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THE OLDEST BREAD IN THE WORLD The earliest-known evidence of bread-making

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48 The oldest bread in the world 52 Flour fortification

54 The future of the african food industry 56 The future of mycotoxin detoxification

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124 People news from the global milling industry

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78 Optimising feed mill output

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122 INTERVIEW Jan Vanbrabant

COVER IMAGE: Scientists at a 14,000-year-old dig site have uncovered the earliest-known evidence of bread-making. Found in the Black Desert in Amman, Jordan - See more on page 48

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THE FUTURE OF THE AFRICAN FOOD INDUSTRY

The oldest bread in the world

De Wet Boshoff, of the Animal Feed Manufacturers’ Association, South Africa, spoke of the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent at the World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town.

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Scientists at a 14,000-yearold dig site have uncovered the earliest-known evidence of bread-making. Found in the Black Desert in Amman, Jordan, this shocking discovery has extended the first evidence of bread by more than 5,000 years.

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FOOD SAFETY Magnetic separators

Magnetic separators use a magnet’s physical characteristics to absorb all the iron impurities, as well as weak magnetic substances, on the surfaces of materials to meet the high-quality food standards we have today.

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Flour fortification

Vitamins and minerals are organic compounds that are needed in small quantities to sustain life. Different vitamins and minerals have different roles and their absence will cause serious disease.

PACKAGING Grain packing

In Lu’An city, Anhui Province, China, the CEO of Milling & Grain magazine, Roger Gilbert, Group President Darren Parris, Events Manager Tuti Tan and Chinese Edition Editor, Professor Wu, witnessed the newest achievements of milling and grain automatic packing solutions. The group visited Anhui Yongcheng Electronic and Mechanical Technology Co, accompanied by their President, Zhengbing Fu, Vice President Chuansheng Xu, and General Manager Assistant Cunxue Tang.

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Wheat is the world’s largest planted crop with the largest yield, and is the most widely distributed food crop. In 2016, global wheat production reached 750 million tonnes, accounting for one-third of the world’s total grain output.

The wheat produced is mainly eaten by people by processing it into flour.

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EXTRUDERS A pilot line for continuous improvement

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ADDITIVES STAYING DRY MINIMISES CROSS-CONTAMINATION

The results of a new study show that using dry additives, rather than liquids in feed, reduces the occurrence of caking and lumping in the mixer and can help prevent cross contamination.

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An efficient feed production line is one that has been designed to handle the types and amounts of feed that need to be produced.

Optimising the balance between batch size and batch frequency plays a pivotal role.

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Turbulence ahead . . . turbulence behind . . . expect a bumpy ride in 2019 The grain markets had a turbulent year. How many times have you read that headline? It seems that, in recent times, every year is a turbulent year. However, 2018 seemed to outdo itself with turbulence in the political world, turbulence in the financial world and turbulence in the grain markets.

Climate change keeps changing

Once again, the world’s climate confounded predictions and provoked concerned discussion as most of the northern hemisphere suffered through a summer of drought and wildfires, spiked with brutally long heatwaves.

In the UK, we shivered through one of the coldest winters in 40 years, only to swelter through one of the longest, hottest summers since the record-breaking summer of 1976. And, of course, the heat directly impacted crops, with wheat farmers experiencing lower yields and reduced protein.

Wheat prices are predicted to remain strong until the end of 2018 before gradually declining in 2019 on forecasts of a larger global wheat crop next season. For the UK in particular, the recent trend of being a net importer over the past few seasons has made it increasingly susceptible to global market fluctuations.

Political turbulence

As if the weather wasn’t enough, we experienced considerable

turbulence in the political realm that spilled over into the grain market as President Trump’s trade war with China heated up.

In retaliation for the US slapping 10 percent tariffs on more than US$200 billion of imported Chinese goods, the Chinese government struck back with tariffs on US$60 billion of American products – including soybeans.

This tit-for-tat showdown has brought pain to both American soybean farmers and Chinese pig farmers alike. (Beijing is even considering reducing soybean rations for swine.)

Many US farmers are planning to wait out the trade war impasse by storing their soybeans in silos, in the hope that 2019 will bring a thaw in relations. However, this strategy has placed a strain on silo availability—so much so that many US farmers have had to resort to storing millions of dollars of soybeans in plastic sacks laid out in the open, while praying that the soybeans don’t rot.

Meanwhile, the Chinese are now sourcing soybeans from Brazil. This was a happy development for Brazilian farmers, who harvested a bumper crop earlier this year. The irony is that US farmers planted one of the highest soybean areas on record and enjoyed favourable growing conditions, only to see soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade sink 14 percent, the largest loss in four years.

So, what will 2019 bring? Will things get better? Can they get any worse? The best advice on how to handle an increasingly turbulent world seems to be to remain seated and keep your seat belt fastened . . . it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Vaughn Entwistle, Managing Editor, Milling & Grain

The whole team at Milling and Grain, wish all our readers, advertisers and milling industry supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in the traditional way. And we have an appropriate cover for our end-of-year edition - a view of an excavation site outside Amman, in north-east Jordan where fragments of bread were discovered that had been milled and processed more than 14,000 years ago. The site might have been producing flours for bread-making 24/7 just like our mills do today.

In fact, it seems that wheats and cereals have been the foundation of our civilisation ever since and earlier than originally thought and is something we should reflect upon this holiday season.

We hope you have enjoyed the range of grain handling, grain market, flour and feed milling processes, training and new equipment and technology articles over the past 12 months which I’m proud to say we have shared with readers in Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, French and Turkish.

Seasons Greetings and best wishes for a prosperous 2019

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New sensor gives farmers more accurate readings on plant health

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ssistant professor Jian Jin, from Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has built an innovative handheld sensor that gives plant scientists and farmers a more precise way of measuring the health of crops while gathering up-to-the-minute data that state and federal officials and others will find valuable.

Jian Jin hopes his hyperspectral-imaging device will be used widely by plant scientists and farmers nationally and internationally. The device scans a plant for physiological features, such as moisture, nutrient and chlorophyll levels, as well as different chemical spraying effects and disease symptoms to determine whether it is healthy or under stress.

“My vision is this sensor will allow household farmers walking through a field to use a handheld device and a smartphone to get the same information available from very expensive phenotyping systems constructed by big companies and big universities in recent years,” Jin said.

The sensor, which can scan a plant in less than five seconds, can detect hundreds of bands of colour in each pixel, compared with the three bands of colour detected by traditional cameras. One version also shoots a burst of fluorescent light off the plant. Both are used to measure stress and nutrition levels of the plant.

There has been a rapid development of plant phenotyping in the past decade as technology is increasingly being used to improve efficiency based on current conditions instead of farmers relying on regional conditions and historical data to make decisions.

Jin said his sensor is more precise than current devices used by plant scientists that clamp down on a leaf and measure the health of only a portion of the plant.

“Due to multiple technical reasons, the sensor’s prediction quality is much more accurate than any other types of crop imaging sensors that people have in the existing market,” Jin said. “It’s also constantly getting better because we scan plants every day and are upgrading both hardware and software technologies.”

The Purdue Office of Technology Commercialisation has filed three applications for provisional patents for the technology.

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This month’s issue of Milling and Grain magazine is a brilliant World Nutrition Forum special, bringing together the latest innovations and milling technologies discussed at the biannual event. The 2018 World Nutrition Forum was hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, courtesy of Biomin, with the theme of ‘S.C.O.P.E.’ (Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in the Protein Economy).

The fitting theme encompasses perfectly what the World Nutrition Forum discussed, such as issues of the future of milling, alongside questions of scientific boundaries, as debates concerning genetics and alterations were raised. How to produce and maintain a sustainable protein economy was another key theme discussed at length at the event, and the future of African food was a key topic, the event itself being held in South Africa.

Africa’s abundance of natural resources makes it a key area for farming and milling, with so much land dedicated to farming, that it makes other countries seem woefully lacking in comparison. Despite this, however, poverty and malnutrition permeate the continent, which is another issue which speakers at the World Nutrition Forum passionately discussed and were determined to resolve.

In South Africa, agriculture forms approximately 10 percent of employment. Cereals and grains are considered indispensable, being the primary farmed crops, which occupy 60 percent of hectare under cultivation in the 1990s, a number which only continues to expand.

Maize is also a very popular crop grown in South Africa, production of maize generating over 150,000 jobs in years with plentiful rainfall and supplying jobs for over 12,000 small farms and several larger farms.

Wheat production is fairly varied in South Africa, despite production increasing drastically following World War II. In 1991, wheat production exceeded 2.1 million tonnes, yet in 1992 only 1.3 million tonnes were produced, failing to meet local demand.

South Africa also grows a great deal of other crops, such as sorghum, sunflower seeds, beans and soybeans.

The annual production of these crops varies slightly each year, and usually is affected more drastically by weather changes and alterations.

This issue of Milling and Grain looks into all these issues and more, with close analysis and reports on speeches and essays delivered by Biomin’s Austrian research Team Leader, Wulf-Dieter Moll, and De Wet Boshoff, of the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association. We also have an interview by CEO of Biomin Asia, Jan Vanbrabant.

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US Grains Council visit new customers and officials in Mexico

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ollowing the recently-concluded US -MexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations, leaders from the US Grains Council (USGC) travelled to Mexico to meet with long-time customers and incoming officials from the Mexican government.

The annual officers mission brings together leaders from the US Grains Council (USGC) and the national organisations representing the feed grains it promotes in international markets, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), the National Sorghum Producers (NSP) and United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) and the National Barley Growers Association (NBGA).

Mexico is the top foreign buyer of US corn, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and barley and a significant buyer of US sorghum. The country also holds near-term potential for increased use of US ethanol following energy policy changes in recent years.

“Mexico is the most critical market for our members and an amazing example of what the right combination of policy and robust market development can do to build overseas grain demand,” said USGC Chairman Jim Stitzlein, an agribusiness member of the Council who participated in the recent mission.

“Engaging with our customers in Mexico is always a priority, and we are excited to visit and show we are back to business as usual now that the USMCA agreement is ready to go.”

“Corn farmers value the strong relationships we have built with our trading partners. Being able to meet faceto-face with incoming Mexican administration officials shortly after the USMCA was announced helped to cement our commitment to maintaining and building upon these trading relationships,” said NCGA CEO Jon Doggett. “We look forward to Mexico continuing to be a strong market for US corn.”

Relationships between the US feed grains industry and these groups run deep, having been built over more than 35 years of the Council’s presence in the market and reinforced through the process of negotiating a modernised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) over the past 18 months.

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Pickler introduction of the roller millstone concept

Early international milling exhibitions Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK We see and read today in Milling and Grain reports of international exhibitions visited around the world.

Although today their focus is on modern milling equipment, their purpose has always been the same, to attract the owners of mills to see how they can improve their output and keep up with the times.

Keeping up is nothing new. In fact, in the first year of publication of The Miller in 1875, we read about the International Milling Exhibition in Vienna in the August of that year. As well as showing off the latest milling machinery, the event was noted for the weather, a steady downpour of rain. However, “inside the building order reigned instead of chaos, and along with the sounds of music were only to be found and heard the sober broadcloth and the earnest murmurs of those whom business, and not pleasure, had attracted to the scene”.

The report commented that the excellence of Hungarian flour and Vienna beer was proverbial and, making due allowance for the climatic advantages, “some praise is due to the machinery by which this degree of excellence has been obtained”.

There were around 150 exhibitors. The first seen on entering featured a centrifugal bolting machine

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cylinder, which was covered with silk gauze of different meshes and revolved slowly, was an inner one moving with great velocity.

This second, inner cylinder was fitted at its periphery with zinc vanes, which took up the meal and flung it against the inner sides of the outside cylinder. Every particle of meal went in a spiral line with the coarser portions, not finding any opening in the silk gauze, passing on until they fell out at the end of the cylinder.

There were many displays of different rollers mills, including the variations, alterations and so-called improvements to the original invention by Wegmann. These included Wegmann’s patent, constructed by Gaaz and Co of Budapest, which featured a lever arrangement for disconnecting the two outside rollers, instantly throwing them out of contact with the two inside ones. This arrangement offered the advantage of enabling the start of the two La Ferté and Rose Frères’ two-storied stand at the Paris Exhibition 1885

Wegmann’s patent roller mill

Baur of Vienna roller mill with belts and boxwood bearing

inside rollers with reduced power and as soon as they were in full motion the outer ones could gradually be brought into contact with them.

Baur of Vienna exhibited a roller mill with bearings made of boxwood on a moveable rail, claiming it did not need lubricating.

Although it looked a promising invention, readers were warned that it had yet to be proven. Similarly, Mr Topham of England and Messrs Pickler Brothers of Vienna exhibited recent applications of their new steel chilled roller systems, although it was admitted that these still had to have their trials proved.

The Viennese firms of Pickler Brothers and Israel Brothers

Luther and Ganz exhibit at the Antwerp Exhibition 1885

introduced improvements to the use of millstones by modifying the lower bed stones. Their systems were respectively called a “sifting nether stone with wire gauze insertion” and a “patent sifting stone”. Pickler Brothers had then gone on to improve the concept by adding a refinement to the upper runner stone, which they introduced as a “roller millstone” concept, combining the old and new systems. A concentric portion of the stone was removed and, in a line with each other on opposite sides, pairs of conical cast steel rollers were introduced to crush the grain before it was carried to the part where the grinding and sifting started.

A decade later, the 1885 Antwerp International Exhibition was

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The history of milling no matter where it has taken place - is being archived by the Trust.

For well over 100 years milling technology has been global with many magazines serving or having served our industry from flour and food to feed and oilseed processing and now to fish feeds.

A most recent contribution to the Trust’s collection is a complete century of past edition of the now out-of-print ‘NorthWestern Miller’ from the United States.

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Milling News noted for its outstanding exhibit by Luther and Ganz, demonstrating a complete model roller mill. 1885 also saw the Paris International Exhibition of the Milling, Baking and Allied Industries. At the entrance was an extensive exhibit on two floors of the famous millstone makers of La Ferté -sousJouarre, who also showed their Charpentier’s Vertical Machine for Wegmann’s ‘Diamond’ porcelain roll-turning machine Separating Stones from Wheat double cylinder cockle machine, a first break two high roller Bolting machine by Nagel & Kaemp The enhanced millstone concept mill, two purifiers, a conical of Pickler and Israel Brothers brush machine, a working two horizontal porcelain roller mill, a pair of burr stone rollers and, last but not least, eleven pair of their famous millstones, together with one unusual one, each section formed of a solid piece of burr from face to back.

Also, in Paris, Charpentier showed his vertical machine for separating stones from the wheat.

Beyer Frères had their porcelain roller mill on display, and Wegmann provide geographical and historical snapshots.

If you would like to know more, please email me at showed his centrifugal dressing machine and his “Diamond” mills@millsarchive.org porcelain roll turning machine. Other exhibitors included G Kolb, Ganz & Co, AB Childs & Son London, Howes & Ewell New York and M Milliat of Lyons.

Each year many of the well-known names in the milling world were proud to show off their new or latest invention. just as we find today. The holdings at the Mills Archive mean that I can only Yemmak imaj ilanı (Global Experience)-baskı Milling & Grain EN.pdf

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Successful cooperation between DESMUD and the Turkish Ministry of National Education

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important protocol signing ceremony recently took place in Turkey, between the Turkish Ministry of National Education and the Flourmilling and Sector Machinery Manufacturers Association (DESMUD). The signing ceremony, which was held at the Office of the Deputy Minister, Mr Mahmut Özer, was signed by the President of the Protocol, and the General Director of the Ministry of

National Education, Dr Kemal Varin Numanoglu.

The signing dictates that international training courses will be provided to workers, on behalf of both parties. It also states that the three most successful vocational schools in Çorum, Gaziantep and Konya, will be given funding for flourmilling departments. In order to enter these departments within the schools, children will be required to pass a rigorous exam.

A flourmilling sector report will also be prepared regularly, with assistance from both parties. A book will also be compiled, detailing the flourmilling industries intricacies, by Mr Özer and DESMUD.

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Biomin successfully hosts 8th World Nutrition Forum

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ver 800 delegates from 76 countries attended the World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, held by innovative animal nutrition company, Biomin, held the theme of S.C.O.P.E., or ‘Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in the Protein Economy’.

Over 40 expert speakers from industry and academia from across the globe explored the latest market trends and scientific developments relating to food-producing animals.

In addition, delegates enjoyed opportunities for networking and experiencing the richness and diversity of local culture.

As the world becomes increasingly multipolar, companies must become local citizens which means domestic invention, production and service rather than having a narrow footprint, according to Dr Erich Erber, Founder of Biomin. “You must keep the juice in the steak,” he summarised.

Growth projections are optimistic. “You are definitely in an industry with big opportunity,” Nan-Dirk Mulder, Senior Global Animal Protein Analyst at Rabobank told delegates.

“Growing global incomes provide opportunities for entire animal protein industry, but the added production must be safe, affordable, sustainable and environmentally friendly,” reminded Dr Vanbrabant, Managing Director of Biomin and CEO of Erber Group.

“Radical technological development must be used to close yield gaps in Africa and Southeast Asia,” asserted Dr Peer Ederer of Africa Enablers. “This will solve many food security problems without having to increase land use or changing consumer demand,” he added.

The fast pace of technological advancement in the fields of next-generation gene sequencing (so-called –Omics technologies), mycotoxin detection and mitigation, and the adoption of Farm 4.0 methods was cited as a trend that promises to reshape the protein economy.

“The future is for the innovators,” stated Dr Vanbrabant.

A university professor has been recognised for his work at the World Nutrition Forum in South Africa

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rofessor Konrad Domig of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) was awarded the biennial B.R.A.I.N. award on the second day of the 2018 World Nutrition Forum. The award selection committee cited his ongoing lifetime achievement in the field of research in food and feed safety, with a strong focus on antibiotic resistance.

On the final day of the scientific conference at the 2018 World Nutrition Forum, Dr Eva Binder, Chief Research Officer at Erber Group, Dr Gerd Schatzmayr, Research Director at Biomin Research Centre and Franz Waxenecker, Vice President for Development and Innovation at Biomin, presented Dr Domig with the B.R.A.I.N. award and a cheque for US $10,000.

Established in 2006, the Biomin Research and Innovation Network (B.R.A.I.N.) Award seeks to foster groundbreaking innovation relating to livestock health and nutrition. It is awarded biennially at the World Nutrition Forum hosted by Biomin.

“Dr Domig is a very positive, knowledgeable and supportive person. I appreciate the encouragement and guidance he provided during my PhD work that allowed me to learn and grow,” says Nataliya Roth, Development Scientist at Biomin.

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development functions of Biomin, seated at the Biomin Research Centre in Tulln, Austria. He has also supervised the thesis work of several Biomin scientists.

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr Domig for eight years. When I started my PhD at BOKU in 2011, Konrad accepted me into his lab and introduced me to microbial ecology,” comments Mahdi Ghanbari, Scientist at Biomin.

Past innovators to win the B.R.A.I.N. Award include Dr Tood Applegate, from the University of Georgia, in 2010, Dr Kostas Mountzouris, of the University of Athens, in 2008, and Dr Rudolph Krska from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, in 2016.

