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August 30, 2018

Fundamentals of animal nutrition training begins soon

Kansas State University's IGP Institute hosts five-week distance professional development opportunity
 
Image credit: IGP KSU

Many say you are what you eat; by that logic, farm animals are roughly 75 percent soybean meal, dried distiller's grains, and water. Learn what is comprised within the fundamental practice of farm animal nutrition, while discussing topics on anatomy, growth, development, and nutrition digestion, absorption and metabolism. Prior to entering the course, some may ask what nutrients are important in an animal"s diet, and how are nutrients being utilised. These questions and many more will be addressed throughout the course. The date for this online training is set for October 15–November 16, 2018.

This course is designed for industry professionals who are interested in fundamentally understanding animals' nutritional requirements and the digestive systems of production animals.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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EuroTier 2018: Increasingly international




From November 13-16, 2018, the world's leading trade fair for animal production, EuroTier 2018, will take place at Hanover Exhibition Centre. The leading companies in the livestock industry will show a complete range of their products and services, including numerous innovations. 

So far, more than 2,200 exhibitors from 60 countries have registered for this year’s event. Substantially more than half the exhibitors come from outside Germany. A high level of European participation has been noted, mainly from the Netherlands (187), France (122), Italy (119), Spain (80), Denmark (59), United Kingdom (58), Belgium (50), Austria (50), Turkey (50) and Poland (45). From overseas, China (156) leads the list, followed by Canada (30), USA (25) and India, Pakistan and Korea with about 20 exhibitors each. 
"EuroTier provides a platform for a wide range of new products and services, and this, of course, attracts international livestock professionals," said EuroTier project manager Dr Karl Schlösser. “The exceptionally high level of exhibitor interest from abroad shows that competition in international markets for innovative and sustainable animal husbandry takes place at EuroTier in Hanover.” 

All leading manufacturers and suppliers from both the pig and cattle/dairy sectors will be represented at the event. “As a result, EuroTier 2018, with its unique range of innovations, trends and technical program, will once again be an indispensable source of information for farmers and other professionals from the livestock sector,” added Dr Schlösser.
 “Compared to previous years, exhibitor registrations show encouraging growth in the areas of dairy and animal feed, and we can be sure that EuroTier will offer a particularly unique range of insights into trends and solutions related to feedstuffs and animal health,” commented Dr Schlösser.

Animal welfare and digitisation drive innovation At EuroTier, the competition for the most innovative machinery and equipment for international markets will take place. The innovations shown here in the areas of livestock building construction, feeding and husbandry, as well as digital animal monitoring solutions and control technology, will provide a new impetus for efficiency, animal management and animal welfare.
An independent, international committee of experts set up by the DLG will again be evaluating the EuroTier innovations submitted by exhibitors, and then award gold and silver medals in accordance with strict criteria.


Read the full article in the Milling and Grain magazine, HERE.
 

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Sefar company profile



Sefar is the leading manufacturer of precision fabrics from monofilaments for the screen printing and filtration markets. Sefar products are used in a wide variety of industries, reaching from electronics, graphics, medical, automotive, food and pharmaceutical applications to aerospace, mining & refining and architecture. With its profound understanding of the applications. Sefar helps its customers to achieve optimum results in their industrial processes.

Subsidiaries and fabrications centres in 26 countries on six continents provide local technical service for the broad range of solutions offered by Sefar. Sefar Group operates weaving plants in Switzerland, Romania and Thailand. Its Monosuisse division produces fine and medium yarns in Switzerland, Poland, Romania and Mexico. In 2017 the Sefar Group achieved sales of 320 million Swiss Francs and employed some 2,600 employees worldwide.

Today, Sefar Nytal is the brand name for all products Sefar produces and sells to the milling industry. Their products are available as ready-made articles as well as rolled goods for all types of sieving machines. Sefar are able to supply millers with all products from one source for sieving, grading, and dust removal as well as connector sleeves, sieve cleaners and tensioning equipment for all major equipment used within the flour milling industry such has plansifters, purifiers, centrifugal sifters and bag houses.

Visit the Sefar website, HERE.
 

