Microgreens

The awkward middle

Small and mid-sized microgreens operators have historically been stuck between two bad options: hand tools that cap out fast, and industrial lines priced for enterprise volume. Purpose-built tabletop seeders and push-through washers exist to fill exactly that gap, standardized around the industry's 1020 tray so an operation can scale into higher volume without replacing its whole line.

Consistency by design

Fixed-roller seeders can't adjust for different seed sizes, and generic seeding leaves crowded, uneven trays that cost yield later. Interchangeable large-seed rollers and variable speed controls, paired with corrosion-resistant components, hold seed density consistent tray after tray regardless of variety.

Payback measured in months, not years

On thin microgreens margins, growers need automation to pay for itself in under a year, not the multi-year timelines of over-engineered industrial systems. Labor is usually the biggest lever: at scaling facilities it can eat over half of operating costs, and dedicated mechanical harvesting and washing cuts that dependence enough to redirect people toward growth and client work instead of repetitive manual tasks.

What consistency actually buys you

Mechanical consistency isn't just a yield number. Growers running dedicated equipment report fewer downtime events and less mold and disease pressure, both of which translate directly into longer shelf life and a more reliable supply chain.