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illing4Life (M4L) charity has engaged with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) foundation, the Institute for Feed Education & Research (IFEEDER) to establish scholarships in perpetuity in the name of Mark Cornwell.

Milling and Grain magazine lost a friend and colleague last year with the passing of Mark Cornwell, its partner in the USA. Mark passed away in August 2017 at the age of 60. He had worked for 23 years with the magazine World Grain and more recently with Milling and Grain magazine, serving the grain handling and processing industries in both the food and the feed sectors continuously for almost 30 years.

M4L is raising funds to support students wishing to study either grain storage, handling and food processing and/or feed manufacturing in the USA. Scholarships will be in perpetuity if sufficient funds can be raised. The target is UK£55,000 (US$75,000).

M4L has engaged with the IFEEDER to annually award scholarships in the name of Mark Cornwell, as part of the broader IFEEDER scholarship program. The scholarships will support students wishing to study feed manufacturing via a variety of learning institution throughout the USA, and Kansas State University course offerings in grain sciences, grain handling and processing which is one of the prominent institutions for scholarship recipients.

Once established, student applicants can be local, national or international and will be evaluated against a predetermined scholarship specification with the view of awarding the most deserving students who are planning careers in the grain storage, handling and processing industries – including both flour and feed sectors.

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EU $4 million in R&D investments brings Symaga closer to one of their major goals

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xcellence in quality manufacturing has become a hallmark of Symaga silos. Faithful to the mission of achieving high quality standards, they maintain a Continuous Investment Plan to equip our state-of-the-art production and the total control traceability.

If in 2015 the automation rate of Symaga production was at 80 percent, Symaga now embarks on a plan to achieve full automation for our factory. The 2016-2018 Investment Plan will add an additional 30 percent mechanisation

and full automation of punching and profiling processes.

These investments translate in a 30-40 percent productivity increase for these lines.

Among Symaga’s most recent additions, two intelligent robots now help in welding operations, reassuring quality and full compliance, while a new robot cell perfects compression rings, the most complex part of the hopper silos. In addition, die-cuts are acquired to improve welding quality in silo’s outlet, reddler supports and access doors.

With a new four-kilowatt fiber laser and a folding cell, the company is achieving productivity gains of more than 40 percent in cutting and performing processes. In addition, a high-performance punching line keeps top quality for Symaga hoppers and support towers. Symaga have also acquired a new profiling machine with automatic tool changing.

Totaling EU $4 million in R&D investments brings Symaga closer to one of their major goals: product quality.

By 2019, the process of improvement in welding and bending lines is to continue, with plans for acquisitions of a high productivity drill for profiling.

Banking on their constant investments in new technologies and human capital, Symaga reinforces its position as a market leader, doubling production and technical capacity, making us a reference supplier for the largest storage projects in the world.

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anually estimating the number of speck and bran in flour samples no longer need be a strenuous task, thanks to the new technology from Tagarno. Their new app guarantees efficiency and accuracy in the counting process.

This newly released app from Tagarno, which is a part of a digital microscope solution, is taking the subjectivity out of the speck counting process and aligns it so that the results are objective continually and without fault.

The user has the option to manually choose and save settings based on the size of the speck, a greyscale and colour tone of the speck in the given sample. This will enable the software to mark a circle around the speck in the sample and count the number of light and dark specks in the sample. An auto adjustment feature allows the system to estimate the right settings if the user does not wish to manually make the adjustments.

The app can be used for counting speck and bran in any type of flour, such as wheat, maize etc. and an equivalent to 100cm2 area is calculated during the count.

The tool will work as a sampling tool at a production line or a laboratory, where consistent quality checks will be possible during production and at entry quality control for further processing.

The latest generation of digital microscopes from the Danish company Tagarno allows the user to update the microscope with new options and apps.

With a line of user-friendly, durable and cutting-edge tools, Tagarno offers specialised digital microscopes to use in a range of processes within the agriculture and foods industries. Image analysis software such as the Speck counter app is one of the most rewarding applications of the digital microscope.

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The new milling plant will be built in Corbeil-Essonnes site and it will be made up of two milling sections and a huge flour silo.

The installation will be totally automated since it includes all the latest technologies proposed by Omas Industries. The Soufflet group has decided to invest in torque technology, alongside in the fully-equipped roller mill Leonardo S, provided with ODS (Omas drive systems) and OPS systems (Omas pressure systems).

In addition, the new milling plant will include the Plansifters Galileo S, the intensive wheat sterilisers Giotto S, and many other automations which will ensure a remote control without an operator.

The project has been studied by Cabinet Bourbon that will also be the supervisor and the site engineer.

Moulins Soufflet has decided to invest on the new technologies by Omas to renew what they describe as, “the only real new technology on the market, the only real choice for innovation” claimed Mr Roos.

“We are all proud, this is the result of many efforts, investments and it is a confirmation of the unstoppable technology by Omas”, stated Mr Nalon.

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he Mühlenchemie Navigator is the miller’s periodic table: tried and tested, and unbeaten for estimating the effects of enzymes and flour improvers on the functional properties of flours.

Two posters, the “MC Navigator: Rheology” and the “MC Navigator: Baking”, offer millers an up-to-date overview of possibilities for using the most important flour improvers. With its “Digital Navigator”, Mühlenchemie is now greatly increasing the practical value of its user guide.

The responsive web application offers users mobile access to a continuously revised data pool. One of the strategic objectives of the flour experts from Ahrensburg is to be as close as possible to the customer and thoroughly aware of the special regional requirements of flour optimisation.

Through a global network of rheological laboratories and trial bakeries, production facilities and local applications consultants, the experts in Ahrensburg collected empirical data for flour standardisation, which they summarised in compact form in their practical guide, the “Navigator”; this they have made available free of charge since 2008.

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The matrix provides an overview of the influence of flour additives on the functional properties of flours.

The digital version now makes it very simple for millers to find the right flour improvers to meet the physical and baking requirements of their doughs. Via drop-down menus, the desired product parameters are selected and translated by logical operations into solutions using enzymes or additives.

Since the flour industry has undergone dynamic changes in recent years, and product cycles have become much shorter, it is now more important than ever to keep abreast of developments in the use of flour improvers. With the digital variant of the Navigator, Mühlenchemie is ensuring that its free self-service offer is kept up to date.

Flour improvers such as enzyme systems, emulsifiers, brighteners or vital wheat gluten meet the current requirements of the international milling industry. With this in mind, the Digital Navigator will in future be offered in further languages. The Digital Navigator is already available on the Mühlenchemie website.

Eurogerm opens its 12th subsidiary in Lebanon

urogerm, the leader in ingredients and processing aids for the wheat-flour-bread sector, recently celebrated the opening of its 12th international subsidiary. The new company, created in October 2018 and based in Kfarhbab, Lebanon, will accelerate the group’s growth in the Middle East.

By creating Eurogerm Middle-East, the Eurogerm group, which has been

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present in this area for several years, wishes to increase its visibility on these high-potential markets.

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by Ramy Kfoury, previously Sales Manager Middle East and present in the Eurogerm group for three years.

The new structure will promote the group’s growth in this sector and the development of local partnerships, while improving the services provided,

in particular with the creation of a baking centre.

Benoît Huvet, Eurogerm’s Chief Operating Officer, and Jean-Philippe Girard, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, comments, “the creation of Eurogerm Middle-East is a new step and follows our recent openings in Italy, Germany and Colombia. Carried out in association with our local partner, it is based on the export development model and is fully in line with our ambition to expand internationally.”

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Nutriad launches Mycogut Academy in Egypt

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The knowledge transfer provided and access to global experts was met with great enthusiasm and further confirmed Nutriad’s position as key solution provider for mycotoxin risk management across species and countries.

The MycoGut Academy Goal aims to create awareness on the connection between mycotoxin contamination and bacterial challenges. Attendees learned more on identifying necrotic enteritis and different types of mycotoxins, and on the incremental effect of mycotoxicosis on bacterial challenges. Mycotoxin experts from around the world attended the event to provide learnings from case studies in different regions.

Erik Visser, CEO of Nutriad, comments that, “the MycoGut Academy is another example of how Nutriad interacts with its customers and distribution partners, transferring knowledge and jointly creating multiplatform solutions that address real life production challenges.”

“Nutriad is committed to the Middle East and we want to grow with our customers. The interaction with attendees from Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, RKSA and UAE not only provided us with the opportunity to share our experience as a global company, but also allowed us to get more insight into the specific needs of our customers,” concluded Visser.

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Milling News Stern-Wywiol Gruppe opens new production centre in Malaysia

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amburg-based group Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, is establishing a new production facility in Malaysia, for its subsidiary group, SternMaid.

After developing plants in China and Mumbai, this is the third food industry facility that the family enterprise has opened in Asia and its sixth outside Germany. Clients in the Asean region will reap multiple benefit from this new development, such as rapid deliveries, secure supply chains and applications advice from nearby consultants.

The state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to the development and production of food ingredient systems to improve the functional qualities of food. The facility has three completely separate production lines. Initially work will focus on enzyme-based ingredients systems for bakers and millers, plus micronutrient mixes to fortify a wide variety of foods and beverages.

The Group has chosen a strategically-placed site in Nusajaya Tech Park. The location is ten minutes from the Singapore border and only fifteen minutes from the international container port Tanjung Pelepas.

At the beginning of September, Stern-Wywiol Gruppe officially opened this high-tech production hub for the Asean region; its neighbours in the industrial park include famous multinational companies in industries such as aviation and aerospace, car electronics, precision engineering and data centres.

Torsten Wywiol, CEO of Stern-Wywiol-Gruppe, declared the opening of the facility to be “an important cornerstone of the firm’s growth strategy for Asia and beyond”. He goes on to say that, “Being so close to customers will allow us to satisfy their need for shorter deliver times and superb logistics even better than before.”

Hendrik Mögenburg, General Manager of Stern Ingredients Asia-Pacific, comments, “this facility has gross floor space of some 4,000 square metres and three completely separate production lines with total annual capacity of up to 5,000 tonnes. From its very first day in operation the plant will be making a vital contribution to the overall sales and production network that the firm operates in the region.”

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New experts awarded feed technology diplomas

Off to Hanover

by Sven-Olof Malmqvist, M4L Board of Trustees, Owner at Grytåsa Next week I am going to the biannual exhibition, Eurotier.

It attracts people from all over the world and if you need to find out what is going on in the agricultural sector and animal farming, you better pay a visit!

There are at least 20 big halls with a numerous number of exhibitors. Here you can see the latest in feed production, animal breeding, machinery, tractors, biogas production to only mention a few items.

I will take the opportunity to meet with old and potential new business partners. My schedule is fully booked, but I will also just stroll along in the different halls and see what is going on within the industry.

I have just been to a local exhibition in Sweden last Friday, which was interesting as well, in particular when looking at the new tractor models. Farming is so computerised nowadays, so if you try to jump in to start a tractor you will probably fail in that attempt! Most of the models sadly wouldn’t fit in my shed at all, due their colossal sizes.

Talking about sizes, the absolute biggest stands at the Eurotier would be the milling and grain handling equipment’s from various countries. For me, it is fascinating that they do the effort to build those big ones for just four days of being on show to the public.

It is quite interesting to walk around the show the evening before opening and see all the activities and wonder if they all will be finished before opening.

When you read this column, the show will be over and I hope that I can return with a review and share some thoughts about its content!

Sven Olof is an experienced export manager with a demonstrated history of working in the chemicals industry. He is skilled in marketing management, market planning, business planning, international business and sales management. He is a strong sales professional who graduated from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Malmoe.

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experts on feed technology have been awarded a diploma from the Swiss Institute of Feed Technology (SFT), following an intensive 10-month training period. The course had participants from 14 countries.

In these months, the students gained in-depth knowledge about feed production, both in the context of private study and in attendance phases.

“They now rank among experts in their field”, says Marcel Scherrer, President of the SFT. The importance of the feed industry is growing in many countries, on account of the increase in meat consumption. In order to cover requirements, efficient technologies and know-how are needed for sustainable animal feed production. Alongside the growing demand, specific requirements are also increasing.

“The training at the School of Feed Technology provides the best possible basis to surmount these challenges in the future”, says Marcel Scherrer.

During the ten-month training, a broad field of topics are covered, from the bases of individual process steps, plant design, animal nutrition, feed safety to the new sensor technologies as the basis for digitalising the industry. With their training, the graduates are now qualified to undertake management responsibilities and to further develop the industry successfully.

A specialist distinction was conferred upon the top student of the year at the graduation ceremony. Shimon Elmaliah passed this course with flying colours. Shimon, who is an agronomist as well, coms from Israel and has already worked for a long time for a feed additive manufacturer.

He contributed his many years of experience successfully and willingly shared it with his fellow students. Shimon achieved a mark of 5.76, an outstanding attainment for which he received the traditional pewter plate.

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Outlook for US Grains highlighted by Export Exchange speakers

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he US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US grains experts were focused on the outlook for US corn and its co-products – highlighting the importance of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) – at Export Exchange 2018 in Minneapolis.

Export Exchange is a biennial educational and trade forum for US feed grains that hosts attendees, from both the US and various countries, organised into 21 US Grains Council (USGC) trade teams.

Co-sponsored by the USGC, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), Export Exchange 2018 offers attendees an unparalleled opportunity to meet and build relationships with domestic suppliers of corn, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), sorghum, barley and other commodities.

“The US DDGS market is once again on the rise in various parts of the world,” says Tom Sleight, USGC President and Chief Executive Officer. “Not only are we seeing increases of DDGS purchases in the Western Hemisphere - in Mexico and Canada - but we’re also seeing increases in countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and India. Highlighting the importance and versatility of US DDGS at Export Exchange only makes sense.”

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After welcome remarks by USGC Chairman Jim Stitzlein and the USDA’s Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service Daniel Whitley, attendees heard from Export Exchange keynote speaker Roger Watchorn, Group Leader at Cargill Agriculture Supply Chain North America.

“North America continues to be a leader in production technologies and a major player in global trade,” says Watchorn. “One in seven people worldwide depend on global trade for their basic food needs. We connect farmers with those who need our products around the world. North America is unrivalled in optionality and supply chain efficiencies and we are ready to meet those needs.”

“DDGS and other ethanol co-products provide a valueadded market for the US ethanol industry,” says RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “DDGS exports last year were shipped to 50 countries on five continents, and with upwards of 21 countries represented here at Export Exchange, this is an ideal platform to connect buyers and sellers to meet.”

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grapas 2019 Innovations Awards and Conference Hello everyone! In the past month, since the work for GRAPAS 2019 first began, we have already made some brilliant achievements towards ensuring GRAPAS 2019 is the best event yet!

Invitations to the GRAPAS Innovations Awards and Conference are being sent out to dozens of companies and businesses as you read this, and we are already getting some brilliant responses and interest from some of the key companies in the milling industry!

Our list of judges for the event are currently being finalised, but we can already confirm some of the most influential, international members of the milling industry will be judging these prestigious awards, including: • Ms Alexandra Kirchner of the Research Institute of Feed Technology (IFF) in Germany, • Mr Wu Wenbin of the Henan University of Technology, China, • Ms Mildred Cookson of The Mills Archive, UK

INNOVATIONS AWARDS The GRAPAS Innovations Awards and Conference are being held at Victam International in Cologne, Germany, on June 13th, 2019.

Nominations are now being called for from all sectors of food milling and from both exhibiting and non-exhibiting companies alike. The GRAPAS Innovations Awards is a brilliant event that is absolutely vital to attend, for those wishing to keep up with the latest and best in milling technology.

Application for the GRAPAS Awards Application for the GRAPAS Awards is remarkably simple: Simply contact myself, or Tuti Tan, and we can forward you the necessary form to fill out, describing your latest milling machinery that you believe is worthy of our prestigious awards.

Does your business have a revolutionary new innovation for the food sector that deserves recognition and praise? If so, then we at Milling & Grain strongly encourage you to enter the GRAPAS Innovations Awards, for a chance to let your product shine in the spotlight!

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Innovative –Omics technologies key to reducing antibiotics in farm animals

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s the use of antibiotics in farm animals worldwide continues to be a source of debate and controversy, a new gene sequencing-based technology could change farmers’ approaches to animal rearing.

“The resistance of bacteria against antibiotics is a growing worldwide concern in the field of animal husbandry, and more importantly in human medicine,” observed Dr Mahdi Ghanbari, Biomin Research Center scientist.

Industry practitioners regularly struggle to achieve a balance with regards to maintaining high performing, healthy and profitable animals while at the same time using fewer or no antibiotics.

“Nutrition has a crucial function in animal performance as well as in the maintenance of optimal animal health and welfare status. Specialty feed ingredients used in feed and pet food are pivotal contributors to ensuring adequate nutrition and optimal animal welfare,” notes Joerg Seifert of FEFANA, the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures.

The effects of feed additives, such as mycotoxin mitigation, growth promotion, nutrient quality preservation and pathogen prevention, contribute to a preventive approach that reduces the need for antimicrobials.

The rapid advancement of gene sequencing technologies have recently made it possible to investigate a number of related questions regarding antibiotics, such as the prevalence and transmission of antibiotic resistance, as well as the mode of action of antibiotics and feed additives.

Next Generation Sequencing allows for the analysis of the genome as well as the transcriptome –the expression of all genes– at a given biological moment.

“It is important to understand the cellular mode of action of AGPs in order to develop suitable alternatives and optimise animal nutrition,” remarks Dr Bertrand Grenier, Scientist at Biomin Research Center.

“By using RNA sequencing, we have confirmed that beyond their antimicrobial effect, AGPs interact with the host tissue and modulate the anti-inflammatory response. A more sustainable method of growth promotion would, for example, modulate the same anti-inflammatory response without contributing to antibiotic resistance,” added Dr Grenier.

Several categories of novel feed additives can play a role in an AGP-free or antibiotic-free feeding program.

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Second wheats offer a profitable option this season

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f the effects of soil-borne diseases are correctly managed, then second wheats could provide a profitable cropping option.

Andrew Bourne, Seeds Manager for T Denne and Sons, explains that although growers are nervous about how autumn plantings will progress throughout winter, the attractive wheat price is likely to mean that the area of second wheat grown will increase modestly.

Mr Bourne, who sells seed directly to arable farms in the south east, explains that the current wheat price of £160 to £165/t ex-farm, offers growers the opportunity to lock in to forward values for harvest 2019.

“With modern advancements, plant breeders have been able to produce top quality Group 1, 2 and 3 wheat varieties for use as a second cereal, meaning more farmers are growing second wheats as a viable option,” he says.

“Growers who are looking to take advantage of this and target quality markets with a second wheat, can make a good profit margin on the crop.

“However, soil-borne diseases such as take-all remain a major threat to profitability of second cereals, reducing yields by up to 30 percent, if not managed from the outset.”

Mr Bourne adds that variety choice, drilling date, seed rate and deciding whether to use treated seed can all influence second wheat profitability.

“Most of my customers that grow second wheats will select varieties for their hardiness and ability to cope with stresses that typically result from take-all infection,” he says. “However, around 90 percent also request a seed dressed with Latitude (silthiofam), as it’s proven to protect the seed against the take-all pathogen and reduces the risk of significant crop losses from the disease,” he says.

