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November - December 2014

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Flexibility of sifters

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Storage and silos special

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How to analyse and reduce the hazard to humans and animals

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NIR Multi Online Technology: Real-time analysis for early detection of grain quality fluctuations

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Feed Focus

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Pigs Technology from the GRAPAS Asia award

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Our History

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NABIM founded and Henry Gustav Simon introduced the first roller flour milling plant in Manchester UK, setting in motion the “rollermilling revolution” a mechanisation of the British milling system

1891

Joseph Rank opened the most advanced roller mill in the UK & Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company was formed in the USA

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Joseph Rank was hailed as a genius by the trade paper “Milling” for building the largest network of mills in Europe

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The Fraternity of Operative Millers of America (FOMA) is established on January 20, with Benjamin W Dedrick as president

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Henry Simon opend his first mill in Stallybridge in the UK

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NABIM has first conference in Paris

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After nearly 25 years of existence, the FOMA is reorganized as the Association of Operative Millers (AOM)

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Fortification with iron, niacin, thiamin and riboflavin has begun for some flours & Minneapolis led the US in flour production, earning it the nickname “Mill City”

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1946 In the aftermath of WWII, many British mills lay in ruins. The ‘Milling” magazine branched out yet again and became a global publication attracting advertisers from overseas and adding Worldwide to its title.

UK government takes over all flour mills to maximise production

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Bread rationing introduced in the UK

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First centrifugal cast rollers, cast with rotating chill mold

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In 1971, Nebraska Consolidated Mills changed its name to ConAgra, a combination of con for consolidated and agra

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Folic acid added to flour production

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AOM adds “International” to its official name, becoming the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM)

2008

The Muhlenchemie “Flour Art museum opens in Wittenburg, Germany.

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“Milling” opens office in South America and publishes in Spanish

2012

Grapas awards and Croptech Feedtech introduced

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Introduction of the Arabic and Turkish editions

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GFMT becomes patron of The Mills Archive Trust

1891 The “MILLING” magazine was founded and quickly became the the leading trade magazine for the Flour Milling Industry in the UK

“Four factors that revolutionised roller flour milling globally, Henry Simon, Mightly Steam, NABIM, & MIlling Magazine” - Rob Shorland-Ball, Historian

1926 In 1926, the magazine, now a weekly publication branched out into feed milling as well as keeping its roots firmly in the flour milling sector

As Milling techniques improved and development in technology became more prominent in the improvement of flour production, “Milling” magazine added Technology to its title.

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Real-time analysis for early detection of grain quality fluctuations

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Feed Focus

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Pigs Technology from the GRAPAS Asia award

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The International Milling Directory is launched to a worldwide audience .

We are an international Magazine, and with our move to 12 editions in 2015, we have also rebranded to “Milling and Grain”. This title links into our past, but also reflects our future as “your partner for all things milling, storage and handling”

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Global Grain Storage FEED, FLOUR & RICE MILLING WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION GM soybeans

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The Mills Archive

GFMT becomes a patron

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Role of extruders

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Harvest conditions:

wheat quality and addressing issues

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PUBLISHER

Roger Gilbert - owner of Perendale Publishers

EDITORIAL

Olivia Holden - Editorial Executive

SALES

The Sales Team

CIRCULATION

Tuti Tan - Subscriptions & Distribution Manager

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Ivan Marquetti - Sales Executive, Latin America

GFMT is among a select group of companies that can trace its heritage across three centuries. In fact, we have been in business for 124 years serving millers worldwide; first published in 1891 as Milling magazine. Making fundamental changes to a business with this lineage and authority requires careful consideration.

As its publisher it is my task and responsibility to ensure this magazine is best positioned to serve our industries’ needs as it adapts to future challenges. After much thought, I have decided to take GFMT from its bi-monthly format to a monthly publication and to re-brand it 'Milling and Grain,' taking it back to its broad milling focus.

We will still include our unique coverage of feed manufacturing as well as a strong focus on flour, rice, cereals, oilseed and feed millers interests along with those of the grain storage and handling sectors. The new title will also be published bi-monthly in Spanish, Turkish and Arabic. Other language versions are already in the pipe line. My team and I look forward to delivering our quality content to you on a monthly basis from January 2015 onward!

The recent re-branding of Grain and Feed Milling Technology magazine to Milling and Grain marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the magazine’s history. From an editorial perspective, moving from six to 12 editions a year will see us covering more industry stories in-depth that matter to both advertiser and reader alike. Coupled with this, increasing to 12 editions means we have the very real ability to offer our advertisers greater exposure on a global platform. We now reach over 62,000 readers per issue.

Quality editorial content that serves our industry is always at the forefront of our minds. You will notice that from January 2015 we will continue to deliver the same magazine that reflects our heritage with some new regular features. In particular, the ‘Regional Feature’ will examine developments in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sub-Sahara. We have already begun to implement this with a feature about the work that has been carried out in Burundi by the International Rice Research Institute. As an international magazine with a global readership in 132 countries (published in Arabic, Spanish, English and Turkish) this is a timely development. Our content is truly reflective of our global relationships with advertisers and readers. It has been wonderful to see the first transitional issue come to fruition. For me, there is nothing more satisfying than visiting our advertisers to obtain relevant and recent editorial content from our trips around the world!

Our combination of prestigious heritage and innovative technologies make our publication an appealing platform for advertisers. We are able to directly reach the reader and industry-at-large. Through our attendance at over 40 events world-wide, we have forged strong historical links with industry societies and organisations. Moving to 12 editions a year means that we will be communicating more frequently and effectively with our core readership as well as being in a postion to give valued advertisers increased coverage of the products and innovations that matter to the industry.

We are confident that the rebrand will be of benefit to all sectors along the milling chain. We have already received a great deal of positive feedback from our current advertisers and if you take a look, you will notice some new ones onboard with us too!

We hope that you are just as excited as the sales team is about going into a new dawn with confidence.

Unlike many printed magazines around the globe, here at Milling and Grain we have seen a steady year on year increase in print. As the oldest Milling magazine on the planet we have to maintain its heritage and global reach.

Our increase in printed circulation comes not only from the switch to twelve editions per year, but also our growth into more languages, including Spanish, Turkish and Arabic. Soon to follow will be French, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. And, not only are we printing in these languages, we have offices on the ground making sure we distribute to the right circulation. With a growth in Circulation obviously comes a growth in readership, and it is with our readers directly that we are validating the arrival of our magazine and confirming that they are going to those who want it. It is then with confidence we can say “we reach more of the right people, more often worldwide than any other publication in our sector.”

Translating a magazine into another language is time consuming and requires attention to detail. However, the rewards are worthwhile. I'm speaking for all our translators - Turkish and Arabic as well as Spanish - when I say that receiving feedback from people in our industry who do not read English that well is overwhelming positive and appreciated. Not all publishers have undertaken what Perendale has given the prohibitive costs, but we have persevered and now have a model that will see six bi-monthly editions of 'Milling and Grain' published in 2015 in Spanish, Turkish and Arabic. It also gives us an opportunity to address regional issues that may well be different from the magazine's international agenda. It also gives us the opportunity to work with industry at a more local level.

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Training

The Ingredients for a great milling technology school

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Testing for GMO and Mycotoxins

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Changing Perspectives:

Outloading from silos Sifter Efficiency

HGCA Grain Market Outlook Conference

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MILLING NEWS Rice Drying, Storing, Husking and Milling Plant in Indonesia Completed Top nutritionists discuss efficient feed production and optimal customer service in Copenhagen IGP Institute Hosts Pet Food Workshop and Extrusion Processing Course Sanitary bulk bag filler with metal detection

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FEATURES Revolutionising Site Monitoring and Maintenance 12 Rotary batch mixers 16 Grain testing - for GMO and Mycotoxins 18 STORAGE: - Outloading from silos 22 Changing Perspectives: HGCA Grain Market Outlook Conference 30 178 years in the sack making business 36 Sifter efficiency 40 Baking properties - Brabenders GlutoPeak® 44 Industry Profile - Chopin Technologies 46 INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 50

REGULAR ITEMS GUEST EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS

Professor Sam Millar Director of Technology, Campden BRI

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Raw material outlook, by John Buckley

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EVENTS 60 Countdown to the 6th IDMA Fair has started JTIC 2014 - review Grain and Pulses sector met in Ethiopia for Africa

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The GFMT interview Alberto Antolini, Ocrim

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INDUSTRY FACES 70 GRDC board newly appointed ADM Names Juan Luciano Next CEO International sales director appointed at Sioux Steel Company Louis Dreyfus Commodities appointes Mayo Schmidt as the company’s CEO Thank you to our GFMT longstanding readers and advertisers

This is the last time this magazine will be published under the name 'Grain & Feed Milling Technology'! From January 2015 we will be know as 'Milling and Grain' - and will be published monthly. The reasons for the change is spelt out on the opposite pages. But, here, I would like to record my thanks to all our faithful readers and advertisers for their support for GFMT for more than 30 years. We hope you approve of our decision to revert to our historic name of 'Milling' - with the addition of that most important word 'Grain' - to reflect our future focus. From myself and previous publishers, my heartfelt thanks! - Roger Gilbert, Publisher and CEO Perendale Grain & Feed Milling Technology is published six times a year by Perendale Publishers Ltd of the United Kingdom. All data is published in good faith, based on information received, and while every care is taken to prevent inaccuracies, the publishers accept no liability for any errors or omissions or for the consequences of action taken on the basis of information published.

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EDITOR’S OBSERVATIONS

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t is a pleasure to be able to write this editorial as 2014 draws to a close. Over recent years, there have been major changes in the supply of cereals to the food and feed industries.

In my role as Director of Technology at Campden BRI, I am very aware of the global challenges faced by the whole food industry; in supporting the production of many staple foods, the cereals supply chain will be presented with bigger challenges than most.

Responding to global challenges In March 2009, Professor Sir John Beddington, the then UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, declared that the world would face a ‘perfect storm’ of problems by 2030. He highlighted that pressure on food, water and energy supplies from a growing global population would result in food shortages and ultimately global instability. Science and technology must play its part in mitigating the effects of such a storm, or reducing its ferocity by solving some of the issues beforehand.

As well as long-term global issues, there are also many local challenges to be addressed. For example, in the UK, as in many parts of the world, variable weather patterns result in local stresses on harvest conditions. It is not just the quantity of grain produced that might be affected, but also its characteristics. Given the range of requirements from end users, it is clear that variation in quantity and quality will increasingly impact global markets and ultimately the commercial success of individual businesses.

At Campden BRI, we focus our activities on industrial needs, ensuring the practical application of scientific and technological advances. Through this year we have consulted closely with representatives of our 2,400 global food and beverage industry members to identify their innovation needs. We will be publishing these early in the New Year and then using this document to influence the research we and other providers undertake. If you would like a copy of the document when it is published, please let me know and I would be pleased to send you one. Campden BRI delivers solutions to these industry needs through a programme of pre-commercial research, backed up by extensive analytical services and expertise to solve problems - or prevent them before they arise.

Faced with the challenges highlighted above, I believe that the following 4 areas cover the key issues we must address within the grain sector: • Cereal production: there is a need for increased global yields. Advances in plant breeding and agronomy saw the yield and quality of cereals rise significantly in the last quarter of the 20th Century.

However, in recent years the high yields in some parts of the world have reached a plateau under typical farm conditions while they have continued to increase in trials. Further advances in plant breeding and agronomy are now required to ensure that crops are adapted to changing growing conditions, but also to ensure greater tolerance to local variations. The importance of the latter

was illustrated for UK wheat in recent years, particularly in 2012, where adverse weather resulted in one of the most challenging harvests for some years – with both wheat quality and yield being adversely affected.

Professor Sam Millar • Food and feed safety: due to Director of Technology, the generally stable nature Campden BRI of grain during storage, cereal-based products have historically been seen as lower risk than higher moisture foods and feedstuffs.

Nevertheless, there is no room for complacency, with ongoing challenges from mycotoxins, chemical residues and microorganisms requiring appropriate risk-based approaches. At Campden BRI, we provide services to support risk management for companies – for example, as well as chemical and microbiological analysis, we also advise on ingredient traceability, hazard analysis and control, and agrochemical use.

• Food and feed quality: grain is generally transformed into the desired food or feedstuff via an often complex and precise set of processing steps. Therefore, its suitability for processing is vitally important. We play an important role in ensuring that new varieties can deliver the quality attributes required under different growing conditions. As part of the AHDB-HGCA Recommended List and BSPB National List activities, we provide independent quality testing of varieties in trials for commercial production in the UK. This provides growers with a convenient guide to the agronomic and end-use properties of varieties, and so is an invaluable tool in helping to decide which varieties to grow.

• Generation of value along the supply chain: this is an extension of general food and feed quality aspects, but is an increasingly important area.

Drivers such as diet and health, convenience and novel eating experiences mean that product innovation continues to be a major reason for needing raw materials with specific properties. We deal with product development and reformulation issues across the food and drink spectrum, with recent examples in the cereals sector including the new ‘Radical Bread Process’ to further enhance the efficiency of industrial bread production and the development of improved proving and baking steps to enhance the quality of gluten-free products.

There may be many challenges ahead, but with the continued application of science and technology, the future looks bright for cereal-based foods and feedstuffs. Given the role they play in underpinning value for diets worldwide, this is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of the global consumer. *AHDB – Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board HGCA – Home Grown Cereals Authority BSPB – British Society of Plant Breeders

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Rice Drying, Storing, Husking and Milling Plant in Indonesia Completed

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atake completed a rice milling plant with drying facility and storage silos for a major Indonesian rice milling company, “PT. Lumbung Padi Indonesia” (LPI), with the

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opening ceremony held on September 7.

To promote the rice-milling project , LPI began the construction plan for the drying, storing, husking and rice milling plant (hereinafter “this plant”) in 2008 and carefully studied proposals from seven plant manufacturers from seven countries, including Satake.

On March 29, 2013, Satake concluded a contract with their bid being successful.

The installation work began i n M a r c h 2 014 , a n d t h e opening ceremony was held on September 7, 2014. Ms. F ar a L u w i a ( Pre sid e nt of LPI), Mr. Suswono (Minister of Agriculture), Mr. Saifullah ( Vice Govenor of J awa Timur), Mr. Shindo (Minister of J a p a ne se E m b a s s y ’s i n Indonesia) and Mr. Kihar a (Senior Managing Director o f S a t a ke) a t t e n d e d t h e ceremony.

This plant utilises Satake’s

state-of-the-art machinery, from drying and storage to husking, milling and packing, making it possible to control quality and operations from receiving wet paddy to delivering milled rice products.

This palnt is expected to produce high quality rice with consistency and efficiency.

Satake intends to promote this plant as the flagship rice mill in Indonesia, to develop the market and accelerate improving rice quality.

dependent upon its location on the sweep. This results in the pushers applying uniform pressure to the sweep, reducing the wear on the inside pushers.

These pushers , combined with the 16” diameter auger, industrial grade gearbox and an adjustable, rubber-tipped scraper behind the auger, result in capacities ranging from 8000-10,000 bph. Adjustable front auger shields prevent overfeeding the auger.

The Sukup Zero- Entr y Commercial Sweep is built to take the weight of the grain in large commercial bins. A heavy-duty frame and sleeved auger ends provide optimal

strength. Foam-filled tires are maintenance free and withstand the pressure from deep grain depths. Heavy-duty 3” hanger bearings support the auger and will last through years of use.

Industrial grade wear track protects aeration tunnels.

Sukup Manufacturing Co. is a family-owned grain storage, drying, and handling equipment m a n u f a c t u re r l o c a t e d i n Sheffield, Iowa, USA. Sukup has been engineering solutions to protect and preserve the world’s grain supply since 1963.

The Sukup product line includes on-farm and commercial grain bins, por t able and tower dryers, centrifugal and axial fans and heaters, stirring machines, bin unloading equipment and bin floors and supports. Sukup also manufactures a line of material handling equipment that includes bucket elevators, drag conveyors and chain loop conveyors, as well as a line of steel buildings. Sukup products are sold throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as in over 50 foreign countries.

Sukup Addresses Grain Bin Safety Zero-Entry Commercial Sweep

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ukup Manufacturing Co. holds the safet y of customers as a top priority. Keeping operators and workers out of grain bins is key to keeping them safe. To that end, Sukup Manufacturing Co. has developed the 16” ZeroEntry Commercial Sweep for 60’-156’ diameter bins.

The Zero-Entry Commercial Sweep is designed to withstand the demands of commercial grain storage, while being operated and powered entirely from outside the bin. The heavy-duty, zero-entry rotating contact provides power to the sweep, so there is no need to enter the bin with a drop cord. All motors on the Sukup commercial sweep, including pusher motors, are explosionproof for increased safety.

The Sukup commercial sweep can be operated in automatic

or manual mode. In automatic mode, the controller senses the auger load and advances the sweep without overloading the auger motor, preventing spinning of the pusher tires.

The pushers’ start and stop points are programmed using a laptop, allowing the auger to run efficiently based upon the specific conditions in the bin. In manual mode, the auger and pushers are continually moving forward or are all off.

Whichever mode the sweep is operating in, the sweep is a zero-entry system.

Variable gear ratios on the industrial grade pushers allow the pusher speed to be set

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Top nutritionists discuss efficient feed production and optimal customer service in Copenhagen

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n September 17th and 18th, nutritionists from the U K and Scandinavia met in Copenhagen at a seminar hosted by Belgiumbased feed software specialist Adifo. Trends, developments and best practices in the feed industry were presented and discussed.

Visitors expanded their knowledge by attending several presentations focusing on best practices and business cases in feed formulation, quality control and logistics. Among the different presenters were Jason Bulcock (NWF, UK), Per Krogedal (EWOS, Norway), Bert Van Gils (Nutreco, the Netherlands), Kim Guldager (Microsoft , Denmark) and several Adifo product managers. All of them shared their views on important topics

in the world of feed production and what they are currently focusing on.

