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What are the Potential Savings of Extrusion Processing? For soybean processors, feed mills, and livestock operations, investing in processing equipment ultimately comes down to one question: Will it improve the bottom line? Mechanical soybean processing can create value by turning whole soybeans into multiple feed ingredients. Through the ExPress® process, whole soybeans are processed into ExPress® soy meal containing residual oil and mechanically extracted soybean oil.

How to Determine the Capacity for your Facility? Choosing an extruder is a major investment. One of the first questions processors need to answer is: “What capacity extruder does my facility actually need?” The right system needs to balance today’s production requirements with future growth, available space, operating costs, and the type of ingredients being produced. Here are some of the most important questions to consider before selecting an extrusion system.

What Maintenance Does a High-Shear Dry Extruder Require? Investing in a high-shear dry extrusion system is a significant decision, but the value of the equipment doesn’t stop once it is installed. Proper maintenance is essential for keeping an extruder operating efficiently, producing a consistent product, and minimizing unexpected downtime. High-shear dry extrusion places significant mechanical demands on equipment.

How Can You Tell If Your Soybeans Are Properly Processed? Proper soybean processing isn’t determined by appearance alone. Under processed soybeans can contain anti-nutritional factors that limit animal performance, while overprocessed soybeans can damage valuable proteins and amino acids. The key is achieving the right balance and verifying it through quality testing. Why Is Proper Soybean Processing So Important?

How Oil Pressing Works and How Extrusion Helps Oil presses have been used for decades to recover valuable vegetable oils, but when paired with High-Shear Dry Extrusion (HSDE), they become even more efficient. Together, these technologies produce high-quality soybean oil and a nutrient-rich soybean meal without the need for hexane or other chemical solvents. Let’s answer some of the most frequently asked questions about mechanical oil extraction. How Does a Mechanical Oil Press Work?

What Is ExPress® Soy Meal and Why Is It Different? We’ve explored how high-shear dry extrusion (HSDE) works and why it offers nutritional advantages over traditional soybean processing methods. But extrusion is only one part of the equation. When HSDE is paired with mechanical oil extraction, it creates a unique soybean meal known as ExPress® soy meal.

Katie Mayo, M.S. , Director of Nutrition Applications Profitability in dairy production can shift quickly, and the feed bunk is often where those changes show up first. Economic metrics, like income over feed costs (IOFC), help establish a moving metric that measures the current market conditions. In dairy production, the milk IOFC establishes the potential revenue from milk sales as higher or lower than previous months when compared to the overall feed costs.

Dr. Janeth Colina, Director of Nutritional Research The swine and poultry industry have shifted toward highly specialized production systems supported by technological advances that improve productivity and efficiency. These advancements also create new challenges, requiring innovative management and nutritional tools to optimize production performance and fully realize the potential of modern genetic lines.

How Is High-Shear Dry Extrusion Different From Other Soybean Processing Methods? Soybeans can be processed using a variety of technologies, including roasting, toasting, expansion, solvent extraction, and extrusion. While each method has its place, processing conditions can influence protein quality, amino acid availability, energy value, oil recovery, and the overall nutritional characteristics of the final ingredient.

What Is a High-Shear Dry Extruder and How Does It Work? When evaluating processing technologies, the first question asked by feed millers, livestock producers, and ingredient processors is naturally, “What exactly is a high-shear dry extruder, and how does it differ from other technologies?” In this article, we’ll explain how high-shear dry extrusion works, why it has become a trusted processing method around the world, and how it helps unlock the nutritional value of oilseeds.