Pages

December 12, 2013

12/12/13: Event: IAOM's Fundamentals of Milling courses

English: Ears of wheat Close up shot of the so...
Ears of wheat Close up shot of the soon to be
 harvested crop of wheat,this will be used for
new seed or milling for flour.
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The International Association of Operative millers (IAOM) is proud to announce that it will once again be holding its Fundamentals of Milling courses in Italy next year.

The first course - Fundamentals of Milling I - is a technical training course intended for employees, supervisors and managers closely associated with flour milling plant operations.

What will Fundamentals of Milling I
involve?
The first of IAOM milling course will include:
 - general flour milling plant operations
 - grain cleaning
 - conditioning
 - milling equipment and its role in the milling process
 - system flow sheets
 - wheat quality characteristics
 - flour quality specifications
 - quality measurements.

When/where is the Fundamentals of Milling I?
The course will take place at Ocrim's International School of Milling Technology, Cremona, Italy from 17 - 21 March 2014

The second course - Fundamentals of Milling II - is also intended for employees, supervisors and managers directly associated with flour milling plant operations.

What will Fundamentals of Milling II involve?
The second of IAOM's milling courses will include:
 - technical and economic analytical tools for milling process evaluation including product granulation, cumulative ash, step chart development, and flow sheet equipment allocation analysis
- economic tools including yield management, divide milling and the impact of moisture on profitability
 - wheat quality characteristics
 -  cleaning
 - conditioning on mill operations
 - selected roller mill grinding
 - sifting
 - purification variables
 - mill balance and troubleshooting

When/where is the Fundamentals of Milling II?
The course will take place at Ocrim's International School of Milling Technology, Cremona, Italy from 24 - 28 March 2014.

How much will the courses cost?
The registration fee (which includes tuition, laboratory fees, books, special instruction, materials, transportation, and lunch on class days) is:
1 course - IAOM Members €1,950

1 course - Non-Members €2,050

Both courses - Members €3,700
Non-members €3,900

Ocrim has reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel Continental for a special rate of €69/night including breakfast. 

Participants will be responsible for their hotel, meals outside of the course, incidentals, and travel to/from Cremona.

For more information and to register, visit IAOM's website here...
Enhanced by Zemanta

No comments:

Post a Comment