Laurence Power, Technical Manager at Certis, explains that selecting a seed dressed with silthiofam is a good insurance policy for the crop, even in later drilled situations.

“Silthiofam creates a zone of protection around vulnerable emerging roots, helping to suppress the take-all pathogen. This helps the plant to develop robust rooting to take up water and nutrients more readily and gives the crop chance to grow away from the disease and produce a quality and high yielding grain.

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Training Bastak Instruments, a leading manufacturer of flour and grain quality control laboratory instruments and flour improvers, organised an annual international meeting and technical training program in Bastak’s Ankara, Turkey, factory for various distributors.

Bastak Instruments training success This kind of useful training program is organised every year

by Bastak. Courses have also been available for employees and even customers, ensuring Bastak users get optimal use from their products. Bastak state that these training courses help to solve problems without users spending time waiting for someone from manufacturing to come and visit their site for solutions.

Furthermore, Bastak training courses are a brilliant opportunity for meeting with colleagues from different regions and spend

enjoyable times together in Turkey. The purpose of meeting on these courses is not only training and business, but also touristic visits, networking and creating enjoyable memories.

Bastak Instruments sent out a formal announcement, thanking everyone for attending their training course, noting how much of a success it was thanks to the attendees.

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This course, offered by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), teaches supervisors of grain facilities the vital skills of budgeting, accounting, safety, insurance, regulatory compliance and effective management of employees.

GEAPS 501: Management Basics for Grain Facility Supervisors This course will provide an extensive overview of the main duties, responsibilities and expectations of grain operations supervisors and managers. It will indicate what duties, topics and roles supervisors and managers need to understand, and why they need to understand them. The course will also provide companies with a basic training tool for new and prospective grain-facility managers and a refresher The Kansas State University (KSU) and International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) are offering a course to millers, supplying a general understanding of the principles of the milling process.

IAOM-KSU Introduction to Flour Milling Multiple topics will be covered, including wheat receiving to finished product distribution, understanding the relationship between wheat quality and the effect of the milling process, gaining knowledge of different wheat types and what products each can produce, gaining knowledge of flour functionality and baking performance of different flours, and learning the role each department plays in the success of the milling industry.

A one-week practical course on Feeds & Pet Food Extrusion will be presented February 3-8, 2019, at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representatives, and consultants. The program will cover information on selecting conveying, drying, grinding, conditioning and feed mixing equipment and designing new feed mills.

Texas A&M hosts annual feeds extrusion course

for people already in management positions.

11 lectures make up the bulk of the course, which range in subject, from marketing and transportation, to inventory management and human resources. These lectures will be delivered by various key instructors, such as Jim Voigt, of JFV Solutions, Al Tweeten of Tweeten Consulting and Brandon Leininger of the Scoular Company.

GEAPS 501 is aimed at those who are new or prospective managers or supervisors of grain facilities; people to be promoted into supervisory or facility manager roles; companies that need to train new supervisors and managers and new owners of grain facilities.

The course is available to attend between January 8-February 12, 2019. Registration recently opened on December 5th, 2018. An alternative, summer running of the course is also available from August 6-September 10, 2019, and will open for registration on July 2, 2019.

Other subjects that will be covered include an overview of the US milling industry; wheat production, supply and demand; wheat classes, uses, and basic wheat chemistry; wheat cleaning and conditioning; gradual reduction process overview; milling math (extraction, tempering and blending); principles of mill flow sheets; overview of the general milling process and major milling equipment and much more.

New mill employees are encouraged to attend, alongside mill HR staff and managers, grain and ingredient procurement managers, feed and flour sales representatives, production schedulers, warehousing and QA personnel, R&D staff, wheat breeders, grain inspection personnel, food program administrators, international wheat/grain traders, journalists, extension agents, wheat commission staff/board members, and agricultural and business economic analysts. It is emphasised that no prior knowledge in milling is required.

The course is available for registration now, and runs from January 14-18, 2019, and July 29-August 2 2019, respectively.

Multiple topics will be covered, including preparing full-fat soy meal; recycling by-products and secondary resources; spraying and coating fats, digests and preservatives; use of encapsulated ingredients and preparation of premixes, and least cost formulation.

Practical demonstrations of vacuum coating and other machinery uses will be demonstrated on four major types of extruders, (dry, interrupted flights, single and twin screw), using various shaped dies.

This course is the 29th annual course ran by Texas A&M University, and is run by Dr Mian N Riaz, the Director of Texas A&M University.

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Simatek Drum Feeder

PRODUCT FOCUS December 2018 In every edition of Milling and Grain, we take a look at the products that will save you time and money in the milling process.

The new Simatek Drum Feeder makes pendulum bucket elevators very suited for conveying complex powders that are non-easy flowing, fragile, abrasive or explosive.

By adding a screw feeder module to the patented Simatek Drum Feeder it is possible to secure a high filling degree of the elevator buckets.

This feeding system is based on individual batch feeding of the elevator buckets without product spillage. In combination with the Simatek Drum Feeder it is possible to convey with elevator buckets without overlap.

This is to eliminate mechanical contact between the buckets, friction and the use of guides. Simatek Bulk Systems offers bearing suspended buckets. With these buckets the wear on the roller chain is basically eliminated. The closed and lubrication free bearing construction generates less friction and has a documented 40 percent power consumption reduction.

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Alfa Laval Mixproof

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The new Alfa three-body valve is designed specifically for optimal hygienic processes when handling fluid in the food-making process. The mix-proof valve has two independent plugs, to enable two different fluids to pass through without risk of cross-contamination, even in the event of pressure shock. The top-loaded design, maintenance-friendly actuator and no adjustable components means that cleaning the Laval Mixproof is easy and efficient. The Alfa Laval Mixproof’s modular design means it is easy usable with a variety of other machines, boasting flexibility and convenience. The Alfa Laval thinkTop and ThinkTop Basic control units are also available and further enhance the Mixproof’s capabilities.

Chopin Technologies’ EM10 Oven serves as an innovative reference for measuring the moisture content of wheat and flour. The EM10 is composed of 10 compartments for samples, alongside two cups, so 20 products can be analysed simultaneously. Water evaporation is removed by the natural air flow out of the oven. The EM10 has automatic temperature regulation to +/- 0.1 degrees Celsius. The insulated outer case also ensures easy handling.

The EM10 Oven senses moisture levels for a variety of wheats, grains and cereals such as flour, semolina and bran.

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Kason Air Classifier Mill

Ocrim TDV Gravity Separator

Kason have released a new Air Classifier Mill with higher capacity than any model previously offered by the company, boasting a range of new services and skills.

The new model, CAM 1300, combines impact grinding and air classification in one machine to produce fine grinds with narrow particle size distribution in the range of D97 = 10µm typical at rates to 15 tonnes per hour for large-scale processes.

Material enters the milling chamber where a spinning rotor impacts the particles against grinding segments inside of the chamber wall by centrifugal force. A rising column of air lifts the particles into the rotating classifier wheel, separating on-size material and directing it to the process air stream for collection or further processing.

It is available in carbon steel or in 304 or 316 stainless steel finish, to industrial or sanitary standards. Hastelloy and other alloys are also available for processing of corrosive or abrasive materials.

The Ocrim TVD Gravity Separator separates two products of the same size, but with varying specific gravity, by use of the floating principle. The unit selects and separates cereals, broken grains, durum wheat semolina, maize, seeds and peas. The selected products are then conveyed to an outlet, the machine itself containing four fixed outlets and three diverting valves for product division. Large polycarbonate windows ensure optimal visual control of the working deck, which is made of aluminium.

The vacuum-operated machine consists of a support framer, exhaust hood, oscillating deck and a feed control device.

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SPECIAL FOCUS Bühler’s MYTA PSM (particle size measurement) monitors particle size and distribution in flour, semolina and grist. The MYTA PSM can be installed in a fixed plant and is also available in a portable version.

Particle size distribution is one of the most important parameters for millers in optimising their grinding processes and in ensuring constant quality for their end products. For customers, the defined distribution of particle size is decisive for the success of a reproducible processing of flour or semolina.

The particle size distribution of the flour and semolina has a significant influence on the water absorption capacity and the rheological behavior of the dough in the subsequent processing steps. Bühler’s MYTA PSM provides an alternative to the classic laboratory sifter. It can be used for particle size measurement in the 10 - 5000 μm range, either online for continuous monitoring, or as a portable unit for a wide variety of measuring positions. The result is reproducible end products with a constant particle distribution.

For online particle size measurement, a representative amount of product is taken using the integrated sampler and fed to the sensor back-toback. The continuously calculated measurement results are shown and archived as a trend graph and as a numerical particle size distribution.

The measurement system is installed in the gravity spouting. Manual sampling is unnecessary which makes the measuring results representative, constant and also unrelated to the person doing the measuring.

The advantage of the mobile MYTA PSM is its portability and easy operation. The system can be freely moved to different measuring points in the plant. An external power connection, as well as an air connection, is sufficient. Operator error is almost impossible. The control unit is an integral component of the system and delivers the granulation distribution within just a few minutes. The software allows an offset to be entered which can be used for a direct comparison to an individual sieve stack in the laboratory sifter.

The PSM system MYTA can be used in a variety of grain mills with different applications, such as online flour monitoring, for continuous quality assurance after grinding and monitoring of durum semolina, wherein if a deviation from the set point occurs, an

The Bühler MYTA PSM alarm sounds. Online monitoring of grist is also available, where automatic settings can be assigned.

The PSM (Particle Size Measurement) MYTA helps stabilise the entire grinding process. Problems in the ongoing process can be quickly detected. While the online version also allows automatic correction at a defined measuring point in the ongoing process, the mobile version is suitable as an alternative to the classic lab sifter for different measuring positions. Any deviations from the set point can be responded to immediately. The specification for the particle size is ensured. Thanks to the traceability, transparency is guaranteed. Last but not least, the sensor also optimises the efficiency of a plant: faulty batches are avoided and the yield in relation to the correct particle size distribution is optimised.

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The oldest bread in the world

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by Rebecca Sherratt, Production editor, Milling and Grain

cientists at a 14,000-year-old dig site have uncovered the earliest-known evidence of bread-making. Found in the Black Desert in Amman, Jordan, this shocking discovery has extended the first evidence of bread by more than 5,000 years.

The advent of agriculture, before this amazing find, was originally predated 4000 years later, leaving scientists baffled by the revelations this ancient loaf has given us. Before this, it was originally thought that the Neolithic people of the Stone Age were the inventors of bread, 9,000 years ago, in Çatalhöyük in Turkey.

The Neolithic people made bread by producing flour, comprised of wild barley and wheat, mixing it with pulverised roots of plants, adding water and baking it.

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“This is the earliest evidence we have for what we could really call a cuisine, in that it’s a mixed food product,” Professor Dorian Fuller of University College London says to BBC News. “They’ve got flatbreads, and they’ve got roasted gazelles and so forth, and that’s something they are then using to make a meal.”

The ancestral loaf was possibly used to wrap roasted meat, such as gazelle, which could also make this the oldest sandwich ever discovered. Scientists have noted that the bread would have resembled our modern-day flatbreads; a pitta bread or chapatti, whilst tasting much like our multi-grain breads.

An extended history

Despite bread being a staple of our diet for what we now know is an ever more extensive period of human history, very little is still known about the origins of bread-making.

F Prior to this discovery, the unearthing of the 9,000-year-old Turkish loaf was founded and considered the oldest evidence of bread making. Scientists then analysed these under a microscope, the bread showing signs of various modern processes of bread-making, such as kneading, grinding and sieving.

The 14,400-year-old Natufian hunter site in the Black Desert, where the bread was located, was known as Shunayqa One, in North-East Jordan. The site has previously been subject to extended expeditions and scientific investigations. Buildings containing fireplaces there were uncovered by British archaeologist Alison Betts in the 1990s, and since then the location has proven to be repeatedly blessed. Four more excavations were carried out at the site, between 2012 and 2015, where charred food was also discovered, along with animal bones, plant remains and ground stone tools.

Dr Amaia Arranz-Otaegui of the University of Copenhagen, who was the one to discover the ancient loaf, said she had never expected to make such a discovery.

“Bread is a powerful link between our past and present food cultures,” she says. “It connects us with our prehistoric ancestors.”

This new form of prehistoric bread, Dr Arranz-Otaegui notes, would have been produced in several stages, including

Ancient bread recipes A Turkish bread recipe (8000-7000 BC) Make flour from domesticated wheat and barley Add ground beans such as chick peas and lentils Mix with water Cook in an oven.

A Jordanian bread recipe (12,000 BC) Make flour from wild wheat and wild barley Pound tubers of wild plants that grow in water to a dry pulp Mix together with water to make a batter or dough Bake on hot stones around a fire.

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F “grinding cereals and club-rush tubers to obtain fine flour with water to produce dough, and baking the dough in the hot ashes of a fireplace or in a hot-flat stone.”

The fact that this bread is even older proves particularly interesting, as the Natufian period (the era in which this bread was dated), has often been described as a transitional period, where humans became somewhat more sedentary and their diet therefore began to change. Hunters became under less pressure to track and kill wild animals, as we discovered the magic of farming and grain. Flint sickle blades and other stone tools used for farming were first invented in this period, compared to the earlier era’s knives and spears.

Professor Dorian Fuller, also of the UCL Institute of Technology, says “bread involves labour intensive processing which includes de-husking, grinding of cereals and kneading and baking. That it was produced before farming methods suggests it was seen as special, and the desire to make more of this special food probably contributed to the decision to begin to cultivate cereals. All of this relies on new methodological developments that allow us to identify the remains of bread from very small charred fragments using high magnification.”

Scientific deductions

Scientists from the UCL Institute of Archaeology, who analysed the 24 bread crumbs found, have also voiced the intriguing possibility that growing the cereals for this form of bread may have been the influence that kick-started the farming industry.

“The significance of this bread is that it shows investment of extra effort into making food that has mixed ingredients,” says

Professor Fuller. “So, making some sort of a recipe, and that implies that bread played a special role for special occasions.

“That in turn suggests one of the possible motivations as to why people later chose to cultivate and domesticate wheat and barley, because wheat and barley were species that already had a special place in terms of special foods.”

Scientist Lara González Carretero, who studied the discovered crumbs with electron microscopy at a UCL lab and is an expert on prehistoric bread, commented that the bread’s ingredients were notably “wild wheat and wild barley flour, mixed with water and cooked on a hearth in a fireplace.” She also notes that the tuber flour also used would have granted the bread a “slightly nutty, bitter flavour to it.”

These findings, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, note that the wild cereals used to assist in bread production may have prompted contemporary hunters and gatherers to farm and cultivate more cereals, leading into the more widespread agricultural innovations of the Neolithic period and onwards.

Research continues

Research at the archaeological site in Jordan continues. The University of Copenhagan team also received a grant to ensure that they can efficiently carry out their research, exploring how the transition from the recently discovered loaf, through to the Neolithic period, is uncovered.

The UCL archaeobotany team, with the support of a PhD studentship funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, are also conducting research on the identification of early bread and other food remnants from Iranian and Turkish Neolithic sites.

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by Pinar Erdal, Mirpain Milling & Baking Ingredients, Turkey

itamins and minerals are organic compounds that are needed in small quantities to sustain life.

Different vitamins and minerals have different roles and their absence will cause serious disease.

People need vitamins and minerals in their diets, because their bodies cannot synthesise them quickly enough to meet their daily needs and vitamins are essential for normal physiologic function. If there is a lack of vitamins in an individuals diet, it will cause a specific deficiency. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated the required average nutrient intakes for a healthy person, which is often not reached.

Food systems often fail to deliver foods

sufficiently rich in essential vitamins and minerals. This failure is due to poor availability, access, affordability, and use of inappropriate foods. It causes widespread micronutrient deficiencies and their negative health consequences affect over 1.6 billion people around the world.

Wheat is an important cereal crop and, together with maize and rice, accounts for 94 percent of total cereal consumption worldwide. To obviate the deficiency of vitamin and minerals, flour fortification has an important role.

Food fortification is a practice of adding one or more essential nutrients to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply.

Fortification of industrially processed wheat flour, when approximately implemented, is an effective, simple, and inexpensive strategy for supplying vitamins and minerals to the diets of large segments of the world’s population.

Wheat flour fortification should be

Table 2 Vitamin – Mineral

Deficiency Problems Iron

Anemia, fatigue, irritability, concentration problems

Zinc

Poor neurological function Diarrhea Weak immunity Hair loss

Iodine

Pantotenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

Diarrhea Fatigue Insomnia Depression

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

Anemia Irriated eyes Dermatitis

Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)

High cholesterol Diarrhea Insomnia Inability to concentrate

Vitamin K

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

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Goiter Hypothyroidism Impaired mental function Enlargement of thyroid

Bruising Petechiae Hematomas Anemia Fatigue Chronic low energy Poor digestion

Vitamin A

Night blindness Respiratory infections

Vitamin D

Osteoporosis Depression

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)

Skin inflammation Nausea

Vitamin B12

Alzheimer Anemia Fatigue

Vitamin E

Hemolytic anemia Retinopathy Impairment of the immune response

Biotin (Vitamin B7)

Hair loss Brittle and thin fingernails Conjunctivitis

F considered when industrially produced flour is regularly consumed by large population groups in a country.

Wheat fortification programmes could be expected to be most effective in achieving a public health impact if mandated at the national level and can help achieve international public health goals. Decisions about which nutrients should be added, and the proper amounts to add to flour for fortification, should be based on a series of factors, according to nutritional needs and deficiencies of the populations and the usual consumption profile of fortified flour.

In the less industrialised countries, fortification has become an increasingly attractive option in recent years, so much so that planned programmes have moved forward to the implementation phase more rapidly than previously thought possible. Globally, 87 countries have legislation to mandate fortification of at least one industrially milled cereal grain.

Table 1: Vitamin and mineral requirements in human nutrition. (2nd ed.). (2004).

Geneva: World Health Organization Micronutrient

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4-6 Years

19-50 Year Female

Pregnants

19-50 Years Male

Vitamin A

µg

286

321

357

571

429

Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

mg

0,4

0,5

0,9

1,2

1

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

mg

0,4

0,5

0,9

1,2

1,1

Niacin (Vitamin B3)

mg

5

6

11

14

12

Pyrodoxine (Vitamin B6)

mg

0,4

0,5

1,1

1,6

1,1

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

µg

120

160

320

480

320

Vitamin B12

µg

0,7

1

2

2,2

2

Zinc

mg

3,4

4

4,1

5,8

5,8

Iron

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5,8

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About Mirpain

Mirpain is an R&D centred, Swiss-Turkish joint venture company, which has an outstanding experience in the research and development, production and commercialisation of high quality milling and baking ingredients. Mirpain supplies products to international markets in around 45 countries.

With its successful background of 15 years baking enzymes and flour correctors, Mirpain offers customised fortifications with high quality ingredients. The company develops vitamin and mineral blends in response to customers’ needs and cares about the sustainability of results.

Besides its enzymes and blending expertise, Mirpain follows Worldwide Food Regulations and issues and finds global fortification solutions thanks to its high technology laboratory and its dynamic and experienced R&D team.

Mirpain is a member of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) that is an international organisation driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN was launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with its partners, GAIN aims at making healthier food choices more affordable, more available, and more desirable.

