Oil Mill Operators Short Course
81st Oil Mill Operators Short Course
April 14-16, 2013
Minneapolis, MN
Food Protein R&D Center at Texas A&M
Extraction and Protein Technologies Program
and the
International Oil Mill Superintendents Association
Register by Fax or Mail | Register Online
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Registration 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Hotel Atrium
Mixer 5:00pm - 6:30pm, Hotel bar
Evening sponsored by Buhler, Inc.
Monday, April 15, 2013, Rock Island Meeting Room
07:30AM Continental Breakfast
08:00AM "Introduction to course"
- Rich Clough, Food Protein R&D Center, College Station, TX, (979) 862.2262
08.15AM "The value of enhanced soybean meal quality"
- Greg Engelke - Cornerstone Resources, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, (651) 636.8034
09:00AM "Process safety management"
- John Mulholland - N. Hunt Moore and Associates, Collierville, TN, (901) 362.3267
09:45AM Break
10:15AM "Preparation and extraction practices to improve soybean meal and oil quality"
- Bruce MacKinnon - Crown Iron WOrks Company, Minneapolis, MN, (651) 639.8900
11:00AM " Processing of canola for efficient solvent extraction "
- Michael Lierau - Buhler, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, (763) 847.9900
11:45AM Lunch - Sponsored by CHS, Inc.
1:00PM Tours - Bus Provided
- Crown Iron Works
- Buhler
04:30PM Return to Hotel
Evening special event - Co-sponsored by by Crown Iron Works - Twins baseball game – hosting LA Angels of Anaheim
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Rock Island Meeting Room
07:30AM Continental Breakfast
08:00AM "Optimization of extraction plants to improve oil and meal quality"
- Adolfo Subieta - DeSmet Ballestra, Marietta, GA, (770) 693.0061
09:00AM "Combustible dust: NFPA, OSHA update "
- Jess McCluer - National Grain and Feed Association, Washington, DC, (202) 289.0873 x23
09:45AM Break
10:00AM "Plate heat exchanger for seed/grain/bean and meal thermal processing "
- Farah Skold - Solex Thermal, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (403) 254.3500
10:45AM " Vegetable oil processing and the recent advancement. An overview "
- Mohammad Alam - Food Protein R&D Center, Texas A&M, College Station, TX, (979) 845.2740
11:45PM Summer Convention Update
- IOMSA President Doug Kennedy, PYCO Industries, Lubbock, TX, (806) 632.0744
12:10PM Adjourn
General Information
This day and a half course will cover a wide variety of topics associated
with oilseed processing plant operations. The goal is to present the tools
and information needed to improve operations by increasing efficiency, and
optimizing human and plant assets.
Location
The conference will be held at in
The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel
225 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Ph. 612.375.1700
Fx. 612.758.7814
Hotel
A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel for
short course participants. Room rates at The Depot Renaissance are $99 + tax and
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY MONDAY, APRILl 1, 2013. Please mention the Oil
Mill Operators to receive the block rate.
The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel
225 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Ph. 612.375.1700
Fx. 612.758.7814
Registration
Registration fee for the workshop is $150. See below for online registration or mail applications to:
Food Protein R&D Center
Texas A&M University System
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
2476 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2476
Contact Rich Clough for additional course information or if you need assistance with registration: rclough@tamu.edu, 979.862.2262.
Mailed applications should be accompanied by a check made out to TEES (Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station). You may also register and pay online at http://foodprotein.tamu.edu/. Because of the heavy demand for the limited short course spaces, registration fees are not refundable. However, participating organizations will be allowed to send substitute personnel.
Sessions will be of an informal nature, and it is recommended all participants wear casual clothes. The course is entirely for the benefit of the registrants. Questions and comments will be welcome at the end of each speaker’s presentation. The right to substitute speakers and change the schedule as necessary to expedite the course is reserved. Faxes for registrants may be addressed in care of “Oil Mill Operators Short Course” to (979) 845-2744. Emergency calls may be made to the participants at 612.375.1700 during class hours.
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