equipment into a line that makes grade.
Since 1986, Vistasort has been the source for seed processing equipment Saskatoon farms and plants count on, supplying and integrating seed cleaning and grain processing lines across Western Canada. We represent leading manufacturers, we are an authorized Carter Day dealer for Western Canada, and we build our own VistaSort optical color sorter. Every recommendation starts with your crop, your grade targets, and your throughput.
"There is no single machine that cleans grain. It takes the right combination of equipment, in the right sequence, configured for the right crop."Steven ChiviloPresident, Vistasort. 40 years in seed cleaning and grain processing.
Every seed cleaning line follows the same five stages, and each stage handles what the one before it cannot. Select a machine to jump to it.
Protect the line and take the bulk of light material and metal out at intake.
Remove most foreign material by size and weight, and grade by size where needed.
Separate what screens and air cannot: density, length, and shape.
Start with the problem. Find what is in your product, and the table shows which machine removes it and where it sits in the line.
| The problem | Machine | Separates by | Line stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dust, chaff, and light material from the field | Aspirator | Weight (air) | Stage 1 |
| Metal fragments ahead of high-speed machines | Magnetic Separator | Metal (magnet) | Stage 1 |
| Oversized and undersized material, general field debris | Air Screen Cleaner | Size + weight | Stage 2 |
| Precise size grades for export or packaging | Sizing Shaker | Size (multiple decks) | Stage 2 |
| Stones and dirt clods | Destoner | Density (heavy) | Stage 3 |
| Light, shrivelled, frost-damaged, or immature kernels | Gravity Separator | Density | Stage 3 |
| Wild oats in wheat, or short weed seeds and brokens | Indent Separator | Length | Stage 3 |
| Several length separations in one machine | Disc Separator | Length (multiple cuts) | Stage 3 |
| Round seeds such as vetch or wild pea | Spiral Separator | Shape (roundness) | Stage 3 |
| Discolored or diseased kernels, ergot, foreign seed | VistaSort Optical Color Sorter | Color + shape | Stage 4 |
| Surface dust on beans, lentils, and chickpeas | Bean Polisher | Surface finish | Stage 5 |
| Hulls on oats, sunflower, buckwheat, or hemp | Impact Huller | Hull removal | Stage 5 |
Most lines combine several of these machines. If you are not sure where to start, send us your crop and what you need to remove.
All 12 machines, grouped by the stage of the line where they work. Each card shows what the machine separates by and what it removes.
Protect the line and take the bulk of light material and metal out at intake.
Removes: Dust, chaff, hulls, broken seeds, and light immature kernels
Draws air across a falling curtain of product, lifting off light material while heavier seed passes through. Placed early in the line, it takes load off the air screen cleaner and improves the efficiency of everything downstream. Lab sample testing is available for LMC aspirators.
Removes: Bolts, wire, wear particles, and other ferrous metal
Installs inline on elevators, conveyors, or spouts to catch ferrous metal before it reaches high-speed machines like hullers, gravity separators, and color sorters. Vistasort includes magnetic protection in every complete line design.
Remove most foreign material by size and weight, and grade by size where needed.
Removes: Oversized and undersized material, weed seeds, dust, and light kernels
The workhorse of every cleaning line. Screens scalp off oversized material and drop out undersized seed while aspiration lifts off light material. Vistasort supplies Clipper air screen cleaners from on-farm to commercial scale, plus replacement screens for almost any crop.
Removes: Splits product into two or more precise size grades
Vibrating screen decks classify product into close-tolerance size fractions. Used to make export size grades of lentils and peas, size grass seed, and grade malt barley plumpness. It can run after primary cleaning or near the end of the line for final grading.
Separate what screens and air cannot: density, length, and shape.
Removes: Stones, dirt clods, glass, and other heavy foreign material
Airflow and a vibrating inclined deck float the crop while heavy contaminants are conveyed to a separate discharge. Essential in lentil, chickpea, pea, and soybean lines, where one stone in food-grade product can cause a buyer rejection.