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by Matt Holmes, Features editor, Milling & Grain

E H T F O E R U T THE FU Y R T S U D N I D O O AFRICAN F

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e Wet Boshoff, of the Animal Feed Manufacturers’ Association, South Africa, spoke of the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent at the World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town.

Mr Boshoff said the African continent is slowly, but surely, starting to perform economically.

Ironically, Africa weathered the financial crash of 2007-2008 because it is not fully integrated into the international network.

“The effect of the economic meltdown in 2007-2008 did not have such a negative effect as it had on the developed economies,” he said.

“While the developed world struggled to kick-start their economies after 2007-2008, and the majority are not fully functional at pre-2007 levels yet, some developing African economies outranked and, in some cases, still are outranking developed economies, although mindful that in most cases it was from a low economic growth and production basis.”

Positive economic growth gives way to an increase in demand, due to an increase in job opportunities, and therefore a higher pool of disposable income which, in turn, leads to an increase in demand for products and services, he said.

This higher demand is determined by a variety of variables all depending on the Living Standard Measure (LSM) group the consumer falls into. In most cases, where economic growth takes place and disposable income per household increases, the consumer moves up to a higher LSM group due to a higher household income (disposable), which causes higher demand due to being able to spend more.

Spending patterns of the LSM groups can differ dramatically with spending on food and food products normally at a considerably higher level in developing or third world economies

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than in developed first world economies.

In the higher LSM group places, like the United States, they spend 6.4 percent of their disposable income on food or food products; Singapore 6.7 percent and the UK 8.2 percent, whereas developing nations like Nigeria see as much as 56.4 percent spent on food and food products. Kenya spends 46.7 percent; Pakistan spends 40.9 percent and Algeria 42.5 percent, whilst Canada spends 9.1 percent and Australia 9.8 percent of disposable income on food and food products. Four of the top 20 animal feed producing nations in Africa feature on the list for spending the highest percentages on food and food products.

Colonisation played a big part in the formation of the African continent, with developed countries scrambling to colonise parts of the African continent between the 1800’s and 1900’s, but the colonisation was slowly reversed during the 1900’s.

“In the case of South Africa, South Africa became The Union of South Africa on May 31, 1910, and the independence as a republic came only on May 31, 1961. Thus, except for Egypt, the majority of our top 20 only became independent in the mid 1960’s, with some keeping close ties with their former colonial ruler for various reasons.”

The African continent is split into different economic blocks and various trade blocks have emerged, such as the South African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

“Measured against the time it took the whole process of the EU being established and fully functional, it is still a daunting task for the African economic blocks to get themselves organised and up and running,” said Mr Boshoff.

Some of the economic blocks are starting to work together but they are doing so from a very low base and disposable income remains the main inhibitor. The economic growth shown is an

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BALANCE IS EVERYTHING!

outstanding indicator of the possibilities but Mr Boshoff voices some hesitancy.

“The fact that there is a demand for your product or service remains one of the top considering factors when investing in production infrastructure and production capacity for feed and food products. This, because you want to have the comfort of knowing that there are consumers using your final product.”

Mr Boshoff, when asked if the value supply chain is working well, said, “it will be senseless to invest in the best equipment and infrastructure if the upstream and downstream value chain partners are non-existent.”

Transport of raw materials into the plant and then transport, to get the feed to farms, are also an important part of the chain.

Being properly prepared can enable you to take advantage of the challenges and turn them into opportunities, said Mr Boshoff.

It is important to network, not just nationally but internationally as well.

The South African Animal Feed Manufacturers’ Association (AFMA) has started a process to establish a national feed association in every SADC member state. The SADC initiative would also be driven to make new link ups and contacts with other African structures.

The principles and purpose behind the formation of SAFMA and a national association in each country are the following: • Better structured, coordinated and informed industry • Bringing the different feed legislation closer to equivalence • Promoting training, skills development and feed safety among all members • Uplifting the internationally accepted manufacturing practices among all • Cooperation within the region to secure food security and food safety for all Mr Boshoff concluded by saying South Africa is in an anomalous position – producing feed on a developed world standard while being ion a developing economy. The European Partnership Agreement, signed by the EU and the SADC, made free trade a reality. South Africa needs to face the challenges head on.

“The region should get itself well organised in many ways to stand their ground, which would be possible if the cooperation between industries and governments can be brought to a level where they work as a team for their country and their region, moving away from the phenomena of everyone working in their own little silo, with no strategic lateral vision, which is starting to show, but at a too sluggish pace”, Mr Boshoff concluded.

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The future of mycotoxin detoxification

by Rebecca Sherratt, Production editor, Milling & Grain s the population of the world only continues to increase, the need for a drastic increase in food production becomes only ever more vital to combat issues of world hunger. It is estimated that the Earth increases in population by a whopping 83 million people per year, and our population has increased seven-fold since the beginning of the nineteenthcentury. Feeding our 7.7 billion people is no easy task when climate change and pollution are continuing to cause problems for our food supplies.

This is also a multi-layered problem, as this increase in food production we so desperately need also cannot afford to come at a cost to our natural ecosystem and biodiversity. This gap between resources we have and resources we need is what is known as a ‘yield gap’, and this gap only continues to expand as the human race continues to populate the earth at a drastic level.

Thankfully, Biomin have a solution. At the World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, their Austrian Research Team Leader, Dr Wulf-Dieter Moll, delivered a thrilling talk about the future of mycotoxins.

X-ray crystal structure of ZENzyme with bound zearalenone

The primary problem

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contamination of feed by mycotoxins, one of the primary ones being zearalenone. Dr Moll discusses the dangers of zearalenone, and the imminent need to resolve the problems it causes. This mycotoxin is an estrogenic metabolite, produced by Fusarium, a common fungi menace for many farmers. This pathogen is commonly found in wheat, maize and other crops.

Zearalenone binds itself to the oestrogen receptors in livestock, interfering with natural hormone signalling. This can result in a variety of reproductive problems, such as livestock infertility, abortion and other breeding problems. Farmers need only imagine the damage Zearalenone can do, if an entire herd of livestock becomes affected with such a contaminant.

Maize cob infested with Fusarium graminearum, a fungus which produces zearalenone

Animal nutrition innovators, Biomin, are working rapidly on a mycotoxin decontamination technology, which will work by utilising what we already know regarding detoxification and biological degradation. A discovery of a new family of enzymes for hydrolytic cleavage (the splitting of a compound into fragments via adding water), and detoxification of zearalenone seem to be the new answer to mycotoxin contamination, which Biomin is determined to make into an attainable product for the feed industry worldwide.

Biomin’s Dr Moll also recently released a research paper

Zearalenone bound at the active site of ZENzyme and attacked for cleavage by the catalytic triad.

discussing these recent technological advancements. His paper, entitled ‘Enzyme technology against Zearalenone-induced hyperestrogenism’ discusses the latest successes Biomin has held, in creating trials of a feed that eradicates zearalenone without any negative side effects, a prior unachieved concept.

Current feed additives sold commercially are noted to be especially ineffective at combatting mycotoxins. When subject to various trials, their levels of detoxification were remarkably low, especially where Zearalenone is concerned. Biomin have already released feed additives which combat various mycotoxins, and the world’s only commercially available and registered recombinant enzyme product for detoxification of a mycotoxin, the fumonisin esterase FUMzyme for degradation of carcinogenic fumonisins, is also from Biomin. However, the current technology against Zearalenone-induced hyperoestrogenism, based on adsorption or degradation with the basidiomycete yeast Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans, is still not the ideal feed additive Biomin want to deliver to its consumers. They believe better is readily achievable.

Producing ZENzyme

Dr Moll proved to be the perfect man for the task. Moll joined Biomin in 2005, and immediately set his focus upon dealing with mycotoxins. He and his team have already developed several enzymes such as FUMzyme, which degrades and detoxifies another class of mycotoxins.

Dr Moll’s research team in Austria continued their research into mycotoxin detoxification, beginning by raising multiple microbial cultures, sourced from different habitats. Subject to different conditions, each microbe culture was then given

controlled zearalenone. Upon judging which strains proved able to metabolise the harmful mycotoxin, enrichment cultures and isolated strains were then made, with the aim of refining them into a mycotoxin degrading feed ingredient.

The successful microbe culture was named Rhodococcus erythropolis, (strain PFA D8-1). When in contact with PFA D8-1, zearalenone converted to a hydrolysed, (broken down) form of zearalenone, which Biomin isolated, used for structure verification, toxicity and oestrogenicity studies, and gave the abbreviation HZEN. BIOMIN identified the enzyme that catalyses hydrolysis of zearalenone, and, following the conventions of nomenclature for new microbial enzymes, called it ZenA. However, the enzyme had to be refined further, purified and made thermostable, so it withstands the heat exposure during animal feed pelleting.

The next step of the process was to finally use it in a trial, and

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so the enzyme, now nicknamed ZENzyme, was tested in pig feed pellets. In vivo tests, or tests conducted in living organisms, needed to be conducted to ensure that ZENzyme works to the best of its ability before being put on the commercial market.

These tests were carried out in one of Biomin’s Centre’s for Animal Nutrition (CAN).

Pigs in these tests received an experimental diet deliberately contaminated with zearalenone, and supplemented with various concentrations of ZENzyme. The results of these tests were positive, suggesting that the more ZENzyme that is placed into the feed, the more detoxification of zearalenone took place, resulting in healthier livestock. The feed fed to pigs with none or very minimal ZENzyme suffered the effects of zearalenone, such as enlarged vulvas and heavier reproductive systems, whereas the pigs who received ZENzyme in larger quantities showed no such effects. ZENzyme also proved remarkably resilient during feed pelleting, withstanding temperatures of up to 90 degrees Celsius, and only losing minimal activity at 95 degrees Celsius.

Biomin continued to soldier on, to ensure that ZENzyme is truly as efficient and useful as it can be. The next step was to examine the faeces and urine of the selected animals who ate the ZENzyme pellets. These results again proved that

ZENzyme successfully broke down zearalenone in the artificially contaminated feeds. Tests then progressed onto broiler chickens and cows, who replicated the same positive results when exposed to ZENzyme.

Leaps and bounds

As tests continue to prove successful, and ZENzyme’s role as the removal of mycotoxin worries for farmers begins to become reality, Biomin continue to revise and refine their product. At the World Nutrition Forum, Dieter Moll notes that optimising the ZENzyme to improve its efficiency and robustness, when in the gastrointestinal tract, is one of the many focusses Biomin are working on. Stopped-flow and quenched-flow instruments are also being used at the Biomin research centre to capture and measure enzymatic reactions, with precise accuracy.

Considerations are also being discussed regarding increasing the catalytic efficiency of the ZENzyme via enzyme engineering.

To help with these ideas, X-ray crystal structures of ZENzyme are being obtained, to reveal details of molecular interactions between enzyme and substrate. As Biomin continue to work on this new technology, the future for feed looks bright.

Image 3: Rhodococcus erythropolis PFA D8-1, from which zearalenone lactonase ZenA with the designated product name ZENzyme was isolated.

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A BRIGHTER, BETTER, AND CLEARER VIEW

by Dr Heike Knörzer, Petkus, Germany

he future of seed and grain sorting is a bright light. Is it? Indeed, advanced optical sorting systems with divergent optics and illumination techniques are a booming trend. The range of optical sorting systems is increasing and more and more vendors are on the market.

Sometimes, general promises such as steady sorting accuracy levels of >99 percent are proclaimed. Theoretically it is possible. Often it is also practically possible. But as nature is highly variable and never constant, accuracy levels for all lots or sorting tasks of 99 percent are not realistic. But the fact is, that optical sorting can rescue production and prevent tremendous revenue loss.

In certified oat seed production in Europe, there is a zero tolerance for wild oat. A Spanish oat seed producer faced the issue of having 5714 kernels of wild oat in one tonne of mechanically cleaned oat seed (0.02 percent). The official certificate would have been labelled with “not certified”, as his own 5.5 kg sample analysis with 31 wild oat kernels indicated.

Ten hectares of seed production most probably lost and to be sold as commodity. With an average oat yield of two t/ha and a commodity price on the CBoT stock exchange with €250/t, the difference in revenue between commodity oat and seed oat would have been €5,600; excluding the higher price of the field production. With a yield of 5 t/ha, the difference would be €14,000.

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where it was analysed before and after optical sorting with the Petkus OS 901 colour sorter with one re-sort cycle. Wild oat could be completely separated by the OS 901. The “accept” fraction showed a purity level of > 99 percent. There were no kernels of wild oat left in the sample after sorting.

According to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s Agriculture and Food Division (DPIRD) in Western Australia, the annual costs to the industry of wild oats was estimated to be USD 80 million, and wild oats having the potential to decrease yields by up to 80 percent.

Sorting results above the standard

Optical sorters are doing a great job where mechanical cleaning reaches its limits or a specific or high quality is needed. In addition, weather conditions or cultivation flaws can cause field production failure which can only be offset in some way by optical sorters. Roeber can give vast examples for those rescue operations: • Deoxynivalenol (DON) level reduction due to fusarium infestations to below threshold limits of 200 µg/kg for baby food purpose; • Separating paddy rice kernels with a red coloured bran from white rice (reduction from 13% to 0.11% contamination); • Sorting a rye lot with 15 percent contamination of triticale to final 0.25 percent contamination; • Separating durum from soft wheat for seed or commodity pasta production; • Removing off-types of sweet corn originating from commercial sweet corn volunteers with a final purity level of target sweet corn grains of > 99 percent; • Counting and analysing statistically the nature and amounts of defects and impurities in Arabica coffee beans such as sticks, cherries, black seeds, pergamino, fermented seeds etc.

The list for optical sorting applications is long. The machines became an integral part of the seed and grain processing industry.

Optical sorters are often considered as easy to operate machines

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Sorting results can differ substantially in purity levels between crops, but also between varieties. “You have to be aware that results can differ even within crop lots or for all variants,” says Dr Kai-Uwe Vieth, Sales and Development Manager at Roeber Institut GmbH, knowing about the influence of input contamination level, required ratio of good material in the reject and differing characteristic traits of varieties.

“Living organisms are too variable per se.” In addition, high sorting quality or purity is at the expense of good seed loss in the reject fraction. The last one percent of purity costs “accept” kernels.

The development goes on

“Obviously, the sorting results of some optical sorters on the market are above the standard compared to common cleaning technologies”, says Vieth. “But that doesn’t implicate that the development is at its end.” That is the reason why in the Petkus Group, a dedicated team is continuously evaluating optical components to scrutinise their own technologies, whether they are the benchmark or how they can be further improved. “We are in permanent exchange and partnership with scientific institutes in order to future-proof our optical sorter portfolio”, says Vieth.

The market is constantly screened for advanced components, and cameras are tested in the Roeber optical laboratory in Karlsruhe, Germany, that is not only associated but also locally in close touch with nearby research and development partners.

The Karlsruhe office successfully applied for the “Karlsruher Business Innovation Program.” Within this “Innovation Program,” the office for economic development of the city of

Karlsruhe cooperates with the European Organization for Sustainable Development GmbH (EOSD).

High-resolution cameras and long-life LEDs alone are no assurance for good sorting performance. The synchronisation of the optical system, the hardwaresoftware package as well as the design of the optical boxes and the ejection play an essential role when it comes to clear recognition of defects. On the hardware side, it means that the sensitivity of the cameras and the power of the illumination have to be sufficient.

Regarding software, the deep or machine learning offers new possibilities, and there is a steady development noticeable. Big data analysis is especially for optical sorters a great chance for improved software programs. Automatic teachin programs help operators to adjust the machine more easily to different sorting tasks. The easier it looks for the operator, the more complicated it is in the background and the more knowledge is needed with regard to the evaluation and validation of algorithms.

“When I compare our first TeachNSort software package with

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the actual TeachNSort Smart+, there was a lot of work done and improvements for the benefit of our clients and the sorting accuracy”, says Vieth.

Camera resolution is widely discussed and is considered to give information about sorting accuracy. “That is true to a certain degree”, says Vieth. “But without appropriate object splitting algorithms, a single seed analysis during high capacity operation is weak, just to give an example.” Knowing about the details and the pitfalls of optical sorting systems, Vieth is sure about the Petkus/Roeber optical sorter series “OS”, that the package is the most sophisticated and complete.

Optical sorting systems

Another key component is the illumination. The wavelength, the spectra, the power of the light source and from where the light is sent make the difference. This range of illumination characteristics offers a more precise selection of illumination system for individual sorting tasks.

For example, often it is impossible to separate sunflower from sclerotia by using standard RGB systems. Therefore, a NIR system is recommended. To separate red rice from white rice in paddy production, where the red coloured bran is beneath the rice husk and can only be seen after husking, a powerful translucence system is needed. A combination of RGB and shape could be successfully applied where two different soybean varieties with different hilum colour and seed dimensions have to be separated.

Optical sorting can be even more precise than the human eye when defect type and illumination systems fit to each other.

Absorbed, reflected and/or transmitted light can provide the information that is needed for defect detection. Light source, optic design and machine construction decide which illumination can be used in respective optical sorters.

When results with shape and wavelength in the visible range of 400 – 700 nm (RGB) become limited, then the OS 901i with NIR/SWIR camera technology can be a solution that has a 950 – 1,700 nm wavelength bandwidth. The state of the art RGB and NIR technologies can only detect defects on the seed surface.

But when defects in the inside of the kernel have to be detected and the kernel has some translucence properties, than the Petkus/ Roeber OS 901 t comes into play. The strong, homogeneous and high quality LEDs inside the OS 901 t as well as the special light configuration allows for a look through some grain species.

Only the Petkus/Roeber OS 901 can offer variable luminance for variable defects, combined in one platform.

OS f-class as an example for new optical sorters

A new type of optical sorter is launched by Petkus/Roeber in 2018. The OS f-class is the first in optical sorting for small seeds such as vegetables, flowers, grass and spices. It allows cleaning of small seeds to the highest quality level where nowadays-

standard colour sorters fail due to unprecise ejection of standard air nozzles, low resolution or insufficient particle orientation.

Excellent sorting results are even possible for small seeds like Origanum vulgare (TKW ~ 0.1 – 0.13 g).

Intensive testing with various species was done in the Roeber optical test centre with impressively high results. Inter alia, a client conducted comparative tests with the OS f-class and the client’s existing machine. The results were analysed by the client himself. Tested species had a diameter of around 0.5 mm. The proportion of defects in the accept fraction was reduced by a factor of two by simultaneously doubling the throughput related to sorting area. Compared to what is possible with existing machines in that area of application “the precision is very exciting”, concluded the trial team around Vieth.

In the OS f-class, seeds are transported from the feeder along a stainless steel chute down to a specially designed profile belt system to be scanned at the end and ejected nearly immediately behind the inspection line. The belt aligns the seeds to the ejector nozzles to ensure precise positioning. Custom designed by Roeber, the OS f-class has got a new ejector-nozzle technology with an incredibly narrow pitch. “You could put the nozzle block in your pocket”, says Vieth.

Because of the special feeding system, the seeds can be round and tumbling or leafy or arbitrarily shaped. In addition, the density of the product can be high or very low. This makes the sorting system applicable to an enormous range of products and defects.

