April 5, 2023
Establishing a soy food extrusion facility involves several steps including planning, site selection, construction, equipment purchase, hiring and training staff, and obtaining necessary licenses and permits. Here’s a…
January 25, 2023
When starting any business, or even something simple as a do-it yourself project in your home, it’s important to get the right tools for the job, and to…
November 9, 2022
In previous blogs, we discussed the process and benefits of extruded rice bran and how extrusion improves digestibility of rice bran in broilers. Today I will review the…
September 21, 2022
Back in 2017, I wrote about the shelf life of soy ingredients made with Insta-Pro equipment, such as Full Fat Soy, ExPress® Soymeal and Express® Soy Flour. As…
August 10, 2022
Today I would like to discuss the basics of how an extrusion facility works and how to calculate if the facility will be financially feasible. In this scenario,…
June 22, 2022
In my previous blog, we discussed the Virginia Tech layer trial comparing layer diets using Insta-Pro ExPress® soymeal and solvent-extracted SBM. It was shown that there were significant…
June 8, 2022
Recently, a study was completed at Virginia Tech University comparing Insta-Pro ExPress® meal vs. Conventional SBM in layer diets. As expected, the feed conversion ratio was improved when…
December 1, 2021
Tradeshows have been few and far between in the past year – with most opting to either switch to a fully-remote event or by delaying the event to…
May 6, 2021
Previously I discussed the considerations for investing in extrusion equipment and the benefits of looking at the long-term total ownership cost. Now I would like to discuss the…
April 29, 2021
In a previous blog, I urged customers to not lose a dollar by saving a penny. Now I would like explain how to quantify a premium product versus…
November 19, 2020
Recently, we purchased new windows for our house to replace the original windows that were inefficient and outdated. I requested three window companies to present their proposal for…
September 3, 2020
It takes many resources and the right tools in place to run any business. Extrusion operations are no different. Follow these tips from the following blogs to run…
July 23, 2020
This year has been an anomaly, to say the least, and some businesses are playing defense just to keep the doors open. The good thing about our industry,…
March 26, 2020
Just like most companies out there, Insta-Pro has had to make many adjustments recently due to the threat of the Coronavirus. We have had tradeshows postponed, customers postponing…
October 24, 2019
The beginning of October is a crucial time for businesses large and small as they balance meeting current year targets and planning for the year to come. As…
March 14, 2019
Recently, I was in Argentina at an extrusion conference and I was asked for my comments on preheating soybean prior to extrusion. Apparently, there are people buying preheaters…
June 28, 2018
In previous blogs, I have discussed the shelf life of texturized soy protein, along with ExPress® meal and ExPress® soy flour. However, I omitted the shelf life of…
February 1, 2018
Chances are if you are reading this you either are, or want to become a producer, integrator, machinery provider, services provider, or contractor in the food and feed…
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