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US feed associations release joint statement on preliminary trade agreement between US and Mexico

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) released the following joint statement following the announcement of a preliminary trade agreement between the United States and Mexico:
Image creditMish Sukharev on Flickr 

"The announcement of a preliminary trade agreement between the United States and Mexico represents a significant, positive step in modernising and further enhancing North American food and agricultural commerce that benefits the economic growth and consumers in the hemisphere. We hope this agreement contributes to broader discussions on ways to further integrate food and agricultural markets between the United States, Mexico, and Canada to provide for increased investment, food security and consumer preference.
We are particularly pleased by what we understand to be a number of efforts to preserve and enhance current trade terms in North America. These include: the retention of zero tariffs on agricultural products traded between the United States and Mexico; the addition of 21stcentury language to enhance information exchange and cooperation on agricultural biotechnology trade-related matters; an agreement to strengthen disciplines for science-based sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures to facilitate trade; and an agreement that grading standards and services on agricultural products, including grains and oilseeds, will operate independently from domestic registration systems for grain and oilseed varieties. We are hopeful that these benefits will be realised in a final agreement that includes Canada."

Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website HERE.
 

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August 29, 2018

Prepare for toxin testing with the Seedburo Bunn 3 pound Bulk Grinder

Fall harvest is an exciting time of year but it can also be filled with mycotoxins. Seedburo can help you prepare for any type of toxin testing you may be performing this fall with the new Bunn 3 pound Bulk Grinder. The Bunn Bulk Grinder will help you prepare samples faster. It's easier to use than a blender or lab grinder and you will become more efficient in your toxin testing process.
 


The G3 Bunn is equipped with a hopper that holds three pounds of sample with a convenient cleaning lever that ensures complete cleanout of the sample from the grinding chamber. Heavy-duty precision burrs provide a quality grind.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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the interview | Mehmet Ugur Gürkaynak

Milling and Grain magazine has recently opened a new office in Eskişehir, Turkey. Mehmet Ugur Gürkaynak has been appointed to run the new office and will continue in his role of editor for the Turkish language edition of the magazine.
Mehmet has been involved in the milling industry since 2005, and although he has only been in his new position with Milling and Grain for less than six months, he is already making a big impact on the reach and content for our Turkish language edition.
Perendale is vey grateful  to have to a such a dynamic, committed and professional employee representing us in Turkey, a country that is fast becoming a major power in the industry.






How did you get involved in the milling industry? What did you do before?
Before this job, I was consulting companies about foreign sales and marketing, consulting in customs processes, management and public relations. I got involved in the milling industry in 2005 via a private company, located in Turkey, producing rollermill rolls for the flour and feed mills, alongside for coffee, oilseeds, chocolate, plastic, steel and iron industries. Because of these rolls being the most important part in the rollermill and the mass demand for the worldwide, it gave me the opportunity to come together with most of the machine manufacturers and to make a lot of friends around the world.

Turkey is fast becoming a major player in the world-wide milling industry. What do see for the future?
Turkey is in a very strong position because of its being a bridge between the West and the East. Turkey is one of the biggest suppliers for the Middle and Far East, and for the Turkish Republics and African countries.
For the last six years, Turkey has been the biggest exporter of flour. It produces 30 percent of the world’s annual need, which means over $1 billion USD annually. The main cities in Turkey, which do the highest amounts, about flour exports are Mardin, Istanbul, Gaziantep, Kırklareli and Samsun.
Although Iraq’ s tax increase of £46 per ton for Turkish food products and the cooperation between Russia and Iran about buying wheat from Russia and exporting to Iraq, Turkey is still the main actor in the flour milling business.
Tell us a little about the new Perendale office you opened.
Our Perendale Milling and Grain Office is located in Eskisehir, which is about two hours and thirty minutes from our capital city Ankara, and three hours and thirty minutes to Istanbul by highway. It is also possible to reach Eskisehir via high-speed train. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to Ankara or Konya, and 1 hour 45 minutes to Istanbul.
Our office is in the city centre with a nice corner view!

You recently visited some major Turkish milling companies accompanied by Perendale’s Company President Darren Parris. Which companies did you visit?
Our visits started in Ankara and followed as Aksaray, Konya and finished in Eskisehir. It took nine days and we visited 35 companies in total ranging from Nasa, Meko, Bastak, Aybakar, Çift Kartal, Mysilo, Genç Degirmen, Yenkar, Imas, Molino, Entil, Selis, Ortas, Özen Degirmen, Sagbili Packaging, Necdet Kaya Degirmen, ATS Makine and more.
It was a very good trip. We had the opportunity to see our friends in the industry and to discuss the market, hear the problems that they are facing, learn their needs and inform them about how our services can help solve their problems and make matters easier for them.

