Food Grade vs. Sanitary Design
January 5, 2017
Our extruders may be best known for processing feed ingredients, but several customers are producing products for human consumption. These products can include things like fortified blended foods…
January 5, 2017
Our extruders may be best known for processing feed ingredients, but several customers are producing products for human consumption. These products can include things like fortified blended foods…
December 22, 2016
In today’s global marketplace, agribusiness companies are faced with a multitude of suppliers and a range of technologies. Extruders are no different. Offered by manufacturers from all seven…
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…
June 23, 2016
“If I was running a real estate fund, I would have investors lined up out the door. But when you talk about financial services for agribusiness value chains,…
May 19, 2016
A recent Feed Management article highlighted the problems of including excess protein in broiler diets. Providing more protein than the required amount in feed has become a common…
April 21, 2016
In previous blogs, we’ve discussed how high shear, dry extrusion from Insta-Pro Intl can be used to stabilize rice bran. As Mayette Ramos, Sales Director for SE Asia,…
April 7, 2016
The importance of quality ingredients, such as extruded full-fat soy and ExPress® soy meal, are very popular blog topics with our readers. In these blogs, examples are shown,…
March 31, 2016
A very inspiring story was shared by one of our customers in South East Asia wherein they said that their customers are very satisfied with the animal performance…
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…
March 17, 2016
You may have heard about the new Insta-Pro Portable Ingredient Analyzer (PIA) NIR machine. NIR technology is specifically designed for Insta-Pro soy customers to help them manage their soybean…
March 10, 2016
Photo: Fully-refined ExPress® soybean oil bottled and ready for shipment to supermarkets in Ethiopia. Insta-Pro customer Kunifira Agro Processing chose to install a 3 ton per day refinery…
February 25, 2016
Business continuity planning, simply put, is a plan on how operations will continue should the place of business be disrupted. This article was inspired by my personal experience…
December 31, 2015
Low cost financing, even for the well established companies, is a common challenge for feed manufacturers and processors around the world. After a 5 month hiatus due to…
August 20, 2015
In the extrusion business, luck does not determine success. The quality of the products you produce and sell is what dictates your future. It has been said that…
July 16, 2015
Extrusion machine operators are usually looking for, and find ways to make, extrusion machines more efficient or more convenient to use. Insta-Pro Intl extruders are known to endure through years…
June 29, 2015
The Global Dairy published an article last month about the latest group of dairy producers who had lost their milk contracts, and were looking for a new place…
May 14, 2015
In a previous blog, I discussed how operators play a key role in running an efficient operation. This week I will take that discussion a step farther and outline…
April 2, 2015
Equipment and employee safety is key in maintaining a successful business. In a previous blog I discussed the need for proper equipment cleaning, but I did not address on…