Hi-Gel™ Corn Extrusion Operating Tips
July 10, 2024
Through rigorous development and internal testing, we have refined a set of best practices that ensure a stable and efficient extrusion process for extruding corn. Typically, extruding corn,…
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Quality Extrusion Supports Sustainable Food Aid
February 7, 2024
Welfare relief programs worldwide play a crucial role in providing food assistance to those affected by negative political situations and war zones, forcing them to flee their homes.…
Top Blogs of 2023: Process Flow of Corn Soya Blend
December 27, 2023
To finish off an exciting and productive 2023, we want to share with you one of our most viewed and most shared blogs of the year! Process…
Are Your Animals Getting All They Can Out of Corn?
July 22, 2021
On LinkedIn a few years ago, in a post, I asked “Have we gotten all that we can out of corn?” I also said that we intended to…
Process Flow: Corn Soya Blend
May 27, 2021
Corn soya blend (CSB) is a well-recognized fortified blended food used all around the world to support the eradication of malnutrition. This product is in high demand for…
Why Bother Extruding Corn?
February 22, 2018
It’s important to have an open mind. However, it’s easy to fall into a pattern that’s comfortable and repeatable, until one day, what you’re doing doesn’t make nearly…
Cheaper Equipment for Ingredients and Products – Where’s the Nutrition Support?
June 30, 2016
When making the decision to purchase a capital asset, such as a building or an expensive piece of equipment that will be used for many years, it’s important…
Mechanical Soy Processing: An Environmentally Friendly Method
March 24, 2016
Articles have appeared in various local newspapers over concerns raised by communities regarding the negative environmental impact of soybean processing plants that use a chemical process to extract…
Lessons from Predicting DDGS Quality, Part 2: Prediction Equation
October 2, 2014
In my previous blog, I discussed data from a recent publication on variation in the quality of DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles), a by-product of the corn…
Feeders for Extruders
September 18, 2014
Just as the extruder is capable of making a wide variety of different products, there are different ways to feed the extruder. I’ll use this discussion to explain…
Cheaper Ingredients May Have Hidden Costs
July 16, 2013
It’s no secret that livestock producers have been dealing with high feeding costs. Considering that feed is the largest part of the total cost of production, it’s no…
Corn Extrusion for Better Broiler Performance
May 28, 2013
In the United States, corn and other cereal extrusion has been applied to special diets such as baby pigs and aquatic feed. It is known that baby pigs…
How to Manage Aflatoxin in Corn – What are Some of the Options?
November 6, 2012
Watt E-News reported on September 19, 2012, that the “U.S. corn and soybean crops are being harvested more quickly than anticipated, putting potential pressure on prices in the…
Extrusion Cost of Grains and Soybeans for Swine – Can it be Justified?
October 23, 2012
The feed industry is experiencing high ingredients cost due to the drought. The cost of corn quadrupled while soybeans and soybean meal cost at least double what it…