N u t r e c o ’s M a n a g e r o f Nutritional Technology, Bert Van Gils, talked extensively about the critical components t o N u t r e c o ’s c u s t o m e r servicing. In his view quality management and feed

formulation are essential components for modern feed production companies who want to provide an optimal customer service. Van Gils presented NutriOpt, Nutreco’s integrated package of services and tools, powered by Adifo software, to optimise animal nutrition through precise realtime analysis, modelling and calculation.

J a son B ulco c k , M a n a ging Accountant at NWF-one of England’s leading agricultural

companies shared his ideas on the strategic importance of working with sector-specialists.

NWF recently implemented a new ERP solution based on Microsoft Dynamics AX. The project was completed successfully by working together with Adifo, a company relying on 40 years of experience and know-how in the feed industry.

Milas ® -AX was implemented within the set time frame and has since then improved access to management information at NWF, bringing administration to a higher dimension and providing NWF with a reliable solution that’s future-proof. Valerina De Lille, Operations Manager ERP at Adifo further explained how continuous investments led to this innovative ERP solution tailored for the feed sector.

Other important tips on how feed companies can increase ef f icie nc y were give n by EWOS’s Chief Nutritionist, Per Krogedal. He found that the company benef itted a lot by centralising their feed formulation approach. In order to provide the same high quality aqua feed all around the world it is essential that the different plants always rely on the most up-to-date information. By using BESTMIX ® sof t ware installed centrally in Norway and by accessing the application directly from all different plants around the world, EWOS now runs a reliable and efficient production process.

Important takeaways that have the potential to reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and boost profit, combined with a Belgian beer tasting and dinner to celebrate Adifo’s 40th anniversary made for satisfied guests and a successful seminar on efficient feed production and optimal customer service.

Get a short video impression of the seminar: http://www.adifo. be/en/news-and-events www.adifo.com www.feedformulation.com

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COMPANY UPDATES

Turkish based grain storage and handling equipment manufacturer Mysilo have signed a contract with Global Industries Incorporated with regards to the production of Neco Mixed Flow Dryers in Mysilo’s facility with Neco Production license and technology. The main benefit of this agreement will be that production costs will be minmised due to the advantage of being able to use Mysilo’s existing location and production capabilities.

Mysilo will have the right to distribute the dryers anywhere in the world except in the USA. Due to this new agreement, Mysilo are expecting to have a high market share especially in Europe, Middle East and CIS countries by 2015.

Nutreco has acquired two animal nutrition companies in Brazil. This expansion is in line with its strategy to expand into growth geographies. Fatec Indústria de Nutrição e Saúde Animal Ltda is a Brazilian supplier and producer of premixes and animal health products for broilers, layers, swine and dairy cows. BRNova Sistemas Nutriconais S.A. is a Brazilian supplier of premixes and feed specialties, mainly for poultry and swine.

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Key principles in GMP+ FSA and some regulatory frameworks

by Dik Wolters, Project Manager of GMP+ International, Rijswijk, The Netherlands A GMP+ certificate demonstrates a high level of feed safety assurance. To achieve this level, a company must implement and operate systems and procedures to guarantee that feed safety standards, conditions and requirements are met. This article explains the main elements of the GMP+ standards and their link with feed legislation.

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he GMP+ FSA standards are based on EU legislation. GMP+ standards cover all feed safety requirements, laid down in the EU legislation, as much as possible. Important EU feed safety legislation, integrated in the GMP+ standards, is: • Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, giving a general framework and requirements for – among others – food safety; • EU Regulation 183/2005 on feed hygiene. This regulation requires most feed businesses involved in producing, marketing or using feed to be registered or approved. Feed businesses in this context include manufacturers selling by-products of food production into the feed chain, livestock farmers and arable farms growing crops for feed use. The regulation applies at all points in the supply and use of feed, and requires feed businesses to

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comply with standards in respect of facilities, storage, personnel and recordkeeping; • Regulation 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition; • Directive 2002/32 on undesirable substances in animal feed; • Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption.

• Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies Important safety requirements, laid down in these EU feed legislation concerns HACCP, traceability and recall, prerequisites, forbidden products, monitoring of fats and oils, the use of animal protein in feed, safety limits for contaminants and medicines, and the requirements to source from GMP+ registered companies only. The above-mentioned topics have been recorded in various EU regulations and EU directives, and these have subsequently been included in GMP+ standards.

This makes life a little bit easier for a company, applying a GMP+ feed safety standard and located in the EU. By applying a GMP+ feed safety standard, there is also a high level of compliance with the EU feed safety legislation.

A GMP+ certificate and governmental inspections

Authorities in the various member states increasingly tend to consider the GMP+ certificate, when inspecting a feed company. In various countries this has led to less intensive inspections.

If necessary, GMP+ International is willing to provide a competent authority with information about the content of the GMP+ standards and the certification. This can help a competent authority to better assess whether a GMP+ certificate may lead to fewer inspections.

GMP+ standards outside Europe

GMP+ standards are also aimed to be applicable globally.

Fortunately, many countries and regions in the world are closely monitoring EU legislation and adopt important elements into their own legislation. Also in regions like South America, China, Southeast Asia and the US, there are requirements in respect of traceability, risk assessment (HACCP), etc.

A feed company outside of Europe has the same benefits: by applying a GMP+ standard, the legislation is complied with to a great degree.

In conclusion; a few notes

Although the greatest possible care is observed in including the relevant feed safety legislation in the standards, the abundance of legislation makes it impossible to cover all legislation to detail.

Therefore, each GMP+ standard states that in the end a company bears its own responsibility to comply with national/EU feed safety legislation. To that end, the company must have a procedure implemented. This requirement is in line with the principle of the EU feed legislation: the entrepreneur being the responsible party.

In various EU member states, there are countless interpretations of certain EU legislation. This is all the more reason to make the feed company responsible in the GMP+ standards, for meeting national feed safety legislation. The rule in that is that national legislation prevails over GMP+ regulations.

If, in national legislation, a certain requirement does not exist (for instance a safety limit for a contaminant) but it does exist in the GMP+ standard, a feed company, applying for GMP+ certification, may not exclude this requirement with reference to the national legislation. In order to obtain a GMP+ certificate, it will still have to meet this requirement, regardless of the fact that it doesn’t exist in national legislation. This ensures that a GMP+ certificate provides the same guarantee regarding feed safety, anywhere in the world.

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cottish food science company R-Biopharm Rhône has thrown its weight behind a new initiative by the Institute of Food Science and Technology which will help young people in the UK to take the first step towards a future in the food industry.

The Glasgow-based company is joining well-known household names in the food business such as Jamie Oliver, Waitrose and Warburtons as a supporter of FoodSt ar t , which allows employers to post work experience placements for which students can apply.

The programme, which is up and running this month, is being driven by the Institute of Food Science and Technology, the leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe.

FoodSt ar t will be an easily accessible portal (www.foodstart. org.uk), which will allow foodbased employers to post all types of placements, including 14 to 18 -year-old secondary school placements, graduate placements, internships and even holiday jobs. The new site has been made possible by financial contributions from supporters such as R-Biopharm Rhône, one of Scotland's most successful scientific exporters and a major supplier of kits for food testing.

The company was thrown into the forefront of the food safety debate when it was called on to provide stringent analysis in the horsemeat scandal of 2012. It is now involved in helping test for the authenticity of fish products.

Simon Bevis, Managing Director of R- Biopharm Rhône, said: "The food industry provides worthwhile and fulfilling careers for millions of people in the UK and it is of the utmost importance that we continue to attract youngsters who are keen and willing to learn.

"Placements are an excellent way of introducing young people to the complex and fascinating processes in the food industry and R-Biopharm Rhône is very pleased to be able to give the FoodStart programme its full support."

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by Tom Blacker, directory coordinator

IGP Institute Hosts Pet Food Workshop and Extrusion Processing Course

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hirty-three participants from five countries attended the one-day IGP-KSU Special Pet Food Workshop on August 4, 2014, at the IGP Institute Conference Centre in Manhattan, Kan. The participant group included individuals from nearly every spectrum of the pet food industry.

As well as the print edition we are very excited about the all new IMD website at www.internationalmilling. com The website has a new look and feel, but the big difference comes from the totally overhauled way that you find products, services and company information, with our simple search tools. For the first time we have included an all new geographical search facility, allowing you to find local suppliers nearby, or to search companies by country.

We have also upgraded the company information available to include trade marks and patents, company location maps, and the events that you can meet a company at in 2015.

We have made big improvements for our advertisers and listed companies, with a new system that allows companies to create and manage thier own listings on the site, including more information than ever before.

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The Extrusion Processing: Technology and Commercialisation course included presentations from

several experts in industry and academia, hands-on experience with the pilot-scale extruders in the KSU pilot-scale extrusion lab, a strategic business planning session, and a field trip to Wenger Manufacturing. The trip to Wenger Manufacturing in Sabetha, Kan., permitted the group to experience a full demonstration of the extrusion process for textured soy products firsthand as well as see the extrusion equipment up close.

Course instructor and extrusion process engineer Sajid Alavi recognises the significance of interacting with and building relationships with industry professionals.

“Participants come from around the world to learn the technology, but also for the opportunity to interact with our speakers and each other,” Alavi says.

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Evonik publishes new customer magazine on feed mill topics

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ith its new customer magazine, Evonik Industries is intensifying the dialog with the animal feed sector on topics relating to the handling of amino acids in the feed mill production process. “ In addition to the feed ingredients and the formulation concepts, the processes in the feed mill are key to determining the quality and the costs of the animal feed,” says Detlef Bunzel, head of Supply Chain and Handling Solutions in the Animal Nutrition Business Line at Evonik.

The magazine called AMINOTec ® is intended to

establish a bridge between the scientific world of animal nutrition and the production sector and also highlight optimization potential.

The first edition looks, for example, at the handling and correct dosing of amino acids in the feed mill. More than 500 animal feed manufacturers wo r l d w i d e u s e E vo n i k 's AMINOSys® dosing system. The technical basis of the system and its newest developments are explained in AMINOTec ® .

The magazine also looks at the core processes of animal feed production: mixing and pelleting. How does mix quality affect the animal performance?

Which production factors

influence pellet quality and, as a result, the cost of animal production?

How can the fill level of silos for amino acids and other dry bulk ingredients be measured in the feed mill?

These practical issues are the subject of discussion in the first edition of AMINOTec ® .

The magazine is available in six languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, and Chinese) and is to be published two or three times each year.

Evonik is the only company that manufactures and sells all four essential amino acids for modern animal nutrition: MetAMINO® (DL-methionine), Biolys® (L-lysine), ThreAMINO® (L-threonine) and TrypAMINO® (L-tryptophan).

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The filler frame is a patented TWINCENTREPOST™ design that maximises strength, reduces cost and improves accessibility to bag hooks.

It is equipped with an integral metal detector/separator that detects metal in the free-fall stream of material entering the filler, and then ejects it through a chute that discharges into a removable drum at the rear of the unit.

The filler also incorporates: fill head height adjustment to accept all popular bag sizes; an inflatable cuff forming a high-integrity seal to the bag inlet spout; a blower to remove bag creases prior to filling; load cells for filling by weight; a vent port for dust-free air displacement during filling; pneumatically retractable bag hooks; and an automated vibratory deaeration/densification system to maximise capacity and stabilise the bag for storage and shipment.

The first bulk bag filler to receive USDA acceptance, it is constructed of 316 stainless steel, finished to sanitary standards and configured with full-length forklifting tubes allowing it to be moved throughout the plant.

It can be integrated with optional conveyor feed systems including Flexicon ® flexible screw conveyors, FLEXI-DISC ® tubular cable conveyors and PNEUMATI-CON ® dilute-phase pneumatic conveying systems, as well as existing plant conveyors or overhead storage vessels.

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services and products in more than 100 countries. In this way, Evonik plays an important role in the profitability of its customers and, at the same time, contributes to healthy, environmentally friendly, and sustainable animal nutrition. aminotec@evonik.com

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and presses "start," weigh-filling functions are automatic; the controller runs the conveyor (or rotary valve) at high feed rate, actuates the vibratory deaeration/ densification system, steps down the conveyor (or rotary valve) to trickle feed rate immediately prior to stopping it once the accurate fill weight is gained, and then releases the bag straps. The filled bag is then removed by forklift and the operator is clear to connect the next bulk bag.

The company also manufactures rear post bulk bag fillers and patented fillers that pivot the fill head for floor-level bag connections, as well as bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bag dump stations, drum/box/ container tippers, weigh batching systems and engineered plant-wide bulk handling systems with automated controls. www.flexicon.co.uk

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Milling Journals of the past at the Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson Mills Archive Trust, Reading, UK

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he Miller - is probably the oldest milling magazine that comes to mind when researchers are seeking out mill-related articles from the past. As the advertisement shows it was published in two forms, the Technical Issue that came out the first Monday of every month and the Market Issue published every Monday evening. The first issue came out in 1875, published at their premises in London in

the well-known Mark Lane are, where most of the millwrighting furnishers were established.

Each issue contains many articles on individual mills, millers, machinery, trade fairs, and it is especially known for the wonderful adverts. The engravings of mills and machinery as well as layouts of mills are also excellent.

There is an index at the start of each

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issue with a section near the front that lists wind and watermills for sale, and adverts for mills wanting millers, stone dressers and roller men. Also in every issue are grain and flour trade reviews, corn trade details from around the world, and much more.

The section on questions sent in is also very interesting and varies enormously, from millers asking ‘how do I get the best from my millstones for grinding barley?’ to asking for help with water rights. The subsequent issues publish the replies, often over several weeks with various people contributing.

machinery. These include machines made

by Henry Simon, ER and F Turner, Joseph Armfield, Thomas Robinson, Whitmore & Binyon and Brian Corcoran, as well as many more that perhaps are not so familiar, such as Tattersalls, Hopkinson’s of Retford, and Lund and Hind of Preston, Lancashire.

Millstone makers, such as Hughes of Dover Street, RG Hanley, Sutcliffes, and Davies & Sneade, advertise in every issue.

There are several articles on the Successful Country Mill: those watermills that converted, either in part or wholly, to roller flour milling in the 1890s. There are write ups of many British and Irish roller flour mills giving the history of the owners and mill, the set-up of each floor and details

Each issue contains information on traditional mills, but after 1900 it tended to concentrate on roller flour milling.

Nevertheless, there were still quite a lot of articles and letters referring to millstone dressing and related items of stone milling in these later issues. There are illustrated articles on many of the firms who were manufacturing milling machinery, and many specific advertisements for roller flour mill

of motive power along with exterior and interior engravings.

As the journal was really a weekly newspaper, it was printed on news print quality paper, so it is fast turning brown and starting in some cases to crumble. We need to get these magazines digitised before it is too late!

To find out more contact me on mills@millsarchive.org

Exosect partners with industry and researchers to control beetle pests in pulse crops

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xosect, a leading provider of enabling technologies today announced that it is a member of a new collaborative research programme, which aims to combat beetle and weevil pests that damage pulse crops.

The project is partially funded by Innovate UK and the BBSRC with additional support from industry partners PGRO, Rothamsted Research, Oecos and BASF plc.

L aunched recently by the P G RO, t he fo cu s of t he project is to develop a Lure & Kill system using Exosect’s electrostatic micro-powder technolog y to enable the targeted delivery of a range of active ingredients including be e t le s pe ci f ic at t r ac t ive odours (semio - chemicals), reduced quantities of currently registered insecticides and

spores of entomopathogenic fungi, to the crop pests.

Following discussions with growers over recent years, it has become apparent that current control using spray applications have become less effective” says Becky Ward, Principal Technical Officer at PGRO, “We believe this is either due to increasing pest pressure, or possibly decreased efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides” E xo s e c t ’s C E O, M a r t i n Brown, comments, “This exciting research project with PGRO and industry partners enables Exosect to leverage the

knowledge gained from seven years of successfully developing the Entostat platform to deliver fungal spores to control insects in stored commodities, coupled with the company’s experience in Lure & Kill systems”.

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The Ingredients for a great milling technology school

by Eloisa Martino, Ocrim

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crim Milling Technology school is considered one of the most important sectors among Ocrim projects and activities. The courses are attended by millers, mechanics, engineers and laboratory analysts coming from all over the world, in order to gain the right training and experience in the milling field.

Thanks to Ocrim’s experience and to the high quality of the theoretical and practical courses organised, The Milling Technology School has gained a very high level of prestige and now it is known all over the world.

The strict quality standards imposed by Ocrim are the motor, which drives any project. Ocrim's actions stem from this principal, because they believe that training is key, to improve and deliver knowledge and expertise.

The teaching staff are comprised of project managers, chemists, technologists, chief millers and chief erectors with great capacity and experience. The courses can be in Italian or foreign languages according to the language required. The training program also includes visits to plants installed by Ocrim.

The courses foresee specific subjects on cereals and its study so as to identify the best possible solutions inside the feed and milling industries and they are continuously updated considering the new technologies and the new market demands.

The subjects are various and range from the simple maintenance of a machine to the solution of more difficult questions related to the sustainability and resource management inside the milling complex, ranging from sanitation, personnel and food safety and the traceability of products.

Inside Ocrim Milling Technology School there is also a pilot mill of 24 T/D, very useful for the students practise combined with complete theory training. There is also a well-equipped laboratory where students can practise.

Beside the aforementioned courses described, our school foresees special courses and, among these, one is dedicated to customer requirements, considering what the customer wants to learn and/or to go deep into a specific issue. We prepare a "tailor-made" course for each single customer.

Ocrim also organises courses set in the plant of the customer, above all after the installation and testing of the milling plant, according to customer’s requirements and needs.

