Contributer’s Column

We’re signing off for Christmas here at the International Milling Directory (IMD). Since this blog was launched in Spring of this year, 2012, we have seen it develop and become an important part of the IMD.

Traffic has increased to a total of over 2000 hits. Press releases have been published. New members have been introduced. Events have been live blogged.

We can only hope for progress and success in the new year for the IMD as we look ahead to the production cycle and publication of the 2013/14 edition.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all.

Introducing: FineTek

Another new member has joined The International Milling Directory.

The Taiwan-based manufacturer is a company dedicated to ‘complete instrumentation solutions’. FineTek’s product line includes a varied and wide quantity of digital controllers and meters, pneumatic products, safety instruments,  level switch transmitters for solid and liquid applications. However all impressive this range of categories are, we are interested most in the manufacture of  the level sensor for silo bulk storage. This product is the key selling point for a justifiable place in the International Milling Directory. This alone is all the more impressive considering their research and development arm is an integral part of the company, which sets a strong “backbone” of the company.

Do see the new listing here at the International Milling Directory online: http://www.internationalmilling.com/company_3940.html

OLAM and GAFTA to speak at the high-profile Soft Commodities Summit: February 2013, Geneva, Switzerland.

International Milling Directory staff and some members are entering a second day of ISRMAX in Delhi, India. Marking events is something we at Milling International like to do for our readers and International Milling Directory members but we always look ahead to future industry events. One event we are excited about is the Soft Commodities Summit taking place in the scenic city of Geneva, Switzerland in February next year.

The volatile and changing market presents new demands, and the need has arisen to get fresh insights into dealing with priorities in the most effective way. With this in mind, the International Research Network (IRN) brings you an even more focused event with fresh content and sessions on 26-27th February 2013 where you can pick up unrivalled advice and insights on how to develop excellence in every part of your organisation; from building efficient strategies to reducing costs and risks across the supply chain and of course engaging your corporate responsibility towards the crucial new challenges of the industry.

Senior level practitioners across the soft commodities industry will be addressing exclusive presentations over the two days. Olam, Cargill, Armajaro, Ameropa, Louis Dreyfus and HSBC are among the numerous companies involved in the forum this year again. Through interactive presentations, case studies and workshops, their senior-level representatives will be looking at the best practices in terms of reducing costs and driving efficiency within the operations. They will demonstrate in real concrete cases the strategies that can be put in place to help the industry embrace effective approaches to challenges such as sustainability, integration of developing countries, keeping up with the logistical and legal aspects, risk management across the supply chain as well as human and resource asset development.

‘Jagdish Parihar, Managing Director, Natural Fibers Division, Olam International Ltd’ will be discussing the long-term future of agricultural commodities and the key challenges.

‘Pamela Kirby Johnson OBE, Director General, GAFTA’ will be discussing Warehousing – Assessing effective measures and practices in quality control, standards and certification challenges.

Financial institutions and commodity finance specialists will also have a look at the implications of the Euro zone crisis on the industry. The summit is a must-attend event for professionals involved in the soft commodities trading industry, whether they deal with rice, cocoa, cotton, sugar, coffee or grains.

It is a critical point to bring the key players in the industry together once again. SCT 2013 has been designed to allow discussions, benchmarking and networking.

Registration for the summit is open at http://www.softssummit.com/.

ISRMAX, Delhi, India

International Milling Directory members have joined the International Sales Manager, Darren Parris and the Associate Editor, Alice Neal of our sister magazine, Grain & Feed Milling Technology in Delhi, India for the first day of ISRMAX India 2012. They join a total of 200 exhibitors. This show is the first of its kind in India and the role of our joint parent, Perendale Publishers has been to exhibit and partner with previous client companies to develop our standing in the region.

ISRMAX India
ISRMAX is an exhibition that focuses on A to Z of Rice industry. All the technology related to storage, weighing, cleaning, drying, milling, sorting, bagging, and material handling is displayed from all corners of the world along with renowned brands of Basmati rice. World class conference program is also being organized parallel to the exhibition. The show was organised by Pixie Consulting.

Recent social media updates:-

Pinterest: ISRMAX

Facebook: We’re getting ready to fly to Delhi for ISRMAX India 2012. Visit us on stand D-40 where we’ll be joined by Silos Cordoba, Bruker Optic and Schenck Process and stand A-190 where we have the pleasure of hosting Alltech, O&J Hojtryk and Biomin. See you there December 13-15, 2012.