A high-resolution full colour camera system based on the latest high-tech components detects tiny differences to ensure the purest seed lots. The product is not only scanned by a high-resolution camera but also embedded into an innovative light and optics combination. The high contrast allows the sorter to distinguish tiny differences.

Details of the small seeds are easy to see and can be easily evaluated on the large 19” touchscreen. Over internet support, and by using built-in LAN, the sorter has the capability of true remote control due to real image analysis.

“An important point is that Petkus can give effective remote support and help with product set-up because the company can see the real pictures of the client’s product on the screen. Sorters that don’t have the real imaging have limited possibilities for remote support”, says Vieth.

The complete TeachNSort software can also be installed on customer’s office PC. It has the advantage of just taking the images of good seeds and if necessary also bad objects at the OS f-class or OS 901. The data are easily exported to a USB stick and imported at the office PC. Then the user can perform the teach-in while enjoying a cup of coffee and while the OS f-class or OS 901 is working in production. This makes the whole teachin process more comfortable and more efficient.

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Extruders A pilot line for continuous improvement

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by Setrem, France

ince 1986, Setrem has been designing and marketing single-screw extruders and their peripheral equipment all over the world.

Originally specialised in the dry process (manufacturing of extruded soybeans, cattle feed), the company has considerably enriched its skills to meet all production requirements.

Thanks to the small size of the company, Setrem is able to offer a customised solution for every industry.

Furthermore, the flexibility of its extruders allows Setrem to followed and anticipated changes in the market by offering tailored equipment: • Flexibility and robustness of use, • Low cost of operation, • Quality of extruded products.

Its extruders are as well adapted to the dry process as to the semi-wet process and make it possible to manufacture the most elaborate products: • Petfood (dog and cat food), • Foods for aquatic species (floating or sinking), • Livestock feed (high production dairy cows, other cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry (layers, meat), horses) But also used in : • The processing of raw materials: soybean, linseed, wheat and other cereals.

• The preparation for the mechanical extraction of oil on oleaginous plants.

• The manufacturer offers complete lines, with capacities from 40 kg/h to capacities of 10 tons/h.

In various factories, Setrem have installed pilot lines that permits companies and clients to carry out further research and development on extrusion.

The pilot line is Setrem’s research and development tool.

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• Conducting trials for research & development projects, • Enabling them to guarantee continuity for their production by carrying out trials on a line suited to limited volume production, • Conducting tests to validate processes for extrusion projects based on their formulas.

• Trying some new extruder parts • Carrying out trials on peripheral machinery • Verifing the nutritional value provided by the extruder The pilot line in Setrem facilities is installed in a laboratory room that can be fully cleaned at high pressure between each use, to avoid any contaminations. It is a full line composed of: A live bottom bin that allow every mix to go down to the feeder.

Thanks to the moving arm even sticky mixtures do not solidify.

A volumetric feeder that enables one to get a constant and control flow in the preconditioner A preconditioner that works as a pre-cooker with possibility of

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adding fluids and steam as well as fresh meat or other slurry. Its retention time is approximately three minutes, which allows to bring an homogeneous and precooked (80-90°C) mixture to the extruder.

A single screw extruder equipped with an adaptable shaft in length of three to seven barrels to obtain an L / D ratio between eight and 13. Each barrel is jacketed and equipped with a water inlet for their cooling, a steam inlet for their heating and a selector for choosing the mode (cooling or heating).

At the end of the barrel is is a die whose number and size of holes can be modified. The frame of the extruder has been designed so that it has the least possible point of retention. It is made of stainless steel, includes an in-line drive and a flexible coupling. The power of the extruder is 11 kW, and equipped with a screw speed variator. A cutter at the exit of the extruder allows the production of kibbles at the die exit.

A pneumatic transport to bring the kibbles from the extruder to the dryer A counter flow dryer, the air is heated by a gas burner. The hot air is forced through the product layer. The amount of evaporation

can be controlled by variations of the drying air volume and temperature.

The extrusion line is controlled by a color touchscreen which allow to start and stop the elements, adjust the dosing, the extrusion screw and the cutting speed but also read the extrusion and preconditioner temperature as wells as die pressure. To pilot the extruder different systems help you: an alarms page, sound and visual signaling, SME calculating, raw material output and the moisture content at each step of the process. It is possible to save all the data in an excel file.

One of our extrusion specialists will conduct the line and help the agrifood manufacturing companies having the result they are looking for. This pilot line is very modular and can be adapted to a large panel of products, from swine feed to full fat soya meal.

Additional peripheral equipment can be added if needed like a mechanical oil press after the extruder or a pump to add fresh ingredients in the preconditioner.

So, approach Setrem with your ideas and our team of specialists will help you find a way to make it work!

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The importance and methodology of checking rolls

by Wu Wenbin, Henan University of Technology, China heat is the world’s largest planted crop with the largest yield, and is the most widely distributed food crop. In 2016, global wheat production reached 750 million tonnes, accounting for one-third of the world’s total grain output. The wheat produced is mainly eaten by people by processing it into flour.

The process of wheat processing into flour includes cleaning and milling. The main equipment used by modern flour mills in the wheat flour production section is use of the roller mill, which can crush the flour particles to the edible requirement by pressing and shearing the flour particles through two rolls, moving in opposite directions at different speeds.

Rolls are the most important and vulnerable parts of roller mills. The technical characteristics

Figure 1: Optical microscope

Figure 2: Digital microscope

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Figure 3: Tooth profile measuring instrument

Figure 4: Optical gear type measuring equipment

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The influence of abrasive roll wear on their condition, material characteristics and material property of the roll is critical to observe. In the continuous use process, fast rolls are generally not replaced by slow rolls. Fast rolls are usually used for three-to-six months, and slow rolls are usually used for four-to-nine months.

When the roll reaches the end of its life, it needs to be removed for processing. It is important to accurately judge the timing of roller change or repair. Changing or repairing the roll too early will affect its life, unnecessary equipment shut down and the roller repair substitute capital input. If the roll is changed or repaired too late, it will not only speed up the wear of the roll, but also affect the material output and flour quality and increase energy consumption.

The results show that the wheat flour yield increased by 24.7 percent after rolls are changed. However, the energy consumption of grinding mills is positively correlated with the wear of roller.

The more serious wear, the greater the energy consumption.

According to the experimental study, replacing or repairing the wear rolls too late may lead to a 50 percent increase in energy consumption. Therefore, it is particularly important for the enterprise to control the production cost by changing or repairing the roller in time through the inspection process.

According to the surface characteristics of rolls, it is divided

into smooth rolls and grooved rolls. The check of smooth rolls is done by surfagauge. At present, there are four methods for the inspection of the grooved rolls, including the traditional inspection method, the microscopic measurement method, the contact tooth profile measuring instrument and the non-contact optical gear type measuring instrument.

The four types of inspection

Traditional inspection methods - Traditionally, mill technicians have evaluated the particle size, temperature, bran content of the mill, and combined this with touching the roll to determine whether the grooved roll needs to be drawn. A unworn roll has the required number of teeth, the unworn grooved roll is uniform, the tooth surface is smooth and clean, the tooth tip is uniform and the tooth groove is clear.

The severely worn surface of the tooth, touching the front and the blunt surface has a noticeable knobbly, snagged or rough feel.

This method has high requirements for technical personnel and needs experienced staff, so it has low generalisation and strong limitations.

Microscopic examination method - At present, microscopy has become a very appealing form of measuring equipment.

It was widely used in the biological, chemical, industrial and astronomical industries. Some roll processing enterprises use optical reading microscopes, to enlarge the tiny tooth profile and read the surface parameters of the tooth roller by observing the scale line inside the microscope, (see figure one).

Another is to use a digital microscope to display the tooth profile of the grooved roll on the display screen and read the tooth

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Contact tooth profile measuring instrument - In 2014, the Bühler company developed a gear profile measuring instrument for grooved rolls, (see figure three), which determines whether wire-drawing and roller replacement are required by measuring and comparing the wear changes of the tooth profile.

During the measurement, the instrument is fixed on the tooth roller and measured by the contact between the probe and the tooth. The probe of the measuring instrument is made of ruby and has good wear resistance. The contact track between the probe and the gear roller can show the profile of the tooth shape in a graphical way.

The instrument can compare the tooth profile parameters of the grinding roller with the original size to evaluate the degree of wear. The instrument’s profit assessment function aims to increase production and reduce operating costs. It determines the wire drawing time and replacement time of the grinding roller, according to the degree of wear of the grinding roller. Accurate evaluation reduces energy consumption by approximately 50 percent, but the detection process is slow and has some limitations.

Non-contact optical gear type measuring instrument - In 2017, Spain’s Balaguer Company developed a new type of grinding roller inspection equipment called optical tooth type measuring instrument, (see figure four). The appearance of the optical gear measuring instrument has a revolutionary breakthrough, which can avoid the error caused by human factors in the detection of grinding rolls.

This device is an optical instrument that can measure tooth profile parameters without contacting the surface of the tooth roller. The device has a 3D visual system that displays 3D graphics and parameter information of tooth slots on a 10.8-inch screen.

This device is easy to operate, easy to carry, and can measure the parameters of tooth grooves quickly and accurately. The measured data is compared with the allowable values, to evaluate and determine whether the grinding roller needs to be drawn or replaced. The measured parameters mainly include: tooth groove spacing, tooth top plane, tooth roller radius, tooth groove depth, blunt surface and frontal wear, tooth angle and tooth inclination.

The accuracy of measurement can be four μm, while the accuracy of angle measurement can be ±0.1º. If one of the measurements exceeds the allowable tolerance range, the system will alert the user. The measurement information can be transmitted to the central processing system via LAN.

Being thorough

Flour mills needs to strengthen their daily and periodic inspection of grinding rolls, to ensure that the equipment is in optimal working condition. This not only reduces production costs, but also increases the quality of the flour and reduces accidents.

At present, the inspection method of the grinding roller is limited. How to detect the grinding roller, to judge the replacement and repair time of the grinding roller, is also the research direction that the global grain machine enterprises and many grain machine researchers need to pay attention to.

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NEW DIRECTIONS FOR THE FEED MACHINERY INDUSTRY A summary based on information gathered during the AFIA's Equipment Manufacturers' Committee Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, USA in midNovember 2018.

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e often wish that the world could stop changing and developing. Just as we feel comfortable in our space and life, a new development knocks us sideways. Unfortunately, that is the inevitable mark of progress that we need to grab onto and keep up with in order to survive and even thrive as we move into the future.

The feed machinery industry is no different. In 2014, China initiated a new ISO technical committee to develop standards specific to stationary feed machinery. China is one of the top producers of feed machinery and animal feed. They saw this window of opportunity for international support in what they perceived as an underserved industry. While the response of the international community was mixed on the topic, there was enough support to gain approval and the establishment of ISO TC 293 Feed Machinery.

International standards need to represent the majority of global manufacturers. Different regions of the world develop processes that align with their geographic needs as well as national regulations. Balanced standards must provide enough generality to accommodate the majority.

The US initially voted against the proposed technical committee as US manufacturers did not perceive a need for standards specific to feed machinery. With the international committee formed, the US made the decision to get involved in order to help balance the global participation which initially included Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

Work began with the development of the foundational terminology to be used in the subsequent standards being planned. US involvement assisted in the clarification and reduction in the overall number of terms deemed necessary as a foundation. The proposed drafts were translations from Chinese standards and as there isn’t a direct translation for many of the terms used in the English language, expressing ideas and explaining differing viewpoints has been a challenge for the countries involved. Work continues as the terminology standards are being refined with an eye toward publication in the future.

The committee's focus is now moving toward the applications of Safety and Hygiene in feed machinery, two important areas. The second international gathering of represented countries will take place on January 15-16, 2019 in Winterthur, Switzerland.

As the group begins to discuss more than terminology, the international experts are planning to come together to refine their business and development plan to discern the gaps in international standards that currently apply to the feed machinery being produced. Interested countries can join at any time as either observing members or participating members by contacting their national standards organization. More information about ISO TC 293 Feed Machinery can be found at https://www.iso.org/ committee/5364893.html.

Change isn’t always welcome, but with involvement, any organization can have a voice in steering the direction. Progress is about having a place at the table rather than sitting back and letting others make decisions that will impact us whether we want them to or not.

Mr Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, told the meeting in San Antonio that the resolution of the first plenary meeting was the approval of both the scope of TC-293 and its associated business plan and the creation of three ad hoc working groups: AHG1 Terminology, AHG2 Safety and AHG3 Hygiene.

We still need everyones input in the working groups, he told Milling and Grain.

“Don’t get surprised by an industry standard that gets developed without your input.”

To get involved with the US TAG for TC 293, contact Mr Scott Cedarquist, Director of Standards at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), cedarq@asabe.org or Mr. Gary Huddleston, Director, Feed Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), ghuddleston@afia.org

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by Detlef Bunzel, Evonik, Germany

he results of a new study show that using dry additives, rather than liquids in feed, reduces the occurrence of caking and lumping in the mixer and can help prevent cross contamination.

Cross-contamination in the mixing process results from the unintentional carry-over of a substance or ingredient from one batch to the next, produced on the same line. When changing batches, product from the batch that is currently being discharged will remain inside the equipment and be ‘carried over’ into the next batch.

The problem becomes more obvious when the feed formulation is changed. For example, an additive may be used in a certain batch, but may not be intended to be present in the consecutive batch. Nevertheless, a certain level of this additive may be carried over and contaminate the next batch. Keeping cross-contamination to a minimum is obviously a major issue for feed manufacturers and is an essential part of any quality control programme.

How cross-contamination occurs

Levels of cross-contamination have been found to be higher when liquid feed additives are used, compared to when feed is based on dry ingredients. Conditions in the batch mixer do not favour liquid spraying, partly due to powder incrustations on the nozzles. While the particle size of dry bulk additives is well optimised to blend into feed mash, liquid nutrients, when sprayed into the mixer, lead to an increase Table 1: Concentration of amino acids in poultry feed samples of particle size.

Poultry Feed Batch 5 Any liquid droplet Sample Methionine Threonine Lysine % sprayed into a dry code % % (added liquid) powder mix will xxx20 0.275 0.067 0.233 immediately bind xxx21 0.294 0.075 0.248 xxx22 0.299 0.076 0.230 several particles xxx23 0.296 0.076 0.250 by adhesion, xxx24 0.299 0.074 0.243 xxx25 0.269 0.074 0.244 substantially xxx26 0.292 0.070 0.256 increasing the xxx27 0.289 0.070 0.234 xxx28 0.268 0.067 0.411 particle size. Dust xxx29 0.295 0.077 0.256 and finer particles Mean 0.288 0.073 0.261 will bind to the Std. Dev. 0.0123 0.0038 0.0537 CV % 4.2 5.2 20.6 bigger particles.

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F Under field conditions, the dosing and mixing sequence for dry and liquid additives is rarely optimised for best overall performance. It is often compromised by a too short dry mixing time, overlong spraying time and excessive addition of liquids in the main mixer.

The result of the less-than-optimum conditions is that microingredients accumulate in adherences on the mixer walls. Not only will they be missing in the samples of this batch; when they eventually break loose they will increase the supplementation rate of the following batch.

Measuring cross-contamination

The concentration of a certain substance in each batch, which is not part of the current formulation but has been carried over from a previous batch, can be taken as a measure of the level of cross-contamination under certain mixing conditions.

Evonik carried out an evaluation of mixing lines to look at differences between dry and liquid additives. For each of the mixing lines, at least two sets of samples were collected. The data allowed us to compare results from the addition of dry and liquid additives in the same mixer. In most of the cases, two to four amino acids were added to the mix, and of these amino acids, usually one or two were added as a liquid, and one or two were added as powder.

High carryover found when liquids used

With liquid addition, inconsistencies in recovery rates of consecutive batches were found in several cases. If this coincided with a high coefficient of variation for the second batch due to an extremely high peak value in one sample of the second mixer

profile, we assumed a carry-over of additives from an earlier batch.

Values in Table 1 show the results of a batch of poultry feed.

The peak value of 0.411 percent for lysine, which was added as liquid lysine 50 percent (batch five, sample code xxx28) appears to be much higher than the mean value (0.261 per cent) and this difference is explained by carry over. The carry-over may be caused by adherences breaking off the mixer wall.

In a survey carried out by Evonik, we found that more than three quarters of the results for dry amino acid addition were acceptable, whereas with addition of the liquid amino acid sources nearly half the results were bad.

Lumping increases risk of cross-contamination

The risk of cross-contamination is increased when liquids are used, as the resulting lumping and agglomeration increases the likelihood of carryover. Depending on the consistencies of the main and minor ingredients, insufficient absorption can also lead to adherences in the mixer and conveying line.

The addition of several liquids poses further problems. Several liquids sprayed in parallel to the same area in the mixer will result in a high amount of liquids in certain parts of the mash, leading to the formation of lumps. Often, the liquid present in the dosing header between the flow control vale and the nozzles empties itself by gravity into the mixer. These drops are large compared to the size of the solid particles and tend to form clusters or lumps which sequester the liquid additive and prevent its proper mixing.

Any of the above problems can lead to increased adherences, increased carryover and a greater risk of cross contamination.

Ensuring that wherever possible dry additives are used, will help to avoid these problems and minimise cross-contamination.

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Optimising feed mill output

by Detlef Bunzel, Evonik, Germany

n efficient feed production line is one that has been designed to handle the types and amounts of feed that need to be produced.

Optimising the balance between batch size and batch frequency plays a pivotal role.

Two critical questions need to be addressed when designing the feed production line - “What is the optimum mixer size for the feed mill?” and “How many batches per hour should be produced?”

It is important in every case to find a balance between batch size and batch cycle time.

For example, if the aim is to produce 30 tonnes of feed per hour, the production line and equipment could be designed to produce 30 batches of one ton each per hour, 15 batches of two tons each per hour, or 10 batches of three tons each per hour.

Optimum mixer size

Typical mixer sizes in feed mills range from less than one ton to

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six-eight tons per batch. Most feed ingredients, about 95 percent, are usually added to the mixer as dry bulk. Process steps before and after the weighing and mixing line are virtually continuous and, therefore, the mixer must be able to keep pace with the pellet mills. The capacity of the mixing line is calculated as batch size multiplied by the number of batches per hour. For example, output (ton / hour) = batch size (ton) x number of batches/hours.

Each given output can be met by varying the batch size and frequency.

Mix time

Depending on mixer design and quality expectations, mix time may vary from around 60 seconds to four-five minutes, or even longer. While in a double ribbon mixer it takes more than 200 seconds to achieve a good coefficient of variation, a paddle mixer may achieve a comparable level of homogeneity in less than 60 seconds. Considering the time requirements for mixer filling and discharging, total cycle times of two-six minutes might result, which corresponds to 10-30 batches per hour.

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The time sequence of the batch mixing process is illustrated in Figure 1 (below) and can be structured in four blocks: 1. Dosing time 2. Mixer fill and discharge time 3. Mix time 4. Discharge time of bin after mixer The batch cycle time is the shortest time span in the diagram, after which the mixer may be re-filled. Figure 1 represents a bestcase scenario. The batch cycle time in this example is three minutes and 15 seconds, while time for filling and discharging the mixer is 15 seconds each. The total mix time is two minutes and 45 seconds.