In 2012 Ocrim signed an agreement with IAOM in order to organise courses with the support of teachers and technicians, coming from the US headquarter of IAOM, held in Ocrim School of Milling Technology. The merger of IAOM and Ocrim competence has elevated the standard of the courses, because when different and good experiences meet together something great happens.

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Hazardmon.com

Revolutionising Site Monitoring and Maintenance

by Konstantin Anissimov, Electronics Sales Engineer 4B Braime Elevator Components

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t is well known that transporting dry dusty materials can create explosive atmospheres. Four conditions have to exist in order for the explosive state to occur. First of all, there needs to be high concentration of dust, then there must be oxygen and there should also be an ignition source. If all of these appear in a confined space – an explosion will happen. The most common ignition sources have long been identified as over-heated bearings, misaligned belt, slipping belt and misaligned pulleys.

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The industry is saturated with various sensors and controllers that monitor those conditions and stop the machines automatically to prevent explosions. These systems (including a variety of systems from 4B) work really well, but there is one big problem with all of them. All these systems rely on the on-site personnel not to modify the system in order to run in bypass mode. With the ever-growing demands on the performance and efficiency of terminals and processing facilities, it is understandable that a shift manager may make a decision under pressure to keep a leg in operation even after an alarm has been detected. One can appreciate that there still are a number of ways to cheat the safety system and carry on running regardless of the dangers imposed to equipment and personnel.

4B Components have identified this problem and created a solution that will revolutionise the industry by introducing a greater level of transparency and record keeping. Hazardmon.com is a secure cloud based industrial monitoring solution that allows any registered user to login and see all their facilities in real-time from anywhere in

the world. This product offers seamless integration with 4B’s communication BUS system – the T500 Elite “Hotbus” (please go to http:// www.go4b.com/usa/products/ for more information).

Hazardmon.com Platform Features • The website is designed to be modern, simple and user friendly.

A new videos section will be appearing on the website very soon, which will have short videos demonstrating how flexible the product is and giving examples of how to use some of the more advanced or hidden features.

• Secure and encrypted login and data transfer of industrial strength – 256bit SSL. This ensures website security and data safety.

• No on-site server or PLC needed. No upkeep and upgrade costs. No hardware to replace or backup. The F500 unit sends data directly to our server in the cloud.

• All the data is stored in the cloud and backed up in multiple locations making the data extremely secure. The end user does not need to worry about backing up the data off-site. In the event of an explosion, because the data is stored off-site it will not be lost, and it would be possible to analyse the data and use it as evidence in determining the cause of explosion.

• The webserver is constantly being updated and the user experience improved. Additionally more and more products from 4B are being supported. With this product you get the peace of mind that your facility will always be at the leading edge of technology!

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Live Sensor View

It is possible to view multiple sites from one system dashboard page. This is very unique as the normal procedure is to login to each site’s VPN and then view each SCADA/PLC system one by one. The latter is very timely, requires long and complicated setup and is not user-friendly. Hazardmon also indicates all active alarms from all the facilities in one place as soon as you log in. The manager can see if any problems exist on any of his sites in seconds!

All the sensor data can be viewed in real-time in any browser. The website is completely dynamic and the sensor status and value are updated automatically without the need to refresh the webpage. The website was designed to dynamically resize as the screen resolution changes and it is optimised for Tablet and Mobile Phone platforms.

Historical Data Analysis

All data can be viewed as graphs. A unique drag–and-drop feature of the graphing page allows for a quick display of graphs for the sensors that you are interested in and compares the values side-byside. A range of time windows can be selected, ranging from 1h to 30 days. Charts are interactive and show point values and sensor statuses on mouse-over as well as supporting zooming and scrolling.

All alarms are stored in a separate alarm log. Using the website filtering options it is very easy to generate a report and save it as an excel spreadsheet. All the alarms are grouped into different alarm types, like “Alarm Detected”, “Alarm Cleared”, “Device Power Up”, etc. All this allows information to be extracted in a few clicks, in a report that takes seconds to generate.

An advanced analytics tool allows reports to be generated that summarise the safety and efficiency of the factory. Currently it is possible to see which sensors caused most of the alarms, which hours of the day had most alarms and a pie chart that shows the distribution of alarm types. The start and end dates of the report can easily be altered and the report re-generated. It can then be saved to the user’s PC in a single click.

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Automated Maintenance and Testing Functionality

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Report Generation Tool

A very flexible notification system allows any user to receive email It is important to periodically check that the electronics monitornotifications when sensors go in to and out of alarms; when the ing system will in fact detect an alarm when a dangerous condition internet connection between the “Hotbus” system and the server is occurs. The current standard in the industry is for the technicians to lost or when an alarm has not been cleared for a number of minutes. walk around the site and test sensors. A paper report is then generIt is possible to receive emails only when an alarm has not been clear ated and in some cases this report is converted to an excel spreadfor a specified number of minutes or if more than a specified number sheet or similar. There is still absolutely no guarantee that the techniof alarms were detected on a particular site in the last hour. cian actually performed any of the testing. HazardMon’s automated Corporate Banner (190x132mm)(outlines)_Layout 1 23/12/2013 08:54 Page 1

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sensor test tool function on the website (we call it “Maintenance”) is unprecedented and novel. It ensures test procedures are carried out, logged and reports automatically generated, facilitating sensor testing for technicians and giving confidence to site managers. This feature provides documented evidence that each sensor has been tested to ensure it is working correctly and is capable of generating an alarm when needed. The user needs to go to the maintenance tab of the website and click on a sensor that needs to be tested. The website then temporarily stops the alarm notifications for this sensor, so that no nuisance alarm notifications are sent out. The user then has 5 minutes to cause and alarm and 5 minutes to clear the alarm. The whole process is fully automated and a report can be generated at the end of the process in just a couple of clicks.

As more and more facilities have an electronic system installed to monitor the site’s safety the main cause of problems, which is the human factor and lack of transparency still exists. The Hazardmon. com combined with the 4B Hotbus monitoring system will allow the senior management, engineering management and technicians – all to have real time access to the data, which dramatically increases

Figure 6 - Hazardmon.com Alarm Log Unfiltered Figure 9 - Hazardmon.com Maintenance Feature

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transparency and therefore the management can be certain that the company policies are fully adhered to and that their facility is safe.

Hazardmon.com was launched at the GEAPS Exchange/ Expo in Louisville KY, USA, in February 2013 where it was also a featured product in the GEAPS what’s new program. There was much excitement from industry leaders and plant managers.

They could see how this new product would give them “eyes on” their plant 24/7 and help make their plants to be safer and more reliable. Since the exchange a number of US and EU grain handling companies have installed HazardMon and many more are planning on using it.

The best way to try out this novel product is to go to www.hazardmon.com and register for a free demo account. All you will need to do is type in your full name, company name and email address.

You will immediately get an account activation email with a link that you will need to follow in order to set a password for your account.

This is completely free. The demo account gives access to all the features of a full account. If you feel that Hazardmon.com is a system for your facility, then pleases contact your 4B representative and we will be happy to set up a webinar and explain the system benefits and advantages in further detail.

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Rotary batch mixers

by Steve Knauth, Marketing Manager, Munson Machinery Co Inc

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DM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of vitamin and trace mineral pre-mixes, ingredients and food additives used in manufacturing pet food products. In addition, about 10 percent of the company’s output is mixes for bovine and swine feed.

“We run about 1100 pre-mixes from 400 different powdered ingredients largely for pet food producers,” notes Alliance Nutrition Location Manager Kyle Taylor.

The ingredient list is vast-zinc sulphate, zinc oxide, manganese, L-pheronine, riboflavin, lysine, assorted vitamins and minerals, and a host of other nutritional compounds to name a few.

“The mixers we use to produce our blends are critical to the success of our business,” adds Mr. Taylor.

Three of the company's mixers are Munson Rotary Batch machines that are over 30 years old and run 24/7.

Versatile Mixers Prevent Separation

“The rotary batch mixers have lasted a long time, process high volumes, and are very reliable,” says Mr. Taylor. “Their motors are a lot smaller than the ones in our paddle mixers, so they are very energy-efficient.

They also clean up quicker because they discharge completely with little or no product heel. This is important because of the many fast changeovers for different customers we need to make each day,” says Mr. Taylor.

Once a unit discharges, workers stop the machine, lock the drum and physically get inside to sweep out residues. “It’s pretty much a dry process. Sometimes we use limestone, but no cleansers,” he adds.

Mr Taylor says he prepares each batch to keep the particle size and bulk density of his raw materials as uniform as possible to get the best mix for each product run. But sometimes this is not possible.

Notwithstanding, even if particle sizes are significantly different and densities are as disparate as nine to 38.8 kg/cubic feet, the rotary batch mixers produce uniform blends.

“The units are versatile. In the past we used them to do batches of peas and carrots with virtually no separation, and when we switched them over to pet food powders

we got the same even results without having to make any engineering changes.”

The 700 THS-110 model is the smallest of the plant's three rotary batch mixers with 3.1 cu m capacity. The other two are rated at 5.1 cu m. The 700 THS-110 and 700 TS-180 machines can mix 2727 kg per batch, while the 700 THC-180 can mix 5454 kg because of its more powerful motor and gearbox.

Considering their longevity, maintenance has been light. The machines are extremely robust, and do not have a lot of moving parts. Because of their solid steel frames, alignment is precise. When parts do wear out, they are still readily available.

“We’ve replaced the main sprockets, chains, rollers and drive motors twice in the last 25 years,” notes Mr Taylor, “and we replace the seals about once a year on average.”

Unlike the company's agitated mixers, the rotary batch mixers do not heat the material, preventing delicate and expensive additives, such as vitamins with time-release coatings, from breaking down.

Individual product campaigns or runs on the rotary batch mixers average between 0.9 and 2.7 tonnes, but can go as high as 27 tonnes for bulk loads, which are packed into pneumatic trucks, or hopper bottoms as they’re also called, that customers provide.

Smaller batches are packed either in 454 kg to 1000 kg bulk bags or standard bags in the 9-27 kg range. The company has three bagging lines and four bulk bag lines.

At an average six minutes per batch, ADM completes about 60 batches per day for an average weekly output of 843 tonnes.

Quality Approaches Food Grade

Powder flow at the ADM facility is largely gravity fed over four floors, and assisted by “drags,” the name for paddles hooked to U-shaped conveyor chains. At the top level, workers feed the special ingredient handadds into the mixers. One floor below are the mixers, along with 17 bulk bins for 12 different bulk ingredients that automatically batch into the three units. Surge bins, which are rectangular steel holding tanks sized to accommodate one entire load from the mixers, are located on the second floor. These in turn feed the bulk loaders, bulk bags, and bag lines on the ground floor.

Metal detectors, which use either ceramic or rare earth magnets, are in place at strategic locations. “If material coming in has gone through a grinding process for instance, calcium carbonate which starts as large rocks-we want to be sure we can catch a loose bolt, broken blade, or other item from equipment failure, which is rare, but nothing we want to take chances with,” explains Mr Taylor.

Mixer studies are commonplace at ADM. Their purpose is to evaluate homogeneity of batches to ensure that each customer gets the same quality of product time after time.

Small samples of the batch are taken from various areas of the mixer (around 15 typically), and the number of particles of each ingredient is counted. The number of counted particles in each sample is compared to the average (mean) of the batch recipe. A lower coefficient of variation (CV) number is preferred indicating the samples are close to the desired theoretical perfectly homogenous blend, and variation is small throughout the batch. That is, homogeneity is consistent throughout the batch. Typically, any CV below 5 is considered a high quality blend.

For example, in two typical studies of the rotary batch mixers at ADM, the CV numbers came out below 5 – 4.01, 4.18, 4.30, 1.49 – indicating high batch quality and homogeneity.

"Assays are an important part of the quality control program we’ve developed together with our customers over the years,” explains Mr. Taylor.

While the ADM plant is considered “feed-grade,” high-tech quality and other controls are moving it toward food-grade.

“Companies involved in companion animal feed are going toward that way of doing things,” he says.

The rotary batch machines at ADM have been mixing heavy volumes for decades, and will likely continue for decades to come.

“Sooner or later, like everything else, they will be up for replacement,” admits Mr. Taylor, “but considering how robust and well designed they are, an overhaul if and when needed could make them last another 20 years.” www.munsonmachinery.com

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Grain testing Testing for GMO and Mycotoxins

by Katharina Wieser , Division Marketing Officer, Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH

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rains are a group of foods that includes maize, oats, barley, wheat, rye, sorghum and others. As widely reported, grain products are divided into two categories: refined and whole grain.

The earlier is achieved by food manufacturers through milling, whereby the germ, bran and the endosperm are removed. The latter is just the whole grain itself. Grain milling is the milling of flour and rice; the malting of grain (primarily barley); and the mixing of prepared flour mixes and dough.

Maize, rice and wheat constituted 87 percent of all grain production worldwide and 43 percent of food calories in 2003.

Testing on GMO’s

Agriculturally important plants are often genetically modified by the insertion of DNA material from outside the organism into the plant's DNA sequence, allowing the plant to express novel traits that normally would not appear in nature, such as herbicide or insect resistance. Seeds harvested from GMO plants will also contain these modifications.

The current GMO production basically relates to four crops: soybeans, corn, cotton, and oilseed rape. According to ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications“) 12 percent of cultivated crops were genetically modified (79 percent soy, 70 percent cotton, 32 percent corn, 24 percent oilseed rape) last year.

Thus following this trend, the international

genetically modified crop cultivation volume will further increase in the next years.

The demand for testing for GMO comes on the one hand to proof the absence of GMO in products labeled GMO-free and on the other hand in testing for identity preservation and collecting royalties for GMO products.

Romer Labs® offers a qualitative, semiquantitative and quantitative approach for grain customers to test single seeds or bulk grains for genetic modified organism. Most registered corn and soy GMO traits can now be tested to classify GMO content levels in these bulk grains.

Testing on Mycotoxins

In addition, grain millers constantly face the challenge of contamination by mycotoxins due to the omnipresence of fungi.

Mycotoxins can appear in the food chain as a result of fungal infections in crops, either through direct human consumption or through being used as livestock feed.

To ensure food and feed safety, several countries established regulatory limits for mycotoxin contamination in crops.

Consequently, food and feed producers need to test for mycotoxins in their products.

There are some crucial requirements when it comes to mycotoxin testing. When testing for mycotoxins you are working in a challenging environment where not only time is critical, but also space and sometimes also access to testing equipment is limited.

To guarantee the safety of your agricultural products you need a mycotoxin testing method that is easy-to-use and avoids difficult or time-consuming extraction or sample preparations. The optimal testing method should deliver highly accurate results that can be quantified rapidly, while avoiding difficult or time-consuming sample preparation and procedure steps. Current state-of-the-art technology is split into two major groups: Reference Testing and Rapid Testing.

Reference Testing is largely done with HPLC-UV (or -FLD) and LC-MS/MS systems. These are highly accurate but time consuming analysis methods. Romer Labs® offers a variety of clean up columns and liquid calibrants. For LC-MS/MS systems, which are state of the art technology, Romer Labs® offers 13C isotope labeled calibrants. When applied as internal standards, these calibrants ensure accurate and precise reference results.

The younger group, Rapid Testing, is gaining more and more importance and due to its fast results and the ability for being used as on-site screening tools it is part of daily routine analysis.

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Rapid tests are quick and easy to perform test kits that can produce qualitative as well as quantitative test results. Expensive equipment is usually not needed and tests can be used on fields or in laboratories. Typical rapid test systems on the market range from immunochemical tests, e.g. ELISA like the AgraQuant® ELISA and lateral flow device tests like the AgraStrip® lateral flow device tests, to chemical tests such as the fluorometric tests for aflatoxins.

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testing, the water-based AgraStrip® WATEX test kit line once more confirms the innovative approach of Romer Labs®: The innovative and unique all-in-one extraction enables food, feed and grain producers to test for both, Aflatoxins and Zearalenone, without using organic solvents, such as methanol, which are expensive, flammable, and must be disposed as hazardous waste. Testing out of the same sample extract significantly speeds up the workflow and simplifies the ease-of-use. With new dis-

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solvable and pre-weighed extraction buffer bags no time-consuming or difficult buffer preparations steps are needed. No filtration or centrifugation step is needed due to innovative extraction equipment with WhirlPak® Bags, disposing of an integrated filter membrane in each test kit. These attributes make the use of additional extract clarification obsolete.

• Solvent-free – Water-based extraction of mycotoxins out of representative commodity samples using distilled

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water, eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals from the sample extraction • Fast time-to-result of 8 minutes (including extraction, sample preparation and strip development): New dissolvable, pre-weighed extraction buffer bags simplify and significantly speed up the workflow • No filtration or centrifugation step needed - All test kits include innovative extraction equipment making the use of additional extract clarification obsolete Over the next months, the new AgraStrip® WATEX test kit line will be further expanded to cover regulated mycotoxins.

AgraVision™ Reader

The AgraVision™ reader is Romer Lab's® handheld lateral flow device reader used for the quantification of AgraStrip® Mycotoxin and GMO products. It measures the intensity of the test line on the AgraStrip® and can read up to two mycotoxin strips or four GMO strips simultaneously. Test results can easily be stored for hard copy documentation with the optional AgraVision™ printer strip.

Romer Labs Mycotoxin Solutions:

Romer Labs® provides the broadest range of mycotoxin testing solutions that allows customers to cover the whole production process. In addition to rapid methods including on-site Lateral Flow Devices and laboratory based ELISAs, Romer Labs® offers its customers reference testing methods and the required equipment, ranging from cleanup columns, reference material including 13C labeled internal standards to a huge portfolio of Analytical Service analysis.

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Analytical service

Thirty years of experience has built confidence and competence in the Romer Labs® analytical testing service as a partner for accurate and reliable results.

