Stabilizing Rice Bran & Extracting Oil with Insta-Pro Mechanical Processing
July 2, 2025
Rice bran, a byproduct of milling white rice for human consumption, is an ingredient with a good source of protein, minerals, fiber, and fatty acids that represents an…
Author: Janeth Colina
Extruder vs. Expander
April 15, 2021
There are several times when we talk with customers that use the terms “extruder” and “expander” interchangeably. Conceptually, it is easy to see why this can happen. Both…
Author: Kenneth Aniunoh
How Does It Work? 7 Blogs You MUST Read Before Buying
August 13, 2020
Our equipment has to work in tandem to create high-quality ExPress® soymeal. With all of the moving parts involved in the ExPress® process, it can get a bit…
Author: Kenneth Aniunoh
Mechanical Presses: Don’t Be Mistaken, Quality Matters
February 20, 2020
At a recent Tradeshow I attended, I was speaking with a current customer who had purchased extruders from our company, but operate local, inexpensive presses with them. While…
Author: Kevin Kacere
Spare parts: Buy cheap, pay dearly?
January 23, 2020
This year, I have had the opportunity to visit many Insta-Pro clients in Mexico. During those visits, I have learned that some may have tried to get spare…
Author: Fernando Gonzalez
Why Produce Pet Food?
December 26, 2019
In Mexico and other countries around the world, pets receive preferential and much better care than the treatment they received just a few decades ago, especially in their…
Author: Fernando Gonzalez
Extruder and Auxiliary Panel Equipment Layouts
May 24, 2018
This past year, I’ve had the opportunity to view extruder/press lines with various auxiliary equipment at various locations in multiple countries. Many of them are very well thought-out,…
Author: Kinoti Kaburu
What resources have you overlooked? – Testing New Ingredients in R&D Part I
November 16, 2017
In my 27 years of working with Insta-Pro and its unique high shear dry extrusion technology, I have been witness to some rather interesting projects. The majority of them…
Author: Craig Briney
Hidden Losses At An Extrusion Plant & How To Avoid Them: Part I
March 2, 2017
There can be many times where, as a manager, you find yourself looking at your revenues wondering why the numbers are not adding up as you had projected.…
Author: Kinoti Kaburu
Oil Pressing for Different Types of Oil Seed
March 25, 2016
There has been a lot of interest lately from existing oil press owners, concerning what is required to process different types of oil seed through their systems. The…
Author: Kinoti Kaburu