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January 28, 2021

BioSecurity and Design in the Food and Feed Industry

by Donald Hamm, Senior vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Zirconia Inc, USA

Safety and design have long been partnered together in the construction industry, and this pairing is the basis for many building codes that have been developed globally.

We have safety codes related to fire, physical safety of occupants and many more, but there has been little attention to biosafety in the design industry, with only a few exceptions up to now.
 


Most of these exceptions have been based around food chain production and health care, and are not the conversations many focus on, unless they are your specialisation.

Clearly, global awareness of this has become an issue and major changes are happening with the Covid-19 pandemic and the effect it has had across all industries.

What I am going to look at in this article is a shift in how we look at our projects and operations in terms of safety. When we talk about safety in the workplace, we need to make sure we include safety of the product, the customer, assets, employees and the environment. It is important that we not just assume the technology we have known and used in the past is the answer going forward. We need to look for new technology and new answers as our “new normal” has shown what we have been doing is not enough.

Understanding contamination
First, we need to understand what we are talking about when we discuss biosecurity in regard to micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi.

For contamination to occur several things must be in place. The first is a transport method to move the organisms to a new surface and after air movement, that is usually us. Once a living organism is on a surface it needs several things to survive: food, water and habitat.

Anything that provides these three things is a host. Most porous surfaces can be hosts, and once organisms are on the surface, they can multiply, mutate, and more importantly transfer to other surfaces or people and repeat the cycle. Nonporous surfaces, though they often are not hosts, can still be transfer surfaces.

Sars-Covid 19 has been shown to survive on most surfaces for days; in some conditions as long as 64 days in colder environments1. These types of passive touch surfaces are common in the food manufacturing industry.

Unfortunately, they are known to extend the life of microorganisms, by capturing and holding them passively.


Read more HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Erkaya Laboratory Instruments & Improvers company profile




Founded in 2000, Erkaya Laboratory Instruments & Improvers is one of the leading and outstanding manufacturers of Turkey in the field of laboratory equipment & ingredients for wheat mills and bakeries. 

Erkaya exports 80 percent of its production to many countries worldwide. With many valuable references on every continent in many countries including Belgium, Italy, Serbia, Greece, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Egypt, Vietnam, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Zambia, Algeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Madagascar, China, Sudan, Mongolia, India, Taiwan, Argentina, Moldovia, Macedonia and Iran. 

Proud manufacturers of: 

•Laboratory Equipment for grain, flour and feed industry
Touch Screen Falling Numbers (FN 7100, FN 7200), Gluten Washing System (Single Headed, Double Headed), Laboratory Mills (Roller Type Mill, Hammer Type Mill), Sieve Shaker, Truck Sampler, Ash Oven, Hectoliter, Protein Analyser, Dosing Machines and Sedimentation Device
•Flour improvers, enzyme systems, premixes, flour bleaching, bread crust aroma, biscuit and pasta improvers 
•Vitamin and mineral premixes for flour fortification


Visit the Erkaya website, HERE.

 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 27, 2021

A Man of Letters, Rex Wailes Collection

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive Trust

In my article on the Collection in February’s Milling and Grain, I included the 1900 photograph of the millwrights Wakes & Lamb replacing a sail on Coleby Heath windmill in Lincolnshire.

Much to my delight, we have discovered amongst Rex’s papers, a letter from the firm dated March 1930 - a few months after Rex joined the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings as Technical Adviser. They were asking to be included on his list of specialised craftsmen, citing their 60 years of experience together with the number and geographical spread of their workforce.
 
Based in Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, their letterhead shows that they had won prizes overseas and had also manufactured wind pumps, another of my passions. Known as wind engines in the UK, and American Windmills in the USA, these simple structures were exported all around the world for irrigation purposes. We have many old catalogues of these machines dating back to the early 1900s; a number complete with what an American correspondent apologetically described as “mouse chew”.

Apart from the historical interest of the letter and its stationery, the letterheads often are works of art in themselves and we are keen to add more to our large collection. Frequently with designs unchanged for many years, they were used by engineering firms, mills and suppliers from over 100 years ago, in a way that always attracts attention when we hold an exhibition.  Sadly many are now only available on eBay through dealers, a market we cannot afford to enter.

A second example from Rex’s collection shows how popular windmills were as an icon of a well-established firm. Dated December 1949, Smithdale and Sons were established over 100 years previously. Not only were they iron and Brass founders, they were engineers, millwrights and electrical contractors specialising in water supply and the drainage of marshes and fens.

I can only assume that their telephone number (Acle 71) no longer works!