The service operates on a global scale with laboratories in Austria, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Romer Labs UK Ltd based in Runcorn, Cheshire was established in 2010 to offer a more specialised food testing service to food & feed manufacturers in the local market.

Our analytical expertise and in-depth knowledge is recognised in the testing for Food Allergens, GMOs, Species, Mycotoxins and Contaminants in all types of food, feed and beverages, including potentially problematic samples such as chocolate and processed ingredients. Food Allergen analysis is a key capability and builds upon our expertise as Romer Labs® Competence Centre for allergen method development.

Also in UK we have dedicated facilities for ELISA and PCR analysis and utilise stateof-the art instrumentation including Q-PCR for GMO analysis, ensuring the highest confidence in the accuracy of results.

The Analytical Laboratory is ISO 17025:2005 accredited through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Overall, comprehensive analytical services for mycotoxins, allergens, GMOs, veterinary drug residues and other contaminants that are of key relevance in food and feed safety are available. These services are on offer for a variety of sample matrices, including grains, feed samples, food samples and many others.

Reliable and accurate results are established through ISO9001 certification and ISO17025 accreditation, as well as other reference lab certifications and participation in official proficiency testing programs.

State-of-the-art equipment allows our highly trained and motivated analysts to use the latest methods and technologies to perform analysis with the highest level of accuracy and minimal turn-around time.

Romer Labs also advocates the importance of sampling, via our Romer Labs Sampling Guide and Romer Labs grinding mills prior to laboratory analysis. The RAS® Mill for instance has been specifically developed for products that are difficult to grind due to high moisture and/or high oil content.

Among these products are cottonseed, tree nuts etc. A one kg sample of corn can be ground and subsampled in one minute.

We offer validation and cross-check services in our in-house accredited laboratories to complement this analysis.

About Romer Labs:

Romer Labs, founded in Washington, MO, in 1982, is a leading provider in diagnostic solutions for food and feed safety. It develops, manufactures and markets rapid test kits for food allergens, food pathogens, mycotoxins, veterinary drug residues and other food contaminants. The company also operates four accredited full-service laboratories on three continents. Romer Labs has facilities in Austria, Brazil, China, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK and the USA. For more than 30 years, Romer Labs has been a trusted partner for the food and feed industry worldwide. The fundamental objective of Romer Labs is to provide scientifically sound, high-quality products and services to "Making the World’s Food Safer®".

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Katharina Wieser Division Marketing Officer Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln, Austria Tel: +43 2272 615 33 10 Email: katharina.wieser@romerlabs.com Web: www.romerlabs.com

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ith over a century of experience in the design, quality and installation of grain storage systems, Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems Limited is a leading UK manufacturer in complete storage and processing equipment for the agricultural and industrial markets.

Bentall Rowlands offer a wide range of galvanised steel silos and hoppers, water tanks, catwalks and platforms, material handling equipment, cleaning and grading and weighing and drying systems that are assembled worldwide.

The Company’s engineering and technical expertise combined with continued focus on customer satisfaction places them in a strong position to capitalise on the expanding market in storage systems. With the capabilities to design, manufacture, supply and install storage systems from an extensive range of products, Bentall Rowlands provide comprehensive end-to-end solutions, which can be designed to any specific clients’ requirement.

The company have designed and installed silos worldwide, including the UK, Kenya, Thailand, Germany, Holland, France, Ukraine, Malawi, New Zealand and many more.

Kevin Groom, Technical Director says, “Our storage systems are individually designed for all clients. Each project has a bespoke design that is sure to match, if not exceed client expectations. We are extremely proud of the projects that we have undertaken in many challenging areas, proving that whatever the specification, we are sure to provide the most suitable design necessary.”

Outloading from their range of silos occurs in a variety of ways: With flat bottom silos, the great debate rolls on; tunnel unloading systems versus discharger. Both systems have their own benefits and merits.

With a tunnel system the main benefit is using gravity to discharge product from the silo to angle of repose. Gravity always works well and uses no power to do so. When designing this kind of system it is important to consider the discharge rate when sizing the opening in the base. Grain will only run at a given rate and if you do not have enough open area you will not be able to reach the required handling rate. Secondly, with a tunnel system the sweep auger can be supplied with the motor and drive assembly under the unit. This

allows the operator to access the motor and drive should there be any issues. The wiring of these units is also made easier as the cable trays can run down the side of the tunnel and spurs taken off to each sweep motor.

One of the disadvantages of using a tunnel system is the cost of the civil works. The tunnels tend to be very large to allow for good access and this will require a great deal of extra concrete and

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ground works. Other issues with this system relate to site conditions namely the water table. If the tunnel is very deep in the ground it can easily be below the water table.

The discharger system uses a screw conveyor which can either be cast into the concrete, placed in a small trench or installed below a full floor. This system can greatly help reduce the cost of the civil works versus a tunnel system.

The dischargers tend to come with a main inlet that is placed on the centre point of the silo. Bentall Rowlands design their dischargers so that the centre hopper comes with a flanged opening to match the base plate of the sweep.

With this system the motor on the sweep auger is inside the silo, which can complicate the wiring of the motors. To overcome this issue Bentall Rowlands run a conduit down the side of the discharger which is angled downwards, slopping towards the outside of the silo.

Depending on the FFL of the silo base it may mean that the reclaim conveyor will have to be placed in a trench. While this trench may not have to be as large as a tunnel system it is generally open to the elements. Good water drainage and housekeeping is very important if this option is chosen. 1 27/11/2014 14:25 BENTAILS ADD 90 X 132.pdf

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There are many different types of sweep augers on the market, from light, farm type units to the heavy industrial types mentioned.

When sizing the sweep it is important to have the handling rate of the sweep auger lower than the handling rate of the reclaim conveyor. The sweep auger handling rate tends to change as the flow of the grain is not constant.

The silo base or discharger should be equipped with a number of intermediate outlets. (The number of outlets will depend on the diameter of the silo.) With either a discharger or tunnel system it is important to not operate the sweep auger until the grain has reached the angle of repose. Once this has been reached the intermediate outlets are opened in turn, from the centre outwards until a valley has opened up the in the grain. The parked position of the sweep should be just behind these intermediate outlets as this reduces the start-up load on the unit. The main motor drives the screw section of the sweep and also the end drive wheel or drum. The drive wheel/ drum then pushes the sweep into the grain and the screw section carries the grain to the centre of the silo where it is discharged.

Side draw systems are also a good method of discharging the grain in silos. This can be used as either a load out point, to load vehicles or they can be use with a discharger system.

When outloading to vehicles this kind of system will typically give a clearance of 4 meters with the outlet about 3 meters from the sidewall. They are a simple duct system fitted to the sidewall with a chain wheel operated rack and pinion gate which can be operated from ground level. Inside the silo a baffle system is added to the sidewall sheets above the duct. The main issue with these systems is that by side discharging from the silo you create an unequal pressure within the silo. Therefore it is important that the silo is engineered to withstand this change in pressure.

Hopper bottom silos discharge purely using gravity and require no powered means to discharge the grain. This makes them the perfect for high turnover rates, whether this is for load out systems or pre-store silos. The most common unit comes with a 45 degree cone when storing free flowing material. For materials which may not flow as well, such as pellets, a 60 degree cone can be used.

For very poor flowing materials, such as meal, a smoothwall design can be used. The size of the outlet in the cone will also depend on the flow type of the material and also the discharge capacity required. The gate clearance will also change in accordance with the application. Pre-store silos may be feeding to a single or double conveyor system.

The gate clearance of an out load silo tends to be around 4.5 meters and allows vehicles to be positioned directly under the silo for simple and effective outloading. www.bentallrowlands.com

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Storage projects Symaga completes 128,000 m³ project in Kyritz, Germany amongst others in 2014

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n spite of the ongoing situation in Russia and Ukraine, one of Symaga’s main markets, Symaga are pleased to report that they are looking to be in a positive position as we draw towards the end of 2014. Furthermore, the company’s strong worldwide presence will contribute to overcoming the situation in the aforementioned countries.

Symaga has expanded widely and have finalised important projects around the world. One of the last projects was erected in Kyritz, Germany. Symaga supplied 6 silos at more than 32 metres in diameter, and 3 silos at more than 18 metres in diameter.

This project, in total, has a capacity of more than 128,000 m³. It is a feed mill installation, located in the north of the country, providing an excellent service in the region.

Currently, Symaga expects an exponential growth in Middle East, Africa, and South East Asia.

Requests for higher quality worldwide are further helping Symaga in its expansion. A year ago, Symaga, driven by the aim of always offering the highest standards on the market, standardised the galvanization at 600 gr/m2, being highest among the silo suppliers.

This year, Symaga was also the first silo supplier to obtain a certificate for metallic structures, compulsory from September this year in all EU countries.

Symaga have also successfully completed another project in Turkey this year. The job has been carried out with 5S MAKINE LTD., This company has recently carried out some very high profile projects.

One project is based in Izmir, consisting of 6 silos at more than 27 meters diameter, and 3 at more than 8.40 meters diameter.

The installation has a capacity of 100,000 m³, included in soya oil extraction sector.

Moreover, Symaga is increasing its presence, focusing in some North African countries, but more prominently in Libya. In Tripoli, there is an existing installation, which has been erected this year, consisting of 6 silos. The total capacity of the installation is around 40,000 m³. The installation is fully dedicated to Flour milling.

In Benghazi, Symaga made a strong effort to consolidate their projects, totaling in 12 silos. Here, installations are dedicated to different sectors, but mainly flour mill and feed mill installations.

Lastly, Symaga carried out huge projects in Tobrouk, with a total of 16 silos at more than 22 metres in diameter. The total storage capacity is more than 100,000 m³.

In striving for excellence, building relationships and customer care has seen Symaga consistently improve its installations. The company constructed a new building exclusively dedicated to the Livestock division. With this new building, Symaga are now able to implement new machinery and expand the work capacity.

Located in the heart of La Mancha, Symaga have recently expanded the factory. In doing so, a new annex to main building was added comprising of rest areas and meeting rooms. This has provided a better working environment and in turn, the ability to focus on customer care.

Symaga prides itself on being an innovative company. Besides getting Z600 as standard and becoming the first silo supplier to become CE certified, Symaga is still going over and above in its efforts. The company is constantly at the forefront of research that looks to improve quality. Symaga also invests in R&D, developing new accessories, or improving previous ones. These new products will be available soon.

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Westeel deal augurs well Auger maker buys city grain-bin maker. Westeel president Andre Granger says he is excited about the growth potential

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onsolidation in the manufacturing of grain-handling equipment in Winnipeg has created what one analyst called a "big North American storage and grain-handling juggernaut."

Ag Growth International (AGI) has purchased Winnipeg grain-bin manufacturer Westeel for $221 million. Westeel is the dominant grain-bin manufacturer in Western Canada -- controlling as much as 50 percent of the market.

AGI controls about 50 percent of the grain-auger market in the U.S. corn belt through a number of different branded manufacturers throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Midwest.

"What goes hand-in-hand with grain augers? - Storage bins," said the Bay Street equity analyst who spoke on the condition his name was not used. "Ag Growth has just gone from 10 per cent share to a 60 per cent share in the storage-bin market (in Western Canada).

This is just a wonderful deal for Ag Growth. There is a lot they can do with this deal."

In a prepared statement, Gary Anderson, president and chief executive officer of AGI, said, "AGI's vision is to become the global market leader in grain handling, storage and conditioning solutions.

(This) acquisition will add an iconic Canadian brand of grain storage to AGI's already impressive stable of leading manufacturers of grain-handling and conditioning equipment." AGI's brands include Westfield, Hi Roller, Tramco and Batco.

Westeel had been owned by Toronto-based Vicwest Inc. and was one of two operating divisions. Vicwest has been acquired by the Kingspan Group out of Ireland, which will retain the other division, Vicwest Building Products.

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AndrĂŠ Granger, Westeel's president, said his company is excited about the potential to go forward as one of the AGI group of companies.

"We have the largest market share by far in the storage-bin business and AGI is the clear leader in grain augers. This is an opportunity for us to work together and develop that market in a combined offering," Granger said.

"The other obvious synergy is that we both sell internationally.

By combining the two businesses, we will have the opportunity to compete more strongly with the large competitors out of the U.S." Westeel has about 260 employees in Winnipeg and about 600 in total, including at three plants in Saskatchewan and Alberta and a small one in Italy.

Granger said it was too early to tell exactly how the integration will play out, but he said: "For the most part, my expectation is that this will be a great opportunity for our employees to continue to be part of a very focused ag company and continue to grow."

The Vicwest sale requires shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.

AGI will finance the acquisition partially with a bought-deal share and debt offering worth about $90 million.

The remainder of the purchase price of the transaction will be funded by AGI through expanded credit facilities.

The deal was announced earlier this week just prior to the release of AGI's third-quarter results, which was the fifth consecutive record quarter for AGI in terms of both trade sales and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation).

With the addition of Westeel's $180 million in annual revenue, it will add about 44 percent to the $400 million of annual revenue AGI generated in the past 12 months.

It will also significantly add to AGI's bottom line. Last year, Westeel produced about $20 million in EBITDA. In the first nine months of this year, AGI produced $65.2 million in EBITDA.

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Changing Perspectives: GFMT visits the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Grain Market Outlook Conference

by Olivia Holden and Roger Gilbert

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n Tuesday 14th October, the annual HGCA Grain Market Outlook conference brought together leading industry figures to address the world’s global grain market. Peter Kendall (Chairman, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) led the opening address, remarking that, ‘changing perspectives’ was a fitting title for the analysis that was to take place.

Kendal stated that the Agriculture and Horticulture development board remains committed to helping global supply chain businesses and local farmers alike. Notably, ‘there are changes we all face with supply and demand, weather events, and particularly again this year when we look at geo-politics’ he said.

Also formally unveiled by Kendall as part of his opening address and elaborated upon by Jack Watts (lead analyst, cereals and oilseeds AHDB/HGCA) was the new AHDB ‘Grain Market Daily’ report, the latest addition to the AHDB market intelligence offering, which ensures the very best information in a fast format.

“A lot of global eggs in a very small basket”

These are interesting times regarding the global grain market outlook. The world is currently in its second consecutive year of global grain surpluses. Coupled with this the weather has been kind, ‘it’s been a brilliant year for farming. It just hasn’t been a great year for farmers’ kendall added. Overall, 720 million tonnes of wheat is forecast to be produced globally in 2014/15. However, this is equivalent to the growth in demand that has been steadily creeping in due to the westernisation of diets in China and India.

Maize currently accounts for two thirds of the world’s feed grain supplies with production accelerating. At present, global maize production is set at a staggering 980 billion and the forecast outlined in the opening address was that it is predicted to reach the one billion tonne mark.

The global grain markets are of course influenced therefore by what happens with maize and what happens in the UK market. 70

percent of maize exports are currently in the hands of three countries; the US, Brazil and Ukraine. This means that we are ‘looking at a situation where a lot of global eggs are in a very small basket’ said Kendal. This he warned could have serious repercussions, a chink of light might be around the corner, but also, the poor weather could also have a big impact.

Grain Market Outlook-Quality versus quantity

Jack Watts, lead analyst, Cereals and Oilseeds, HGCA provided an overview of the global grains perspective commencing with the global situation, the EU situation and the UK situation, moving on to narrow down as to how the UK is interfacing with the rest of the world.

At present, we are experiencing a second consecutive surplus, stabilising the grain stocks after the extremes of 2012/13 when weather and disease issues caused a global shortage. ‘Volatility really does matter’ he said; we are facing a massive opportunity for UK farmers that can be managed by sophisticated tools and controls over our supply chains’.

With regards to the production of coarse grains and wheat, the market knows the demand is growing and we are looking at the second consecutive surplus of global grains. Latest FAO data suggests there is over a 20 percent grains to stock use ratio on coarse grains. This is the highest level it has been in at least ten years giving a huge amount of confidence to the stock market.

However, Watts quickly pointed out that we are only ever one weather event away from the drawing down of grain stocks.

World grain production forecasts predict that there is likely to be a strong performance by Northern Hemisphere exporters.

However, the situation is not rosy everywhere as outlined by Watts, import regions such as North Africa and the Middle East should remain as the key targets for exporters. Soon the focus will return to the Southern Hemisphere where the weather is going to be hugely important.

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"The market no longer has to be concerned about spot supply of feed grains, however, the market remains more than aware that as market countries grow - we are only ever one weather event away from not being able to meet global demand" Jack watts, Lead Analyst, AHDB/HGCA

The growing dominance of maize – One billion tonnes by 2016?

The prospects for wheat and maize production around the world are currently changing; according to the USDA we could be looking at a record level of maize production of one billion tonnes by 2016.

In recent years, 2010, 2011, 2012, we became very used to maize being a ball driver in the market, however, disappointing US maize yields really tensed up the supply of feed grains around the world.

The dominant maize exporters, the US, Argentina, Brazil and Ukraine count for about 80 percent of global maize exports. If we compare that to the wheat market, the top four exporters only count for 63 percent of the market thus concentrating the risk in fewer parts of the market.

The focus remains on the US as a key player and a dominant force in supply of this feed grain to the world market. In light of the

US maize demand, there has been a recovery in exports to absorb extra production as ethanol plateaus.

China is one area we currently need to be aware of; currently China’s policy towards maize is changing explained Watts. In terms of soybean where there is no room to be self sufficient, China is generally very happy to interact with the world market. On the other hand, when it comes to wheat and rice, where there is a huge desire to be self-sufficient, China dips in and out of the market as and when required. China is however becoming more and more accommodating of the fact they will have to interact with the global grain market. We saw a lot of this last year after China had imported over three and a half million tonnes a yield of maize, at this point in time it stands at only 73,000 tonnes. In all, China is very good in the feed grain market and has a huge amount of influence, but it is not consistent and it very much depends on what the need is.