Half of the mix time is reserved for mixing dry ingredients before liquids are sprayed into the mixer, while the spraying time is one minute with 30 seconds final mix time to incorporate the liquids into the dry mash. Assuming all batches take the same time, more than 18 batches would be produced per hour.

Attention to equipment and processes

Increasing batch sizes obviously has an influence on the size of the equipment involved. For example, the mixer size will increase proportionally with the batch size, just as the output per hour will increase, assuming constant number of batches per hour. There is also an influence of batch size on dosing time, weighing accuracy, as well as mix and spraying time.

Special attention should be given to the spraying time when liquid products are used. With increasing batch sizes, spraying time may increase relative to mix time with negative effects on mix quality. This effect is felt stronger with a modern mixer design and shorter mix times.

One last aspect is related to wear and tear of the equipment; with an increasing number of batches per hour, wear and tear will be increased on all those parts that are activated when changing batches such as: slide gates, pneumatic pistons and drives, and electric drives.

Balance between batch size and cycle time

Here are three options to achieve a mixing line output of 30 ton/ hour: • With 30 batches per hour and 90 seconds total mix time, the percentage of fill and discharge time of 30 seconds would amount to 25 percent of the total batch cycle and mix time would be 75 percent. This timing would imply that liquids are sprayed within less than 30 seconds with a dry mix time of 60 seconds.

• With 15 batches per hour and the same 30 seconds to fill and discharge the mixer, mix time is increased to three minutes and 30 seconds, an increase of 233 percent, even though the number of batches is reduced by just 50 percent. Consequently, the output of dosing equipment might be reduced as well, with positive effects on dosing accuracy and mix homogeneity.

• With 10 batches per hour, mix time would increase to five minutes and 30 seconds which is 366 percent of the 90 seconds in the case of 30 batches per hour. Again, there is a relative gain of productive dosing, spraying and mix time with positive effects on process quality.

All the options are technically possible, and the final choice will need to consider and evaluate factors such as dosing accuracy and homogeneity of the feed, suitability of spraying systems and, ultimately, the capital costs needed for the equipment.

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by Wu Wenbin, Henan University of Technology, China n Lu’An city, Anhui Province, China, the CEO of Milling & Grain magazine, Roger Gilbert, Group President Darren Parris, Events Manager Tuti Tan and Chinese Edition Editor, Professor Wu, witnessed the newest achievements of milling and grain automatic packing solutions.

The group visited Anhui Yongcheng Electronic and Mechanical Technology Co, accompanied by their President, Zhengbing Fu, Vice President Chuansheng Xu, and General Manager Assistant Cunxue Tang.

Anhui Yongcheng Electronic and Mechanical Technology Co is a professional manufacturer engaged in the R&D of weighing devices, fully automatic packing machines, secondary packing machines, robot palletisers and other equipment. They are the pioneers of unmanned packaging in the milling and grain processing industry in China. The Yongcheng company was founded in August 2000, based on the technological innovations of mechanical and electrical integration, committed to providing total solutions with automatic packing.

Anhui Yongcheng successfully completed their first domestic automatic rice packing assembly-line in design, production, installation and service, driving the whole grain processing industry to automatise. “Yongcheng” means “the endless achievements of the future”, as reflected in their innovative products and expertise. The company always adheres to their personal enterprise ideas, innovate, stable, respect, and strive for excellence all the time.

The company warmly welcome domestic and foreign friends to establish and carry out various economic, technological and

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business cooperation’s, to create a great future! Anhui Yongcheng has over 200 staff and a professional team engaged in R&D, manufacturing, sales and service.

Their primary products are the QZB series fully-automatic quantitative packing line, DCS series electronic quantitative packing-scales, fully-automatic packing machines, robot palletiser and DCS-ZK series shaping vacuum-packing machine.

All these machines are regularly and widely used during the quantitative packaging of rice, feed, flour, grains, seeds, corn and other granular or powdery materials. With more than ten years development in the food packaging industry, in terms of product technology, Anhui Yongcheng adhere to independent innovation, researching and developing a number of products to reach the leading level and be the best they can be.

One of their most innovative machines was the QZB series automatic packaging-machine, which replaced plastic bags. The QZB coated woven bag proved both sustainable and popular, and,

by September 2018, a total of 115 patent technical achievements have been achieved. The QZB series fully automatic packaging unit, one of the leading products, utilizes a multi-sensor accurate weighing system, high speed and powerful servo drive mode, as well as film bag opening technology, together with other special technologies, to create high speed, stable, multi-purpose and convenient high-quality automation products for customers.

QZB900M models among them, which work at the highest rate, of packaging 1000 bags per hour, has a measurement range from 5kg to 25kg. QZB900Z models can be used to replace the monotony of vacuum packing, carbon dioxide packing and woven bag packing. QZB500BL products can be designed from

F the woven bag drum to make bags, open bags, fill bags and seam.

The output of 50kg soybean meal reaches up to 700 bags per hour and is used for the automatic packaging of soybean meal in oil production lines.

The F series of automatic and semi-automatic packaging scales are also popular in the market. The application of multi-sensing weighing technology, and the addition of automatic sewing thread cutting, automatic marking, automatic lifting of conveyor belts and other functions, reduce the labor intensity of workers and improve work efficiency.

In addition, the closed workshop of components is designed to protect the components from external pollution and erosion, so as to ensure the long-term stability and durability of the equipment.

Companies not only rely on their own industry experience (more than 200 automatic users, in Anhui Yongchen’s case), but also adherence to the industry leaders in technology and continuous improvement of management. First place is the goal, and so Anhui Yongcheng are always striving to further develop their products. The company have been successfully working with many domestic leading enterprises, such as COFCO, YiHai Kerry, China Resources Ng Fung Limited, Beidahuang group and the Jinjian rice industry.

Anhui Yongcheng have also gone global, exporting machinery to Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sudan, the Philippines, Laos, Panama,Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia, alongside other countries and regions.

The Yongcheng company will ensure quality and service to every one of its vast customers and clients. They extend a really warmly welcome to both domestic and foreign friends, to establish and carry out various economic, technological and business cooperation in the goal of making the future great!

In Lu’An city, Anhui Province, China, the CEO of Milling & Grain magazine, Roger Gilbert, Group President Darren Parris, Events Manager Tuti Tan and Chinese Edition Editor, Professor Wu, witnessed the newest achievements of milling and grain automatic packing solutions.

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A new processing line to remove aflatoxin and mycotoxins

by Biochemist Peer Hansen, IGrain, Denmark ycotoxins and fumonisins what are they?

A mycotoxin (from Greek mykes, “fungus” and toxikon, “poison”) is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of the fungus kingdom. They are capable of causing disease and death in both humans and animals. The term ‘mycotoxin’ is usually reserved for the toxic chemical products produced by fungi that readily colonise crops, beans, etc. One mould species may produce many different mycotoxins, fumonisins and several species may produce the same mycotoxin.

Mycotoxins like Aflatoxins present an increasing problem in the food and feed supply chain. Toxins are carcinogenic and create various other health problems. Thus, consumers are at risk, and losses are increasing; both farmers and industry are affected by the increasing problem.

So far, the only method of reducing the problem has been to dilute contaminated grain/food/ feedstuff with uncontaminated material to reduce the toxic concentration. To date, an effective solution to cleanse grain and feed stuff (especially corn, wheat and oil seed meal) for mycotoxins, fumonisins and other contaminants has been missing.

The Toxi-Scrub processing line and what it does

The Toxi-Scrub processing line is a complete processing system, including: intake, pre-processing, the scrubbing-reactor, buffer bins, control system, and the complete material handling. This makes it easy and convenient for users to simply dump the contaminated material in the inlet and receive decontaminated material in the outlet buffer bin.

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Packing solutions are optional and include truck delivery bin, big bag solution, bagging solution (25 -100 Kg bags), or consumer pouch packing, especially designed for nuts, beans etc.

The principle of the Toxi-Scrub processing line is that ozone is used in a patented reactor to detoxify the commodity (grain, oil seed, beans etc.). The most important step is the process where the material is exposed to ozone; this is done in a special and efficient way. Ozone is a strong oxidizer and eliminates almost all mycotoxins, as validated by more than 25 scientific papers published over the last two decades.

The effect of ozone has been known for many years, and ozone plays a major role in many applications in other industries, of which the most important is wastewater treatment to reduce biologic oxygen demand (BOD). Ozone is also used for sanitisation in food processing, especially in meat processing industries, and as a means to eliminate bad flavours and odours in feed milling and in other contexts.

However, to make the detoxification process efficient, it is

F important that the pre-reactor step is done correctly. That is determined by testing in the iGRAIN laboratory. Here samples are tested to design the process steps correctly. An overview of the reactor step can be seen in Figure 1.

Detoxification - eliminating mycotoxins and fumonisins

When a material has been infested with fungus it will inevitably be contaminated with mycotoxins and fumunosins. The type of mycotoxin depends on which type of fungus the material has been infested with. In any case, almost all mycotoxins have a chemical structure that can be attacked by ozone, whereby mycotoxins can be eliminated. The proportion of reduction is dependent on various factors. The Toxi-Scrub has different treatment programs and can be adjusted to make the necessary treatment to bring the contamination well below allowed levels.

It is a big advantage that the Toxi-Scrub can eliminate not only mycotoxins, but also other biological contaminants in the commodity, such as bacteria, mites and insects.

First full scale line to be started shortly

The first Toxi-Scrub processing line is in the process of being installed with the ability to detoxify aflatoxin etc. in oil seed cake for later use in chicken feed.

The reaction mechanism

Basically, ozone works by oxidising double bonds, thereby breaking the molecular structure and creating new non-toxic molecules.

Scientific validation

Many scientific studies have demonstrated that mycotoxins can be eliminated by ozone.

Benefits for the food and feed producing industries: The Toxi-Scrub processing line is a revolutionising innovation, as it turns contaminated grain or feed stuff, regarded as waste, into decontaminated, clean and usable food and feed stuff. This means that a valuable food or feed resource that would otherwise have been lost can be used for the benefit of everybody.

A further advantage is that the Toxi-Scrub also eliminates all forms of biologic activity in the treated material: fungus (preventing further contamination with toxins), insects, bacteria, mites etc.

The Toxi-Scrub processing line can be tailored to any product in the agro, feed/meal, cereal supply chain, and basically the ToxiScrub can significantly reduce all mycotoxins (aflatoxin, ochratoxin, DON, citrinin), and fumonisins (zearalenone), and even some pesticides. Solutions are developed to detoxify all types of grain, nuts, beans and meal (cake) from the oil seed industry, flour mills etc.

This technology is a highly profitable investment with a very short payback time of, normally, only months.

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MAGNETIC SEPARATORS and their role in ensuring the safety of food

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by Wu Wenbin, Henan University of Technology, China

agnetic separators use a magnet’s physical characteristics to absorb all the iron impurities, as well as weak magnetic substances, on the surfaces of materials to meet the high-quality food standards we have today. This ensures that food is much cleaner, safer and of higher purity.

In many cases, the application of magnetic separators has also played a very good role in protecting machinery and equipment, food in the processing of production and the wear of machinery.

Small bits of metal can appear, in the form of fine powders, and some small components of machinery might fall and mix in the food material, which will cause damage to the entire machine.

This can cause an even worse effect on the whole production line, such as jamming, shutdown and overhaul of the machines.

The application of magnetic separators will greatly reduce the likelihood of similar events, reducing the cost of maintenance, and improving the quality and safety of materials.

At present, all over the world, producers pays higher attention to food safety, incorporating batch of magnetic separator into their flour factories, grain processing plants and other food factories.

Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech Co, Ltd is one of the best.

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As we at Milling & Grain have met Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech many times at international exhibitions, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech are gradually becoming recognised by the market more and more.

We were also very curious about this company, and so we visited Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech as the last stop of our 2017 Chinese enterprises visits.

Visiting Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech

Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech is a company dedicated to the production of high-quality magnetic separators. Founded in 2001, the office is located in Beijing, the capital of China, mainly responsible for the sales of products. Their factory is located in Hebei province, China, mainly responsible for the research and development of magnetic separators, assembling and maintenance. The production base covers an area of 10,000m2, whilst the plant covers an area of 5,000m2.

With good quality products and unique design, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech magnetic separators are widely used by well-known flourmills in the domestic market, such as Wilmar, COFCO, Wudeli Flour Group, Guchuan, Jinshahe Flour, Buhler in Wuxi and GBS. After getting a good domestic market share, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech is now actively expanding overseas markets.

From the year of 2015, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech have continued to participate in many professional international exhibitions each year, such as IAOM, GEAPS, IDMA, Victam and so on, to let

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The discrete structure has also got a national invention patent.

The automatic cleaning separator, including the drum magnetic separator, magnetic belt dirt sorter and suspended magnetic belt separator operate easily, never losing power under normal application, boasting deep magnetic penetration and low maintenance costs. A diversity of models are available to meet customers’ specific requirements for different products.

For the future expansion of the international market, the General Manager of Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech, Mr Sun, said that Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech will continue to attend the international exhibitions to let customers see their confidence in their products.

Meanwhile, the company is also actively looking for appropriate foreign agents to better the service.

Good quality service and products are the key to open the door, and perfect service is the cornerstone. We at Milling & grain earnestly hope Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech will continue to expand in the international market. Good products need to be known, and this visit was unforgettable.

magnetic separators be known and accepted by foreign customers.

When visiting Sun Magnetic Sys-tech’s factory, we learned that, in terms of the magnetic separator itself, the application effects and cleaning methods are its two most basic elements. By virtue of outstanding performance in these two aspects, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech are more and more recognised by domestic and foreign markets.

Magnetic separators

The application effect mainly refers to the ability of separating the iron impurities from the material. Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech magnetic separators are made of strong performance rare earth magnets (NdFeB), basing on a complete set of instruments for measuring magnetic performance. This ensures that the inside magnet, under normal use, (temperatures not exceeding 80 ℃) will never lose its power. It is also ensured that the surface gauss value can reach 13,000GS and no “0” magnetic field.

By virtue of more than 20 years of accumulated professional knowledge, experience and the unique magnetic circuit structure design in the field of magnetic application, Sun Magnetic SysTech magnetic separators use reasonable magnets cost-effectively to release their maximum magnetic energy to catch the iron impurities.

The cleaning method mainly refers to the process of removing iron impurities absorbed on the surfaces of magnetic separators.

Compared to the traditional way of cleaning, with a clumsy hand sliding from one side to the other side, Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech magnetic separator’s cleaning method is much easier.

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Suri Engineers Value innovators by nature

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uri Engineers Private Limited are an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company and are a leading manufacturer and exporter of modern auto rice milling machines, parbolled units, dryers and equipment from India.

The manufacturing facilities at Suri Engineers are equipped with state of the art cutting edge technology with TruBend CNC laser cutting machines from Germany (i.e.) from two tonnes per hour up to 16 tonnes per hour capacity. This comes with complete sets of engineering design, research and development, manufacturing, sales service and installation services too.

The company was established in 1974 and to manufacture their products as per the industry standards, they have developed sophisticated infrastructure facilities. The team members are chosen by the management team on the basis of their educational qualifications, knowledge and experience.

Furthermore, for hassle-free execution of business related tasks, they have divided their infrastructure unit into many operating sectors such as: R&D, admin, sales, quality testing, procurement, production, logistics, warehousing, transportation and marketing.

Their teams are highly devoted towards fulfilling the variegated requirement of clients within stipulated time period. Also, their stringent testing criteria ensure that they produce the best quality rice mill machinery that makes working a pleasure.

Additionally, they upgrade all the installed machines on regular intervals in order to boost the production rate.

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Vision and mission

The company states as their vision and operational mission, “We believe in delivering quality, that is our main goal behind manufacturing and supplying these machines throughout the globe.

We believe in high profile trading, competitive cost, quality assurance, proportionally client satisfactions throughout – to achieve highest levels of marketing in trade of our rice mill machines and equipment. We always work for client satisfaction.”

Vision: “We envision ourselves “Highest ranking of rice mill

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machines and equipment with high grade quality and a competitive price”.

Mission: “While striving for excellence we focus on improving – assured product quality, delivering robust performance, prompt response in service and better price.”

Services

Suri Engineers is now an ideal destination for world class machinery and equipment for rice mills to boost their strength for better productivity. They ensure qualities such as maintenance of schedule, ensuring quality, endurance of the products and lessening project costs.

Their wide range of products speak about the volumes of the company, who are noted for offering trustworthy solutions to supplement the customers in a very friendly environment, Suri promises to extend continuous support even after the installation of the machinery and equipment.

Offering this service ensures that the technicians discharge their duties easily and on time. Changing needs and aspirations have compelled us to enrich in the rice mills sector with commitment and tough performance. www.suriengineers.co.in Milling and Grain - December 2018 | 93

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4B Group opens new subsidiary in China

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UK-based materials handling company, 4B Group, have joyfully announced the opening of their latest facility in Changzhou, China.

ounded in 1888, 4B Group are suppliers of various handling components for the agriculture industry, producing components for a variety of purposes, such as belt conveying, bucket elevators, chain conveyors, silo monitoring, and electronic monitoring equipment. In recent years, the company has continued to make great strides in their successes and are proving themselves to only be more and more reliable and efficient in their work.

Recently, 4B Group have announced the completion of their new facility in Changzhou, China. The facility is located on Rm 513, 18 Xinya Road, Wujin High & New Technology Development Zone, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Their new Managing Director for the facility is Mr Zhu Biwei, former Sales Director at WAM China. This news also comes as 4B Group celebrate their 130th anniversary.

4B Group now boast a remarkably international success, with other 4B subsidiaries also located in South East Asia, Europe, North America, Australia and South Africa.

The new Chinese facility is a promising beacon of opportunity for 4B Group, and the new team running the facility are hopeful and confident about its success.

Zhu Biwei, Managing Director of 4B China, says, “we look forward to serving our Chinese customers even better in the future. The Chinese economy is continuously growing, but now with more focus on quality, efficiency and innovation. Chinese society is increasingly aware of the need to save energy and protect the environment, and conscious of the importance of quality and safety. For this purpose, 4B’s innovative hazard monitoring solutions will benefit more Chinese customers.”

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team for 4B China, who are professionals with sales and marketing, after-sales support and engineering expertise. In-house engineering programmes help the team upgrade existing elevators and conveyors, make recommendations for new equipment and provide solutions.

The emphasis on customer support is even more evident, as 4B China has been designed to put the customer at the heart of everything they do. A local warehouse ensures fast delivery to customers. ‘Value-added’ products are also available, and 4B Group offer the chance to share their own engineering expertise with their customers, to ensure a safe and easy use of all 4B Group products.

“4B works closely with many internationally recognised equipment manufacturers and multi-national bulk material handling and processing facilities, some of whom have an established presence in China”, Mr Biwei continues.

“4B is an internationally recognised and trusted supplier of material handling components and looks forward to strengthening existing relations and building new ones with customers in China.”

China and engineering

China has always historically been associated with innovative engineering, and 4B Group will only continue to prove that China is at the forefront of technological refinement. China can be credited to the invention of the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing, which were soon brought over to Europe in the Middle Ages.