Read more HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Golfetto Sangati company profile





Over the last century, the Group’s history has followed the interweaving stories of its three consituent companies. These disparate paths have led to the current Golfetto Sangati, a company that represents the culmination of a long journey that started in the Twenties.

Golfetto, originally founded in Padua, specialised in the engineering of cereal manufacturing plants. Its foundation is the starting point from which all future events took place. It was followed by Sangati’s foundation, in 1929, a company that in just a few years became a renowned name in the milling industry.

In 1952, Berga S.p.A. was set up. At first the company specialized in milling machines and silos. It then widened its business to animal feed production. During the seventies it became a recognised leader in the engineering and building of mills, animal feed plants, cereal storage and handling for harbour terminals. The company expanded even further with the opening of new branches in Europe and Northern Africa.
 
Visit the website HERE.



The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Hamlet Protein appoints Area Manager Benelux

Hamlet Protein, global leader in soy protein specialties for young animal nutrition, continues to strengthen its commercial team. In recent months new hires were announced in focus markets around the world. With the appointment of Kurt Desmet as Area Sales Manager Benelux, the company further confirms its commitment to customer centricity, as it invests in local resources.
 
Kurt Desmet
Image credit: Hamlet Protein
Surging and volatile ingredient costs, ASF and COVID-19 are impacting the 2021 outlook for animal protein and feed producers worldwide. That does not stop Hamlet Protein from investing in people, products, and processes as the company is confident about its potential for the future.

'Hamlet Protein was founded in Denmark some 30 years ago. Just like the Danish producers, Benelux producers are recognized globally for their strong production KPI-s. Farmers, premixers and feed mills focus on high quality products, that translate into a strong performance of the animal. Our ambition is to become a strategic partner in young animal nutrition for producers and exporters in the Benelux,' comments Jan Kamphof, Regional Director EMEA.

Mr Desmet, Belgian, has gained experience in piglets, chicks, and veal in various multinational companies throughout his career. 'I am excited to join Hamlet Protein and help drive the ambitious growth agenda. Young animal nutrition is key in driving performance throughout the lifecycle of the animal and Hamlet Protein's products have a proven track record in making a difference,' says Mr Desmet.

'Research shows that the inclusion of high-quality ingredients in starter and pre-starter feeds results in improved gut health, better digestion and absorption of feed components and a stronger immune system. That is why we say that a good start makes all the difference,' concludes Mr Kamphof.

Visit the Hamlet Protein website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 26, 2021

William Green’s ‘Gold Belt’ Roller Mills, Brantham, Suffolk

by Mildred Cookson

William Green of ‘Gold Belt’ Brantham and Raydon Mill was 42 years old when the Miller contained a report on him (June 4, 1894). He started out in agriculture and moved on to become a flour salesman. He then decided he wanted not only to sell flour but to produce it.

Accordingly, in 1880 he rented Raydon Mill in Suffolk. Although without any previous milling experience, he soon showed that there was no more enthusiastic miller in East Anglia.
 


In 1888 he purchased Brantham Mills, which at that time ran with five pairs of millstones driven by a breast shot waterwheel.  The illustration of the exterior of the mills gives a good view of the entrance. In the deep red of the brickwork on the face of the mill was set a small white stone, bearing the simple inscription “I. P., 1778.” Mr Green enlarged the mill, adding a screening house and an engine and boiler house with a shaft within the 80-foot high chimney, as seen on the left of the exterior illustration.

The millstones were supplemented by smooth rolls for the conversion of middlings and for a few years, the mill was worked on a combination system. Mr Green became convinced that to keep and extend his trade, a roller plant was absolutely necessary and ultimately ordered a four sack roller plant from ER Turner of Ipswich, less than 10 miles away.

Along with the roller plant, Turners installed a Jonval Turbine, which was said to run with smooth and regular revolutions. Apparently the nine-foot diameter crown wheel, made at St Peter’s Works, Ipswich, ran as easily as if it the been the fly wheel of a toy engine and not a mass of metal weighing about a ton and a half. 

Since the installation of the turbine, less work was required of the engine, which was of the compound beam type of 12 horse power. This was built by Wentworth of Wandsworth and proved a most efficient motor. The engine was supplied with steam generated in a Cornish boiler.

The roller plant was tested and with the engine alone, there was sufficient power for producing 120 sacks in 24 hours. This was a severe test for both the milling plant and the engine, considering the previous capacity was only four sacks an hour. Moreover, the 120 sacks were from a grist of all English wheat.