ISRMAX

Grain & Feed Milling Technology is already printed and distributed in hard copy throughout India and this show builds on our presence there. As recent news shows, the grain market in India is the second-largest in the world and has a huge impact on prices of other markets. Added to a population of approximately 1 billion people, India has a important place in the current and future landscape of milling.

At ISRMAX, our four stands comprise of some of of the International Milling Directory’s members:

• AQUACULTURE – Alltech, Biomin, Ewos, Jaekering, LFA Lesaffre, O&J Hojtryk, Olmix & International Aqua Feed Magazine
• RICE & GRAIN EXPO – Schenk Process/Redler, Silos Cordoba, Symaga, Ottevanger, Bruker Optik, Jaekering & Grain & Feed Milling Technology Magazine.
• MEAT & POULTRY – Yongli, Yara, EuroFeed Technologies, GePro, Lallemand and Grain & Feed Milling Technology Magazine.
• SWINE & PORK – Dent Ltd, Seaborough Pigs Ltd, MJ Kiddy & Son, Guy Kiddy Training & Consultancy & The British Pig Association.

If you are attending this show, it runs for two more days. Meet Darren and Alice at stand D-40 and A-190 as well as our exhibiting guests. Plus, get a free copy of the International Milling Directory by visiting the Perendale stands at ISRMAX!

IPPE – Records broken already!

International Production & Processing Expo Sets Record with Over 1,150 Exhibitors and 430,000 Net Square Feet

 

The 2013 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has set a record with over 1,150 exhibitors, covering more than 430,000 net square feet (over 21 acres) of exhibition space. Comprised of the three integrated trade shows — International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and AMI’s International Meat Expo – IPPE is still expanding in numbers with eight weeks left until the start of the Expo.

‘We very much appreciate the participation of so many of our industry’s suppliers. Their support of the IPPE helps each of our trade associations accomplish our respective mission for our industries,’ said John Starkey, president of USPOULTRY.

‘With the continued response we have been receiving, we are excited to see what the next few weeks will bring us going into the Expo,’ said Joel G. Newman, AFIA President & CEO.

“We continue to be amazed by the positive show of support from our supplier community and expect IPPE to have significant benefits to our industry,” commented AMI President, J. Patrick Boyle.

The global poultry, feed and meat industry trade show will be held Tuesday through Thursday, January 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The Expo will highlight the latest technology, equipment, and services used in the production and processing of poultry, meat and feed products.

The Expo will also feature dynamic education programs that will be held from January 28 through February 1, 2013 and will include the annual line-up of the International Poultry Scientific Forum, Pet Food Conference, Animal Agricultural Sustainability Summit, andInternational Feed Education Program.

In addition, the 2013 IPPE will feature eleven new educational programs: Recalls and Public Health Investigations; Improving Food Safety, Sanitation and Maintenance; Animal Care and Handling: Focus on Poultry Processing; Meat and Poultry Processing: A Global Perspective; Consumer Trends; Plant Operations and Management; Antibiotics Conference – Current Issues for the Poultry & Egg Industry; The Future of the U.S. Egg Industry; Meat & Poultry Research Conference; Media Training for the Meat & Poultry Industry; and Poultry Handling and Transportation Quality “Train the Trainer” Workshop. Also returning for this year is the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum and the International Rendering Symposium.

2013 IPPE SHOW HOURS:

Tuesday, January 29, 2013: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday, January 31, 2013: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Perendale, publishers of The International Milling Directory will see you there. We will be located at stand 1700 so do come and see us.

Introducing: Borg Mills

   

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The International Milling Directory has a new member in its ranks.

Please give a warm welcome on this cold day to Borg Mills of Egypt. The are a specialist in wheat milling and bring The International Milling Directory further diversified listings to serve new markets. The broad horizons attract new members and our 22nd edition 2013/14 will surely be all the better for the inclusion of Borg Mills. Mr Mazin Merkkawi is their registered contact for more information and details about their business activity.

The best online information about Borg Mills of Egypt was found today online at: http://www.processcrusher.com/mining-solutions/borg-el-arab-rice-milling-co.html.

Go to their entry in the directory here.