Removes: Light, shrivelled, immature, and frost-damaged kernels, plus ergot
Airflow, vibration, and a tilted deck stratify product into density layers, separating kernels that look identical but differ in weight. It usually follows air screen cleaning and destoning and comes before color sorting.
Removes: Wild oats in wheat, short weed seeds, and broken kernels
A rotating cylinder lined with small pockets lifts short kernels out of the grain while long kernels travel out the end. Vistasort is an authorized Carter Day dealer for Western Canada and supplies the full Uniflow lineup.
Removes: Weed seeds, oats, and brokens in several length cuts at once
Pocketed cast discs on one shaft make several length separations in a single machine. The Carter Day Disc Cylinder Separator adds indent cylinders to produce five clean streams in one pass.
Removes: Round seeds such as vetch or wild pea, or flat and irregular seeds
Round seeds gather speed and roll to the outside of a multi-turn spiral chute while flat or irregular seeds stay on the inner track. It needs no power beyond the feed conveyor, and units are often run in banks for more capacity.
Remove defects you can only see, as the final quality check.
Removes: Discolored, diseased, and damaged kernels, foreign seed, and ergot
The one machine in this lineup Vistasort builds itself. High-resolution CCD cameras, with optional infrared, inspect every kernel and air ejectors remove defects in real time. More than 180 systems are installed in over 20 countries, and free lab sample testing is available in Saskatoon.
Polish or dehull the product before treating or packaging.
Removes: Fine surface dust on beans, lentils, and chickpeas
A rotating brush or abrasive drum gently scours the seed coat to improve appearance and cut dust in handling. Standard in food-grade pulse lines, usually the last step before packaging.
Removes: Hulls and outer coats from oats, sunflower, buckwheat, and hemp
Vistasort supplies the Codema VSH-2096 impact huller. It throws product against an impact surface at a controlled speed to crack the hull without damaging the kernel. It usually follows pre-cleaning and destoning, and comes before gravity and optical sorting to separate hulled from unhulled product.
Not sure which machines your line needs?
Request a Quote Call 1-800-667-6924Different crops need different seed processing equipment. These are typical lines for the major Western Canadian crops, listed in the order product moves through them.
Cereal lines focus on weed seeds, wild oats, ergot, stones, and frost-damaged kernels. For malt barley, kernel plumpness is a key grade factor.
Pulse lines need strong destoning because field stone contamination is high, precise sizing for export grades, and a food-grade finish for retail markets.
Oilseed lines focus on foreign material removal, density separation, and dehulling of sunflower for food-grade markets.
Certified and high-value seed lots have strict variety purity standards, so these lines need the most precise separations.
Typical configurations only. Every line is set up around your crop, grade targets, and throughput.
When you call Vistasort, you speak with people who have been on the floor of processing plants across Canada and know what works in Canadian conditions.
Steven holds a Master's Certificate in Grain Operations Management from Kansas State University, is an active PMP, and received the 2025 Alberta Seed Processors Outstanding Service Award. He has spent 40 years learning what works in Canadian seed processing.
A 40-year Vistasort veteran, Chris is one of the most trusted voices in the Canadian seed cleaning industry. Together, Steven and Chris have supplied thousands of machines, from individual farms to complete turnkey plants.
Vistasort's own optical color sorter, with CCD cameras and optional infrared, from single-chute units to multi-chute commercial systems.
One of North America's most established names in air screen cleaning, supplied by Vistasort to Canadian operations since 1986.
Indent separators, disc separators, precision sizers, and Scalperators. Vistasort is an authorized Carter Day dealer for Western Canada.
Aspirators, destoners, and gravity separators with decades of proven performance in cereal, pulse, oilseed, and food-grade processing.
The Codema VSH-2096 impact huller for dehulling oats, sunflower, buckwheat, and hemp seed.
Answers to common questions about choosing seed cleaning and grain processing equipment.
Whether you are replacing one machine or building a complete processing line, Vistasort is the seed processing equipment Saskatoon and the Prairies rely on. Tell us your crop, what you need to remove, and your target capacity. No obligation.