Read more HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Biomin company profile

 BIOMIN are dedicated to finding innovative, trend-setting solutions that empower their customers to master existing and future challenges in animal nutrition– the natural way. The application of their scientific know-how and expertise, based on an in-depth understanding of their customer’s needs and concerns, enables them to deliver solutions that support animal health, optimise performance and production efficiency.


Research and development is one of the cornerstones of BIOMIN. Their strong in-house research and development, and global cooperation with leading institutions and organisations form the basis by which innovative solutions are developed for their customers.

Through joint projects with renowned universities and research institutes, BIOMIN is constantly in touch with the latest scientific know-how, from which novel feed additives are developed and produced. Their global network of collaborating institutions has grown to over 100.

One of the cornerstones of BIOMIN’s success is the ongoing improvement of their inhouse quality standards. In 1997, BIOMIN introduced the international ISO 9001 standard. The HACCP system, introduced subsequently at BIOMIN’s production sites, provides the quality assurance our customers seek from them. In addition, the feed quality standards QS and GMP+ guarantee the utmost degree of control and quality for their products – from raw material inputs right through to the final product.

Concerns over climate change and the role of greenhouse gases continue to rise. In September 2011, BIOMIN was internationally recognised through the award of ISO 14040 ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ certification. 

By optimising feed use and improving animal performance, it is possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock operations.
Through innovative production technologies and advanced, scientific know-how, BIOMIN has pioneered several trend-setting solutions for a range of animal nutrition products, all of which utilise fully natural processes and ingredients.

An in-depth understanding of what the customer’s needs and concerns are has enabled BIOMIN to create and deliver solutions in-line with performance and efficiency goals.


Visit the company website HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 25, 2021

Register now for the Online Milling School's Pelleting Process session

The Online Milling School (OMS) winter course 6th session on the Pelleting Process will be taking place Wednesday January 27 at 2pm Bangkok time (GMT+7).

In this module the fundamentals of the pellet mill operation and the many variable factors that influence the final pellet quality will be explored. The impact of raw materials, particle size and machine set up are discussed together with practical methods to establish the optimal set up of the pellet machine in terms of output, energy usage and product quality.

Amandus Kahl are the gold sponsors for this session.

 




Speakers
 

 

Olaf Naehrig


Olaf Naehrig
Olaf Naehrig is Amandus Kahl's Senior Area Manager, responsible for the Asia/Pacific markets. He has been in Amandus Kahl's sales team since 1996 and has been active in the Asian market for over 24 years. The expander technology has been one of his main fields of activities, especially in mature Asian expanders markets as Japan and Korea and the fast developing expander markets such as in Taiwan and Vietnam. He is very familiar with all expects of the use of expanders in feed milling, such as improved feed digestibility, increase of pellet quality and pellet press capacity, hygiene, reduction of anti-nutritive factors for pig, poultry and cattle feeds. He is a qualified machine fitter and graduated from Nordakademie Elmshorn/Hamburg, Germany, with a degree in Industrial Engineering/ Business Administration.

 

 

Ryan Alan S. Celis


Ryan Alan S. Celis
Ryan Alan S. Celis is a Mechanical Engineer by training. He graduated from the University of the Philippines in Diliman in 1987 where he also earned his Certificate in Advanced Military Training in 1985. He placed 6th in the 1987 Mechanical Engineering Licensure Examinations. Ryan also took his Masters in Business Administration from the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business in 1992. He started his professional career in San Miguel in 1988 which saw him undertake various positions, first as a Cadet Engineer, then as Head of Preventive Maintenance, Plant Engineer, and Manufacturing Manager of the company's major feedmilling facility in Manila. On top of this, he also managed the company's drying facilities for brewery by-products. His last assignment was as Plant Manager of a newly constructed feedmilling facility outside of Manila.


Online Milling School's Winter Course 2020-21
Sessions will run every Wednesday (excluding public holidays) through to mid-March 2021. It is broadcast at 2pm Bangkok Time (GMT+7) and will comprise both live and recorded presentations plus host a dynamic Q&A session each week!

Each Session will be re-broadcast again on Thursday each week at 10:00 Chicago Time to reach the industry in North, Central and South America.

The 'Feed Milling Production Management' Certificate
Our Certificate validates your attendance and demonstrates to your company, co-workers and future employers that you have a greater understanding and knowledge of the complete feed milling process.

Following the completion of the first Course in October 2020, on average 45 percent of students completed all 12 Session and obtained the much valued OMS Certificate of Attainment.

