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Moisture control in practice
Rising costs of raw materials increases the demand for product optimization and yields. Now, the means of accurately controlling the moisture content within a batch flow process has been finally breached within...
Author: Dick Ziggers - Published on Feed Tech 12.4 2008 (Courtesy of Intelscan EHF)
Publication date: 05/11/2009    Rating:    Views: 535

Efficient grinding
With today's increasing emphasis on efficient use of energy and its effect on the environment, feed mill managers must take an objective look at their process systems in order to maximize output against power c...
Author: Tony Dowler - Published in Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine (March/April 2008) / Artic...
Publication date: 04/17/2009    Rating:    Views: 560

Mill Automation & Process Optimization
Almost every miller in the world has considered introducing some degree of automation to the cleaning houses, mills and packing plants at some stage and many have been very successful....
Author: Jonathan Bradshaw - Published on Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine (January 2008) - Art...
Publication date: 11/13/2008    Rating:    Views: 1222

Sieves & Particle Size Reduction
The sifter floor tends to be out of sight and out of mind in many flour mills, getting attention only when the mill is stopped. But the sifter floor is just as important as the roller floor and pr...
Author: Jonathan Bradshaw - Published on Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine (January 2008) - Art...
Publication date: 10/15/2008    Rating:    Views: 1430

The floating feed revolution
Tilapia is the second-most important group of farmed fish after carp. It is farmed in at least 85 countries, with the major part of the production coming from Asia (China) and Latin America (Ecuador, Honduras a...
Author: Andritz Sprout newsletter (October 2008)
Publication date: 10/06/2008    Rating:    Views: 2344

Feed Industry: Microwave Moisture Measurement
Keeping moisture at the correct level throughout all stages of processing can be one of the biggest challenges for feed and flour millers.All sorts of factors affect the m...
Author: Melany George (Hydronix Limited) - Published on Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine (Janu...
Publication date: 09/11/2008    Rating:    Views: 1322

Emerging trends in milling equipment
The principle trend in recent years - a major step - has been the slow but sure move towards debranning and peeling in western hemisphere mills. This subject has been covered at some length in...
Author: Jonathan Bradshaw – Published on Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine (April 2008 issue) -...
Publication date: 08/11/2008    Rating:    Views: 844

Effect of Glycerol on Pellet Mill Production Efficiency
Crude glycerol is a by-product of the biofuels industry, which has the potential to be used as a feed ingredient in animal diets. However, little is known about glycerol's nutritional value or how it impacts fe...
Author: C. N. Groesbeck, L. J. McKinney, J. M. DeRouchey, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. M. Nelssen,...
Publication date: 07/23/2008    Rating:    Views: 1196

Particle Size, Mill Type, and Added Fat Influence Flow Ability of Ground Corn
We conducted three experiments to determine effect of particle size, mill type, and added fat on flow characteristics of ground corn. In Experiment 1, corn was ground with either a hammer mill or a roller mill ...
Author: C.N. Groesbeck, R.D. Goodband, M.D. Tokach, J.L. Nelssen, S.S. Dritz, K.R. Lawrence, and C.W. ...
Publication date: 06/17/2008    Rating:    Views: 670

Water activity as a tool for predicting and controlling the stability of pet foods
‘Food safety’ was one of many buzz phrases for 2005. As 2006 rolls forward, we can see that the attention focused on the safety of food is here to stay. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that pe...
Author: R.A. TIMMONS (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 07/23/2007    Rating:    Views: 1748