One of the advantages of working for KSi Conveyors is the Humanitarian Aid Time.  Employees get the opportunity to share their time to do good work around the world.  We’re fortunate to have a few photos from a recent trip that a number of Kansas employees took to Haiti. 

Ronnie Edelman (Production) and Eric Rokey (Production) took the opportunity to visit Haiti with a team from their local church.  While there, Ronnie and Eric helped in the construction of homes in an area affected by the 2010 earthquake.  

“From the Floor” caught up with Todd Kaeb at the 2010 American Seed Trade Association meeting in Chicago, IL. Here’s Todd introducing KSi and explaining the market that KSi products fill.

One of KSi’s satisfied clients uploaded a video tour of his custom bulk seed site and treatment system. You can take a look at it here:

There are plenty of opportunities to visit with the KSi representatives at one of the many farm shows across the country.

• 2010 American Seed Trade Association
  • December 7-10, 2010
  • Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL
• 2010 Nebraska Power Farming Show
  • December 8-10, 2010
  • Lancaster Event Center, Lincoln, NE
• Indiana-Illinois Farm and Outdoor Power Equipment Show
  • December 14-16, 2010
  • West Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN
• Northern Illinois Farm Show 2011
  • Jan. 12-13, 2011
  • NIU Convocation Center, Dekalb, IL
• 2011 Fort Wayne Farm Show
  • January 18-20, 2011
  • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46805
• 2011 IFCA Winter Convention and Trade Show
  • January 18-20, 2011
  • Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL
• 2011 Power Show Ohio
  • January 28-30, 2011
  • Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH
• 2011 Power Show Iowa
  • February 1-3, 2011
  • Hy-Vee Exhibit Hall, Wells Fargo Arena and Polk County Convention Complex, Des Moines, IA

This Week in AgriBusiness host Max Armstrong interviews Paul Kaeb on the recent developments at KSi Conveyors.

Here are some excerpts:

“As that value [of the seed] has increased, growers need to take care of it . . . KSi Conveyors especially has really fed that model”

“Because we work closely with the seed companies, it’s going to bulk to save the manual labor of handling boxes and bags and totes . . . with that we got into the automation and we control the whole bulk seed sites so that they have efficiency, one man operation, accuracy, we can sell seed by the pound, by the unit, or by the seed pound, we can control the treaters so they can put on the very minute treatments that they need ”

You can find out more information on the equipment from KSi Conveyors by calling the Illinois office at (888) 574-2668 or the Kansas office at (888) 574-3277 or by emailing sales@ksiconveyors.com. Further information can be found here on the website as well.

Farm Journal’s “I Built The Best” features Henderson, Ky., farmer Robbie Williams and his seed treater setup. KSi’s Bruce Frank worked with Williams to integrate a pair of custom KSi conveyors to fit his specialized setup. Click to read more about this custom seed treater setup.

KSi Automation is pleased to announce a hardware and software platform upgrade for our standard automation package.

The new AutoBatch V3 platform offers increased performance and flexibility with the reliability and ease-of-use customers have come to expect from KSi Automation systems.

Major improvements of the new platform include:

Hardware:

• 12″ Color touch screen.
• Fast Ethernet Network switch included and installed.
• New CPU processor for faster program response times.
• Most CPU memory in the industry for larger programs and future growth.
• 7 different communication ports on the CPU for maximum communication flexibility.
• USB port for easy no tech software updates that can be performed by the operator.

Software:

• Includes all previous AutoBatch V2 features and options.
• Updated 12″ screen layout.
• New system status overview screen.
• Provides for the option of complete bulk site control.
• New options will become available starting with a 5″ handheld wireless controller. Providing touch screen access and control remotely.

The existing AutoBatch V2 controller design will continue to be available and KSi Automation will continue supporting existing sites with this platform.  It will also be possible to convert an existing AutoBatch V2 controller to the new AutoBatch V3 platform, while still using most of the existing components.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact KSi.