Michael Arcinas: Feed Purchase Management: Challenges following the significa...
VIV Asia 2013, Wenger Manufacturing, CropTech-FeedTech debate, co-organized by Perendale
1. “Extruder and Dryer Online
Communication For Quality
Control and Increased Profit”
Joseph P. Kearns-Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
Sabetha, KS., USA
jkearns@wenger.com
2. Source Technology, Where to
analyze in-line
Bulk Density
Moisture Product sizing (vision)
Moisture
Broken screens at grinder
Oil absorption (vision)
Pellet durability (DORIS)
Mass balance (protein, fat, moisture) Float testing
etc.) (NIR – Mass balance)
Moisture
(NIR – Mass balance)
3. Critical Control Point
Preconditioner and Extruder Temperature Validation
2.6 minutes
95ºC
125ºC
Extruder and Dryers can communicate to each other on moisture contents; EDOC