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(Left to Right) Dr Julian McGill, Senior Economist at LMC International, Sergey Feofilov, Director General of UkrAgroConsult, Dr Patrícia Luís-Manso, Agriculture Research Director for Platts and Jack Watts -Lead Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds) AHDB/HGCA

The global wheat situation

Although it is not possible to generalise about the wheat situation this year, the headline figure suggests that the world is looking at record wheat production met by growing demand. Although we are starting to see demand creep in and levels build up, this is still giving us a surplus and a fairly stable stocks to use ratio at the headline level. It is ‘quality not quantity that is the issue’ said Watts. Looking at Canada in particular, the issue will be one of logistics. ‘Canada is our latest, almost case study example of challenging logistics around the world’ said Watts.

The global grain trade is set to increase by 20 percent, however, demand growth is currently dislocated from production growth.

Logistics are required to deliver and move such grain. Over time, logistics, both port logistics and internal logistics are going to be an incredibly important factor of delivering price signals to the farm.

India and China are set to take a back seat this year. Farmers there will experience different price signals to the rest of the world.

Indian wheat is set to become more of a ‘political’ beast, as opposed to a ‘market’ beast due to minimum support prices and the National Food Security Act.

Global Wheat importers and exporters

The focus tends to always be placed on where Egypt have imported from, however, as Watts stated, the import market is incredibly diverse and Egypt only represents a very small part of that market. China remain in the top ten, yet, as outlined above and In Watt’s analysis, self-sufficiency does remain to be the number one objective. We should expect to hear more about Iran over course of the next year. Due to the changing political situation going on in

John Tipples (Chairman, HGCA) stepped down after seven years as HGCA chairman. With a farming background, having attended the annual HGCA Grain Market Outlook conference for over a decade he stated that he hoped the conference ‘played some small part in helping farming businesses with the challenges faced in the global market place’. ‘The grain industry is one that works well together, it is a vibrant industry and although this year is going to be tough facing lower prices, the outlook has to be positive when growing feed for an increasing population’

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that part of the world it is becoming more acceptable to western importers.

On the export side of things, since 2007 there has been a growing global obsession when the world nearly ran out of wheat. There is a keen interest to understand, ‘where are all the stocks?’ remarked Watts. The US remains an area of intense interest; the world loves US wheat stocks described by Watts as ‘essentially the comfort blanket for the world’. If there is ever an issue we are generally assured by the fact that we can buy US wheat, we know what it is and that we can get it exported.

It is forecasted that there might be a rise in export stocks in the US however we cannot have a certain level of confidence about this at the present time. The rest of the season must progress forwards first. Eyes are focussed upon Australia and El Nino weather impacts.

It was a dry September and as a result, Australian wheat crop is not going to fall in half. The possible flip side to El Nino could potentially mean a break in the long running drought for key US states who are producers of Soft Red Winter, Hard Red Winter and Hard Red Spring. Wetness back in these US states could spike up production.

Global Barley Perspectives

There is a contrast In terms of supply and demand for barley.

Production has been lower and the stocks to use ratio is actually looking quite tight. The UK produced 7 million tonnes of barley for the second consecutive year. We have not done so since 1996/1997.

Placing barley in its global context means that Australia is more important to the barley market than the wheat market; however, there is a reluctance of Australian farmers to come forward before they commit. In Canada, barley has been the biggest loser. It was typically a powerhouse In terms of production and exports. This is now coming to an end. There is now a niche developing in the global market with regards to barley that someone could exploit.

Overall, it is likely that increasingly competitive crops, such as oilseeds and maize, could be marginalising the barley crop. Policy could also be an influencing factor. Wheat export policies pushed Argentine farmers toward barley from wheat. Now, the ‘clampdown’ on the barley area and disappointing results for Argentine farmers are reversing the trend. China is prioritising wheat and maize production over barley. Chinese feed barley imports are being supported by artificially high maize prices, making barley a cheaper alternative feed grain.

The European Grain Market

Europe has experienced a wet summer, however, this has produced a ‘double whammy’. Firstly, from a yield point of view France and Germany, benefitting from the summer moisture have been able to boost crop yields. However, in turn, this has caused issues for French wheat quality. Although 20 million tonnes was produced,

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only seven and a half million tonnes of wheat produced in France was grade one French wheat, about a third of what we normally see produced. There is 17 million tonnes of grade three wheat in the market place up from 4 or 5 million tonnes previously.

Therefore, there has been a real shift in European wheat quality.

There is usually always an assumption that French wheat is at an exportable standard and this year is really challenging that. Therefore how much wheat crop has been downgraded to feed is an issue, although, what can be defined as feed wheat and milling wheat is a ‘constantly moving grey area’ remarked Watts. The issue for the EU market is not one of quantity, but one of quality. Have strong yields come at the expense of quality? Furthermore, Non-EU exports are likely to be higher priority for EU exporters this season.

The UK situation

Watts confirmed that In terms of the UK situation, if there would ever be a story in years to come regarding the grain market for 2014 it will be how UK wheat production has moved from one extreme to the other. There has been a huge surge in production. 2014 has seen the largest upswing in UK wheat production we have ever seen year on year. This will set the challenge and gauntlet for what the market has to achieve over the remainder of this marketing season. With regards to barley, this year there are higher opening stocks, with a very big surplus to deal with. This will be the biggest supply and demand

balance to deal with in modern times in a post-intervention era. The UK also remains competitive on the world stage when it comes to barley exports.

Key messages for the year ahead

Overall, there has been another big surplus this year. ‘The market no longer has to be concerned about spot supply of feed grains’ said Watts. However, the market remains more than aware that as market countries grow ‘we are only ever one weather event away from not being able to meet global demand’.

However, the market will only be able to respond as and when that weather event happens. ‘It is not possible to speculate’ said Watts, the only way forward is to utilise effective risk management.

On the whole, Watt’s analysis demonstrated that the wheat market has become a complex picture, however it is impossible to generalise when it comes to forecasts.

The success ahead in 2014/2015 has already been determined, effective price management in conjunction with this is what’s needed.

Also lying ahead of us is the issue of un-marketed grain and how we are going to price it, ‘information is the key and coupled with this, timely info’ confirmed Watts.

Ukraine-It’s Importance and influence

Sergey Feofilov (Director General, UKrAgroConsult) spoke about ‘the importance and influence of Ukraine in global grain markets’. With Ukraine being one of the major key exporters, the world is currently awaiting to see what the political developments will mean for the grain market outlook in 2015. Ukraine is currently the third biggest exporter of corn in the world, the sixth biggest exporter of wheat, the fifth biggest exporter of barley (in 2008-2010 Ukraine was the world’s number one) and is currently the number one biggest exporter of sunflower oil.

However, the key challenges for Ukraine are currently climate warming (the climate can be very unpredictable), political risks, low global development rates, intensified competition and the adequacy of export logistics. Ukraine is located ideally for exports and the climate and soil are almost idea for farming. In 2013, approximately 6 million tonnes per hectare was produced, in comparison to almost ten million tonnes per hectare produced by the US, and just less than eight million tonnes per hectare in Argentina. The grain outlook for 2014/15 for MIXING exports is set at approximately 33, 430 thousand tonnes, up on 31, 920 thousand tonnes in 2013/14. The main export regions in 2013/14 by destination saw 46 percent of the total 19.5 million tonnes going to the EU, 14 percent to Egypt, and 11 percent to Korea. Other destinations w w w. a a r s e n . c o m included Japan, Iran, Israel, Tunisia, and China.

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178 years in the sack making business family business Peter Marsh & Sons has been serving the industry since 1837

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eter Marsh & Sons Ltd has been trading since 1837 and will be entering its 178th year of business in 2015.

The company is still owned by the Marsh Family, with Simon Marsh being Chairman, and his son Peter being Chief Executive since 2001. This family lead and professional management approach has allowed the company to survive and prosper with the business model standing the test of time and proving to be successful.

Given the current difficult market conditions with ever decreasing margins the company has continued to be proactive and invest in the future in terms of machinery, personnel and, of course, systems to help the efficient and effective running of their business. Investment in people has involved detailed training appraisals of all staff to strengthen basic skills. The company is proud of its minimal turnover of employees and is a family company in every sense. The average length of service for a workforce of approximately sixty-five is more than 15 years, with many brothers, sisters, cousins and other relatives working together.

Peter Marsh & Sons Ltd is certified to OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO14001.

This means they have a fully integrated Health & Safety, Environmental & Quality Assurance System. As suppliers of paper sacks into the flour, feed and human food markets this is another important step into

maintaining their position as one of the leading packaging manufacturers in the U.K. With these certifications and the BRC IoP global standard for food packaging and other packaging materials, this means the company has a fully integrated management system. Thus the quality of the sacks and manufacturing systems are closely monitored. This also allows for the most energy efficient means of

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requirement. The flatness of the sacks will consequently improve throughput at the mills that, in turn, can utilise their packing lines to the optimum. Again this is an area that the company has developed in tandem with their customers and is a symptom of its general business policy. Regular communication with customers has helped to increase efficiencies, thereby keeping costs down on both sides.

The installation of a Block Bottom and Pasted Valve machine has moved the company into new markets while cementing its position within its current sectors. New PLC computer control systems and digital glue control has increased both flexibility and quality. Line speed monitors and integrated interfaces have enabled efficiencies to be improved and monitored in real time. The recent appointment of a new Group Production Manager will ensure continued advancements and the implementation of lean management practices. Further investments include a new case maker in the corrugated factory which can now produce die cut shelf ready packaging and a new pallet wrapping unit to ensure all pallets are dispatched in premium condition.

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mote the very nature of their product, paper, in a modern day society where environmental issues are paramount. This has involved talks with Councils and Composting Representatives to look at paper as a real alternative to other forms of packaging.

Further various high level discussions have been held with Feed Companies to assess the real possibility of transferring from plastic packaging to paper. Paper is naturally purchased from renewable sources that comply with either PEF (Pan European Forests) or FSC (Forest Standard Council) protocols.

With oil being a finite resource and the escalation of its price, this is now a real dilemma and an area that can no longer be ignored. Paper is now highly competitive and of course environmentally friendly.

This year has seen the implementation of the new FIR labelling regulations and all packaging potentially destined for sale to the general public will have to be amended to detail all ingredients. Within the flour industry this has meant that the statutory additives added under the Bread and Flour regulations now have to be declared on sacks as well as any allergen information. This will affect all pre-pack SOS bags destined for retail sale

but also larger 10 kg 16 kg and 25 kg sacks that may end up in a cash and carry, farm shop or any outlet visited by the public.

The implementation date for these regulations is December 13th 2014 and all products packed after this date should be in packaging that complies with the new regulations. This has meant that nearly all the flour sacks produced by Peter Marsh have had to be amended and new artwork signed off by their customers, new printing plates or inserts produced and all pre print stock converted. This will of course reduce the flexibility of some packaging for the flour millers with different declarations needed for Plain White, Treated Flours, Brown, Wholemeal and Self Raising Flours; Flours will have to be packed in the right bags. Most flour packed in the UK is destined for commercial use and not for resale and as such the generic catchall type of sack will still have its place. But consideration should be given to the ultimate end use for a bag of flour. Do you know what your customer is doing with the flour you sell him?

Clearly, these are exciting times for Peter Marsh and Sons Limited, who look forward to the next 178 years!

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The St. John’s Newfoundland plant of Canada Bread Atlantic, (one of Canada’s largest producers of bread and other flour-based products) processes more than 30,500 tonnes of flour annually, requiring an efficient, low-maintenance system to sift the flour upstream of

by Henry Alamzad, President, Kason Corporation

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Overcoming sifting capacity limitations

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o meet increased demand for bread in Newfoundland due to population growth, the plant needed to overcome a bottleneck in flour screening, which was limited to 3,100 kg/h of capacity (the equivalent of 2.5 bulk bags) using two existing gyratory box screeners. To boost output the plant installed two pressurised Centri-Sifter™ centrifugal sifters from Kason Corporation, which can process 4,500 kg/h, a 43% increase.

Wilfred Verge, maintenance manager at the site, says, “Since the system is fully enclosed from bulk bag un-loader, hopper and rotary valve, to sifter to silo, it prevents contamination of the product and plant environment while increasing capacity," adding, "The old box screeners were vented through a breather sock that allowed dust to escape."

Improving sifting efficiency A bulk bag unloader discharges the contents of 1275 kg bulk bags into a hopper that has a provision for manual dumping of minor ingredients. The material is metred by rotary valve into a pneumatic conveying line, and is directed through a diverter valve into either of two model MO-PS-SS Centri-Sifter™ centrifugal sifters. One is fitted with a 30 mesh (600 micron) screen for white flour and the other with an 8 mesh (2360 micron) screen for whole wheat and "smart flour," a white whole wheat flour used in Canada Bread’s Smart Bread brand. Multi-grain bread is created from Smart Bread by adding the seeds and grains during mixing.

Flour entering the sifter’s inlet is fed by a screw into a horizontally oriented cylindrical sifting chamber, where rotating helical paddles continuously propel material against the screen, accelerating the passage of on-size particles through screen apertures. The paddles, which never contact the screen, also serve to break up soft agglomerates. Oversize particles are ejected through the downstream end of the screen cylinder, and exit through a discharge port.

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"Labour required for cleaning the screener is cut by roughly 90 percent, owing to its stainless steel construction, and to the twobearing cantilevered shaft design"

Cleaning is faster Labour required for cleaning the screener is cut by roughly 90 percent, owing to its stainless steel construction to USDA, FDA, BISSC, 3-A and other sanitary standards, and to the two-bearing cantilevered shaft design that allows quick removal of internal components.

The externally-mounted bearings are located between the screening chamber and motor drive, eliminating the need for a bearing on the hinged end plate, allowing the retainer plate, screen cylinder and paddle assembly to slide freely from the shaft end

for cleaning, screen changes or inspection. Wide spacing between the bearings, a large diameter shaft and a flexible shaft coupling combine to prevent vibration at high speeds under heavy, imbalanced loads.

“The old gyratory box screeners required about 90 minutes to clean, but the new ones take only 10. We open the end plate, pull out the basket and paddles, blow them off, and replace them,” notes Mr. Verge.

“The sifters can handle more than 4,500 kg/h and will meet our capacity for years to come,” he says.

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Protein, gluten… baking properties

– GlutoPeak®: a groundbreaking, quick method

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armer, miller, baker – they always look for optimum quality when it comes to ‘their’ grains, flour and bread. And furthermore, the very best baking results at the end of the grain chain depend to a large extent on the quality of the raw materials used.

When it comes to choosing these raw materials, a number of factors play a role: the composition and properties of the ingredients, factors relating to processing technology, and, when it comes to the end result, the quality of the flour as a complete network medium.

What can happen if there is a problem in the baking process: • The quality of the bread can vary, resulting in bread that is of insufficient or unsatisfactory quality • Substandard batches, which result in unnecessary production costs etc.

• Inefficient production, which leads to demotivation of staff • Additional costs due to rejected goods, plus increased pressure so as to meet the agreed delivery deadline • And last but not least, unsatisfied customers.

Networks and quality assurance standards

In order to be able to ‘network’, there needs to be professional agreements, so that everyone can communicate with one another in the same language. National and/or international standards play an important role here. For example, in the grain chain, AACC methods, ICC standards and ISO standards apply.

In principle, there is no such thing as good flour or bad flour; it’s more a question of how it is used: in applications that are appropriate or inappropriate. For 90 years now, Brabender® has been pursuing the aim of offering solutions that always find the ‘right’ flour for special applications and requirements. To do so, new, methodical approaches are always required, so as to identify the new criteria and parameters that are required to achieve this ‘quality’, and to be able to standardise them.

Currently, for many types of wheat and blends, we have seen that over the last few harvests, being able to determine the protein and gluten content alone is often not enough to be able to make rheologically valid statements on the baking properties expected.

Speedy, and equally, reliable, assessment criteria are needed, both when the grain is received by the mill, and for the flour specifications agreed between the milling and baking industries. However, in comparison, previous methods of analysis, such as Brabender®’s 3-phase system or the use of alveographs, are time-intensive and require trained laboratory personnel in order to generate reproducible results. With the new GlutoPeak® quick method, Brabender® has closed a loophole when it comes to practical analysis in the supply chain: from grain to flour products to baked goods. ®

GlutoPeak provides rheological fingerprints

In just a few minutes, the GlutoPeak® procedure provides a ‘rheological fingerprint’ of the product – before anyone has to embark on

‘analytical differential diagnostics’, with farinographs, extensographs and amylographs. The laboratory equipment specialists in Duisburg, Germany, have succeeded in developing an innovative method of analysis into a practical product that is ready for production. It came into being as a screening instrument for use in the cultivation of grains. In terms of chemical analysis, it is based on the so-called Hofmeister series, which describes the protein precipitation effects of salts, which result in ions being released into water.

The energy input from the creation of a gluten network during dough-forming is depicted by torque curves, allowing conclusions to be drawn about the quality of the gluten and its specific properties, which are documented by the GlutoPeak® procedure.

It quickly provides information that can also be used for estimating protein ratings, for making rheological statements about the expected baking volume and for qualitative assessment of the grain or flour product being examined, all from a holistic quality perspective.

A quick method for quality navigation

Today’s production of baked goods increasingly requires that flours are optimised for use on specific machines used in large production lines.

Gluten quality is a decisive quality criterion when it comes to assessing baking properties. Not only must this take place as quickly and simply as possible: above all, it must be able to be reliably reproduced for quality management purposes. Brabender®’s patented GlutoPeak® procedure offers a solution that is technically sophisticated and which offers three practical advantages for the laboratory: • An alternative to the rather error-prone ‘hand-rinsing’ method • It is fitted upstream in the laboratory, so as to avoid raw materials that were rheologically unsuitable from the outset undergoing the time-consuming process of being converted to gluten-forming protein blocks • Monitors specifications at interfaces (goods received/goods out).

