SCALE-UP IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

This short course is run by FoodStream in conjunction with Food Industry Engineering Pty Ltd.

This two day course covers the principles and practices used in the scaling up and transfer of processes in the food industry.

 

When & Where:

 

Not currently scheduled. If you are interested in this course please contact us so we can advise you of future plans (Email Gordon Young at gyoung@fie.com.au)

 

Course Presenter:

 

The presenter is well known USA food engineer Leon Levine, president of Leon Levine & Associates Inc, an engineering consulting firm.

 

Leon has been engaged in product and process development, and the design and engineering of consumer goods processes for more than 30 years. Before becoming a consultant, he was employed in food product and process development with the Pillsbury company in Minneapolis and the Proctor and Gamble company in Cincinatti. He has also worked in the fabrication and design of processing equipment with the First Machinery Corporation of Brooklyn.

 

In addition to co-authoring Food Processing Operations and Process Scale-Up, Leon has written many papers and several text book chapters on process design and scale-up. He holds several patents in the area of food processing. Leon has taught food science and engineering at the University of Minnesota, and professional level short courses on food engineering, process scale-up, and extrusion for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American association of Cereal Chemists, Centre for Professional Advancement, and for numerous private clients.

 

A chemical engineering graduate of the City College of New York, he has done additional graduate studies in chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering at the City University of New York, the University of Cincinatti, and the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Association of Cereal Chemists, and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

 

Program Highlights:

 

Day 1 covers the basics of primary and secondary scale-up criteria, using examples from areas including extrusion, mixing, and particle size reduction. Workshop problems will illustrate the techniques used.

 

Day 2 covers the use of mathematical models and dimensional analysis in scale-up. Again examples will be used (eg two-phase mixing, sheeting, scraped surface heat exchangers), plus workshop problems to apply the theory.

 

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Who should attend?

 

Engineers, technologists, and scientists involved in process development and the transfer of processes from laboratory and pilot plant to full scale production.