Short Courses

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

                                                    www.TheDepotMinneapolis.com

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

                                                    www.TheDepotMinneapolis.com

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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