The GlutoPeak® measures the aggregation behaviour of the gluten and glutenin proteins in a sample, for the purposes of describing their baking properties. First of all, a mixture of flour and water is created. Then, the

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equipment separates the gluten complex, before aggregating it to a characteristic network, which is then broken down by a rotating mechanical measuring paddle that measures the energy inputs. The behaviour over time and torque curves for the physics of the gluten are recorded and graphically displayed as curves by the GlutoPeak® software.

Outlook: economic advantages

When it comes to dependable quality management systems and proper, professional communication across the entire value chain, definable properties are essential. That begins even at the screening stage, when different varieties of grain are assessed, with a view to making recommendations on cultivation to the agricultural industry.

In the milling sector, quick tests such as the GlutoPeak® method provide a prompt way to monitor constant and desired meal and flour properties. Firstly, grain purchasing and batch management can be performed more effectively, on a product-oriented basis.

Secondly, this guaranteed continuity and flour quality that is ideally suited to the product in which it will be used play an effective part in customer loyalty and retention. Of course, this enables you to be able to realise appropriate prices from your trade partners.

What’s more, in large businesses operating in the baking sector, a distinct reduction in production errors and rejects can be achieved.

Rapid, product line-orientated quality management systems, such as the GlutoPeak® and its true to the production process software, bring you economic benefits in your day-to-day production: baked goods whose quality per unit of time and per line is assured deliver not only increased market share, but also increased loyalty among your trading partners.

Interpreting the data using peaks and curves

The time taken to reach the maximum point on the curve, the peak, and its height and subsequent decline all provide essential information on gluten quality and its rheological properties. This information is available in no time at all in a way that can be easily read: • Strong gluten has short rise times with high peaks, • Weak gluten can be recognised by its delayed, flat curve peaks, • Very soft gluten demonstrates very flat curves with very late and low peaks, right up to ‘zero peaks’, as is typical for wheat used in biscuits Different types of flours can be classified according to their various peak times and heights; either on a company-wide or customer-specific basis. The standardisation and correlation software of the GlutoPeak® provides the calculation data that is needed. Specific interpretation of the test results using the data provided by the software enables quality management staff to find solutions based on the company’s own specifications and product requirements – at various stages of the production process.

New method – new device – tried and tested practice

The GlutoPeak enables the testing of various types of numbered flours, as used in Germany, along with wholegrain flour, whole grains, baking mixtures or wheat gluten. There is even a special application for waffle flour. It takes between 60 and 600 seconds to reach the peak of the curve. Not only does everything run quickly, but fully automatically. Only the sample needs to be weighed and inserted manually. The graphical results are available in just a few minutes. With typical flours or baking mixtures, up to ten tests can generally be conducted per hour, and that’s using tiny samples of 3–10 grams.

Field trials over the course of two years have shown conclusive correlation, with high levels of agreement between protein content and baking volumes. Ideally, customer-specific standards will be created to this end, which can then be fed into the software on an individualised basis.

The quality ‘fingerprints’ of the GlutoPeak® provide a standardised quick method, which furthermore simplifies a targeted introduction to further tests using the Brabender® 3-phase system. ®

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INDUSTRY PROFILE Chopin Technologies GFMT TALKS TO SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES LEADING COMPANIES

by Tom Blacker and Darren Parris, Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine

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fter a very successful time at JTIC in Reims, we made our way to Paris to the International Head Quarters of Tripette & Renaud, the location of Chopin Industries. As we made our journey to Chopin we passed the monumental Stade de France, home of French rugby. Little did we know, we would come to discover several qualities shared between that of the French National Team and Chopin Industries.

Chopin's unique selling point is that its products are, wherever possible, constructed from French-made parts. As part of an international team with a majority now of non-French customers spread around the world, Marc Dolige (CEO) encourages a strong ethos

that binds all together in teamwork. This is best summed up for him by the sport of rugby: different roles for all players, playing in the same jersey but with no names, and a positive attitude to winning.

Although Marc willingly admits he is not Philippe Saint-André, the very same ethos of consistent training, education and teamwork hallmarks of the French rugby team are evident throughout Chopin.

As international players in the global market place, Marc has his staff lined up ready to tackle anything. Coupled with a deep-seated emphasis on customer satisfaction, it is no wonder Chopin’s conversions are so high.

The mother company of Chopin is Tripette & Renaud, a family owned company since 1836. Since their inception, their roots were firmly planted in flour milling, producing the wheels for mills. With almost 200 years of experience, having successfully worked through three major wars it is no surprise that Marc, the fourth generation to be involved in the company, is confident that Chopin constantly evolve and with it, move with the times as true innovators.

During the 1980s Tripette & Renaud moved from its central loca-

tion in Paris, to their current Head Office in Villeneuve-la-Garenne.

This has allowed the group to expand on a modern site and enables them to keep all their research and development and Production together. Spending more than 10 percent of its turnover every year on R&D keeps Chopin ahead of its competition with innovation.

The 1990s saw a continued growth in Chopin both at home in France and Internationally due to the combined successes of father and son. Due to the recognised international quality of their products, it was during this period that Chopin’s export markets grew throughout China and USA. This hallmark of French engineering quality is now shared globally.

Marc affirms in conversation, "Most of my time is spent running Chopin. I have been CEO since 2008 and now employ over 110 staff 11 in China and 4 in the USA.” Marc continues, “Our turnover for Chopin was around €13 million in 2013 with a network of over a hundred distributors selling in 115 countries; in 2013 we managed to increase our turnover by 30 percent over the last 5 years. We have gone from being a niche high end quality provider of analysis products for the French domestic market of which we are the market leader, to maintaining our domestic position and growing our exports to the tune of 75 percent of our business.”

Marc explains that all of Chopin’s products are researched and made here in France; he is very passionate about maintaining the quality and high standards that all of Chopin’s global customers have come to expect.

Talking with Marc, we learnt about the development in the Chinese operations. Maintaining the Chopin quality means maintaining Chopin ownership and management throughout.

“The training and management of the team in China must reflect that of the team in Europe. So, the idea was to always open a Chinese subsidiary that would be 100 percent owned and accountable to the Chopin Head Office in France and that it would be managed to the very same high standards of training and customer care. The first subsidiary in China was founded in 2008 and has been in full operation since 2009” As part of the transition of expertise, its first four years were headed up by a General Manager from France and in early 2012 a

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very experienced Chinese General Manager, Jiang Ming Neng was appointed because, as Marc said, "it's better to leave the Chinese to do business with other Chinese themselves and this has proved to be very successful".

With six area sales managers catering for all of Chopin's Chinese customers they are seeing regular growth year on year. Putting themselves in their customer’s shoes is important at Chopin, and they readily accept that one size does not fit all. Their products can be adapted for the specific requirements and needs of Chinese customers therefore completely tailor-making products, whilst maintaining Chopin's high quality standards for the customers.

Likewise, the USA office located near Kansas City in the mid-west is ran by the experienced and well-connected individual of the milling industry Ian Trood. This was only started in late 2013-early 2014. At present, the current team is comprised of four members of staff, but these are still the "early days" according to Marc.

There is no manufacturing at the US site to maintain the high quality. Marc stated that the products themselves have to be of high quality as they are dealing with measuring quality.

Also, as in China, the products are adapted to the necessary standards. When talking about the expected growth in the US market, this is still acknowledged as a large market even during the changes to the landscape such as consolidation of flour and cereal mills. Marc is also often innovative in his thinking stating that Chopin can provide more solutions to more laboratories because of the centralisation of mills.

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At present there are several opportunities on the horizon for Chopin. There remains to be several important reasons for developing innovative solutions, however, critical factors disrupting business are, according to Marc, political and climatic. In the case of Russia, change to these aspects has meant a shortfall in business this year so far compared to 2013. However, there was a poor year in Russia a few years ago due to less-critical factors such as a lower cereals harvest resulting in no exports.

When questioned about Chopin Technologies’ customers inside

and outside of France and how Chopin technologies responded to varying and differing needs Marc stated that that there is a distinct difference between French breads to other types and that French consumers eat a traditional diet that is unique to them. This Marc explained meant that as new kinds of bread came to France, more technology was required. The first export markets were Francophone countries that did eat similar sorts of bread but as time went on, Chinese steamed pork buns or British soft breads'

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ingredients and constituent parts required testing and analysis too.

Different breads require different characteristics in different markets. These complex changes and specific adaptions are also in tandem with requirements to meet various levels of calibration that governments set.

These are the various challenges that Chopin has adapted to, combining different applications for different stages of the industry.

The ‘first generation’ of the industry who breed specific cereals and seeds can utilise Chopin’s technology in order to test samples and gain a range of data that they could not use before.

Likewise, the 'second transformation industry' (which turns milled ingredients into food products) is a section of the market of which Chopin can predict chains and trends for, far in advance. Chopin finds solutions by asking the customer, 'what do you need?' and this inevitably leads to them delivering more solutions in a smarter way to the customer.

When questioned about other challenges, Marc confirms these come from within the industry itself. There are many newer products from Turkish and Chinese manufacturers but they are good competition in Marc's view. They actively make Chopin test and evaluate its position in the market, often striving to assert Chopin as a leading manufacturer over often lower value products. "Where Chopin leads, they follow", Marc adds.

Another added dimension of competition comes from the fact that there is a strongly a strongly competitive field of North American and European analysis machinery on both the cereals and flour markets. These can be strong in certain fields but Marc stressed the extra solutions they provide to customers will mean that Chopin can only move forward and remain competitive in return.

We then moved on to talk about the unique qualities and reasons that buyers should consider Chopin above others in a competitive field of the industry. Chopin invests between 10 to 15 percent of its profits per annum into R&D, extensive databases of results and analysis are provided to customers, Chopin always innovates and evolves its latest products onwards from what it has done before - as Marc put it, "we are never just sticking to what we are currently doing".

Further to the above, on a daily basis Chopin field engineers and managers led by Stephane Cochet are meeting with customers on the ground. This enables Chopin to be close to specific requirements of their valued customers and to support their needs. In individual products, Chopin provides unique all-in-one solutions such as an automated Solvent Retention Capacity that was not previously possible until the 'SRC' machine was launched. It cuts out the risks from human error in the manual process, increases accuracy in results and also speeds up the time to gain the results.

Other reasons are the extra levels of service offered to buyers: full audits and reports can be made about individual mills or laboratories, maintenance of products in the French factory by the engineers

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themselves adds the ability to keep the same sensitivity in the delicate parts to elongate the product's life.

Another interesting topic we touched upon was that of sales in specific countries, focusing specifically upon Japan. Marc said he found it interesting to spend three months of his degree studying in Japan and realised how popular French breads really were. Since the 1960s, French bread has been introduced to the market and is very popular today. So when Chopin has carried out custom in Japan, it has been a smooth fit between the products' applications and the materials.

With regards to India Marc commented, “Chopin are waiting for the right time". Generally, weak infrastructure is holding back the milling industry from truly competing and valuing the role of analysis machinery. Marc's optimism shone through again stating that in time it would work out well.

We moved on to ask about other regions such as the Middle East and North Africa. Marc said that this is a growing region for Chopin.

West, East and South Africa were also growing well too: for example in 2013, Nigeria's turnover for Chopin products was €174,000.

Returning to the matter of R&D, Marc noted that there are currently three people involved in the research areas. They experiment with new technology and bring it into plans and considerations with the development team. Twelve people are in the development team and they develop the products to new or improved applications, based on market needs. However, these are not without boundaries.

One example given was that if an incredible product was developed and then subsequently valued in the market place to cost €200,000, it would not succeed and so would not be viable to pursue.

However, the innovation is not completely shelved and if there can be a transfer of the technology into different applications or recycled to a future product, then this is useful.

After a screening of a short company movie, it was on to a tour of all the facilities and a chance to see staff carrying out engineering, logistics, research and training work all around several floors, labs, rooms and offices of the building. There is no doubt will make a return to Chopin to witness how they have progressed even further.

More Information: Chopin Technologies, 20 avenue Marcelin Berthelot, 92390 Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France Tel: +33 141 475045 Fax: +33 141 210710 Email: info@chopin.fr Web: www.chopin.fr

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rom the local iron foundry founded in 1860 to the global corporation of today Bühler delivers leading technology and solutions for processing grain into safe and healthy finished products. Bühler stands for straightforward and cutting-edge solutions. State-of-the-art process technology, innovative plant engineering and a deep knowledge of the related processes maximize both quality and product yields. But there is even more to it: Bühler know-how also enables customers to create the most cost - and energy-efficient process solutions from stand-alone machines to complete plants.

Success comes with the original product. Quality always pays off. Bühler is setting standards in the grain processing industry for more than 150 years. Whether you grind wheat, corn, rye, oat, buckwheat, soy, or malt grain – our processes and equipment are finely tuned to get the most from your grain. And this kind of process quality quickly pays off. The highest flour yields and best product quality ensure fast return on investment. www.buhlergroup.com

Innovation. One of the key terms in this connection is innovation based on the art of engineering. Without an additional healthy dose of enthusiasm and persistence, the spirit of discovery so typical of Bühler would never have thrived. Time and again, this spirit has enabled the organization to roll out firsts in the global marketplace, for example in the field of roller mill development.

Quality leadership. This attribute is manifested in quantifiable and transparent quality targets which are defined in an open dialog with our customers so that promised performance is achieved and the edge in confidence can be further increased.

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Focus on solutions. Focus on solutions means to center all efforts on our customers’ profitability. This requires an understanding of and a capability to improve their complete value chains and thus to offer our customers an edge in performance over pure equipment manufacturers.

Global reach. Bühler has been a global player for many decades, with a multicultural team and a local presence extending across all the major markets of the world. This edge in availability, whose significance will further increase in the future, pays off in the results it allows to be achieved.

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INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 • INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 Brabender® GmbH & Co. KG is a family-run enterprise, founded in 1923.

Today, the Brabender® group employs about 400 people and has a presence in over 116 countries with 80 distributors.

As a leading supplier for the food and chemical industries worldwide, Brabender® develops, manufactures and distributes instruments and equipment for the testing of material quality and physical properties in all areas of research, development and production.

In the Food area, Brabender® offers a broad range of instruments for sample preparation and quality control, especially for the milling and baking industry. It is famous for its three-phase-system, consisting of three standard instruments worldwide for measuring the product quality of flour and dough – Farinograph®, Extensograph® and Amylograph®.

With its most recent innovation, the Brabender® GlutoPeak®, the company offers a rapid method to measure the aggregation behaviour of the gluten and glutenin proteins in a sample, for the purposes of describing their baking properties.

A crucial part of the company’s philosophy is customer orientation. Brabender® provides its customers with a comprehensive advice and support, e. g. in the field of material testing, optimization of production processes and sample preparation on a laboratory scale. The company‘s headquarters in Duisburg (Germany) also owns a technical applications laboratory in which customers can test the instruments themselves.

For 2015, Brabender® is striving, as always, for an optimum customer satisfaction and looks forward to meeting you at one of its trade fair stands, e. g. at the Anuga FoodTech in Cologne or at the IBA in Munich.

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Always leading to meet customers’ evolving needs - As the world’s leading supplier of aquatic feed and pet food processing systems, Wenger supports customers in new product development, lowering energy costs and expanding viable recipe options. In the last few years, Wenger introduced more than 30 new innovations and was issued numerous patents in response to rapidly changing needs in the industry.

Innovative designs - Available in both single screw and twin screw configurations, Wenger extruders boast capacities up to 22 tons/hour in multiple configurations. Two new innovations - Wenger diverging cone screws and oblique die technologies - make extrusion the superior choice for production of even high capacity micro aquatic feeds. In addition, Wenger designs and manufactures dryers, coating equipment, and ancillary hardware, which can be computerized, integrated and automated for complete process management.

Knowledge, research, training and support - Every Wenger product comes with exceptional personal service.

Customers have access to the 27,000-square-foot Wenger Technical Center and laboratory to test ideas and formulas.

Technical support includes pre- and post-installation engineering assistance, operator training and on-site attention to quality control and operational needs. An extensive replacement parts inventory keeps customer downtime to a minimum.

Operating around the globe - Wenger engineering, manufacturing, research and administrative facilities are based at their headquarters in Sabetha, Kansas, USA, with additional research sites, sales and service locations around the world. In fact, Wenger serves producers of hundreds of different agri-food products in more than 90 countries.

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apco Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA manufactures the most widely accepted line of nonmetallic elevator buckets in the industry. Buckets are available in polyethylene, nylon, polyurethane, ductile iron, aluminum and fabricated steel.

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Measuring Moisture in Grain, Nuts and Pulses Controlling moisture in grain, nuts and pulses throughout different stages of processing can be one of the biggest problems for manufacturers. Many factors affect the moisture level in the raw product and they will have a contributing factor in the amount of moisture that either needs to be added or evaporated during processing. Hydronix sensors successfully measure moisture in all types of grain, whole kernel corn, wheat or maize as well as cut maize and flaked oats.

Benefits • Reduce the amount of energy required for drying • Reduce the amount of wasted materials • Consistent, repeatable end product Correct moisture control during the drying or conditioning of the grain enables a direct cost reduction in terms of energy consumption and an efficient use of raw materials. Knowing the precise moisture content of the material also reduces the likelihood of product waste due to microbial growth.

Microwave moisture measurement provides an easy method for the producer to precisely measure the moisture content of the material and to make real time adjustments to optimise the process. Microwave sensors are not affected by dust and vapour and have proved easy to use, reliable, accurate and cost effective.

