Pilot Plant
Whether you want to develop new products, introduce innovation, optimize your process, introduce new ingredients in the exiting product, or simply fine-tune your exiting product, we provide everything you need to reach your product goals. We offer a full array of laboratory and production extruders and ancillary equipment, staffed by highly skilled technicians. Flexibility is built in to meet current and future needs, with modular barrel screws and die configuration and closed and open version of machines.
We provide an opportunity to explore new ideas, new processing methods and to produce new experimental products in test market quantities. Our staff will analyze your unique extrusion needs and then satisfy those needs by applying the most relevant and efficient technology.Our goal is to help our customers take the fastest routes and achieve their production goal. We are your partner in making extrusion profitable for you today and in the future.
Equipment
Extruders (and Related Equipment)

Twin Screw Extruder
Wenger TX52

Single Screw Extruder
Wenger X20

Dry Extruder
Insta-Pro

Dry Extruder
RC2000

Dry Extruder
600JR

Expander-Extruder

Expander-Extruder Anderson 4″

Expander with Preconditioner
Technol

Baked and Fried Snack Extruders
Maddox 650 & 750

Lab Size Extruder
Anderson 2″

Lab Size Extruder
Brabander

Lab Size Extruder
Wenger X5

Preconditioner
DDC Wenger

Preconditioner
Double Shaft Wenger

Preconditioner
Single Shaft Insta-Pro

Expeller
Anderson Lion 90

Press
Insta-Pro Press 1500

Various Speed Feeders
Accurate

On-Line Moisture & Bulk Density Meter
III Sigma

Pellet Mill with Conditioner

Pellet Mill
CPM
Coating Systems
- Food Grade Coater (continuous)
- Automated Process Equipment Corp. (APEC)
- Model 0.5-TMX
- Vaccum Coater (batch)
- UAS Canada Inc.
- Model 3.35ft (0.095ml)
- Lab-size Surface Coater/Tumbler (batch) Latini, Model LRP-16
Dryers

Wenger Continuous & Various Lab Sizes
Grinders

Bauermill
Bauer Brothers

Hammermill
Fitzpatrick, The Standard FitzMill Communitor

Hammermill
Bliss, Eliminator

Grinders
Miscellaneous other Lab-Size
Laboratory Equipment

Lab Size Extruders
Anderson 2″

Lab Size Extruders
Brabander

Lab Size Extruders
Wenger X5

Grinders (miscellaneous lab sizes)

Press
Komet

Lab Size Dehuller

Vacuum Packaging
Multivac

Rapid Moisture Analyzer
CSC Scientific & GE Protimeter & Sartorius

Pellet Durability Tester
KSU – View 1

Pellet Durability Tester
KSU – View 2

Lab-Size Surface Coater/Tumbler (batch)
Latini, Model LRP-16

Food Cutter
Hobart, Model 84186

Meat Chopper
Hobart, Model 4822

Air Swept Particle Analyzer
Reynolds Engineering & Equipment, Inc.
Mixers

Ribbon Dry Mixer

Hobart Dry Mixer
Oil Seed Processing Equipment

Lab Size Dehuller

Dehulling Equipment
Chandler

Dehulling Equipment
IMPCO, Carver

Crackling and Flaking Rolls
Ferrel Ross

Press
Komet

Press
Insta-Pro Press 1500
Screening Related Equipment

Vibrating Screens
Sweco

Air Swept Particle Analyzer
Reynolds Engineering & Equipment, Inc.

Horizontal Drum “Rotary Cleaner”
EBM, Gentle Roll
Size Reduction Equipment

Size Reducer
Comitrol 3600
Miscellaneous Other Equipment

Jacketed Kettles
Groen

Jacketed Kettles
Several Sizes

Pumps
Mono, Vacuum, High Pressure, Etc.

Dry Roaster
16″x12″ Electric