Their civil engineering skills were truly brought to light, with the famous Great Wall of China, designed under the reign of the first Chinese Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, between 220 and 200 BC. Mechanical engineering, not unlike that of the 4B Group, also prospered in China. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholar Zhang Heng invented the very first water-powered, rotating armillary sphere,

The 4B Braime factory in Leeds, UK

which catalogues stars and constellations. In 132 AD, Heng also created the first seismological detector, nicknaming it the Houfeng Didong Yi, (which translates into ‘instrument for inquiring into the wind and the shaking of the earth).

Ma Jun, who lived from 200-265 AD, was considered to be one of China’s most innovative mechanical engineers, who refined the contemporary design of the silk loom, as well as creating mechanical chain pumps for the improved irrigation

of palatial gardens. If that wasn’t impressive enough, Jun also created the famous South Pointing Chariot, a complex machine was acted as a mechanical compass vehicle and was implemented into many cars and automobiles.

4B Group’s history

The 4B Group share an intriguing history, from humble beginnings, with two brothers in a small workshop, that

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Back in the 19th century, a man named Thomas Braime grew in reputation, as a quality engineer, for manufacturing oilcans in a tiny workshop. After losing his thumb in an engineering accident for McLaren, Braime was inspired to look for effective ways to apply oil to machinery.

In 1888, in Leeds, UK, Braime partnered up with his brother, Harry Braime, using new pressing technology to create metal pressings. The business rapidly expanded, and provided great assistance during the First World War, providing armament provisions and training women as skilled munitions workers.

4B is part of the Braime Group, a British PLC listed on the London Stock Exchange. 4B are best-known for creating the first pressed seamless steel elevator bucket, back in 1909, and their successes only continued, as they soon became pioneering leaders of the elevator bucket.

The 4B Group now includes the UK-based 4B Braime Components Ltd, founded in 1971. 1984 saw the founding of 4B’s first international subsidiary, 4B Elevator Components in Chicago, USA. In 1991, 4B France was established, and 2003 saw the introduction of 4B Asia Pacific in Thailand.

4B Deutschland was established in Germany, in 2005, and in 2008 4B Africa was opened in South Africa. More recently in 2010, 4B Australia was established in Brisbane, Australia, followed by 4B China in 2018.

Looking ahead

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As 4B Group continue to grow, their goal is to further themselves to even more international markets, continuing to make a name for themselves worldwide. Their company has undeniably been making a large impact in the agriculture industry, and their presence is getting more and more noticed. The company are clearly determined to reach the biggest client base possible, attending a variety of shows, having recently exhibited at IAOM MEA in Nairobi, Kenya and Easyfairs SOLIDS 2018 in Dortmund, Germany.

There is little doubt that 4B will only continue to expand and make a successful name of themselves for the agriculture engineering industry, and future expansion is undoubtedly on the horizon. www.go4b.com

WORLD GRAIN & FEED MARKET REVIEW Trade slowdown helps offset more crop shortfalls

by John Buckley

Recent reports have highlighted the likely further loss of EU export business in the key MENA region (Middle-East/North Africa). Russia has already taken a large slice of this 50m-tonne-plus market (about 30% of total world wheat trade) and aims to expand its presence in countries such as Algeria and Libya.

Global wheat markets have remained volatile, if broadly ‘range-bound’ over the past month or so.

The bellwether CBOT futures market initially tried again to turn higher on a not unexpected further cut in Australia’s crop estimate.

The official forecast for that has now come down from 19.1m to 16.6m tonnes, versus last year’s 21.3m, and the previous season’s record 32.1m tonnes. Its smallest harvest for some years will certainly reduce Australia’s export role – the Grains Council now thinks it will ship just 10m tonnes, versus last season’s 14m, and 2016/17’s 22.6m - a big chunk out of what is normally higher-grade wheat export supplies.

Coming on the heels of Russia’s surprisingly large crop shortfall (estimates are now down to 70m from last year’s record 85m tonnes), it further tightens the importers’ choice of suppliers. Russia’s farm ministry recently chopped its forecast for this season’s wheat exports to 30.6m tonnes – 4.4m less than the USDA has forecast and up to 11m tonnes below last year’s record performance.

That said, Russia shows no sign yet of a serious retreat from the world export market. Its prices have risen steadily in recent months, especially after reports that its quarantine authorities were stepping up their control of exports through increased quality testing procedures.

Such means have been used in past years of crop shortfall to conserve supplies for the domestic market. However, some shippers suspect this may be a ruse to boost market value, and with it, Russia’s income from the reduced volume of exports. The fact that Russia continues to constantly undercut the competition, dominating contested tenders held by big buyers like Egypt, lends some credence to that view.

However, for the time being a likely fall of some seven million to 11m tonnes in Russian exports should at least curb its expansion plans into regions including Asia, the Near East, Africa and Latin America, previously dominated by the other big suppliers. That all helps steady the wheat price.

Recent reports have highlighted the likely further loss of EU export business in the key MENA region (Middle-East/North Africa). Russia has already taken a large slice of this 50m-tonne-plus market (about 30% of total world wheat trade) and aims to expand its presence in countries such as Algeria and Libya.

At the time of writing, CBOT prices had shed a large portion of their earlier gains as traders re-focused on the broader adequacy of supply and still slack demand for US and EU exports. Further downward revisions to this season’s world wheat trade in total by USDA and the International Grains Council also helped keep bullish sentiment in check.

Also, on the bear side, were the International Grain Council’s (IGC) latest global crop estimates - actually adding 12m tonnes to the world total. However, this was mostly due to larger than expected output and stocks, revealed by the government in China, which is generally considered a fairly neutral factor on the world scene, due to its highly controlled internal market.

Furthermore, the extra wheat is thought unlikely to affect China’s usual need for some four million tonnes of imports of higher-grade grain, to boost flour quality made from its mainly lower/middling grade domestic crop. The IGC also added some to its crop estimates for Russia (one million tonnes), Europe (800,000) and the US (200,000 tonnes), all helping to offset the above reduction for Australia and a smaller cut for Argentina too (down 500,000).

While the latest wheat rally seems to have been brief, prices that are still 25 percent higher that, at this time last year, have been welcomed by farmers. They also seem to be encouraging increased sowing in several countries which, weather permitting, should set the stage for a larger wheat crop in 2019.

For the nearer term, though, markets are more preoccupied with the question of when Russia’s crop shortfall – and its probable diminishing supply of higher quality wheat – will allow the US and Europe to recover lost export trade.

The US is actually managing to sell some wheat to Egypt for the first time, since May last year, has encouraged many US analysts to speculate that an export revival could now be just

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around the corner. The US contributed only 60,000 tonnes to a 470,000 tonne Egyptian tender, (which was again dominated by Russia and also shared a further 60,000 with Ukraine). However, it showed the US was now getting competitive for (origin port) terms - if struggling still to quite match the cheaper freight costs from the Black Sea into contested markets around the Mediterranean.

There is also the question of the still frisky US dollar pushing up the real cost of grain. It all behooves the CBOT futures market not to get too carried away when the breeze blows bullish, if it wants to recapture its once-dominant place in world wheat supply.

Current season’s US exports are still running 16 percent down on the year whereas the USDA is still forecasting a 26 percent (six million tonnes) seasonal increase with the US marketing year already nearing the halfway mark.

The EU is doing no better, its own export shipments down by a hefty 24 percent - in sharp contrast to the USDA forecast of similar trade to last year’s 23m tonnes. Along with the firm euro, this has constantly put paid to several wheat price rallies in Europe. EU wheat consumption is also expected to drop by four millon to five million tonnes this season, which should help prevent pipeline stocks falling below a manageable 10m tonnes at the end of the season, again tending to work against higher costs of milling or feed wheat (the notable exception being Germany, where a short crop has left feed wheat users so short that prices

have risen above those of milling wheat, dragging in unusual imports of feed).

EU export trade might expect to get some support eventually from reduced competition from Russia and Ukraine as the season progresses, the latter’s shipments also lagging last year by over 6 percent and its supply of quality wheat, like Russia’s, down on the year. However, new crop Argentine supplies should be arriving by the turn of the year, keeping French wheat exporters on their mettle. Also, in the export fray, Australia’s supply, though much reduced, will still count for something in the price-setting process.

So will Canada, finally finishing a rain and snow-delayed harvest and with a lot of export selling to do in the months ahead – albeit possibly with some quality questions to answer about the wheat brought in on the back end of its harvest.

Fortunately for quality wheat importers, the US continues to expect a large crop of hard red spring wheat – around 16m tonnes compared with last year’s 10.5m. Some US traders suggest that will enable it to hold the pivotal position in high-protein wheat supplies as the season progresses.

The main US winter wheat crop believed to have been sown on a larger area this year (for harvest 2019) has meanwhile got off to a good start moisture-wise, after several recent years of widespread drought conditions (during which crops mostly survived surprisingly well). There has even been talk of too much rain adversely affecting some newly-planted winter crops, but

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traders have generally played this factor down, remembering the old adage, ‘rain makes grain’.

Argentina is expected to overtake Australia as fifth largest wheat exporter at some 13.5m tonnes for a second year running.

In the earlier part of this decade, it shipped as little as 1.2/4.2m tonnes. Argentina is also seen a growing competitor in EU export markets including the top French customer Algeria.

European growers were also reported to be favouring more valuable wheat crops over oilseeds during the autumn sowing season. Dry weather may also be an issue helping to turn EU farmers from rapeseed to winter wheat. In the Black Sea region, recent drier weather has sped lagging plantings in many regions and crops appear to be getting reasonable conditions for germination and early development.

The IGC recently said world wheat area could rise for 2019 crops for the first time in four years. It’s an interesting thought that had Russian, EU and Australian crops not suffered serious shortfalls this year, the world wheat market might be in surplus in 2019/20 for a sixth year running and prices closer to the decade-plus lows seen over the past two seasons – which would have been unlikely to have supported this sowing revival.

Going forward With Northern hemisphere winter-sown wheat crops in the ground on a larger area and, so far, enjoying mostly problem-free weather, the stage is set for a possible world production rebound in 2019 (this year’s crop fell by an estimated 28m tonnes).

World wheat stocks start about 15m tonnes lower than last year but are by no means tight in historical terms. Consumption growth is slower than in some past years and import demand is seen contracting slightly, offering no obvious justification for further steep pride rises at this stage.

The CBOT futures market has soft red winter wheat prices about 12 percent dearer than now, by this time next year, and up to 16 percent more for third quarter 2020. In contrast, Paris milling wheat futures are quoting 5 percent cheaper a year ahead.

Maize braces for another huge US crop Like wheat, CBOT maize had a brief price run-up in the last few weeks as trade and speculative buyers were enthused by reports of busier US export trade amid concerns that wet harvest weather might reduce quality or trim yield potential for the USA’s expected bumper harvest.

Farmers, already dissatisfied with low prices, naturally tended to pull up the drawbridge, concentrating on getting the crop in rather than selling it forward. It all helped the US maize futures market jump to four-month highs.

More recently, the market has backtracked again. Traders have played down crop damage and with over two thirds ‘in the bins’ as we went to press, the second largest US crop on record still seemed on track. At the same time, US export trade went off the boil, delivering a series of disappointing weekly results. It all helped refocus market sentiment on the relative adequacy of supply, not only in the US itself but from larger crops being planted in Brazil, possibly Argentina too.

China stunned the maize market in early November when it revised its historical data for its own maize production, raising crops going back to 2007. The revisions included the 2017 crop

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going up from 216m to 259m tonnes. That threw an almighty spanner into the works as the USDA finalised its latest world maize supply/demand forecasts.

This meant adding 31m tonnes to China’s 2018 crop (now 256m) and, after accounting for over a decade of much larger Chinese surplus, boosting the current season’s Chinese ending stock forecast from 58.5m to 207m tonnes.

Bigger than expected US stocks and lower consumption estimated in USDA’s recent reports (indicating US feed use had been over-rated) were a reminder that corn supplies are far from tight. Bearish traders have also noted Ukraine’s much larger 2018 maize crop – up from 24m to 33.5m tonnes - which will allow a big jump in exports, the lion’s share of these coming into Europe. In fact, the EU will be easily the world’s largest maize importer in the recently started 2018/19 season, taking an estimated record 21m tonnes against last year’s 18m and a range of eight million-to-15m in the previous three years. Next largest buyer is Mexico around 16.7m, then Japan at 15m.

Going forward The Buenos Aires Cereal Exchange recently forecast fourth largest corn exporter Argentina’s next crop at a record 43m tonnes – more than a third bigger than last years. Local analysts project the next Brazilian harvest at 96m tonnes, versus last year’s 82m.

Further forward, next year’s US sowings are seen three percent higher than this year’s as farmers abandon some of their soya crops.

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in a fairly wide range either side of the past season’s average US $3.40/bu (ex-farm). The CBOT forward futures market projects US maize values one year hence about eight-to-nine percent dearer than they are now.

Prices will be influenced by the eventual outcome of Latin American crops (subject to whether a forecast El Nino climate event brings good or bad weather), by the extent to which US spring sowing matches forecasts and whether an El Nino brings any unusual US summer weather.

Soya continues to restrain oilmeal costs Oilmeal costs have remained under control from huge US soybean supplies and price weakness stemming from the USA’s inability to make its usual large seasonal sales to top importer China. China’s 25 percent tax on bean imports from the US – in retaliation for President Trump’s rebalancing trade sanctions again the PRC – has resulted in China choosing to get most of its imports from Brazil instead.

This has pushed up Brazilian soya prices – so much so that China could actually get a similar deal on US beans including the tariff. But no Chinese crusher wants to risk buying cargoes that could be subject to other taxes or controls before the vessel arrives.

Despite constant talk of a possible breakthrough in the US/ China trade deadlock, this could have longer term implications – not just for trade but for soybean supplies. Many US farmers, dismayed at their loss of their largest market – and the consequent slump in the value of their crops, are now talking about cutting back on bean acreage and putting in corn instead.

A recent USDA appraisal suggested that could slice as much as 6.6m acres of the national total (at 82.5m) which, with a repeat of last this year’s yields would cut the crop by about 9.5m tonnes from this year’s record 127.6m.

Even if that does transpire, the US is expected to start the next season with a massive leftover stock of 24.1m tonnes of soybeans compared with 11.9m this season and a range of 5.2/8.2m tonnes over the previous three seasons. So, US supplies would still hardly be tight. Part of the reason for that is the loss of Chinese trade which has been only partly replaced by growth of trade in other markets for cut-price US beans.

On top of this, Latin American producers, emboldened by their business windfall from China – and expecting a recovery in yields from the past season’s weather-reduced levels – are expected to between them grow over 187m tonnes (Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay), about 20m more than this year.

Weather, so far, has been ideal for rapid planting and with no real moisture shortages so far, these are reasonable figures for forward planning assumptions on supply.

Key features of the soya market going ahead • Huge US old crop supplies from the last record crop • No sign yet of the US winning back lost China export trade • As well as buying South American only, China are trying to cut its soya use in total by as much as 11m tonnes by using other protein sources • Argentina and Latin America expecting huge crop rebounds early in 2019 • Brazil probably harvesting earlier than usual after a fast start to its planting season

• US farmers turning away from soybeans next spring – signally a smaller crop but massively offset by those large starting stocks • Despite this largely bearish picture, CBOT soya futures are projecting a forward soybean price more than seven percent higher one-year hence – although USDA itself has a seasonal average forecast for domestic soya meal prices averaging around US $310, versus last season’s mean $345.

• In Europe, as the chart shows, soya meal prices have continued to ease in terms of the US dollar. While the greenback has been climbing steadily this year, the euro has also enjoyed some bouts of strength, softening that impact.

Analysts have forecast a 25 percent drop in China’s fourth quarter 2018 imports to a 12-year low of 18/20m tonnes and the USDA has just cut its forecast for seasonal imports by four million tonnes, all of which comes off the US export total. The Chinese market also remains exposed to the risk of swine flu outbreaks. reducing feed demand. China has also been constantly auctioning off reserve soybean stocks to reduce its import needs.

The USDA has been factoring in China still consuming more soya meal this season than last, but as indicated above, that may not come to pass. Also rising is demand in the producing countries – US, Brazil, Argentina – and in Europe. In total, USDA sees world consumption plus 10.3m tonnes and, as usual, soya meal accounting for most of the growth in world oil meal consumption in total.

Australia’s official forecaster ABARES recently knocked 20 percent off its current rapeseed crop estimate which, at 2.2m tonnes now stands 1.4m down on the year – the smallest crop for nine years after a devastating drought. Two years ago, it produced 4.3m tonnes.

French analyst, Strategie Grain, estimates EU winter rapeseed planted area will drop nine percent to a 10-year low, due to dry weather and better prices for wheat.

Ukraine’s 2018 crop rose to 2.7m tonnes from last year’s 2.22m and only 1.25m in 2016.

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by Peter Parker, General Manager, Milling & Grain

ietnam’s premiere international feed, livestock, aquaculture and meat industry show, the Vietstock 2018 Expo and Forum took place October 17-19, 2018 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. The theme was ‘enhancing processing capability in livestock and aquaculture production and connecting to potential markets’. Vietfeed, Vietmeat, and the Aquaculture Vietnam Conference 2018 are all co-located events.

Vietstock is hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and organised

by UBM Asia. The three-day event brought together members of the livestock and feed industry from all over Vietnam to connect with potential associates from the domestic and international industries. This, the ninth edition of the show, saw a 54 percent increase in international visitors, with participants being made up from 46 countries.

The opening ceremony was witnessed by a number of distinguished guests, including Mr Tran Thanh Nam, Mr Nguyen Xuan Duong, Director General of the Livestock Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Mr Jime Essink, CEO of UBM Asia, and Mr M Gandhi, Group Managing Director and Senior Vice President of UBM Asia.

Vietnamese dancers excited the crowd with a performance which is said to have reflected the soul of Vietnam.

Mr Gandhi said, “The US Department of Agriculture now estimates that commercial animal and aquafeed will reach 21.9 million tonnes in 2018, a 6.7 year-on-year growth, making Vietnam the biggest feed producer in ASEAN. “Vietstock 2018 is the ideal opportunity to see these latest products and technologies, but it is so much more than just a three-day show. It has developed a well-earned reputation not 106 | December 2018 - Milling and Grain

just as an effective business platform, it has also become a regional hub for innovation, giving the opportunity to talk with and learn from leading ASEAN and international experts.”

Mr Nguyen Xuan Duong commented, “We need to continuously invest in developing new technology, innovations, and advanced management procedures in order to improve productivity, quality and food safety in livestock production and processing, overall enhancing livestock and aquaculture product value.”

During the opening ceremony Vietstock awards were presented to company and organisation representatives to recognise best practices, management method, and innovations that make contribution towards sustainable development in the fields of livestock production, aquaculture, meat and dairy processing.

Vietnam’s agriculture industry

Vietnam have been considered a key area for the agriculture industry for several decades, considered a highly agrarian economy that has only recently become more industrialised.

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Rice growing can be traced back to the Khmer regime in the 18th Century, in the Mekong Delta, and it only continues to expand. Rice production has seen an almost fourfold increase in recent years; In 1961, rice production was 8.997 million tonnes, which in 2007 escalated to a massive 35.567 million tonnes in the 46-year period.

