Vistasort supplies the seed and grain processing equipment Canada's processors trust — with dedicated regional support across Saskatchewan and a home base in Saskatoon since 1986.
Vistasort provides seed and grain processing equipment Canada's processors have relied on since 1986 — with dedicated regional support across Saskatchewan and a home base in Saskatoon. Equipment supply is only the first piece. Every project also draws on the same team for plant design, installation, commissioning, and ongoing parts and service support. Nothing gets handed off to a subcontractor or a distributor partway through.
That matters because seed and grain processing is a system, not a shopping list. A gravity separator sized wrong for your throughput, an air screen cleaner installed without proper conveyance integration, or a plant designed without accounting for your specific crop mix will cost you far more in downtime than it saved on paper. Vistasort's four service lines are built to work together, whether you need a single replacement part or a complete facility from the ground up.
Steven Chivilo — President, Master's Certificate in Grain Operations Management from Kansas State University, and recipient of the 2025 Alberta Seed Processors Outstanding Service Award — leads a Saskatoon-based team that has supplied thousands of machines and designed complete processing plants across Western Canada.
Every seed and grain processing equipment project touches some or all of these four services. Vistasort delivers all of them directly — no subcontracted installation, no third-party parts distributor.
Vistasort supplies the complete range of seed and grain processing equipment — air screen cleaners, gravity separators, destoners, indent and disc separators, the VistaSort optical color sorter, KSi seed treating systems, conveyance, and end-of-line packaging. We represent Clipper, LMC, Carter Day, KSi, Fischbein, nVenia, and Fuji Robotics, and manufacture the VistaSort color sorter ourselves.
Every recommendation starts with your crop, your grade targets, and your throughput — not with what happens to be in stock. Lab sample testing is available before purchase so you can confirm separation performance on your own product before committing.
For operations building new capacity, Vistasort designs and builds complete turnkey seed and grain processing plants from the ground up — 3D facility layout, equipment selection, conveyance integration, construction, and commissioning under one project team. Completed projects include the Strathmore Seed Cleaning Plant, Galloway Seeds, Starland Seed Plant, and Camrose County Seed Cleaning Plant.
Plant design projects begin with a site visit and a conversation about your crop mix, target throughput, and growth plans — not a generic template stretched to fit. The result is a facility sized for what you actually need, with room to expand where it makes sense.
Equipment is only as good as its installation. Vistasort provides on-site mechanical and electrical installation, startup, and commissioning for every machine it supplies — from a single air screen cleaner replacing an aging unit to a full processing line integrated into an existing facility.
Commissioning includes verifying separation performance against your target grade before the crew leaves site, and operator training so your team understands the equipment from day one — not a manual left on a desk. For Canadian Grain Commission–grade operations, correct commissioning directly affects whether the line hits your grade target from the first run.
Parts are stocked in Saskatoon — not shipped from overseas on a six-to-eight-week lead time. When a machine needs a part or a technician, you're calling the seed and grain processing equipment Saskatoon team that supplied and commissioned your seed processing equipment, not a call centre reading from a script.
Vistasort's parts and service support primarily covers the brands it represents — VistaSort, Clipper, LMC, Carter Day, Codema, and KSi — and Chris Hammel, Sales Manager and a 40-year Vistasort veteran, is one of the most experienced voices in Canadian seed cleaning equipment support.
Whether the project is a single machine or a complete plant, every engagement follows the same basic path.
We start with your crop, your current pain points, your grade targets, and your throughput — by phone, by email, or on-site. There is no cost and no obligation to this conversation.
We recommend equipment based on your specific separation requirement — not a standard package. Lab sample testing is available so you can see performance on your own crop before you commit.
For plant projects, this includes 3D facility layout and conveyance integration. For equipment purchases, it's a clear, itemized quote with no surprise line items later.
Our own technicians install, start up, and commission the equipment on-site, verify separation performance against your target, and train your operators before we leave.
Parts stocked in Saskatoon and direct access to the same team going forward — for as long as you run the equipment.
Vistasort supplies seed and grain processing equipment Canada relies on, with dedicated regional support across Saskatchewan and a home base in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — national reach, backed by local, hands-on support.
Vistasort supplies the seed and grain processing equipment Canada's processors trust from coast to coast — equipment supply, plant design, and turnkey builds delivered anywhere in the country, all by the same Saskatoon-based project team.
Saskatchewan is home turf. Vistasort configures the seed and grain processing equipment Saskatchewan operations depend on, with the deepest local crop knowledge and fastest regional response anywhere in the province.
Vistasort is the seed and grain processing equipment Saskatoon home base — parts stocked locally and technicians based on-site for the fastest possible response to installation, commissioning, and service calls in and around the city.
150+ VistaSort color sorters installed across Canada and the US, plus equipment exported to Mongolia, Ukraine, Chile, Turkey, and China.
Vistasort was founded in Saskatoon in 1986 by Bernie Chivilo. Today his son Steven leads the company, backed by Chris Hammel — Sales Manager and a 40-year Vistasort veteran regarded as one of the most trusted voices in Canadian seed cleaning. Together they have supplied thousands of machines and designed complete processing plants for operations across Western Canada.
The reason Vistasort keeps equipment supply, plant design, installation, and parts under one roof is simple: it removes the finger-pointing that happens when three different vendors each blame each other for a problem. One team designs it, one team installs it, and the same team answers the phone when you need a part five years later.
Whether you need a single machine, a full installation, or a complete turnkey plant, Vistasort is the seed and grain processing equipment Canada's processors have trusted for 40 years — with dedicated support across Saskatchewan and a home base in Saskatoon. No obligation.
Call +1-306-242-9292 | Toll-free +1-800-667-6924 | info@vistasort.com
