January 18, 2023
The poultry industry measures feed conversion ratio (FCR) – the relationship between kg of feed consumed compared to kg of body weight gain – as a performance indicator…
January 11, 2023
Poultry nutritionists have choices when assembling diets for poultry producers. If you’ve spent much time here on our blog, or the website in general, you are aware of…
January 4, 2023
Insta-Pro has placed an enormous amount of time and resources on research and development. We understand how to produce high-quality ingredients through proper processing, and more than that,…
December 28, 2022
As a manager of a facility, you may find yourself looking at your revenues and wondering why numbers are not adding up as you had initially projected. I…
December 21, 2022
Continuing my blogs on the importance of parts & service, I want to discuss the way in which our Start-Up Training and service visits can fine-tune your operation…
December 14, 2022
I have seen plants varying in size, extruding several different products, and using several different pieces of equipment throughout the process. Yet, the problem that I see most…
December 7, 2022
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to view extruder/press lines with various auxiliary equipment at many locations all over the world. Many of them are well thought-out,…
November 30, 2022
Equipment failure is costly because of repair expenses, interrupted production, and the risk of injury. In this blog I will highlight ways you can mitigate the risk of…
November 23, 2022
Rice bran, left over from milling white rice for human consumption, is an ingredient which is a good source of protein, minerals, fiber and fatty acids representing an…
November 16, 2022
Consumers are basing their purchasing decisions on how the meat, milk, and eggs are raised. With more consumers and animal advocacy organizations pushing to reduce – or eliminate…
November 9, 2022
In previous blogs, we discussed the process and benefits of extruded rice bran and how extrusion improves digestibility of rice bran in broilers. Today I will review the…
November 2, 2022
High-shear dry extrusion has been used for decades to sterilize and stabilize various by-products and create value-added ingredients for both the feed and food industries. Rice bran is…
October 26, 2022
Project Feasibility You have seen the great studies and want to explore purchasing an extrusion facility, but don’t know where to start. This quick read outlines how to…
October 19, 2022
Edible oils obtained from oilseeds such as soybeans and canola are used during the frying foods, and as ingredients in the preparation of pastries and condiments. Edible oils…
October 13, 2022
In Part 1 we discussed the basic design components of an extruder. In Part 2, we will dive deeper into the importance of extrusion cooking technology essentially combining…
October 5, 2022
Cooking of foods is an everyday operation that finds usefulness in both domestic and commercial settings. In cooking, heat is used to prepare food for consumption. There are…
September 28, 2022
An interesting thing happened when soy oils were used to fry food in USDA testing – the oils behaved differently when they were derived from different processes. One…
September 21, 2022
Back in 2017, I wrote about the shelf life of soy ingredients made with Insta-Pro equipment, such as Full Fat Soy, ExPress® Soymeal and Express® Soy Flour. As…