Improved information and show accessibility

According to Group Director of ASEAN, UBM Asia, and show organiser, Rungphech Chitanuwat ‘Rose’, “generally farmers do not like to travel to shows due to their lifestyle and language barriers. The majority of the livestock and aquaculture industry are still built on their home farm mix, this is why it is especially important that the farmers can attend the information platform that is Vietstock.”

In working with the government UBM Asia have improved the accessibility of the show to remove these barriers.

“Vietstock is an important platform for the development of the industry, people from Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring areas attend, capturing a local audience of about a 400km radius, they come to learn, see what is new, and to develop their production,” said Rose.

To increase the interest for attending the show whilst educating the industry, pre-seminars are run for all species including swine, poultry, ruminants, and aquaculture about four months prior to the show. This time around, the pre-seminars were focused on the swine industry, providing lectures on topics such as biosecurity. During these sessions the industry are informed of the great opportunity that comes with visiting the show and see the innovative technology.

Tailor-made transportation services were arranged for groups made up of 30 people minimum in neighbouring provinces to visit Vietstock, using a bus-in service.

As Vietstock is such a large show it can be difficult to exactly who or what you are looking for, this year the LeadEX Application and Business Matching Program were operating to help with this. The LeadEX App helped both exhibitors and visitors to capture their potential business partner’s details during the visit. The Business Matching Program is customised to help exhibitors and visitor find suitable products, buyers, or suppliers effectively, and assists with arranging in person business meetings.

According to Rose, this year the organisers put themselves in the shoes of the farmers and realised that language could be a challenge. To overcome this all presentations given during seminars and the conference in English were translated live into Vietnamese, and those in Vietnamese into English.

A promising future

UBM Asia are already underway with the organisation of the next edition of Vietstock which will be held once again at the adequate Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, 14 – 16 October 2020. According to the organisers 90 percent of exhibitors have already rebooked their stands for this show.

Based on my experience at Vietstock 2018, and interactions with attendees, it seems as though Vietnam provides a huge opportunity for business in the livestock and aquaculture sector. The biggest challenge appears to be language barrier and the product registration process. Both of these issues I witnessed being addressed through cooperation between UBM Asia, government, and industry.

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JTIC

Industry events

2018

The 69th JTIC (International Milling and Cereal Industries Meeting), an event for professionals in the cereal valorisation sector (English translation: to fix and maintain a price for a commodity) by governmental action, was held on the 7th and 8th of November, 2018 in Paris, France.

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by Vaughn Entwistle, Managing Editor, Milling & Grain

s in previous years, the JTIC event was held at the Paris Event Centre.

This year more than 92 companies exhibited, and the event attracted a new record number of 1796 attendees.

The event offered plenty of content, with six conferences, presentations of a technical, scientific and economical nature, the JTIC Labs, as well as a Start-up Village and Job Dating opportunities. The event was opened up by Xavier Bourbon, the President of Aemic, to applause. In all, the event provided a wealth of information as well as plenty of opportunities for professionals in the grain industries to network and make new connections. The show attracted many of the big names in the milling industry, with Turkish manufacturers making a strong showing, while the many French companies in attendance gave the event a truly Gallic flavour.

Milling & Grain exhibited as media partners and fielded an editorial team of four, who engaged with other exhibitors, while also attending the various conferences and seminars.

Opening speeches covered a number of topics:

• 2018 will be the last time JTIC will be held in Paris • Next year’s event will be held in Lille in October • The Conference and JTIC lab part of the show is very much appreciated • The move to Lille will attract new/different people, but JTIC may not remain in Lille as the organisers are also considering moving the event around France • Vegetal proteins are increasingly becoming a topic of interest in the flour industry The major speakers were then introduced in the order they would speak: 1st Mrs Nagrini (INRA) 2nd Mr Linosier (Limograin) 3rd Mr Notte (Improve) 4th Mr Delamare (Campden BRI) The speakers then tackled various subject such as: Vegetal protein: how can it bring new innovations? It was pointed out that the development of vegetal protein is not always linked by the appropriate transition, which must address four main issues:

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Industry events Nutritional

Amino acids from legumes are complimentary with cereals such as wheat. Legumes can help crop rotation and nitrogen levels in the soil. What’s more, legumes can help in producing entirely new flour products using vegetal protein and increasing fibre while reducing gluten levels.

Ecological

Legumes actually improve soil quality and require less water than wheat. Aside from human diet enhancement, legumes offer advantages to animals, birds and insects as well as the environment. In agriculture, legumes used as cover crops enable farmers to improve soil quality, reduce chemical usage and protect water availability. When grown as cover crops, legumes compete with weeds and bring in beneficial insects, which reduces the need to use herbicides and pesticides on crops.

Epidemiological

These nutritional points affect epidemiology. The effect of legumes on health is positive. Consuming legumes can reduce type two diabetes and lower cholesterol, especially in older people. This is important, since by 2050, one third of the French population will be over 60.

Demographics

The world faces a population explosion in Africa (especially Sub-Saharan Africa). We need to produce enough protein to feed this growing population, or it will have a direct impact on migration and lead to geopolitical instability.

A study by the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) shows that growing legumes will cause a decrease in the number of livestock, which will lead to less pollution, a reduced need for animal feed, and an improvement in soil quality.

Legumes and soybeans have higher protein levels than wheat, although they are produced in lower

quantities in France where cereal is dominant in the diet compared to other vegetal protein sources.

What is needed is a new strategy to extract vegetal proteins. The difficulty is that the raw materials are different. The first step is to transform the raw material into flour. It is then necessary to extract protein either as a solid or as a liquid (depending upon the raw material). This allows the separation of starch and protein. Carrying out this process on legumes can nearly double protein levels.

Species mix and varieties associations: Risk versus opportunities

This approach was developed in response to the demand for more respect for the environment and farmers’ health. We need to make our production evolve. An IDRI study shows that making a complete change to an ecological agriculture is economically viable.

To switch to an ecological agriculture, we need to progressively reduce the amount and number of chemicals we use and replace them with natural protection achieved through mixing cultures and varieties.

Traditionally, only one variety of crop is grown (a genetic monoculture) on a parcel of land. But by adding and mixing varieties on the same parcel of land you then have benefits such as genetic variety.

Project Witamix tried to show the benefits of mixing varieties. Over yielding a three percent increase by switching to mixed varieties. This can be as much as six percent when there is significant disease pressure.

A successful event

JTIC proved to be a vital event, especially for food companies throughout France, who want to learn and explore the contemporary issues affecting the food industry. The various discussions and conferences were in-depth and informative, and there was a wealth of business networking opportunities for all attendees, to rally give them a chance to let their company shine.

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EuroTier2018

by Matt Holmes, Features Editor, Milling and Grain More than 155,000 visitors descended on Hanover in Germany for EuroTier, Europe’s leading trade fair for the animal production market. Described as the innovation engine for livestock farming, the show featured 2,597 exhibitors and the focus was very much on animal welfare. The event took place from 13-16 November, 2018.

“With 2,597 exhibitors and 155,000 visitors, including 46,500 from outside Germany, EuroTier 2018 demonstrated its importance as the world’s leading trade fair for animal production,” said Dr Reinhard Grandke, CEO of the German Agricultural Society (DLG).

The show featured digital solutions based on electronics, control system technology, data management and innovations in the areas of livestock housing, feeding, husbandry and genetics and breeding set new trends for efficient production and animal welfare.

It was a truly international show with visitors from 130 countries. About 30 percent of all visitors came from outside the host country, with the highest-represented nations being the Netherlands, China, Russia, Poland, Italy, Spain, Austria, Ukraine, France, Turkey, Belgium and Denmark, in that order.

Many exhibitors used EuroTier to launch new products and innovations. French firm Adisseo used EuroTier to launch a technical reference book of methionine, called ‘Methiopedia’, which is sure to become an industry bible for the amino acid.

Algae specialists Olmix launched a new product – Algimun - which combines two biologically active marine algal extracts in animal feed, to enhance gut integrity and immune system.

The proportion of visitors from outside Europe increased significantly. Registered visitor numbers from North and South America, and the Middle and Far East were higher than ever before.

EuroTier’s visitors constituted of professional animal producers from all sectors. This is also reflected in the particular area of interest, expressed by the livestock farmers visiting: Some 65 percent of visitors focused on the solutions on offer for the cattle species including dairy and beef, with 39 percent focusing on the pork sector and 32 percent on the poultry offering.

EuroTier 2018’s special feature, “Digital Animal Farming”, attracted the attention of visitors through the many practical demonstrations that were on offer. These new digital solutions have the potential to significantly improve farm management, and also ensure the health of animals and enable transparency along the entire value chain.

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Industry events EuroTier’s technical program was organised by the DLG and numerous partners from industry, engineering, science and consulting.

More than 200 events, which comprised special features, conferences and forums, focused on concepts and perspectives that ultimately benefit animal health.

The range of feed and animal health products, with about 750 exhibitors, was particularly noteworthy this year. Recent drought conditions in many European countries mean farmers are looking for feed sources from other regions that offer alternative feed formulations.

EuroTier 2018 presented innovative solutions and practical concepts in the dairy, beef, pork and poultry sectors. These livestock industry solutions tie in closely with the needs of consumers. The 26 winners of the

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For the first time this year, two award-winning innovations that specifically meet the requirements of higher animal welfare standards also received the additional distinction “Animal Welfare Award”. These products were selected in conjunction with the Federal Association of Practicing Veterinarians.

EnergyDecentral, which takes place at EuroTier, firmly positioned itself as the leading trade fair for bioenergy and decentralised energy concepts this year. This was clear, not only from the extensive range of products presented by exhibitors, but also through the technical programmes: The BIOGAS Convention organised by the German Biogas Association, the new conference “European Bioenergy Future” hosted by the Bioenergy Europe organisation, and a variety special features and discussion forums.

The next EuroTier, including EnergyDecentral, in Germany, will take place from November 17-20th, 2020 in Hanover, Germany.

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Bag closing

TMI +34 973 25 70 98 www.tmipal.com

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Certification

Amino acids Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH +49 618 1596785 www.evonik.com/animal-nutrition

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Enzymes

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Extruders

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INDUSTRIES UK

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Level measurement BinMaster Level Controls +1 402 434 9102 www.binmaster.com FineTek Co., Ltd +886 2226 96789 www.fine-tek.com

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Plant

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Yemmak +90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com

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NIR systems

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Roller mills

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Mycotoxin management

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Brabender +49 203 7788 0 www.brabender.com

Fundiciones Balaguer, S.A. +34 965564075 www.balaguer-rolls.com

Ottevanger Milling Engineers +31 79 593 22 21 www.ottevanger.com

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Rolls Entil +90 222 237 57 46 www.entil.com.tr

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Reclaim System

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Vibrafloor +33 3 85 44 06 78 www.vibrafloor.com

Sifters

CHOPIN Technologies +33 14 1475045 www.chopin.fr

Filip GmbH +49 5241 29330 www.filip-gmbh.com

Dol Sensors +45 721 755 55 www.dol-sensors.com

Petkus +49 36921 980 www.petkus.com

Inteqnion +31 543 49 44 66 www.inteqnion.com

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Training Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com

Chief Industries UK Ltd +44 1621 868944 www.chief.co.uk

IAOM +1 913 338 3377 www.iaom.info

CSI +90 322 428 3350 www.cukurovasilo.com

IFF +495307 92220 www.iff-braunschweig.de

Lambton Conveyor +1 519 627 8228 www.lambtonconveyor.com

Kansas State University +1 785 532 6161 www.grains.k-state.edu

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Jan Vanbrabant, Chairman and CEO of the ERBER Group

Jan Vanbrabant was appointed Chairman and CEO of the ERBER Group in April of 2017.

He has been the CEO of Biomin Asia since 2009 and has played a very important role in the development and the success of the Asian region as Managing Director Biomin Asia based in Singapore.

Dr Vanbrabant holds a master’s degree in Biotechnology and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Ghent in Belgium, with fields of expertise in microbiology and biochemistry. From applied scientific research at the University of Ghent, Jan moved to the business world, where he has held positions in sales, marketing, and general management.

When did you first become interested in animal agriculture? Are you from a farming background or did you gain an interest in livestock and nutrition at university for instance?

I actually ended up in animal agriculture by coincidence, as I do not come from a farming background, nor did I study animal nutrition or veterinary science. I studied biotechnology and did a PhD in microbiology, after which I started working in human clinical diagnostics.

It was only later, that I got the opportunity to join our industry.

Coincidently, this was at the end of the 90s, while I was doing my MBA and in the middle of the dot.com [internet] boom ... as you can imagine my fellow MBA classmates were not overly excited when I informed them I was joining a company active in the animal nutrition sector.

Before taking this decision, I had a deeper look into this business, and it was clear to me that agriculture and, more specifically, animal nutrition, had a lot of potential for the future. Global population keeps on growing, they need to eat and as part of the daily diet they need protein, which in most cases is and will be from animal origin. It also did not take me very long to understand that I joined a high-tech industry, where my biotechnology background was a good asset.

Looking back now, it is clear that I took the right decision at that time. Nowadays, when you ask expert advice on where to invest your money, most of the experts will tell you to invest in agriculture! This is the best proof.

Do you feel that your company is making a contribution to the world’s food supply? If so, how is that being achieved?

Yes, I do! Even more, we are making a contribution to a sustainable world’s food supply. In Biomin we are contributing to a more sustainable production of animal protein, that is safe and affordable. Together, with our other sister companies in the Erber Group, Romer Labs and Sanphar, active in food safety diagnostics and animal health. Biomin is the global leader in mycotoxin management, which is gaining importance with the growing challenge of mycotoxins, as a result of global warming.

Next to this, with our Gut Performance Programme, we help animal producers to stop using antibiotic growth promotors and move to antibiotic-free feeding, which is becoming standard practice in most of the world now.

Science and scientists seem to have a less authority and public confidence today than in the past. What has caused this and how do you see agricultural science in particular addressing negative public opinions and concerns now and in the future?

I would say the agriculture industry, including animal agriculture, has done an amazing job during the last decades in providing sufficient food to our growing population. This is something we should not forget, and we should be proud of.

The public opinion on animal production is highly influenced

by NGOs with big financial support, that use every small opportunity they get to put us in a bad light. This can be animal welfare, food scandals or others. In every industry you

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will find individuals that don’t follow the rules, and by doing this can potentially cause a lot of damage to all the others, who want to do things right.

From what you see in the news on animal production, you sometimes have the impression that these questionable individuals are the rule rather than the exception. This is due to these NGOs that will use every small opportunity they get to show this. Here lies a great opportunity for us. Animal protein is a safe source of protein that is and will be essential to feed the 10 billion people that will be living on our globe in 2050. We have to make sure this protein is produced sustainable and keeping in mind the well-being of the animals, and we have to show this to the world.

What are the constrains to successful food production - namely, availability, safety and affordability - in meeting world demand by 2050 and how do we overcome them?

As I mentioned already earlier, in order to meet the world demand in 2050, the food of the future needs to be safe, affordable and most importantly produced in a sustainable way.

I do not see many potential constraints if we do things right.

There are enough resources available, we just have to use them in the right way. We have to stop using antibiotic growth promotors, to tackle antibiotic resistance, and keep antibiotics for treatment, what they were developed for.

We have to further increase production efficiency, thereby reducing environmental impact and as much as possible use renewable ingredients.

What impact can a company such as Biomin and Erber Group have in meeting these challenges, particularly in the developing world?

With Biomin and ERBER Group we are present in more than 120 countries in the world. As a group we have seen our strongest growth in the last 5 - 10 years in Asia and South America. Early October, we had our World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. This location was not coincidence, as we strongly believe that the explosive population growth that is expected on the African continent in the next decades, will lead to major challenges in the food supply there. We are increasing our business activities in Africa to help the producers over there to be ready for the future challenges.

Will science, rather than politics, play a greater role in helping food producers meet consumer demands in the second half of this century?

Interesting question! During my talk at the opening of the World Nutrition Forum, I touched on this topic also. For sure, science will help the food industry meeting consumer demands. In order to achieve this, they will need the support of politics. Nowadays we see more often that politics or politicians are the unpredictable factor in all this.

The current situation in Africa is an interesting example of this.

It was mentioned more than once during our WNF 2018, and also during the Africa Focus satellite symposium that Africa can supply enough food to feed the growing population on this continent.

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Doug Warden joins CBH Group

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ustralian-based company, CBH Group, recently hired Doug Warden as their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Warden has previously spent 15 years with Iluka Resources, and Jimmy Wilson, CEO of CBH Group, notes that this experience will be invaluable to CBH Group.

Doug Warden

“We are pleased that an individual of Warden’s caliber and experience has agreed to join the CBH team and look forward to his contribution to the group and growers of Western Australia”, says Wilson. “As a cooperative focused on operating the lowest cost possible outbound logistical supply chain for our growers, strong financial management and disciplined capital deployment are essential to delivering this value to our growers.”

Heidi Hall awarded 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarship

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eidi Hall, Anpario’s Global Technical Manager for Swine, has been awarded a prestigious Nuffield Farming Scholarship to study ‘The Power of the Microbiome to Produce Happy, Healthy Pigs’.

Heidi says, “[I am] thrilled to be awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship and planning to travel to USA, China, Denmark and Italy to look at novel initiatives to learn how best to produce pigs. I firmly believe in bringing innovative natural solutions to farmers, helping to produce healthy food in a world with growing populations and finite resources without the use of antibiotics in a sustainable and natural way”.

Heidi has a BSc Hons Zoology degree from the University of Leeds and has worked in the field of animal nutrition and gut health for seven years.

Jayne Bock joins Chopin Technologies

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ayne Bock has recently been announced as a collaborator in the Cereal Science and Technology area of Chopin Technologies. Bock’s role will involve her answering scientific queries, concerning Chopin machines and devices, in the North American branch of the company.

Jayne Bock

Bock is adjunct professor of the University of Guelph, Canada, and has published a multitude of publications regarding cereal processing and chemistry. She is also a member of various organisations, such as AACC International.

Jim Ren joins Perstorp as Vice President for Feed and Food in Asia Pacific

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eading chemicals company Perstorp has appointed Jim Ren as Vice President of the Asia Pacific Region, responsible for the company’s Feed & Food Business Area.

Jim Ren

Ren has over 10 years’ experience working in China and five years in South East Asia. He came to Perstorp after several years with Evonik. Ren is a Chinese national and has a PhD in Veterinary from the China Agricultural University in Beijing.

“I would like to continue to work in this area to produce animal protein in a safe and sustainable way,” Ren said. “When I was a child, food - especially animal protein - was in short supply in China, and many people could not afford to eat meat very often. It has always been my ambition for everybody to have the choice of having meat in their diet if they wanted to.”

Stephen Dowdle joins The Andersons Inc

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griculture company, The Andersons Inc, founded in Ohio, recently have appointed Stephen Dowdle to their Board of Directors. Mr Dowdle is the former President of Sales for PotashCorp, which merged with Atrium Inc to form Nutrien in January 2018. Dowdle also served as Vice President and Managing Director for Canpotex Limited, in Singapore, for 10 years.

Stephen Dowdle

“We are looking forward to the contributions Stephen will bring to the board. He offers a wealth of business and agronomy knowledge from his more than 30 years in the plant nutrient industry”, says The Andersons Inc Chairman Mike Anderson.

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