The Winter 2020-21 Course in Detail
There are 12 individual 2-hour Sessions that make up The Feed Milling Production Management Course. This Course has been restructured to follow the production process more closely from start-to-finish and has an additional number of presenters.

There will be an opportunity at the end of the course to catch up on any courses missed for those who have signed up for the full 12 sessions. We have invited those who have completed several of the 2020 first course to attend the courses they have missed in this the Winter Course if they wish to complete and achieve the Certificate of Attainment.

For more information and to register visit the Online Milling School website, HERE.

 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

An obsession for milling - Where flour means power means life

 



Mr Wywiol, you're a Mühlenchemie shareholder, founder of the FlourWorld Museum and the initiator behind World Flour Day. Your passion for milling is unmistakeable. What has driven your 30-year commitment to the industry?


Volkmar Wywiol: I’m part of the postwar generation. Back then, flour and bread were important. I would almost say they were the gold standard of survival. So as owner of the almost century-old Mühlenchemie, it went without saying that I would also be attentive to the cultural aspects of flour. Flour has become a great passion of mine, almost an obsession! Not for nothing do we call the upper floor of the FlourWorld Museum ‘Flour. Power. Life.’!

Inspired by World Flour Day on 20 March, our editors will induct a new member into the Milling Hall of Fame every year on this date. In doing so we want to honour individuals who have made special contributions to milling. I’m glad that Mühlenchemie has agreed to give us practical help with that. What do you plan from your side?

Roger Gilbert, thank you for this wonderful idea! We’re devoting a dedicated room to the Milling Hall of Fame in the FlourWorld Museum and will publicly honour the inductees there. Right now we’re putting together a committee of millers, mill builders and baked goods producers. Each year this committee will award a suitable candidate from industry, science or technology.
 

Let’s take a look at the international milling business, which is changing at a breathtaking pace. Companies are under a lot of economic pressure, and must constantly adapt to new situations and challenges. What support does Mühlenchemie as a flour treatment specialist offer businesses in this challenging field?

In milling, efficiency, rationalising and quality are key. But grain is a natural raw material with changing product characteristics. We at Mühlenchemie specialise in evening out these variations. At our Stern-Technology Center we have a pilot mill with rheology, bakery, wafer and pasta production facilities. Here we can replicate all
  the products of the flour-processing industries, to offer our customers bespoke solutions for flour standardisation, while taking into account regional processing methods and recipes.


Read more HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Dinnissen company profile



With over 150 permanent employees and an extensive network of agents all over the world, Dinnissen is a global player in the feed, food, pharma and chemical sectors.

They are always looking for new and innovative solutions for complete processes, system integrations or standard products – many of which they develop, test and produce in-house!
 
Visit the website HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 24, 2021

Novus partners with biotech innovator Agrivida to bring new feed additive technology to the market

In 2020, Novus International, Inc., a global leader in nutrition and health solutions for the animal agriculture industry, announced plans to redefine its business through an enhanced focus on gut health and innovation. The Missouri-based company is making good on its strategy with a new partnership.

'Novus and its Board of Directors are very excited to announce the partnership with Agrivida,' says Novus CEO and President Dan Meagher. 'Agrivida's novel and innovative technology allows for the delivery of feed additives in a completely unique and very sustainable way – directly inside of the grain. It is technology like this that will further show Novus's commitment to our customers: to help them produce wholesome, affordable food in an efficient and sustainable way.'
 

Image credit: Andy Maquire on Flickr
(CC BY 2.0)
Agrivida, a privately held biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, was founded in 2003 by scientists from MIT who discovered a way to incorporate feed additives directly into corn grown for production animals. By having the additive inside of the grain, the molecules are more efficiently absorbed, and producers can improve both animal performance and their bottom line.

The partnership combines Novus's nearly 30 years of research, sales and marketing experience with Agrivida's unique technology, allowing both companies to grow the customer base as well as explore new innovative products and solutions through R&D collaboration.

Rajiv Singh, CEO of Agrivida, echoes Meagher's enthusiasm about the partnership, "The Agrivida team has been undertaking groundbreaking work in biotechnology innovations to express functional proteins in grain. That work has led to the development of a sustainable production platform with application potential for many types of feed additives, and we are thrilled to partner with Novus, an organization that shares our commitment to improving the world of animal health and nutrition through new technologies.'

Mr Meagher adds, 'We believe our customers value innovative, sustainable solutions to their challenges that also improve their cost position, and they will be eager to integrate a novel technology that delivers these advantages. We look forward to bringing this technology to customers and having them join us on the journey to continue transforming our industry.'