How is the ongoing currency crisis affecting the Turkish milling industry?
Raw material and petrol prices have increased in a short time. Consequently, this has affected the companies who rely upon raw materials which are imported via foreign currency.
Although the amount of the foreign currency in the circle has not changed, psychologically, the US currency value especially has increased.

How can millers work with the government to overcome this problem?
People in Turkey changed their US Dollars to Turkish Lira. Thanks to the strong banking system in Turkey and the government acting, the strong US Dollar weakened in five to six days. Turkey made some agreements with foreign countries about working on related currency instead of US Dollars. Katar, Azerbajan, Pakistan, Italy, Germany, France, Russia and Iran announced their support of Turkey. Katar decided to make an investment in Turkey which has a value of over £11 billion. In Pakistan, alongside some other Arab countries, people changed their US Dollars to Turkish Liras in support.

How do you think the Turkish issue of Milling and Grain benefits the Turkish milling community?
The biggest advantage of Milling and Grain is having offices around the World: The United States, South America, New Zealand, China, France, Africa, Turkey and, of course, the United Kingdom as our central office. This gives the power to Milling and Grain to obtain the news directly from the region, participating fairs and conferences everywhere, meeting customers at their factories and informing other offices around the world with accurate information.
As is well known, Milling and Grain is printed in English, Turkish, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and French. Publishing in the language of the country helps to reach each person, especially those who cannot speak another language.
 In this way, companies in the industry can express themselves to other countries in their own languages and can conduct more business.

What are the areas of milling most likely to develop in Turkey over the coming years and why?
Turkey has good quality, high tech products in the flour and feed milling business. A lot of them have started giving importance in the last years to R & D, and the Turkish government is giving support to the companies which would like to invest in this field.

Do you have any upcoming projects that you are excited about?
As a player coming from the manufacturing side, I feel the responsibility to introduce the Turkish flour and feed milling industry to the world market and improve the relations between Turkish and other countries’ companies.

Toru Flour Mill undergoes major milling expansion

by Dergi Makaleski, Selis, Turkey

The new Toru Flour Mill in Turkey has been operating to a high standard since January 2018

For this 600 t/day flour mill, the customer chose the Selis company as their solution partner. The resulting project is one of the most prominent flour mills in Europe, thanks to its high standard of construction and modern milling equipment.

Thanks to the Multinator Cleaning machine—which is one of the most important components of the cleaning section—impurities in the grain are separated efficiently, so that the following machines perform more effectively.
 


The majority of the Fortimus roller mills are 1500mm in length. Thanks to the special applications, the milling gap is equal on every part of the roll. Silvernox type plansifters are another important component, which distribute the product through the system while eliminating condensation with its high efficiency sieving performance.

An Effipur purifier facilitates the utilization of the system due to its high purification and cleaning capacity. Inside the mill building, a special air conditioning system keeps the temperature and humidity constant on all floors, which increases the quality of the end product. Continuous quality control is possible with the broad range of the latest equipment in the mill laboratory.

In response to customer requests, the mill offers 25kg and 50kg packing, as well as Big Bag packing. It is also possible to load three flour tankers at the same time.

During the project stage of the mill, high sanitation and food safety standards were always kept in the foreground. Thanks to the mill’s ventilation and air conditioning systems, it is possible to produce consistent quality end products throughout all four seasons and in all kinds of weather conditions. Project engineering for this ultra-modern mill was performed by Mustafa Bozkurt. The mill’s energy consumption of 56Kwh per ton includes the packaging section.

In this latest project, besides increasing its milling capacity, Toru Flour Mill has also achieved high sanitation standards throughout its production process.

The flour company was able to increase their flour supply to multinational food production companies owing to the new mill’s high quality and standard of production.

The Toru family testified that they are a successful investor in their sector who mainly operate in agriculture-based industries. This new plant achieved successful operation in a very short time, thanks to the meticulous management style of the third-generation operators of the company, the Toru brothers Ata, Öztürk and Özcan.


Read the full article, HERE.
 

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Alapala company profile


Establishing plants at any desired capacity, Alapala Machine is a company that exports 95 percent of its current production today and has hundreds of references in over 75 countries in 4 continents including developed industrial countries such as Belgium, France, Italy, Canada and USA. Alapala continually develops and expands thanks to its superior technology infrastructure, perfectionist staff and management, and its quality and customer-oriented approach.