Hydronix range of sensors can be positioned in many different locations. The Hydro-Probe XT can be installed inside a bin, underneath the gate, or in the material on a conveyor, and takes measurements as the material flows over the sensors measuring surface. For applications with a high ambient temperature, the Hydro-Probe Orbiter can be mounted above belt conveyors, taking measurements as the grain or other material flows around it. Finally for applications that use a screw conveyor, chute or mixer, the Hydro-Mix is a flush mounted sensor that enables the material to pass across the faceplate without impeding the flow of material.

www.hydronix.com INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 • INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 The expansion of Silos Cordoba is following the strategy of diversification. A lot of new markets are keen to invest in new storage facilities due to the price evolution of different grains.

The increase of the number of high qualified Area Manager at Silos Cordoba is contributing to a new sales increase of around 20% for 2014. The new Area Managers are focused on Central Asia and Southern part of Africa where we identified high potential for the near future.

For these positive sales increase, Silos Cordoba has started building the new factory in Cordoba where the production surface will be doubled up to 10.000 m2. The newest technology like laser cutting will be introduced in order to guarantee the customer the highest product quality.

All these means will surely help Silos Cordoba to strengthen his position in the very competitive market for grain storage. The complete solution, silos and machinery, offered by Silos Cordoba is getting more and more success at the customers in the different countries in the world.

The new R&D department of Silos Cordoba has developed in 2014 new modern machinery to a very competitive price which can be seen on our website.

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Symaga is a Spanish company specializing in the design, manufacture and supply of galvanized steel silos for storing needs, seeds, cereals, malt, oilseeds, grains, pellets, rice, and, in general, for agriculture, agro-industry, biofuels and biomass.

With more than 30 years’ experience and over 15 million m³ of storage installations executed worldwide, our manufacturing capacity is able to meet any project requirement Symaga supplies a wide range of silos, flat up to 25.000 m³, and hopper silos, reaching 12 meters in diameter with 45° hopper and 2,643 m³ capacity, completely galvanized and with double welded compression ring, which is also available with 60° and 66° hopper, depending on models.

We provide Z600 galvanization, ensuring the highest service life of the market. We continue investing in research and development, slowing us to develop new products to reach customer needs, including ventilated cone and fully perforated floor, among others, and becoming the first silo manufacturer company obtaining CE certified.

www.symaga.com INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 • INDUSTRY PROFILES 2014/15 VIGAN, a reliable partner in dry bulk handling Belgium-based VIGAN Engineering SA designs and manufactures handling equipment for dry agribulk cargo: grain pumps, ship unloaders and loaders (pneumatic or mechanical), reaching capacities up to 1,500 tons per hour.

Widely recognised worldwide as an expert in pneumatic bulk handling technology, VIGAN also delivers turnkey projects for port terminals that include conveyors, silos, warehouses and bagging lines.

Since its foundation in 1968, VIGAN has sold more than 1,200 machines all over the world.

Successful 2014 - Basically, the sales pattern has been similar to previous years. The interest in VIGAN technology in ship unloading remains important, with numerous inquiries from existing ports or new facilities. We have also seen a growing demand for ship unloaders with larger capacities.

A reliable solutions provider - For more than four decades, VIGAN has forged its reputation by offering reliable equipment adapted to the customer’s requirements: technical characteristics most suitable to each particular project with valuefor-money machines.

To remain competitive, VIGAN offers a highly professional technical assistance, a strong after-sales service and the guarantee of long-term supply of spare parts from most well-known suppliers.

Moreover, VIGAN maintains permanent technical development, keeping in mind major concerns: the environment, dust suppression, safety, efficiency and reliability.

A bright 2015 - With several long-term projects in the pipeline, VIGAN is confident for next year. The demand for grains remains strong. As grains are a basic staple food in many countries, governments and private companies are both continuing to invest in handling equipment.

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GFMT’s market analyst John Buckley reviews world trading conditions which are impacting the full range of commodities used in food and feed production. His observations will influence your decision-making.

China remains a mildly bullish risk factor in the maize market. Its own crop has turned out about 4.5m smaller than last season’s – its first drop for many years – and below its estimated consumption of 216m (+4m on-year). However, large imports are thought unlikely as China can draw on its own massive reserve stocks (which amounted to about 45% of the world total at the start of this season).

And what import purchases China is making are not from the US market but from ‘non-traditional’ suppliers like Ukraine and Bulgaria

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HE relentless decline in raw material prices was interrupted in the period since our last review, despite the fact that global estimates of maize, wheat and oilseed output have either remained – or even risen above the previously forecast record levels. A number of factors affected ‘sentiment,’ including weather disruption to the later stages of the Russian grain harvest, then extreme cold threatening potential ‘winterkill’ to Russian, Ukrainian and US winter wheat sown for harvest 2015. Along with that was dryness affecting parts of the Australian wheat belt and delaying sowing and development of maize and soyabeans in Brazil. Markets were also underpinned by renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine – not that these have yet prevented either country pouring their grain onto the world market in record quantities. Less than optimum quality issues have also persisted in the wheat market, notably for France, the USA, Russia and Ukraine. However this factor has not had much effect in raising overall wheat costs, especially as some major buyers like Egypt have lowered their import quality specs enough to accommodate suppliers’ shortfalls. As a measure of the relative price restraint in the quality wheat sector, US spring bread wheat for export was actually quoted close to fouryear lows in November (see charts).

There have also been hints of fresh interest being shown in now ‘cheap’ agricultural commodities by the managed funds and other ‘outside’ investors looking to spread their bets wider than the global equity markets. As this issue goes to press, the bellwether Chicago futures markets are recording gains for wheat of about 15.5%, maize almost 14% and soyabeans about 11% from the lows all three commodities reached in late September.

Even so, prices of most grain and feed raw materials are still between 40% and 60% lower than they were during the mid-2012 peaks of the last commodity boom – cheap enough, perhaps, to lead some investors into thinking potential for future profit outweighs the risk in this sector.

Fortunately for consumers, the main deterrent to this outside money coming in to push up prices remains intact: grain and feed supply is growing faster than demand. World wheat production is still forecast at a record 720m tonnes (+5.5m on year), maize output has been raised by a further 3m to 990m tonnes (+1m on year), soyabeans increased by about 800,000 tonnes to 312m (+27m on year). Carryover stocks of all three items into the 2015/16 season will still increase significantly, especially those of maize (+18.5m tonnes) and soyabeans (+23m). Wheat stocks are also seen rising by over 7m tonnes.

These stocks will provide a significant buffer against any potential weather/ crop issues arising in 2015. At the moment, the key concerns are what impact unusually cold weather will have on US and Russian autumn-sown wheat. Russian crops went in late after a dry autumn which was only par tially relieved by the time winter dormancy began to set in. Some crops have not germinated properly or at all and others that didn’t harden off in time or lack adequate snow cover may be burned off by the cold snap. The possibility of the next Russian wheat crop dropping back by up to 10m tonnes, maybe more, is being bandied about

by Russian and overseas observers. Ukraine has sown more wheat this autumn but almost a fifth of that had yet to germinate in late November and some of the

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crops that were up and running were in less than peak condition.

US and European wheat crops could also decline next year on a mix of slightly lower sown areas and/or the odds against the past year’s unusually good EU yields being repeated.

Huge EU wheat crop For the current market, though, the situation remains one of plentiful supplies, not least in Europe itself. As we expected in our last review, EU 2014 grain crop estimates have continued to swell with the counting of later harvests. Wheat output is now seen at about 155.5m, tonnes – 4.5m more than in September. This is an all-time record – over 12m tonnes higher than last year’s and a significant offset to some reductions made recently to Australian, and Kazakhstan harvest estimates.

Even if Australia’s crop falls a couple of million tonnes further from the current (23/24m tonnes) consensus, it will hardly be a failure in the country’s historical context of harvesting 15/22m tonnes. (And the current estimate is still predicted to allow exports to at least reach the past season’s ample 18m tonnes).

Likewise, Canada’s crop might be 10m tonnes lower this year than last but that has really only returned it partway toward its long term average. It’s also offset by much higher starting stocks than last year’s, actually allowing larger than usual exports of 22.5m tonnes for this season, if needed.

With a larger crop (+2m tonnes) and a more liberal government programme this season, Argentina is meanwhile expected to boost its wheat expor ts from just 1.6m tonnes last year to as much as 6m. With Russian exports seen +4m and Ukraine’s +1.5/2m tonnes, the world will have no shortage of wheat supplies into mid-2015 and probably beyond. And against that, global import demand is also seen about 7m tonnes lower this year.

This is the context within which EU grain will be priced in the season ahead. Even looking to the more distant futures positions, prices are not really that expensive versus the average seen in recent years.

Maize stocks head for multi-year high Maize prices, while up in the Oct/Nov period, have been relatively less bullish than wheat, largely due to the greater surplus stock growth expected for this market during 2014/15 season (ending August 31).

The dominant US market has been fixated for most of the recent period on likely changes to estimates of yield and acreage as this year’s later than usual harvest continues to roll in. There is a widespread view that the US Department of Agriculture will further reduce its harvest area figure after trimming it by about 0.8% last month. It has also raised, then lowered, its national average yield estimate. Although the latter still stands about 1% higher than in September, the US production estimate remains around the record 366m tonnes forecast in our last issue. In a year of lower US exports and moderate domestic consumption growth (+7m tonnes), that suggests US maize stocks will rise to a multi-year high of 51m tonnes by September 2015 – 19m more than last year and 30m over 2012/13.

Most of the gain in US corn consumption this season is seen in animal feeds although the food sector may take about 1m more too and corn bio-ethanol has been pepping up a bit recently, achieving record weekly output in Novemer. However, based on size of the surplus, the overall equation for US maize is does not

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justify anything other than soft prices into 2015.

After a late start, the Latin American maize crops don’t seem to have any major weather problems – although some dryness in Brazil will need further monitoring.

Perhaps the most interesting change in the global maize supply numbers since our last report is the European crop estimate, raised by 5m to a record of over 73m tonnes versus last year’s 64.2m and 2012’s 59m. French crop estimates coming in as we go to press suggest even the latest EU figure may still be under-stated by as much as 1m tonnes. This is a truly abundant supply which will be fighting for feed outlets with the EU’s huge wheat crop (especially as the latter has a much larger than normal feed grade component this year – expected to boost demand for this grain by almost 10m tonnes).

The huge domestic maize crop should also help the EU to reduce its dependence on non-EU maize imports from last season’s nearrecord 16m tonnes to as little as 6m, according to the USDA. That, of course begs the question of where other supplier countries will send all their maize exports. The USDA forecasts Ukraine’s foreign sales will drop from last year’s 20m to 16.5m but some Ukrainian officials think they can still get to 20m again. Argentina and Brazil meanwhile, are jointly expected to ship similar quantities to last season’s near 35m tonnes total. Russia has a larger maize crop this year and could

also export 3m to 4m tonnes. Plenty of maize all-round then - and this in a season when world trade in this grain is expected to drop by as much as 14/15m tonnes.

China remains a mildly bullish risk factor in the maize market. Its own crop has turned out about 4.5m smaller than last season’s – its first drop for many years – and below its estimated consumption of 216m (+4m on-year). However, large imports are thought unlikely as China can draw on its own massive reserve stocks (which amounted to about 45% of the world total at the start of this season). And what import purchases China is making are not from the US market but from ‘non-traditional’ suppliers like Ukraine and Bulgaria.

More barley too As if record wheat and maize crops were not enough, world barley output in 2014/15 also seems to be turning out larger than expected back in September. The latest USDA estimate is up by 3.6m tonnes from then although still down from the previous season’s massive 145m tonne harvest by about 5.5m tonnes.

Most of the latest increase is, yet again, down to a larger than anticipated EU crop which, at 59.8m tonnes is 2.8m higher than forecast in September and now more or less equal to last year’s ample harvest. The Russian crop estimate has also been raised by a further 1m tonnes to 19.5m, putting it over 4m tonnes above last year’s. Finally, Ukraine’s crop has been raised by a further 400,000 tonnes to 9.4m – up 2.8m on the year.

That’s a lot of extra barley to find homes for in a year when global consumption of this grain is actually expected to decline by at least 1m tonnes under competitive pressure in the feed industry from the huge wheat and maize crops detailed above. In the EU alone, barley use is expected

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to drop by 2.2m tonnes although that will be offset to some extent

by Russia - expected to consume about 1.7m tonnes more than last season.

Demand up for large protein supplies Meal has been the market leader in a firmer soya/oilseed complex recently, as US early season export bookings of both soyabeans and meal have jumped to record levels. As usual, the top importer and consumer, China has led the surge in demand for whole soyabeans although strong meal sales have been noted to other Asian markets, like Thailand, too.

Despite some recent qualms about China’s supposedly flagging economic performance, this voracious buyer is now expected to crush a record 74.5m tonnes of soyabeans versus 73.5m forecast in our last issue - and consume 57.4m tonnes of meal there-from (accounting for almost 30% of world soyameal offtake).

With demand also rising in Europe, the US, South America and many importing countries too, global consumption of soya meal is now expected to exceed 195m tonnes – about 10m more than last year and accounting for most of the growth in global oilmeal consumption in total.

For tunately for consumers, the supply continues to grow even faster than demand. Over the past couple of months, the US soyabean crop estimate has been boosted another 1.2m to 107.7m (+16.3m on year). While rapeseed and sunflower crops were down a bit this year, crushers are expected to draw on healthy stockpiles carried over from last year to keep crush of these two oilseeds up by enough to push their meal output slightly ahead of last season’s.

So, amid this cornucopia, why have soya prices been leading oilmeals higher recently?

There are several reasons, mostly a legacy of last season’s tight finish.

Without a decent carryover from 2013/14, even with a record crop, the US has found it difficult to keep up with the strong early-season demand. However, that situation is now shifting as the bumper US harvest continues to flow in and, no less important, the early forecasts for record Latin American soyabean crops (harvested first quarter 2015) start to look realistic. Halfway through our reporting period, doubts had been raised, especially in Brazil, about the impact of a long drought delaying and possibly downsizing this autumn’s Lat-Am sowings. In the event, both the major producers (Argentina too) are now getting better rains and planting is proceeding more normally. USDA expects their combined output to rise by about 7.3m tonnes to 149m tonnes and forward export quotes from these sources are now undercutting US prices. That should, before long, bring some cheaper meal prices for overseas customers although the benefit for European consumers will still be partially offset by the renewed strength of the US dollar versus the euro (and sterling too, recently).

KEY FACTORS AHEAD

- WHEAT • Russia has got off to a poor start with its next winter wheat crop amid prolonged droughts and, latterly, a greater than usual threat of ‘winterkill’ from a sudden cold snap affecting plants that are less developed than normal. Some analysts talk of losses ranging to 10m tonnes.

• Renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine have contributed to some of the upward blips in wheat prices recently but the key factor may be both countries’ currency weakness. On the face of things that should make their export prices more competitive but these effective devaluations are also making many farmers more inclined to hold their grain as a hedge against the resultant inflation.

That has led to frequent problems in sourcing grain for export deals.

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Nonetheless, with a record early-season export campaign already under their belts, both continue to have a big restraining impact on global pricing.

• What impact will currency weakness have on FSU use of imported seed/agrochemical inputs next season? Will it lower yields?

• The US winter wheat crop for harvest 2015 has also had some severe cold weather problems recently, mainly affecting soft red wheat, as traded on the bellwether CBOT exchange. Sowings not yet completed may not meet target but so far, this has had relatively limited impact on futures prices.

• Australia has also had some dry weather problems but should still get a decent/average crop. That’s now starting harvest and will figure morer in export trade in coming months, again helping to rein in wheat prices.

• World stocks of wheat carried into 2015/16 (starts next July) will not grow as fast as expected in September but they will still be up on the year by about 7m tonnes to about 193m – equal to about 27% of consumption and a further potential block to higher prices.

• That said, wheat values have fallen this year close to or, for some farmers below, cost of production. Consumers should perhaps be prepared for markets to stabilize or move a little higher over time to ensure adequate wheat area is planted next season and going forward.

• However, the near-term outlook is for price restraint as world wheat trade is falls from last season’s record high level amid plenty of suppliers competing for export custom.

• Reasonable quality premiums will continue to be needed for milling/ bread wheats, especially if feed wheat prices come under further downward pressure from this season’s huge and attractively-priced coarse grain supply.

• World wheat feed consumption is still expected to rise by about 10m tonnes this season but will not reach the high levels seen three years ago.

COARSE GRAINS • The US maize crop estimate will be updated in January. Some analysts expect it to be trimmed moderately to reflect final counts of acres that went unplanted during a wet spring. But it will still be ample to meet all foreseen demand – and to build stocks to what many think will be cumbersome levels.

• Ample maize supplies from Latin America and the CIS countries will continue to compete at discounts to US exports in Asia, Europe and other markets, restraining CBOT maize futures prices and global prices.

• The EU has a huge maize crop to dispose of and – looking at the low cost of maize from Ukraine and others – producers will be under pressure to price competitively to their own feed customers.

• Competition will also continue from larger than usual feed wheat and adequate barley supplies. Livestock feeders’ margins should benefit • Will China – whose crop turned out smaller than expected – use its own large stocks or imports to fill this season’s deficit?

- OILMEALS/PROTEINS • Large US and Lat-Am soyabean crop surpluses may bring cheaper global oilmeal costs into the New Year • Next year’s soya crop could be even bigger as key producers turn some maize land over to oilseed production for better returns.

• Lower oilmeal costs and huge supplies should spur greater demand in countries developing their livestock production systems – China, India, Indonesia etc - as well as market leaders like the USA where high meat prices are also adding to profitability.

• Rapeseed and sunflower expansions have slowed down or reversed in the past year but as ‘oil-rich’ oilseeds these will have less impact on the meal sector.

• One result is that soya will raise its already dominant share of the protein market. As the high-protein, reliable quality and most voluminous product, its price trend will have to be followed across the meal sector.