Mr Meagher adds, 'We believe our customers value innovative, sustainable solutions to their challenges that also improve their cost position, and they will be eager to integrate a novel technology that delivers these advantages. We look forward to bringing this technology to customers and having them join us on the journey to continue transforming our industry.'


Novus is making Agrivida products available to its customers in the US immediately while registration is underway to expand to other countries.

Visit the Novus website, HERE, and the Agrivida website, HERE.

 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

The second World Flour Day in March will honour a staple food, an industry and the people behind it

The Milling Hall of Fame moves into the FlourWorld Museum

The second World Flour Day will be celebrated on March 20, 2021. This day is dedicated to one of the staple foods of humankind, a staple that has nourished people every day for millennia, contributing to health, well-being and prosperity. It has had enormous influence on the political, economic and cultural development of societies. This commemorative day was inaugurated by the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, Germany.
 

Founded in 2008, the museum illuminates the cultural history of flour and the epochal effects it had on people between the neolithic and industrial revolutions, and will have in future.

It also houses the world’s largest collection of flour sacks. The illustrations on the over 3600 sacks from 140 countries tell the story of the many things that grain, flour and bread mean to the people of the world.

The second World Flour Day will be celebrated in a special way by the FlourWorld Museum.

In addition to honouring the history and the product, this year the focus will be on the people behind the success story of this food. The Milling Hall of Fame was established by Milling and Grain. On the occasion of the first World Flour Day last year, the Hall of Fame inducted personalities who, from historical and contemporary perspectives, have made important contributions to the development of milling.

“The development and importance of flour would be inconceivable without the individuals and personalities who every day ensure that the product is made and gets out to people,” says Roger Gilbert, publisher of Milling and Grain.

“The creativity and innovation that go into this are unfolded with great personal commitment and passion. Without these lifetime achievements, milling would not have the significance that it does today.”

Read more HERE.

 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

GrainTechnik company profile



GrainTechnik is an Indian company specialised in the field of grain cooling technology. 


The company was formed by a group of technocrats with many years of experience in building heavy duty air conditioners using the latest technology. Together with the support of Indian Institute of Technology & Certified Govt. Agricultural bodies, the company is dedicated to put an end to wastage of grain during storage and to eliminate harmful unhygienic fumigation methods while storing freshly harvested grain.

GrainTechnik have invested in this line to provide technology transfer suitable specifically for Indian weather conditions. They design, manufacture and supply grain coolers and temperature monitoring systems. GrainTechnik’s product is a result of several years of research and development assisted by feedbacks received from prevailing technologies at farming and milling locations and an in depth understanding of grains through reputed Agricultural Universities. Their Primary focus remains to build technology products that are cost effective, sustainable and highly reliable for conservation of grain.

For GrainTechnik, each grain matters. They are aware of the amount of the nation’s grain that is lost not only in quantity but also quality (due to chemical treatment due to improper storage techniques with gunny bags, warehouses and silos. Grain Technik’s vision is to accelerate the world’s transformation to natural conservation of grain.


Visit the GrainTechnik website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 21, 2021

Improved digestion with Liptosa’s new bioemulsifier

 




Take the opportunity to obtain improvements in zootechnical indexes and filleting with Liptosa's new product, DIGEST FAST.

DIGEST FAST combines the emulsifying activity of biosurfactants with the protective activity of botanicals on liver, kidney, and digestive functions, playing an essential role in the digestion of nutrients and the nutritional efficiency of aquafeed.

'DIGEST FAST, is the  bioemulsifier that the aquaculture sector was waiting for, it is the best tool to optimise feeding costs and increase farm profitability,' says Liptosa.

For more information watch the DIGEST FAST video below:



Visit the Liptosa website, HERE.

 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

Vibronet company profile


vibronet® Gräf GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, stands for innovative high quality products for tempering and all internal online controls of modern cereal and bulk solids processing since 1992. 


The company's location, next to the former flour mill Neumühle Otto Gräf, is situated in the Lahn valley of Hessen in Germany not far from Frankfurt/Main airport. 

The company founder, Construction and master miller Dieter Otto Gräf started the company in 1992 with the patented vibration dampening technology to drastically reduce cereal temper time and energy cost. 

To supplement its well-known patented vibration dampening system for grain temper time reduction, the company offers a global assortment of systems for complete online process control: 

- Exact automatic moisture controllers and water dosage units
- Precise continuous flow metering systems for granular or powdery bulk solids
- Accurate online temperature, moisture, protein and specific weight control systems
- Cereal and granular bulk solids heating cabinets
- Intensive powder hydration mixers
- Online colour control techniques for powdery bulk materials

In addition to their direct marketing and sales, they have a sales network with representatives in various countries worldwide.


