February 22, 2023
As you have read this month, over years of continuous technological advancements and market demand, Insta-Pro has developed an innovative processing solution for corn extrusion. This has been…
December 28, 2022
As a manager of a facility, you may find yourself looking at your revenues and wondering why numbers are not adding up as you had initially projected. I…
November 30, 2022
Equipment failure is costly because of repair expenses, interrupted production, and the risk of injury. In this blog I will highlight ways you can mitigate the risk of…
February 18, 2021
What makes a quality ExPress® soymeal? That’s a question we get asked a lot. Most recently, I was contacted by one of our customers in India who had…
November 12, 2020
We often get asked about ingredient quality measurements and what can be done to improve them. Thankfully, there is a lot that can be done. Using animal experiments…
May 17, 2018
When doing a project for a plant, you may have to consider if you need an extruder at a higher capacity or more extruders that accomplish the desired…
October 20, 2016
In Part I of my blog series, we talked about cleaning the handling equipment prior to the extruder. That part of the line sees mostly dry cool product…
September 1, 2016
In my 10 years working in service, I have seen plants varying in size, extruding several different products and using several different pieces of equipment throughout the process.…
August 25, 2016
In this blog I will discuss maintenance and repairs. In my next blog, I discuss the importance of cleaning and maintaining auxiliary equipment. Certain repairs can be patched…
June 9, 2016
If you own an Insta-Pro extruder with a preconditioner you know it requires maintenance. The preconditioner is a blender vessel with a main shaft and adjustable paddles designed…
July 17, 2014
During my frequent visits to food and feed plants in Latin America, I often encounter under-performing extruders due to the replacement of factory parts with locally-made, copied parts.…
July 3, 2014
Anyone who has spent any time working on a production line knows the scenario: The line is running along just fine when all of a sudden, a problem arises.…
April 8, 2014
Service after the sale is a value added product. Often times we look at a service business as someone trying to get extra money out of our purchase.…
February 25, 2014
If you are like us in the Midwest, it has been extremely cold this year. Cold weather can make operating your equipment like an extruder or oil press…
July 9, 2013
I want to share a little experience I had recently with some knock off spare parts. Last month we got in an old Model 2500 extruder on a…
June 4, 2013
One of the most asked questions by customers when they encounter problems with their extruders deals with a part’s life. Simple inspection of both the inlet chamber and…
May 7, 2013
During the time around the holidays, I spent a few days helping out in the parts department for the end of the year rush. Many customers have a…
February 12, 2013
This post will cover some of the additional tools and equipment that are often overlooked when extrusion plants go into operation. This is especially important for the producer that…
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