It renders the best before-sales and after-sales services with its staff specialized in their industry, overseas representatives, strong service networks and spare-part stocks.

Alapala can manufacture quality and high performance machinery where the best efficiency ad products can be obtained in the production facilities that have the most developed and state-of-the art technology.


Alapala’s lines of business:

•    Wheat flour mills,
•    Semolina mills,
•    Corn flour mills,
•    Rice processing plants,
•    Feed mills,
•    Cereal storage systems,
•    Weighing, conveying, packing equipment
•    Harbour facilities under the licence of Tramco Inc-USA

 

Visit the company website HERE.


 

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Vortex announces new representative agent in The United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar

Vortex Global Limited, a solids and bulk handling components company, has announced the appointment of Renene CPE Service (FZE) as its new representative agent for the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar
 

Team members at Renene CPE Service (FZE) (fleft to right): Chanthara Babu, Swamynathan, Nagarajan, Lalith G.R., Gopi A. Reddy, Mizan, Dhilip Kumar
Image credit: Vortex

With this appointment, Renene CPE Service (FZE) will now be responsible for creating customer relationships, arranging site visits, and following up on Vortex customer inquiries received throughout these countries.

Renene CPE Service (FZE) was established in 2015 and currently employees a staff of 12 process engineers. Renene engineers have extensive experience in the dry bulk solids industry, as they have serviced the cement, steel, aluminum, food and mining process industries for nearly 14 years.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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Henry Simon company profile



Satake Corporation and Alapala announces the rebirth of the Henry Simon range of flour milling equipment.

From its inception in 1878, Henry Simon of Manchester, England has always been known as an innovator and a driving force that helped create the milling industry that we know today.

The new range of equipment captures the original pioneering spirit combined with the ground-breaking design and aesthetics resulting from the combined research and development from Japanese and European design hubs.

The equipment will be built in the newly completed Alapala manufacturing complex that features the very latest robotic cutting, welding and assembly technology.

On display for the first time will be the Roller mill and Purifier.

Both machines are the result of painstaking design partnership between Satake, Alapala and a world renowned industrial design and styling studio.

The results are a stunning combination of technology, functionality and ergonomics.


Visit the Henry Simon website, HERE.
 

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August 27, 2018

AFIA applauds preliminary trade agreement between USA and Mexico

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) congratulates US and Mexican trade officials for reaching a preliminary agreement today on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
 


This action brings the United States one step closer toward its goal of ratifying the tripartite agreement with Canada by the end of 2018.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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Significantly reducing dust explosion risks

by Megan, Bialobrzeski, Marketing Coordinator, Flexicon, USA

Dust containment is especially important in the milling and grain industries. The dust in these facilities can cause not only suffocations, but also deadly explosions (OSHA).
 


Flexicon designs and builds systems and equipment to reduce these risks. The Flexicon Corporation is a world leader in the manufacturing of bulk material handling equipment. Many of Flexicon’s products are specially designed to contain dust in customer’s facilities. Without dust containment, facilities face higher odds of contamination, safety hazards, and cleaning issues, amongst other problems. Flexicon’s equipment is prepared to handle any dust containment issues a facility may have.

Flexicon’s BULK-OUT® Bulk Bag Discharger ensures dust free discharge of bulk bags throughout the entire process. After the bag is secured in the frame, a high-integrity sealed connection between the bulk bag spout and the receiving hopper is created by use of Flexicon’s patented SPOUT-LOCK® clamp ring, and TELE-TUBE® telescoping tube. Prior to untying the bag, the user pulls the bag spout through an opening in the frame and the clamp ring lowering the later to create the connection to the top of the telescoping tube. This enables users to untie the bag spout without concern of dust exiting the bag.

Once the bag is untied, material is able to discharge freely into the telescoping tube, with the seal being maintained, for continuous dust free discharge. To ensure the bag is completely empty, the discharger puts downward pressure on the bag spout, to form the bag into a V-shape, enabling the corners to be emptied.

The ability of having the seal remain intact throughout the process enables the use of Flexicon’s BAG-VAC® Dust Collector. The BAG-VAC® Dust Collector creates negative pressure within the sealed system to collapse empty bags before retying. This eliminates the chance for dust to enter the air, as it commonly does when bags are collapsed manually.


Read the full article, HERE.
 