California Rice

The International Milling Directory spans all sorts of companies and industries. One such group we came across was the California Rice Commission and their impressive YouTube channel. This is in addition to their website and other social media outlets. The horizon is broad and approaching for the new production cycle of The International Milling Directory‘s new edition, 2013/14, already so vibrant digital presences help bring the industry to life. California Rice describes its roles as:

The California Rice Commission was organized under the provisions of the California Food and Agriculture Code Section 71071. The commission operates under the overview of the California Secretary of Agriculture.

By statute, the commission represents the entire California rice industry, including all 2,500 rice growers and handlers who farm and process rice produced on approximately 500,000 acres annually. The commission deals with the broad fields of development, maintenance and expansion of markets, marketing research, education, advertising and promotion, as well as production and processing research necessary to promote, maintain and enhance the rice industry.[Source]

See a recent playlist of videos here.

Conveyors – MPE’s new product for Peanuts & Tree Nuts

MPE Chain-Vey for Nuts

 

The MPE Chain-Vey® for Peanuts & Tree Nuts

 

International Milling Directory member,Modern Process Equipment Corporation of Chicago, IL, USA, features its new product for peanuts and tree nuts.

Chain-Vey tubular drag conveyor with optimal design features for the transport of peanut and tree nut products. The MPE Chain-Vey offers the most gentle and efficient form of transportation, offering maximum yields and zero degradation. Its flexible design and compact footprint are sure to fit virtually any configuration. Additionally, with a dust-tight enclosed design, you can be confident your almonds, peanuts and other related products are protected from the surrounding environment. The MPE Chain-Vey also features Clean-In-Place [CIP] capabilities with automated wash cycles for sanitary conveying needs. This new machine allows you to obtain better conveying results with a better conveying solution.

For more information about MPE’s complete line of equipment, contact Modern Process Equipment Corporation at 3125 South Kolin Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623, call (+1) 773-254-3929 or visit www.mpechicago.com.

It’s Official, EuroTier 2012 was Popular, Productive and Successful

Around 160,000 animal husbandry farmers and experts – 38,000 international visitors – Leading position as the world’s largest exhibition consolidated – BioEnergy Decentral becomes increasingly more international

EuroTier, Hannover

Many of the International Milling Directory‘s members met with Darren, Tuti and Roger from the publication (and to discuss the sister publications International Aquafeed and Grain & Feed Milling Technology). One comment from the event organiser, “With 2,445 exhibitors and around 160,000 visitors, including 38,000 international visitors, EuroTier 2012 has reached new record levels”, announced Dr. Reinhard Grandke, Chief Executive Officer of DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society), speaking to the press in Hanover at the close of EuroTier on 16 November 2012. With this result EuroTier has impressively demonstrated its great pulling power for animal husbandry farmers and experts from all over the world and further consolidated its leading position as the world’s top event for professional animal husbandry. BioEnergy Decentral at EuroTier has become firmly established as the world forum for decentralized energy supply.

The following preliminary conclusions can be drawn:

1. The number of exhibitors has increased by 25 percent compared with 2010. Altogether 2,445 direct exhibitors and 41 additionally represented firms from a total of 51 countries presented their goods and services and their innovations. Around half of the exhibitors (1,151) came from outside Germany, representing a 40 percent increase over 2010. This underpins EuroTier’s unique position as the world’s largest exhibition in this field.
2. EuroTier is the platform for launching new machines, installations and farm inputs on the international markets. The innovations in the areas of animal housing construction, machinery and installations for feeding and husbandry, electronics, instrumentation and control engineering, as well as data management shown here generate new impulses for effectiveness, efficiency, precision and animal welfare.
3. With around 160,000 visitors from over 100 countries, EuroTier has achieved a new record level. These figures represent an increase of around ten percent by comparison with 2010. EuroTier is the globally most important information forum for professional animal husbandry. The farmers, dealers and investors are making their farms and businesses fit for the future with modern technology and signposting strategies. This underscores the importance of agriculture as a key sector of the 21st century.
4. EuroTier is more international than ever before. 38,000 farmers, investors and expert visitors came to the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover to gather information. This corresponds to an increase of over 50 percent by comparison with the previous maximum level. The largest contingents of international visitors came from the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, France, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Nearly 3,000 investors and persons in charge of large-scale farms from Eastern Europe came to Hanover to see what is available on the market. The high numbers of visitors from the Middle and Far East Asia as well as from Central and South America also deserve mention: over 7,000 visitors from these regions were registered. The total visitor numbers from Germany remained constant at around 122,000.
5. The cattle sector at EuroTier is unique worldwide with its presentations of genetic resources and innovative installations and equipment. These form the basis for the strategies that beef and dairy farmers are adopting to prepare for the phasing out of the milk quota in 2015.
6. The solutions presented in the pig sector reflected the demands made of future keeping conditions. The motors driving them are the pressures to reduce costs and increase productivity, as well as alignment with increasing legal requirements and demands made by society.
7. The “World Poultry Show” at EuroTier completely satisfied its goal of being the global forum for the poultry sector. Breeders, producers and processors from all over the world used the comprehensive and highly specialised programme to develop the good prospects in the markets.
8. A further stand-alone feature of EuroTier is the unique programme addressing feed and animal health. It is only at EuroTier that the supply side in these segments meets the demand side made up of the farmers of all the key productive animal species.
9. The changing requirements made by society have a substantial influence on the development strategies of the livestock farmers. The Animal Welfare Info Centre at EuroTier offered a platform for discussing the different standpoints of various groups in society regarding modern livestock farming. Visitors to EuroTier made excellent use of this information forum.
10. The Technical Programme at EuroTier 2012 was very well attended by the visitors. The international events for the dairy and pig farmers and the International Poultry Day immediately preceding EuroTier have become established highlights for practical farmers and related specialists from all over Europe. They attracted around 1,300 international experts. The conferences and forum events and the congress of the Federal Association of Practising Veterinarians (Bundesverband Praktizierender Tierärzte) held overlapping with EuroTier also provided excellent opportunities for exchanging opinions and experience.
11. The “Young Farmers Day” on Thursday was a great success. Over 5,000 young farmers and students from Germany and abroad attended the various events offered at EuroTier. One highlight of EuroTier 2012 was once again the Young Farmers party with around 2,500 young guests.
12. BioEnergy Decentral reported a constant number of around 42,000 visitors, despite the current market situation in Germany. The share of international visitors increased by twelve percent compared with 2010, which is attributable above all to the technology leadership in this industry. Accordingly it was possible to expand BioEnergy Decentral as the global forum for decentralized energy supply.
13. The partnership with VDMA Power Systems and the Association of Local Utilities (VKU) has proved fruitful and contributed substantially to the success of BioEnergy Decentral. 650 exhibitors presented solutions for the entire value chain of decentralized energy supply.
14. The programme of BioEnergy Decentral was complemented by a comprehensive technical programme that was designed and implemented by DLG in partnership with Bauförderung Landwirtschaft – BFL (an organization devoted to promoting agricultural building construction and optimizing livestock management conditions), the publisher Energie & Management and further partners.

This story was from Engormix .

The next EuroTier including BioEnergy Decentral will be held in Hannover, Germany from 11th to 14th November 2014. We look forward to going again and I hope it is reciprocated by you.

4B boosts Load and Value in New Products

4B has invested in tooling to increase the capacities of their popular STARCO steel elevator buckets; as a result, all 4B’s ow have the same or greater capacities than comparable buckets of their competitors.

The Starco bucket was originally invented by 4B Braime’s French subsidiary, SETEM, in the 1980s and was the first low profile elevator bucket to use centrifugal discharge on a parabolic elevator head to achieve much higher capacities on a given elevator leg. As such, the STARCO bucket has revolutionised the elevator buckets market. The Starco elevator bucket has been engineered to provide perfect fill & discharge for a wide range of products. It operates at wide speed range, up to 4.55m/s.

It is not surprising that the STARCO bucket has become a very popular bucket, and has been copied by a number of companies, with varying results. In a range of tests that 4B has carried out to compare their own 4B STARCO buckets with their competitors’ buckets, it has become clear that a lots of buckets actually have a lower capacity than what is claimed on paper; also the quality of the bucket itself can be very different depending on the production process and the quality of the steel used.

Great care should be taken when selecting a STARCO bucket (or a similar model). On request, 4B can provide test results and field evidence to show the differences between different models.

 

Go 4B is a listed member in 11 categories of the International Milling Directory. Find their entry here.