South Africa: A workshop in extrusion

A workshop on the basic principles, technology and job creation opportunities of extrusion technology in the manufacturing of food, feed and plastic products, will be presented by the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing (CoE) at the North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom on the of March 7, 2012.

“Extrusion is particularly suitable for Africa, as it is a relatively inexpensive, energy-efficient and easily operated method to produce a wide range of animal feeds, ready-to-eat foods or plastic composites. It is also environmentally friendly, as it produces minimal waste products,” says Prof LJ Grobler of the NWU. Read more ...