Visit the vibronet® website, HERE.
 




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This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 20, 2021

Değirmen Makina company profile





Makineleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Kollektif Şirketi was founded in 1961, having renamed itself as Değirmen Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi in 2006, the company gathered its subsidiary industrial companies under the same roof to increase its production capacity. 

It has since become an integrated facility, and has moved its production activities to its new premises built at Gaziantep 4th Organised Industrial Zone on a total area of 34,000m2 including 14,000m2 of indoor area.

The foundation of ASG Group was laid by Mehmet Enver ATASEVEN in 1953. Değirmen Makina, the powerhouse of ASG Group, is a leading company of Turkey engaged in machinery production, planning, projects and diagrams. Değirmen Makina carries out the engineering and manufacture of necessary installations and equipment to provide products and services through companies under its roof. 

Today, ASG Group companies are operating in more than 10 sectors. Değirmen Makina has been the solution partner of several firms engaged in food production, including notably, flour, semolina, pulses, cereals, sesame and coffee, both globally and in Turkey.

The Değirmen Makina produces and offers low-cost, high quality food machines in compliance with the European norms, environmental and human health laws.

Visit the Değirmen Makina website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

January 19, 2021

PCE company profile

Pelleting Consumables Europe (PCE) is a global supplier of tailor-made, high-grade precision Ring Dies and Roller Shells.  

Thanks to years of experience in the pelleting industry they can provide customers expert advice on the geometry and design of ring dies and roller shells. Manufacturing reliable ring dies and roller shells for compound feed, biofuel and recycling industries and a wide range of other applications. 

Their tailor-made ring dies and roller shells are available for pellet presses of all brands and are manufactured at an ultra-modern manufacturing facility. 

As the entire process takes place In-house, they (can) guarantee short lead times and optimum quality. 

PCE ring dies and roller shells are made of high-quality steel. The ring dies are manufactured as standard from high-grade, high chrome steel x46cr13, tempered to 53-55 HRC. The associated roller shells are manufactured from 100cr6 or 20mncr5, depending on specific application. 

PCE is continuously focussed on improving the life cycle of their products and to increase profits for their customers. 

PCE key features 
- Longer life cycle 
- Higher capacity
- Low power consumption 

In addition to providing products PCE also assists with the planning of your spare and wear part inventory. Minimising costs and the risk of running out of wear and spare parts is their concern. 

A team of experts is available to guide you by selecting the right ring dies, roller shells and to set up a service level spare part management program. 

PCE is your partner for just perfect ring dies and roller shells.


Visit the PCE website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain 
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

World Mycotoxin Report: Impact 2021, an exclusive webinar by BIOMIN and Romer Labs

On February 25, 2021 BIOMIN and Romer Labs will host an exclusive webinar featuring an in-depth discussion on upcoming mycotoxin threats to poultry, swine, ruminants and aquaculture worldwide based on recent BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey results.

Mycotoxins produced by fungi contaminate a wide variety of feed ingredients and have costly negative consequences, affecting health, performance, welfare and profitability of farm animals. The latest on-site rapid test methods for mycotoxin detection will also be explored. 
What you'll learn
- Upcoming mycotoxin threats in livestock feed across the globe
- Rapid, on-site testing solutions for mycotoxins
- The dangers posed by the presence of multiple mycotoxins and emerging mycotoxins
- The key components of an effective mycotoxin risk management program

As an added benefit, you'll be among the first to receive this year's global BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey report, including key statistics from the largest proprietary database of mycotoxin occurrence in feed crops and finished feeds.

Speakers
Speakers include Senior Mycotoxin Expert at BIOMIN, Alexandro Marchioro, Product Manager Mycotoxins at BIOMIN, Anneliese Mueller, and Product Manager at Romer Labs, Nora Kogelnik. The webinar will be moderated by Romer Labs Communications Manager, Joshua Davis.

Register
Register today even if you can't attend, and you'll receive a link to the on-demand recording after the session for you to watch at your convenience.

For more information and to register visit the webinar website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

IAOM Eurasia Istanbul Regional Forum postponed

According to the statement made by IAOM-Eurasia officials, the IAOM Eurasia Istanbul Regional Forum, which was planned to be held in Istanbul between 10 – 13 March 2021, was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 outbreak.



Although the exact dates are not known at the moment, it was stated that the date will be determined and announced as soon as the epidemic allows.


Visit the IAOM Eurasia website, HERE.
 

