Eqraft Inc opens North American Service Center in Tri-Cities, Washington

After decades of working together with North American clients, Dutch machine builder Eqraft now opens a branch on American soil. 

Operating from Tri-Cities, Washington, Eqraft Inc is a reliable partner for any agricultural entrepreneur looking to future-proof their business.  

Machine builder Eqraft focuses on future proofing agricultural business, offering state of the art machinery and software as well as consultancy based on extensive technical and practical knowledge built up since the 1980s. 

The Dutch tech company designs and builds processing lines and factories for onions and potatoes worldwide. Many of those clients are located in North America: for instance, Eqraft has longstanding collaborations with Target Ag (WA), ByBee Produce (WA), Hartley Produce (WA), Blue Sky Management (WA), Sunset Produce (WA), Northwest Onion (OR), Baker & Murakami (ID), Treasure Valley Farms (ID), Onions Etc. (CA), Onions 52 (UT), Torrey Farms (NY), and Nova Agri (NS). 

Eqraft started out as a repair and construction company for agricultural machines. The company made a name for itself with the closed onion topper, which turned out to be a great success and is still part of the portfolio. Later, weighing and packing machines were added to the mix. 

Now, one of Eqraft’s most important machines is the Eqrader. It sorts produce automatically and at high speed by quality, size, weight, shape and color based into a dozen or more different boxes.

Eqraft Inc's new service center in Tri-Cities, Washington, with stocked spare parts.

Thanks to the cameras and infrared technology, rot on the inside can be detected easily. 

In order to design and build efficient and reliable agri factories, Eqraft works together with dust extraction expert Modesta and palletizing specialist Symach. 

Together, they form the Onion Tech Alliance to guarantee an integrated approach: from reception, grading, dust extraction, internal logistics and storage to packing, palletizing and the handling of residual flows. 

In recent years, Eqraft has grown rapidly, both in the number of projects and new employees. This continuous growth lead to a brand new headquarters, which opened earlier this year in Emmeloord, the Netherlands. 

Founding Eqraft Inc and having permanent representation in the United States was a logical next step. The new facility in Tri-Cities, Washington, is located in one of the country’s prime agricultural regions, allowing Eqraft to better serve the North American market. 

Eqraft Inc's service center will be operational from the second half of August 2024 and features a warehouse, workshop, office space, service truck, and a mix of American and Dutch employees. 

Most common spare parts are in stock to ensure installation and maintenance are done quickly and efficiently. We can’t wait to welcome existing and new North American partners at Eqraft Inc!