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Snack Food Extrusion: Single Screw Extrusion (SSE) & Twin Screw Extrusion (TSE)
Expert has spent 29 years resolving problems in snack food processing for major companies. He has experience in the areas of extrusion, drying, frying, coating, and raw material selection and preparation. He also has expertise in product development, having worked…
Food Engineer—Extrusion
Accomplished, versatile engineer with over thirty-five years of experience in the food industry. Background leans heavily toward twin- and single-screw extrusion of cereal grains, but have also worked in liquid processing, including sugar slurries, salad dressing, and tomato products. Excellent…
Business Optimization, Engineering, Analytical Rigor, Technical Expertise, Due Diligence, Critical Business Analysis to Develop/Implement Change for Profitable Growth
We fuse business optimization, engineering expertise, analytical rigor, and technical expertise to help companies perform due diligence, critical business analysis and design/implement continuous improvement programs to achieve profitable growth. Our firm provides expertise in commercial development, new product development, sourcing,…
Food Extrusion, Grain Processing, Breakfast Cereal, Snacks, and Process Development
Expert has worked with extruders throughout his entire career of 32 years in the food industry and academia. He has touched many aspects of extrusion cooking, from using a twin screw extruder as a reactor for the chemical derivatization of…
Plastics Processes: Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Structural Foam Molding, and Training
Expert F Expert has over 55 years of plastics processing experience. His main focus has been extrusion processes using extruders -- twin or single screw -- for compounding, film, sheet, and profile. He has extensive experience with feed screw design…
Plastics and Bio Based Resins, Extrusion Compounding, and Reactive Extrusion.
Have a total of 33 years industrial experience in Process Development related activities including Start-up and Manufacturing support. The last 22 years were focused on Compounding Processes. Have 4 US Patents re Reactive Extrusion. Along with Dr. Christian Maier co-authored…
Polymer Processing, Rheology and Composites, including Nanocomposites
Expert has personal experience with resin transfer molding and pultrusion. He has published work on modeling of pultrusion of vinyl ester composites. He teaches a graduate-level course on composite material processing. Expert has been doing research on polymer nanocomposites since…
PVC/Additive/Processing Technology, Lab Testing Equipment, PVC Industry
With over 35 years in industrial management of research, customer technical service, marketing and sales (in the PVC and additive industries), and an ability to communicate effectively both in writing and "one-on-one" in person, as well as experience in management…
Polymer and Plastic Rheology, Polymer and Plastics Processing, Plastic Molding Processes
Capillary rheometry has been central to his research efforts in the area of polymer rheology and processing. It has been used many times in his lab to mimic polymer extrusion of various polymers and plastic compounds. Capillary rheometry has been…
Polymer Extrusion Processes and Equipment
Expert has been involved in the development, marketing, and sales of auxiliary equipment for the extrusion and continuous blow molding industry since 1981. He has extensive experience in the specification, application, and operation of pelletizing systems for the polymer compounding…