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December 2021
Wheat State Winter Social
The Wheat State District would like to invite you to join them for their Winter Social at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 9 at Intrust Bank Arena for the Wichita Thunder Hockey vs. Allen Americans in Wichita, KS. The Allied Trades will sponsor a social hour which will begin at 6:05 p.m. in the Premium Party Suite #1. There will be food for dinner and snacks to enjoy during this time as well. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. and…
Find out more »IAOM Virtual Mill Maintenance II
Course Description The IAOM Milling Maintenance II Course will be offered virtually for the first time on from December 15, 2021 through January 19, 2022. 18-20. A very full schedule of maintenance topics are planned, including maintenance related to: filter collection, rotary airlock valves, industrial fans, rotary displacement blowers, belts and chain drives, pulley and sprocket attachment, couplings, roller mills and bearings, drive safety, corrugating and rollermill bearings, screw and belt conveyors, and bucket elevators. IAOM will bring in experts…
Find out more »January 2022
IAOM-KSU Introduction to Flour Milling
Course Description The objectives of this course are to gain a general understanding of the principles of the milling process from wheat receiving to finished product distribution, understanding the relationship between wheat quality and the effect of the milling process, gain knowledge of different wheat types and what products each can produce, gain knowledge of flour functionality and baking performance of different flours, and learn the role each department plays in the success of the milling industry. Participants will discuss all…
Find out more »February 2022
Flour City District Winter Gathering
The Flour City District would like to invite you to join them for their Winter Gathering at 12 noon on Friday, February 25 at Topgolf Minneapolis. Golfing begins at 12 noon with a fiesta buffet served at 12:30 p.m. Each registered attendee will receive two beverage tickets, provided by our Allied Trades sponsors. The cost is $105 per person if registered before February 11. After February 11, the cost will be $120 until registration closes on February 17. You do not…
Find out more »Buhler-KSU Expert Milling Course
Course objectives: In depth discussions of flow sheet diagrams and milling processes. Optimum machine adjustment and mill handling. Course topics: Comparison of special cleaning systems which offer the possibility to improve milling performance further than a regular cleaning section; tempering of wheat (systems, bin designs, possible traps, various tempering philosophies and their application, pre-tempering systems, flow sheet options for optimum sanitation in and around the tempering bins); bacteria count reduction by scouring, peeling, light peeling and pearling; in-depth flow sheet technology (comparison…
Find out more »March 2022
Buhler-KSU Executive Milling
Course objectives: Understanding the underlying principle of the milling process and the parameters that can be influenced by either the raw material or the milling system; understanding the challenges of the operating staff; and learning which critical control points to check in order to judge whether an operation is running well. Course topics: Raw material (kernel structure, influence of wheat characteristics on yield and mill performance, usage of various types of wheat for different finished products); cleaning system (special systems for…
Find out more »May 2022
126th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo
Join hundreds of milling professionals from across North America and around the world when they convene in Richmond, Virginia in 2022 for IAOM’s 126th Annual Conference & Expo. About the Conference Grain milling professionals consistently find that the IAOM conference experience affords them an opportunity to enhance and advance their careers through comprehensive education programs, to connect with their industry peers at exciting networking events, and to develop relationships with vendors who offer the products and services they need to…
Find out more »July 2022
IAOM-KSU Intro to Flour Milling
Course Description The objectives of this course are to gain a general understanding of the principles of the milling process from wheat receiving to finished product distribution, understanding the relationship between wheat quality and the effect of the milling process, gain knowledge of different wheat types and what products each can produce, gain knowledge of flour functionality and baking performance of different flours, and learn the role each department plays in the success of the milling industry. Participants will discuss all…
Find out more »August 2022
Buhler-KSU Curso de Molinería para Ejecutivos
Buhler-KSU Executive Milling (in Spanish) Grupo objetivo: Propietarios de Molinos Directores Gerentes Nivel de habilitad requerido: No se require experiencia en molinería Contenido del curso: Materia prima: La estructura del grano Influencia de las características de trigo sobre el rendimiento de harina y rendimiento de los molinos Uso de varios tipos de trigo para diferentes productos terminados Sección de la limpia: Máquinas y diagramación de la limpia Reducción de Micotoxinas Sistemas, diseños y sanidad en el proceso de acondicionamiento Limpias de…
Find out more »IAOM-KSU Flour & Dough Analysis
Course Description Through hands-on training and classroom discussion at the IGP Institute, participants will learn flour and dough analysis practices and methods and correct interpretation and understanding of the results through this course. Experts from the equipment manufacturers and suppliers and Kansas State University faculty will train and educate participants to understand commonly used flour testing equipment and dough testing equipment in the industry today, understand proper testing procedures and methods for the equipment, understand how to correctly interpret the results…
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