The Global Miller
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the interview | Prof. Wang Weiguo, Henan University of Technology


Milling and Grain had the opportunity to interview the head of China’s technical committee who is leading its proposal to have all feed manufacturing equipment compliant under a new ISO/TC293 standard. 

Professor Weiguo Wang, who graduated in 1977 from Zhengzhou Grain College, Henan Province, majored in grain processing before teaching at Zhengzhou Grain College (now, the Zhengzhou University of Technology). He achieved his Masters’ Degree in Grain, Oil and Plant Protein Engineering in 2001 from Jiangnan University, became associate professor in 1992 and professor in 2000 in feed science and technology. He was also head of the Department of Grain Engineering from 1997-98 and chairman of the Bio-engineering College from 1999-2007. 

Today, Prof Wang is the chairman of feed branch of the Chinese Cereal and Oil Association, a member of National Feed Evaluation Committee of China and a member of the Standardisation Technical Committee of Feed Machinery of China and is the convenor of ISO/TC293/WG1. He has published 160 papers on feed science and technology and has received three first prizes in science and technology on both provincial and ministerial level

 


 

What brought you into this industry?
Actually, it is the requirement for opening the new course of feed processing technology and equipment in our university that brought me into the feed industry in 1979. 1978 is the first year of China’s reform and opening and also the starting year of Chinese feed industry. 

In that year, developing the feed industry became the policy of Chinese government to promote the development of animal feeding and to change the native shortage of meat, egg and milk. So, training talents in feed processing technology for the feed industry became an urgent task. At the beginning of 1980, I was asked to change my teaching course of flour milling to feed processing technology as my English and Japanese were good. I am the ‘witness’ of the development of Chinese feed industry over the past 40 years. China became the top feed producing country in 2011 and has maintained the position of the largest feed producer in the world until now.
 

What are your proudest achievements during your time at university?
As the leader of feed specialty of our University, I promoted and set up the feed engineering specialty of junior college in 1987, the animal nutrition and feed processing specialty of bachelor’ degree in 1995 and animal nutrition and feed science specialty of masters’ degree in 2003. 

All these specialties have engineering basis, that are different from the animal science specialties with pure agricultural basis in most other agricultural universities in China. So our graduated students can be engaged in the job both in feed engineering and feed science. Now our university can educate doctor degree students in feed science and technology. 

More than 2500 students of feed specialty graduated from our university, they have played important roles in feedmill design and construction, feed production management, feed product development and feed quality control in native and foreign feed companies, feed machinery companies and some of them work in universities and research institutes. The second proudest achievement is that I have served the Chinese feed industry for 40 years ,especially in feed processing technology.
 

What major challenges do you foresee for the feed industry over the next five years?
Major challenges are feed safety, feed resource stability of supply, feed efficiency enhancement, energy saving and science and technology innovation ability. 

For feed safety there are some new issues that need to be deal with. For example, biosecurity issues, such as ASF, some pathogenic bacteria, new found allergens etc. 

As the world’s population continues to grow feed production will need to increase to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2050. How to supply enough protein resources and other ingredients to the feed industry will be the greatest challenge. Enhancing the feed utilisation rate can both reduce the feed resources needed and reduce the impact on the environment, but this needs key scientific and technology innovations in developing new protein resources and other feed resources.

The precise nutrition and accurate processing technologies of feed products can also make important contributions to this issue. Energy saving is always the cost effective aim of all feedmillers and the aim of green development to reduce carbon emissions. The science and technology innovation ability is a complex issue related to long-term investment from nations, provinces, enterprises etc long-term focusing on the key basic and application technology, research issues and good talent training and management system.
 

What are the developing trends of feed industry in China in the future?
Antibiotics used as growth promoter (AGP) were officially banned from July 2020 in China. The AGP replacing technologies become the hottest topics now across China. Some abstracts and their prescriptions from the Chinese herbs have shown positive results in animal feeding practice, more are in research. 

The comprehensive measures including nutrition profile improvement, feed ingredient and product sanitary control, developing and optimised application technologies of potential non-AGP feed additives and novel feed processing technologies are in development. 

China is the largest soybean meal consumer and importer for compound feed production now and future, so increasing native soybean production, developing new and quality protein sources to improve protein supply and developing innovative technologies to enhance feed protein utilisation markedly will be a very important developing trend.

Novel feed processing technology trends will mainly focus on the new physical processing technologies and novel bio-processing technologies. The first includes new cleaning, special grinding, thermal conditioning, extruding and drying technologies etc which can improve energy efficiency, nutrient availability, product quality, product safety, reduce processing cost, increase feed profit. 