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Vibrafloor company profile



Vibrafloor is the world leader in providing modular vibrating bulk reclaim systems to reclaim cohesive and free flowing products, such as soya bean meal, potash, wood-pellets, sugar, biomass and grain.

Installations include steel and concrete silos, hoppers, warehouses, railcars and ships.

According to Vibrafloor, no other reclaim technology can provide the same balance of advantages which include:

• Total silo clearance
• No routine maintenance
• Modular redundancy
• Low energy consumption
• High reclaim rates
• No damaging vibration or stress transfer
• No product degradation

Vibrafloor are proud to include ISO 9001 in our long list of accreditations.

Vibrafloor services

Design
A complete design of the Vibrafloor modular reclaim system, including advice on the necessary incline of the storage vessel floor. Vibrafloor are not involved with the design of the associated civil engineering, storage vessels, bulk handling and conveying systems etc.

Manufacture
The Vibrafloor modular reclaim system is assembled under the strictest quality control measures.

Supply to site
Delivery by either road vehicle or shipping container, either to site or local port as agreed. Complete responsibility for the consignment is then transferred to the client.

Training
Our site engineers will train the clients selected installation team on site, to install the Vibrafloor, subject to agreement.

Inspection
Vibrafloor site engineers will inspect the installation during the installation process, to ensure it complies with our quality control measures, subject to agreement.

Commissioning
Vibrafloor site engineers will commission the installation to ensure it operates as intended.

Read more on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.


Visit the Vibrafloor website, HERE.
 

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August 26, 2018

Bad practice goes against the grain

by Tim Doggett, Director, Clugston Distribution, UK

In any production line or process, the potential for contamination is a serious risk and in the event of such, swift and effective action is vital

This particularly applies to a food grade silo, where immediate action must be undertaken to prevent a contamination further affecting the production line, to remove the product and clean the silo, all of which can result in significant costs and downtime.
 


Therefore, it is vital to have a thorough and effective contingency plan, which includes a bulk powder evacuation service provider who can rapidly and effectively react to minimise the risk to business.

Only vacuum tankers operated by an experienced service provider should be used for both planned transfers and emergency situations such as damaged or contaminated silos. The use of a food grade-only silo tanker will maintain the correct hygiene requirements, whatever the reason for the evacuation.

Keep your powder dry: Contamination issues
A variety of reasons can lead to contamination and not just from what goes into the silo. Even issues such as poor design or ventilation can create warm and humid areas that can encourage bacteria to grow which means it is important to ensure regular and effective maintenance regimes.

Contamination of a silo or storage area is of the highest concern and a serious risk for many large-scale bakeries and food processors. Once a potential contamination occurs or is identified, the product will have to be evacuated and dealt with correctly, resulting in the possible loss of product and in turn, significant costs or damage to reputation.

In addition to the initial setback in business operations, procedures must be undertaken to subsequently clean the silo. Any evacuation service must be provided swiftly, efficiently and be available 24/7 to minimise potential downtime, while at the same time maintaining the highest food hygiene standards.

Contamination risk within the evacuation process itself is also an important consideration. A silo evacuation service supplier must ensure that the affected product is only ever transferred from a silo into a tanker that is specified to carry the material in question – it must also provide assurances about the company’s regular cleaning routine for its tankers.

Time for some TLC

Although most silos are durable, without regular maintenance they may be at risk of losing their shape and integrity. Frequent inspections should be taken to look over the foundation, structure and openings to ensure the contents are not exposed to water or rust.

Fans should be clear of debris, the roof secure and the unload system carefully inspected. Evacuation may be required to carry out larger maintenance projects, in addition to any unplanned downtime that arises from faults or problems.

Similarly, tankers used for food transportation must comply with all food hygiene standards while drivers should be suitably qualified and appropriately trained.


Read the full article, HERE.
 

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NEUERO Industrietechnik company profile




NEUERO follows the ‘made in Germany’ tradition with 100 years of activity in supplying reliable and high quality equipment for crucial projects in industrial plants around the world.

Neuero is a specialist in pneumatic and mechanical bulk material handling and is manufacturing Continuous Ship Unloaders (CSU), the most environmentally accepted solution in ship discharging activity and Ship loaders Global client oriented, flexible and cost effective.

Neuero utilises the state of the art technology and reliability to assure the success of all realised projects. NEUERO has its own 6.550 m2 manufacturing facility plus a new logistical area which was added beginning of 2013 in Melle, Germany.

