Particle Size Reduction
November 22, 2012
Regardless of your feed production process, there is a good chance that you will have to grind material to a suitable size for processing. In the case of…
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Mechanical Oil Pressing
November 1, 2012
Oil extraction is often a goal with seed processing. Oils can be harvested from a variety of seeds and a common method is through an oil press. This…
Extruder Screw Design and Purpose
October 11, 2012
At its core, the extruder is a very simple machine. The various configurations of shaft speed, number of chambers and types of screws/steamlocks enables the operator to create…
Soybean Dehulling – How Does it Work?
September 20, 2012
A topic we come across often is the need, or want, for soybean dehulling. Dehulling (or decortication) is the process of removing the hull of a seed and…
Statistical Process Control (SPC): Quality Tools for Your Plant
August 30, 2012
An area sometimes overlooked within a plant is quality control. Quality control does not have to be limited to visual appearance only, though. It is easy to associate…
How Does an Extruder Work?
July 25, 2012
We should probably start with what an extruder is. In fancy terms, it is a positive displacement machine designed to apply shear forces to raw ingredients in order…
Conveying and Product Transfer Options for Food and Feed Manufacturing
June 13, 2012
When designing a manufacturing process, product obviously has to get from point A to point B. The typical way to do this is through conveying. This is a…
What is Shear, and How Does it Apply to Extrusion?
May 16, 2012
In simple terms, shearing is what occurs when two forces act upon each other in opposite directions. The simplest example of this is when you rub your hands…