CONTENTS
Improving your bottom line
Welcome to the latest installment of The Extru-Technician. We are humbled by the overwhelmingly positive feedback
Is flexibility key
we receive regarding this publication. Encouraged by this support, we continue with our mission to provide current and
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future customers with information to improve their extrusion processes and make them more competitive and potentially
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more profitable.
At Extru-Tech, Inc., we adhere to a consultative partnering approach to our customers’ needs. Our solutions-driven
Managing airflow
philosophy demands that we take a holistic view of the entire extrusion process, finding new and creative ways to improve
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the productivity and efficiency of our customers’ operations and—ultimately—improve their bottom line.
In this issue, we focus our attention on an often overlooked aspect of a flexible processing system—the dryer. Look
Airflow direction
inside to see how Extru-Tech process engineers and specialists are taking a fresh look at this “necessary evil” of petfood
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production and developing innovative and cost-effective methods for maximizing extrusion capacities, minimizing drying
time and maintaining efficient target moisture rates.
The bottom line
As I’ve expressed in the past, I trust that you find this information beneficial to you and your individual operations. Your
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feedback is important to us and helps us determine the content of this publication, so please feel free to provide us with
your thoughts and comments.
Once again, thank you for your time and commitment to review The Extru-Technician. We look forward to hearing
from you.
Sincerely,
R. Sc; Kr;;s
R. Scott Krebs
Executive V.P., C.O.O.
Copyright 2009, Extru-Tech, Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or other usage of content from this publication is expressly
Extru-Tech, Inc.
forbidden without the permission of Extru-Tech, Inc., P.O. Box 8, 100 Airport Road, Sabetha, KS 66534, USA, Phone:
1.785.284.2153, Fax: + 1.785.284.3143; extru-techinc@extru-techinc.com, www.extru-techinc.com.