Swiss company Ferrum AG acquired the operations and assets of QualySense, a startup focused on AI-powered grain, seed and bean sorting technologies, with the aim to expand the business and set new benchmarks for sustainability within the food industry. QualySense’s team, including their co-founder, joined the newly formed Ferrum Analytics and Sorting AG.
QualySense focuses on advanced robotic solutions for seed processing and quality inspection. Its QSorter is the only technology in the world able to measure the compositional and physical quality of each seed or grain at very high speed and to sort it at speeds from 30 to 3’000 per second.
QualySense’s production partner since 2018, Ferrum AG, a well-established Swiss company in the field of canning systems and centrifuges for the beverage industry, has acquired the operations and assets of QualySense AG, making it their third business division, Ferrum Analytics and Sorting AG. The management as well as the operational team joined Ferrum Analytics and Sorting AG, including the Co-Founder of QualySense, Francesco Dell’Endice, who became CEO CCO.
As of today, the company has key customers around the world and is progressing its expansion journey to offer robotics, such as the QSorter, and analytics solutions to the entire food and agricultural world. Being part of the globally present Ferrum group, Ferrum Analytics and Sorting AG has the potential to substantially grow the business and have an impact on the food industry worldwide.
Founded in 1917, the Ferrum Group is headquartered in Schafisheim (AG) and has multiple companies at seven locations across the globe. Its core competency revolves around its can seamer and centrifuge production operations and is complemented by professional industry-specific consultation services, extensive engineering know-how, and other services.
(Press release / SR)
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