The year 2007-2008 represents a new beginning for Far West Rice. This year marks the completion of a premiere milling facility years in the making. Why did the execution of the plan take so long? The answer lies in our research and primary desire to take California milling to a new level of technology creating better quality rice for our customer. Since the inception of FWR, the focus has been to deliver products that stand alone with respect to: taste, texture, and cooking reliability. Thanks to the hard work of a small, group of engineering professionals from the US and Japan, this focus has been realized.
At the heart of the new milling facility is the most advanced milling system available in the world today. The Yamamoto Company of Tendo Japan is the manufacturer of a revolutionary line of rice milling equipment utilizing precision computer control and break through milling chamber design to create milled rice nothing short of amazing. 
The story does not end after the milling is complete. Kapika dry polishing by Yamamoto Manufacturing of Japan is a specialized finishing system. The system is designed to carefully buff the freshly milled kernels removing traces of milling dust or fine bran particles remaining on kernels. This improves the cleanliness of the rice making washing optional, an important environmental concern in today’s market. The Kapika milling process requires no water so the integrity of natural rice taste is not altered.
Our leadership in applying new technology is not limited to the milling system. We are the first company in the United States to implement magnetic sorting technology. Essentially, this specialized sorting equipment uses magnetic force to separate mud from brown rice before further processing.
To further optimize the sorting process, the mill employs two types of color sorting machines. The first machine is a Z series, monochromatic sorter by the Sortex Company of London UK. The rice is inspected by cameras while traveling through the machine at free falling speeds. Undesirable particles are separated by a blast of compressed air forcing them into the reject chute. The second machine built by Anzai Company of Japan, represents the latest sorting technology by utilizing near infrared signatures to analyze and extract foreign particles from rice. This technology is so astoundingly accurate it has the ability to remove clear glass from milled rice.