The second refers to the novel specific fermentation technologies for different raw materials and feed products, which can reduce anti-nutritional factors, pre-digest the materials, improve the nutritional profile and flavors, produce some functional components etc.

Quick and on-line testing technologies for feed raw materials, feed additive, product in progress and finished product are very important for instant and precise feed quality control and decision making. NIR and other new non-destructive testing technologies will play a more important role in the future.

The standard for the pathogenic bacteria in feed materials and feed product will be increased like in human foods. The biosecurity system for feedmills will be strengthened, such as the prevention measures for ASF and other pathogenic bacteria, virus.
 

How do you see sustainability evolving in the feed industry?
The sustainability of feed industry is one part of the whole of society’s sustainability globally. So each part should take its responsibility in order to reach the goal for sustainability for the whole society. For the feed industry we should develop ecological feeds. I proposed the concept of ecological feeds in 2001 in my paper ‘Ecological feed and its manufacturing technology’ (Feed Industry, 2001,22(3)). 

Ecological feed refers to the feed product which has the best nutrient utilisation and animal performance, with the best safety to the feeding animals, operators and the environment, can promote the ecological harmony.

Sustainability involves many sub-issues such as energy saving, feed efficiency enhancing, feed safety, production safety, environment protection, professional health, animal welfare, etc. we can expect big progress on this issue in the future.
 

Focusing on feed industry, how do you see feed equipment developing over the next decade?
Feed equipment in the past has greatly promoted the progress of feed industry processing technology, product quality and cost, production efficiency and safety, as well as maintaining the competitive advantage of feed mills. I believe that feed equipment technologies will be progressed along the following aspects: higher energy efficiency equipment, safer equipment technologies, intelligent control technologies of feed processing machines and whole production line, unmanned feed production lines, new automatic solid fermenting equipment.
 

How to cultivate and strengthen skilled employees for the feed industry?
Cultivating talent is one of the most important issues for the feed industry. From universities the feed industry needs mainly graduates from animal science and nutrition specialties, feed technology and engineering specialties and other related specialties such as quality test and control, marketing management etc for ordinary operations and management. 

For feed technology research and development or innovation, masters or doctor degree students are needed. 

The most sought after talents are those with the knowledge of feed engineering and processing technology, feed science and management. 

As I know, only Kansas State University of USA has the specialty-feed science and management course. In China, now only two universities - Henan university of Technology and Wuhan Polytechnic University educate bachelor students with a feed engineering basis in animal science. 

Now we are promoting the establishment of a feed engineering specialty in the catalogue of undergraduate major. For feed enterprises, talent training or cultivation also needs to be strengthened. That is the key work to keep an enterprise sustainable, with strong compatibility, confronting fierce market competition.

 

 

January 18, 2021

Register now for the Online Milling School's Steam and Conditioning session

The Online Milling School (OMS) winter course 5th session on Steam and Conditioning will be taking place Wednesday January 20 at 2pm Bangkok time (GMT+7).

This module studies steam production, steam quality and steam transportation systems and how these impact conditioning, gelatinisation and pelleting. The steam session will demonstrate how critical it is to present steam at the conditioner in the most optimal way for achieving the correct physical and bacteriological standards.

 


Online Milling School's Winter Course 2020-21
Sessions will run every Wednesday (excluding public holidays) through to mid-March 2021. It is broadcast at 2pm Bangkok Time (GMT+7) and will comprise both live and recorded presentations plus host a dynamic Q&A session each week!

Each Session will be re-broadcast again on Thursday each week at 10:00 Chicago Time to reach the industry in North, Central and South America.

The 'Feed Milling Production Management' Certificate
Our Certificate validates your attendance and demonstrates to your company, co-workers and future employers that you have a greater understanding and knowledge of the complete feed milling process.

Following the completion of the first Course in October 2020, on average 45 percent of students completed all 12 Session and obtained the much valued OMS Certificate of Attainment.


The Winter 2020-21 Course in Detail
There are 12 individual 2-hour Sessions that make up The Feed Milling Production Management Course. This Course has been restructured to follow the production process more closely from start-to-finish and has an additional number of presenters.

There will be an opportunity at the end of the course to catch up on any courses missed for those who have signed up for the full 12 sessions. We have invited those who have completed several of the 2020 first course to attend the courses they have missed in this the Winter Course if they wish to complete and achieve the Certificate of Attainment.

For more information and to register visit the Online Milling School website, HERE.
 

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This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
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