Equipped with their own machining shop, painting shop and Lab they are in the position to provide continuous engineering solutions to our customers. Worldwide presence is assured with the operation of Neuero Corporation in Chicago/USA and our partnership with Brazilian companies for grain and mineral handling (www.maquinascondor.com.br and www.isomonte.com.br).

Using expert know how for upgrades, retrofits or complete new installations, their goal is always the same – solving the tasks effectively on budget and on time. The result is quality solution engineering that respects and protects the environmental, health and safety (HSE) requirements of your company and your communities.

Neuero is an ISO 9001 certified company and received the OHSAS 18001 certification in 2013. Neuero is working together with well-known German sub-suppliers like SEW, Atlas Copco, Danfoss, Rothe Erde and others.

Visit the company website, HERE.
 

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August 23, 2018

Three outstanding women in ag chosen for WIA Demeter Award of Excellence

Three exceptional women in agribusiness have been chosen to receive the 2018 WIA Demeter Award of Excellence. The award recognises those who have achieved excellence in their field or demonstrated an extraordinary contribution to the agribusiness industry.
 


Image credit: Lise Vanasse on Flickr
(CC BY 2.0)

Nominated by peers and others in the sector, the recipients, Robynne Anderson of Emerging Ag Inc., of Calgary, Canada; Amy Cornell of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Christine Tacon, appointed by the UK government to regulate the UK groceries sector, have all been invited to attend the 7th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit in Denver, September 24-26, where they will be recognised for their accomplishments.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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Ivy Torres joins US Grains Council as global programs coordinator

Ivy Torres joined the US Grains Council (USGC) on August 22 as the global programs coordinator in the organisation's Washington, D.C., headquarters.In this role, Ms Torres will provide administrative support to the global programs team as well as the Council's overseas offices, handling details, logistics and follow-up needs associated with USGC programs and consultants.
 
Ivy Torres, USGC Global Programs Coordinator
Image credit: USGC
"Ivy brings her own international experience into her new job at the Council in addition to Portuguese and Spanish language skills," said Cary Sifferath, USGC senior director of global programs. "She will be a great fit to the global programs team, and we will work hard to bring her up-to-speed with the Council's busy schedule in the coming weeks and months."


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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Belt misalignment - A dangerous and common cause of dust explosions

by Vaughn Entwistle, Features Editor, Milling and Grain

Last month’s Milling and Grain carried a special feature on the dangers of dust explosions and explored several strategies for reducing the risk of these serious incidents.

So, it was with great interest that at the recent VIV Europe 2018, I discovered a relatively simple and cost-effective piece of technology for potentially preventing dust explosions on conveyors and bucket elevators.
 


Because bucket elevators account for 30-40 percent of all grain handling dust explosions, it’s easy to consider them as ‘dangerous’ installations with a very real potential for the risk of explosion. One of the major culprits in these explosions is belt misalignment. A misaligned belt, rubbing against another part of the conveyer, can quickly generate a great deal of heat and friction, and might even shoot out sparks. When heat/sparks come together with a cloud of highly flammable grain dust, it often results in a powerful explosion.

However, research shows that these explosions and the resulting damage can easily be limited with various belt misalignment monitoring systems for horizontal and vertical transport.

To alert conveyor/bucket elevator users to belt misalignment, Dutch company Muller Beltex created Rub-Block. A typical Rub-Block system employs four temperature sensors—two mounted at either end of a belt system. Unlike competing sytems, Rub-Block detects belt misalignment based on raised temperatures generated by friction.

Rub-Block uses a PT100 temperature sensor to report the misalignment of a conveyor belt, elevator belt or HI-roller. The RB200DN can be used for elevators from 12 metres height. The advantage of the Rub-Block is that it emits a continuous standby signal to the PLC. If such a signal is absent, the reason for this must be investigated and, if required, the PT100 sensor must be replaced. As long as the Rub-Block emits a standby signal, it will also emit an emergency contact signal caused by its temperature rising, as soon as a belt touches it.

Off-track belts running into the side of conveyor equipment will cause friction, which may damage the belt, and might also generate heat and fire, leading to a dust explosion. The RB200DN is easy to install. Sensors are fitted on both sides of a conveyor or elevator belt. Once the belt comes off-track and rubs against the brass plate of the Rub-Block, it will create friction and the temperature of the Rub-Block brass plate will increase, triggering an alarm.


Read the full article, HERE.
 

