Importance of Networking Between Customers, Prospects and Employees
Networking between our current customers and prospects helps create mutually beneficial relationships that allow them to share ideas, success stories and also provide insights on what has not worked...
View ArticleCustomer Service and Quality Equipment = Success
Iowa seems like a long way from Myanmar, but I felt right at home during a recent three day visit for sales training to the Insta-Pro Intl headquarters in Urbandale (a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, USA)....
View ArticleControl Your Process, Control Your Temperature
I recently participated in an extrusion short course at Texas A&M University. Insta-Pro International regularly gives presentations and performs equipment demonstrations at Texas A&M. While...
View ArticleBenefits of Recycled Seafood Waste
A topic that we here at Insta-Pro Intl think about frequently arose once again in a recent article – food waste. It turns out that about 50% of the seafood supply in the US is discarded. As stated in...
View ArticleConfinement Swine Production in the US – Quality Ingredients Equal Less Waste
I recently watched a segment on the McLaughlin Group, a discussion and debate-style TV program, entitled “A Problem of Poop”. You can see it here (the segment begins at about the 10:42 mark). The...
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Expansion & New Equipment Start-up
I’ve traveled a lot over the years, but this trip was special in that it was my first start-up for our new Model MS3000 medium shear extruder. We have been working on this machine for three years in...
View ArticleMaking the Most Out of a Sales Rep Visit
As a Regional Sales Director for a company that exports extrusion equipment to over 100 countries, I typically make sales visits to current customers and potential customers once or twice a year, or...
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The Big Business of Dairy in Europe
Britain’s largest dairy companies, Muller and Arla, are reducing the price they pay farmers for raw milk. Over-production, Russia’s embargo on imports of European food, lower Chinese dairy product...
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Which Cooler is Right For You? Part 1
When using high shear dry extrusion for oilseed processing, the final product typically only needs to be cooled. This is the case when making either full fat soy (FFS) or our ExPress® soy meal. There...
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Which Cooler is Right For You? Part 2
In part 1 of this series on coolers, we discussed the use of rotary drum and counterflow coolers when cooling extruded and/or pressed oilseeds. In Part 2, we will discuss shaped and high moisture...
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