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Brand representatives from all over the world who are making investment plans are waiting for the İDMA Fair where they can see all the technologies and different alternatives together, in order to decide and determine their preferences.

Countdown to the 6th IDMA Fair has started

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he world's grain and pulses processing industies are counting down the days until the IDMA Fair. Thousands of professional sector representatives and investors from 139 countries will participate in the fair where more than 200 brands will exhibit their latest technologies.

intense demand for the remaining booth spaces in the exhibition area. Exhibiting demands to Parantez Fair Organisation means that the number of

All the technologies and solutions under a roof

Product groups to be exhibited • Flour Mill Machinery and Equipment • Corn Mill Machinery and Equipment • Rice Mill Machinery and Equipment • Feed Mill Machinery and Equipment • Semolina Mill Machinery and Equipment • Biscuit Production Machinery and Equipment • Pulses Cleaning and Packaging Machinery and Equipment • Pasta Production Machinery and Equipment • Grain Storage Silos • Filling, Handling and Unloading Systems • Laboratory Equipment • Additives • Packaging Machinery and Equipment • Spare Parts and Supplier Industry • International Grain and Pulses Dealers

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Exhibitors will present their latest technologies for flour, semolina, corn, rice and feed mills and pulses cleaning, packaging, pasta and biscuit manufacturing plants to the taste of visitors in 33 thousand-square meter exhibition area.

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More than 200 brands will exhibit at the fair, which will be held in 3 halls in a 33 thousandsquare metre area at the Istanbul Fair Centre (CNR Expo) on 23rd to 26th of April 2015. Having started their preparations intensely for the exhibition, technology manufacturers and suppliers will present their latest technologies to thousands of sector professionals at the İDMA 2015 Fair.

IDMA continues to grow…..

Highly anticipated by the grains and pulses processing industry, IDMA will bring many more alternatives together in a much bigger space in 2015.

Growing almost 100 percent in terms of exhibition space and number of exhibitors compared to the fair in 2013, IDMA aims to double the success of the previous fair on the number of exhibiting brands and visitors in 2015 along with its growing exhibition hall. There is an

exhibiting brands will exceed 300 in the fair area.

Participation in committee level from 30 countries

Parantez Fair Organisation increased the number of the countries to 139. Parantez also continues its announcements for the IDMA 2015 Fair via one to

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eeting again after twelve months in Reims, France was the 65th JTIC exhibition and conference.

Covering cereal and milling industries it is an essential event for the European milling trade with a mainly European focus, and a big weighting for the French industry. As research from 2010 shows, France is the number one producer of cereals in Europe, which equates to a total tonnage of 68 million tonnes of cereals produced annually. This total is also made up of over 50 percent of soft wheat at 35.7 million tons.

Again, over half of the cereals are destined for export markets at 53 percent with the remaining 47 percent intended for the domestic French market.

This year, cereal wheat will be further divided into 10.5 million tonnes for animal feed and 5.7 millions tonnes for food-stuffs (with 4.8 million tonnes for flour production alone). Flour production is estimated to be at 4.37 million tonnes in France, and around two thirds is used by the baking industry. The milling industry itself in France is made up of 422 mills in France employing of 6,000 people and turning over €1.8 billion.

JTIC is organised by AEMIC, with former Guest Editor of this magazine, Ms Nelly Duprat who has taken the organisation of this congress to a high level, expanding it again, whilst retaining the focus on milling and cereals - a truly commendable feat. The benefits of this magazine exhibiting at JTIC for the first time were a greater increase in our distribution and a more rapid rate of networking.

Again at the event this year, the Reims Congress Centre held over 110 exhibitor stands. Milling and Grain magazine exhibited in the workshop and presentation area.

The show was abuzz with many industry figures displaying new equipment like Chopin’s Alveolab, Many French companies were sceptical about the domestic economy’s ability to function effectively and although it was acknowledged that generally the milling and cereals industry should not be affected, rather climatic conditions and harvest quality and quantity are the main disrupt-

ing factors. The fact that many Algerian, Moroccan and other North African millers visited the event gave great optimism and

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excitement to all exhibitors that the developing Middle East and North African countries’ millers are fuelling the spark of trade for milling products and equipment.

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he African Grain, Pulses and Technologies Congress and Expo, organised by the Parantez Group along with the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Addis Ababa University was held on 29th – 31st October in Addis, Ababa. The opening of the congress was carried out by the Ethiopian State Minister, Wondyirad Mandefro, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, Osman Rıza Yavuzalp and the Director of the Parantez Group, Zübeyde Kavraz.

African potential deserves special attention

The overseas Director of the Parantez Group, M. Fethullah Akatay made a speech in the opening and drew attention to the future potential of Africa: “While access to the nutrition is getting more alarming every single day; Africa maintains very significant potential within its own sources because

many countries in Africa have very large agricultural lands and highly convenient climates and soil specifications with respect to agricultural production. This indicates that there is potential for the food industry based upon grain and pulses in many African countries. The fact that this is understood better nowadays means that we should show special attention to this continent.

Akatay stated that the reason for organising this congress was to contribute to revealing the real potential of Africa.

“Any contribution we will provide to the development of African continent is in fact an investment to the future of the world”.

Ethiopia is a success story

The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, Osman Rıza Yavuzalp who took the floor after Akatay remarked that such an event was very convenient for Ethiopia, which is focused on grain and agriculture technologies. Yavuzalp said, “Ethiopia is a success story in the region and there are many lessons to be taken from the country’s success stories.”

The Ethiopian State Minister of Agriculture, Wondyirad

Mandefro also made a speech by indicating his joy at hosting the congress and gave information related to the agriculture and food sector in the country.

Minister Mandefro emphasised the importance given to the agricultural production and food sector in Ethiopia and Africa: “As many of you follow, in our country and in many countries in Africa; investments and projects relating to agricultural production and food production are rising day by day. Also governments are paying attention to these topics within their politics and are supporting them in different ways.

Also we, as the Ethiopia Federal Republic are giving importance

to the agriculture and food sector development in our country.

Grain and pulses production in our country has risen by over 100 percent within the last decade. Today in our country, over 3 million tonnes wheat, 4 million tonnes of sorghum and over 6.5 million tonnes of corn are produced. The production of pulses is reaching 70 thousand tonnes.

When we look at the agricultural production in our country, we see that there are about 250 small and middle scale mills and approximately 350 macaroni and pulses producers.

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seed production, the role of the technology in vegetative production, the storage of grain and pulses as well as food security topics.

The second day of the congress was completely devoted to the processing of grain and pulses products. The topics related to the processing of certain grain and pulses products such as wheat, corn, sorghum, millet and teff and the advantages of the technologies used in these processes. Quality issues, and flour additives and processing

devotion to the African continent and had two main motives.

Firstly, to assist in the effective use of the current agricultural production sources. Secondly, to provide effective communication and cooperation within the countries that will eventually become leading regions in agricultural production.

All of the phases involved in the food production chain, “from the field to the table� were discussed. The topics consisted of: the issues encountered in vegetative production, production enhancement methods,

facility installations were also discussed on the second day of the congress. On the last day of the congress, the packaging of flour and grain products, pasta production processes and raw material quality topics were discussed.

The potential of Africa: 900 million dollars

By 2050 the world population is expected to reach about 9 billion. Access to food will become a bigger problem. The solution could lie in Africa, which has 20 percent of the

world's arable area and will have a determining influence in the world.

It is estimated that the African continent will take a share of around 900 billion dollars in agricultural production.

When all of these factors are taken into consideration; it is necessary for all entrepreneurs operating in the agricultural production industry to share their knowledge and experience with African countries in order to contribute to their development processes and determine their future positions.

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Guido Grassi, the Knight of the order of Merit for Labour, founded Ocrim in 1945. Today, Ocrim remains an Italian company; the Antolini family owns the stock of which Alberto Antolini is the Chief Executive Officer, his brother Sergio the Vice-Chairman and his father, Primo Antolini, the chairman. Servicing the agri-food chain, Ocrim operates in the milling sector through the construction of mills processing wheat, corn, cereals and animal feed. Coupled with its ‘Italian made’ heritage, Ocrim prides itself on investment and attention paid to the training of future generations through its Milling Technology school, situated in Cremona which has been in existence for over 50 years, training millers from all over the world.

How does Ocrim continue to expand and grow?

In 2010 we did 40 to 45 percent of our business in Africa and we have rapidly and successfully shifted operations over to Asia. It’s a massive amount of logistics, planning, and marketing. Some of our competitors have built factories in Asia, and we have managed to do so also.

It has really been rather like pulling off an acrobatic act – mainly a question of timing. For ten years, there was very little prospect for growth in some countries. It was an uphill struggle. We spoke to one government and asked them to give us a project to refit eight mills. We found ourselves with a project for three. Not much, but what can you do? That project was the best available at the time.

We have been working away on that, and things have started looking up. We signed a contract a couple of months ago.

The Philippines is one of the most important countries we now focus on. Currently we have 18 percent of the market share over there.

Your products sell very well despite the fact that you are in an incredibly competitive market. Why do you think this is?

Our ethos. At the end of the day, we believe our job is to help our customer make good flour. So we make the best products we can, and we endeavor to give the best after-sales support we can. Milling is a very expensive business. When a customer buys a mill, the life expectancy of that mill is about twenty years. This is not a short-term investment! The client has to be sure the mill will do the job, and that consistent help will be available should any problems arise. Sometimes clients feel letdown by the price, sometimes by the company staff they interact with, and sometimes the technology is not what they expected. Also multiple sites of product origin can lead to confusion. If it sometimes comes from China, sometimes South Africa and sometimes Brazil, the confusion for the customer is crazy.

When we have a big project in for example, Indonesia or the Philippines, we are able to train both here in Cremona and also on site at the client company. Two or three of our millers go over and train them so they can get hands-on experience with the machinery itself.

What plans do you currently have for your new plant in Cremona?

At the moment, in Cremona, we make rolling-machines and transistors. All other parts are made in our other factories: paints, ball-bearings, plastic injection-mouldings, steel structures and such like. The purpose of the new project in the port is to increase the production of roller mills and transistors rather than other parts.

Today we are making about 200 machines a year. We aim to double that.

When will the new plant be completed?

Its ready now. We prepare each step before we take it. All our plants are ready to double production immediately. If we were not already able to do so, we could not expand into another market. For example, last year, our business in Indonesia was 185 roller mills for a single customer. If we can only produce the two hundred a year that we currently do, and are not able to double that immediately, then we cannot expand into another market because that one customer has already used up our year’s production potential. So we have made sure that we are able to double up production immediately.

Are the electrical components used in the roller mills Italian-made as well?

Yes, and not just Italian! All the parts in our machines are made by us, just in different locations. Truly, Ocrim is Italian through and through - “Part of the Italian DNA”.

How does the training you offer make Ocrim unique?

Whenever anyone talks quality, they always mention Ocrim. You can count on one hand the companies that give decent training.

This is obviously one of our strongest selling points - having a quality school of our own. I think it is also a question of dimensions. We adapt and move quickly like a mouse. We try to be like a mouse! This speed of mobilisation is another factor that has enabled us to establish ourselves so rapidly in Asia.

An extended version of this interview is on the Global Miller blog at http://gfmt.blogspot.co.uk

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Wynveen +31 26 47 90 699 www.wynveen.com

Flour Rank Hovis

+33 2 37 97 66 11

Famsun (Muyang)

+44 1494 428000

www.denis.fr

+86 514 87848880

www.rankhovis.com

www.muyang.com

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Grain handling systems

Bentall Rowlands

Wenger Manufacturing

Cargotec Sweden Bulk Handling

+44 1724 282828

+1 785-284-2133

AB

www.bentallrowlands.com

www.wenger.com

+46 42 85802

Chief Industries UK Ltd +44 1621 868944

Elevator buckets

www.cargotec.com

Alapala

Cimbria A/S

+90 212 465 60 40

+45 96 17 90 00

Croston Engineering

www.alapala.com

www.cimbria.com

+44 1829 741119

Tapco Inc

www.chief.co.uk

www.croston-engineering.co.uk

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Silo Construction Engineers +32 51723128

STIF

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VAV

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www.vav.nl

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www.tsc-silos.com

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Westeel

+44 113 246 1800

+1 204 233 7133

www.go4b.com

www.westeel.com

Enzymes

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+31703074120

www.abvista.com

www.gmpplus.org

JEFO

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+1 450 799 2000 www.jefo.com

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www.doescher.com

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IAOM

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www.iaom.info

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Leonhard Breitenbach

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+41 71 955 11 11

+49 271 3758 0

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www.ugurmakina.com

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+49 6227 732668

Rembe

www.nir-online.de

+49 2961 740 50

Thermo Fisher Scientific

www.rembe.com

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www.sw.co.uk

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+49 5241 29330

+43 1 79013 4917

www.filip-gmbh.com Genc Degirmen

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+90 332 444 0894

+44 151 9221971

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Raw

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Filip GmbH

www.mondigroup.com

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Parkerfarm Weighing Systems

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www.cbpackaging.com

www.petermarsh.co.uk

www.ocrim.com

Rota Val Ltd

Roll fluting

www.milleral.com

www.thermoscientific.com/

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+81 82 420 8560

+1 9786 421132

Ocrim

Unormak

Satake

NIR Online

www.nabim.org.uk

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www.gazelmakina.com

+90 332 2390141

+44 2074 932521

+45 7514 2255 www.oj-hojtryk.dk

+90 364 2549630

IMAS - Milleral

nabim

OJ Hojtryk

Silos

www.parkerfarm.com

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Ehcolo A/S

+55 11 4873-0300

and The International Milling Directory,

+45 75 398411

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www.ehcolo.com

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PEOPLE

INDUSTRY FACES GRDC appoint new board members

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rains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Chair Richard Clark has welcomed the new Board members as appointed by the Australian Minister for Agriculture The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP. The GRDC Board has a critical role in providing leadership and for ensuring the GRDC is strategically positioned to deliver maximum value to its key stakeholders — grain growers, the Australian Government and the community.

“The grains industry is important to the Australian economy, with over 21,000 grain farms producing over $12 billion in gross value of production,” Mr Clark said. “Access to world leading research, development and extension Richard Clark (RD&E) is a vital ingredient in their success.

“It is crucial that the GRDC’s RD&E investment portfolio provides the outcomes necessary to underpin the profitability of grain growers and the competitiveness of the industry.

“The GRDC has been fortunate to have a succession of highly-effective Boards. I welcome the new Directors who are also highly skilled and have a diverse range of experience that will continue to drive GRDC’s performance to ensure Australian grain producers are profitable and can succeed in the highly competitive global grain market.”

Mr Clark welcomed new Directors Dr Andrew Barr (SA), Dr Helen Garnett (NT), Ms Roseanne Healy (SA) and Mr David Shannon (SA) who will start on 4 November 2014 for a three-year term and congratulated Directors Dr Jeremy Burdon (ACT), Mr Kim Halbert (WA) and Mr John Woods (NSW) re-appointed for a two-year term.

Board positions are also held by Mr Clark and GRDC Managing Director John Harvey.

Mr Clark paid tribute to outgoing directors Mr Richard Brimblecombe, Ms Jennifer Goddard, Professor Robert Lewis and Mrs Sharon Starick for their hard work and commitment to the GRDC. “The GRDC board has strongly influenced the grains RD&E landscape over the past three years. I thank each of the outgoing Directors for their outstanding leadership and contribution they have made to the Australian grains industry,” Mr Clark concluded.

ADM Names Juan Luciano Next CEO

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uan R. Luciano has been named the company’s next chief executive officer, effective from January 2015. He was also elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Luciano currently serves as president and chief operating officer responsible for leading and running the company’s global operations.

Luciano will succeed Patricia Woertz, who will continue in the role of ADM’s chairman of the board and is expected to retire in May 2016.

“I am honoured to have the opportunity to lead our great company and team into the future,” Luciano said.

“This is an exciting time, with tremendous opportunities, and all of us at ADM are committed to leveraging our core model to achieve new levels of value-creation. I look forward to working with my colleagues to extend our more Juan R. Luciano than 100-year record of success.”

Juan Luciano will be ADM’s president and chief executive officer. He will be the ninth chief executive in ADM’s 112-year history. He joined ADM in 2011 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and was named president in February 2014.

Previously, Luciano was with The Dow Chemical Company, where he last served as executive vice president and president of the Performance division.

Luciano is a governor of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Midwest chair of the organization’s National Trustees Board. He holds an industrial engineering degree from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology.

International sales director appointed at Sioux Steel Company

S David Vettel

ioux Steel Company announced on March 31 that David Vettel, a 36-year veteran of the steel silo and grain-handling equipment industry, has joined the company’s international sales operations as international sales director for the region of Europe Middle East & Africa.

Vettels’ experience includes selling international grain storage systems with technical expertise in product applications including system design and supply of grain storage applications, grain handling systems, and grain drying. Vettel has also focused on business development, sales team building initiatives, dealer recruitment & support, and has established joint ventures and foreign investment opportunities.

Vettel will work out of his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities appointes Mayo Schmidt as the company’s CEO

L Louis Dreyfus

ouis Dreyfus Commodities announced today that its Supervisory Board has appointed Mayo Schmidt as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from January 5th, 2015. Mr Schmidt will succeed interim CEO Claude Ehlinger, who will continue in his existing roles of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Louis Dreyfus Commodities and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Biosev, as previously communicated.

Mr Ehlinger is also promoted to the function of Deputy CEO of Louis Dreyfus Commodities.

Mr. Schmidt is former President and CEO of Viterra Inc., a Canadian-based global provider of food ingredients to leading food manufacturers worldwide.

In addition to his successful 12-year career at Viterra, Mr. Schmidt has spent 5 years with major US food company ConAgra Foods, initially as President of ConAgra Grain in Canada and, more recently, as Executive Vice President of Domestic and International Operations.

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