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FAMSUN company profile


Muyang Co, Ltd. announced changing its brand name from Muyang to FAMSUN starting May 2014. 

This move is prompted by the idea of better illustrating the company’s business and the farm-to-table industry chain it serves. It is consistent with Muyang’s global strategy and its aim of becoming an integrated solution provider in the agro-industry. 


The name FAMSUN derives from “famous, farm, family, sun and union”; it signifies Muyang Co, Ltd’s development concept and vision, which is to build a green and healthy supply chain from farm to table together with its customers and to convert traditional agriculture into a modern, profitable and sustainable business with its integrated solutions in feed manufacturing, grain milling, grain handling and storage, food processing, as well as industrial automation. 

The creative design of the FAMSUN logo features a beveled letter “F”, a curvy letter “A”, a stretching letter “S” and a friendly letter “U”. It will be the only signage representing Muyang’s business, products, service and solutions.

Meanwhile, the company will continue to operate in its current structure, provide follow-up service based on relevant agreement, and its business contacts will remain unchanged. 


Visit the website HERE
 

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Chris Van Anne promoted into new role at Diamond V

Diamond V recently welcomed Chris Van Anne back to the company's Cedar Rapids headquarters as the Director of Knowledge Transfer
 

Chris Van Anne
Image credit: Diamond V

In this new role, Mr Van Anne supports the global sales and marketing teams through international sales training and extension of the Life Stage Solutions® programs worldwide. He also is leading development of the new Diamond V Learning Centre.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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August 22, 2018

Register now for FI Asia 2018

Fi Asia is returning to Jakarta from the 3rd – 5th October to host the largest gathering of food ingredient suppliers in the ASEAN market, welcoming over 17,000 visitors and 750 exhibitors from all over the world.

South-East Asia is recognised by leading market research as one of the major emerging markets for food ingredients, with Indonesia having the strongest growth in the region. Comprising 636 million consumers with constantly evolving tastes, the ASEAN region continues to have strong potential for growth.
 


Bringing together domestic and international ingredient suppliers, distributors, and food and beverage manufacturers, Fi Asia attracts a quality audience from across the F&B industry sector looking for innovative ingredient solutions and international business opportunities. Our exhibitors represent leading brands worldwide, including BASF, Brenntag Ingredients, DKSH, Jebsen & Jessen, among many others.


Read more about the event on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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Vibronet: a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

by Vaughn Entwistle, Features Editor, Milling and Grain, UK

As the old saying goes, time is money, and the same is true in the cereal milling industry.


For example, a typical flour milling process requires an ordered sequence of steps the wheat must be put through to separate, mill, sift, purify and finally pack the product in flour bags. Each step takes a certain amount of time, and it’s difficult to find shortcuts to speed things up. But a German company has pioneered a technology that saves vital time while producing a better-quality product.
 


The cleaning house
One of the first steps in the wheat milling process is cleaning the cereal. This is accomplished in stages by what is called the “cleaning house”. This is not an actual house per se, but rather a number of specialised machines, each one designed to condition the cereal prior to milling.

The first step is to separate the cereal from seeds, foreign materials, and various harvest detritus such as sticks, stones, metal and straw, and then scour the kernels of wheat clean. As many as six machines are typically involved: magnetic separator, separator, aspirator, de-stoner, disc separator, scourer, and impact entoleter. These machines work at very high speeds and the cleaning is usually accomplished in a short amount of time.

Tempering

The next step involves conditioning the wheat so that it is ready to be milled. The process is called Tempering and involves adding moisture in precise quantities to make the outer layer of the wheat kernels (known as the bran) more flexible. The grain is soaked in water to make the parts of the kernel separate cleanly and easily.

Grain may be left in tempering bins for varying amounts of time depending upon its moisture level and type, but the soaking time will typically be 24 hours or more before the water gets into the outer bran layer (see Figure 1). The challenge is to evenly distribute the tempering water over the entire kernel surface. Compared to the rest of the milling cycle—which is usually carried out at great speed by precise machines—the need to temper cereal slows the whole process down to a dawdle.

But the time eaten up by tempering causes bigger problems than just slowing down production. The heat in the silo, when combined with water and dirt and mould on the grain, leads to the growth of mycotoxins, and so the longer the grain spends in the silo bin the more the bacteria will grow.

Clearly, what is needed is a way of speeding up the tempering process while more effectively wetting the surface of a kernel so that water penetrates evenly.


Read the full article, HERE.
 

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