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FOOD & FEED EXTRUSION Sydney - Australia 17 - 19 August 2009 |
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ABN: 51 667 205 311 |
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Day 1
8:30 Introduction and welcome, Overview of the extrusion process
9:00 Principles of extruder configurations (single and twin screw)
9:45 Morning Tea
10:15 Role of rheology in extrusion
11:15 Raw materials pre-processing
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Die types and effects, die design
1:45 Extrusion chemistry - Recipe Design
2:30 Product formulation exercise, Afternoon Tea
4:30 Role of the preconditioner
5:00 Close Day 1
Day 2
8:00 Product texture development
9:00 Die design and extruder configuration exercise, Morning Tea
11:00 Screw, barrel, and die-plate wear, extruder maintenance
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Practical demonstration: twin screw extruder
3:00 Afternoon tea
3:30 Discuss practical exercise, Process trouble shooting
4:30 Close Day 2
7:00 Course dinner
Day 3
8:15 Single screw extruders vs twin screw extruders: An engineering analysis
9:00 Extrusion process scale-up and process transfer
9:45 Morning Tea
10:15 Extruded product analysis and RVA
11:15 Causes and effects of extruder instability
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Basic drying technology relating to extruded products
1:45 The dynamics of product expansion during extrusion processing
2:30 Afternoon tea
3:00 Extruded product quality assurance: how to achieve it
3:30 Final discussion, close
The planned program will be reviewed this year. Other available topics include the following. If you would like any of these included please let us know (of course that would require other topics be removed): Technical Considerations in the Selection and Evaluation of Dry Materials Blending Operations
A review of heat transfer in extruders
Mixing phenomena in extruders
Weighted Average Total Strain (WATS) - A method for Quantifying Extrusion Processes
An engineering analysis of the venting section of an extruder
Understanding co-extrusion technology
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PLANNED PROGRAM
The following Program may be subject to minor change. (Last changed 28-01-07) |
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This page last updated 2 June 2009. |
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Food Industry Engineering Pty Ltd |
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For Further Information Contact: Timothy Kowitz FoodStream Phone: +61 7 3137 1433 Fax: +61 7 3102 9128 Email: foodstream@foodstream.com.au |