August 2, 2018
The R&D facility at our new location is officially open and scheduling appointments for testing. We have started our first production runs and happy with the added room…
April 19, 2018
The last three months have been a whirlwind of activity with the move to our new facility in Grimes, Iowa. This was no small undertaking considering we moved…
January 18, 2018
In October, Belen Cisneros, Sales Manager in South America, wrote a blog explaining the benefits and effects of extruding rice bran, which is a by-product of the rice…
June 8, 2017
Safety is often overlooked, but it is one of, if not the most important, responsibilities of the workplace. Large machinery is very heavy and consists of moving parts…
May 11, 2017
When running soybeans through an extruder or through an ExPress® system (an extruder and a press in-line) it is very important to have all the correct parameters to…
April 13, 2017
In Part I of this blog, I discussed the importance of paying attention to the way some ingredients, such as vitamins and probiotics, react to the extrusion cooking…
April 6, 2017
When it comes to extruding complete diets such as pet food, fish feed or something like pig starters that have multiple ingredients, close attention should be given to…
November 10, 2016
Having worked for a former customer, an equipment supplier’s commitment to their success means a lot because customers experience many challenges related to their equipment. Knowing that I…
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…
