Introducing:- Kay International Ltd.

Kay International Ltd.

Kay International Ltd.

 

Kay International Ltd. have registered for the International Milling Directory. The 23rd edition is set to be a memorable edition with new companies such as Kay International Ltd joining up. I’m sure we’ll all be interested to find out more from this company. The International Milling Directory synopsis online states their raison d’etre to be manufacturing and exporting positive displacement rotary lobe blowers from India.

 

Their website is interesting and features a good quotation for all of us in the milling industry to remember, such as,

‘In an industry full of competition, the ultimate winner will be the one who maintains the quality and not the price.’

- Kapil Arora, Director, Kay International.

Their entry on the International Milling Directory Online has just been approved – check it out HERE!

Don’t forget – register or update your listing in time for the July publication of the 23rd edition of the International Milling Directory 2013/14 -  click here!

International Milling Directory at GEAPS Exchange 2013

The International Milling Directory has now joined Pinterest to show our exposure at industry events. Our recent trip to GEAPS Exchange in Louisville, Kentucky was very successful and we were glad to meet old and new members there. Six boxes of the IMD were shipped there in advance. The event was successfully staged and we are hoping to attend next year’s in Omaha, Nebraska, USA event for the 3rd year running.

GEAPS Exchange

GEAPS Exchange

There are good photos now on our Facebook and Pinterest sites. The album is on the Facebook page now and while you are surfing the Internet, follow us on Pinterest here:
https://pinterest.com/tomperendale

Make sure you are registered in the IMD 2013/14 today. Please do register or update your listing online for the print, app and online versions before the deadline of 31st June 2013 now at www.internationalmilling.com

GEAPS Exchange Preview

GEAPS Exchange 2013

GEAPS Exchange 2013

This week, colleagues from Perendale Publishers will be taking the International Milling Directory to Louisville, Kentucky, USA for 3 full days of the GEAPS Exchange. We are an official media partner of this show and will be intending to repeat the success of this show we have enjoyed in previous years.

There will be over 600 booths for over 300 exhibitors and 2,800 visitors for the grain and feed milling industries. Tom Blacker, the International Milling Directory Co-Ordinator will be attending with Roger Gilbert, Proprietor of Perendale Publishers to show the latest editions and issues of the International Milling Directory and Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine.

We are very excited about participating at this event. Louisville International Convention Center will be the host venue for this important industry show. The dates of the expo are Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 February 2013.

If you cannot attend, do keep a close watch on this blog for the next 2 weeks. Also you can of course update or register your company today at www.internationalmilling.com and appear in the 2013/14 print edition.

Introducing FrontalRain Technologies

FrontalRain Technologies

FrontalRain Technologies

The field of software and ICT in agriculture is a growing field. From afar it seems an inevitability that agriculture is like any other business that relies upon everyday.It probably seems that it does take a long time for its implementation in all worldwide agriculture, logistics and supply chain markets.

FrontalRain Technologies joins the International Milling Directory today and we are proud to add new listed companies in the ‘Consultants – Computer Systems’ listings.

Mr. Sreeram. P is the registered and contactable person for FrontalRain systems at the listing on The International Milling Directory.

As the website says: “Frontal rain provides RainPlus an enterprise ERP Software solution which is cloud based for the AgriBusiness and Supply Chain Management [...] FrontalRain are passionate about agribusiness and we aspire to take technology to remote corners of India.”

 

 

IMD at the GEAPS Exchange

GEAPS

GEAPS

In just over 5 weeks the GEAPS Exchange is being held in Louisville, Kentucky. The International Milling Directory will be exhibiting and attending this important show. The GEAPS show is for the grain handling, elevator and processing industries. Many of our member companies and organisations will be present, especially from the US market.

 

 

 

Information from the GEAPS Exchange Expo is interesting for all, especially exhibitors and participants:–

‘Exhibitors were so enthusiastic about Exchange 2012 that they signed up in record numbers to exhibit at Exchange 2013, February 23-26, in Louisville. In fact, every one of the record 508 booths on the 2013 floor plan sold out during on-site booth sales—far and away the most booths ever sold during an Exchange. These booths have been reserved by 294 companies, also a new Exchange record!

Expo 2013 Hours

Saturday,
Feb. 23

Exhibitor Setup
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday,
Feb. 24

Exhibitor Setup
7:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Expo Grand Opening
at 12:15 p.m.

Expo: 12:15 – 6 p.m.
Lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception
4:30 – 6 p.m.

Monday,
Feb. 25

Expo: 9:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.
(1 hour longer than 2012!)
Lunch at noon

Tuesday,
Feb. 26

Expo: 9:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Exhibitor Teardown
1:45 – 7 p.m.

GEAPS Exchange is the grain handling industry’s largest and best venue for operations professionals and suppliers to connect. We have another sell-out year with record number of booths and exhibitors eager to display their products and services. Over the course of three days you will have plenty of opportunities to go Expo shopping.

GEAPS has been building on the success of the Exchange Expo for years, with sell-outs since 2006 and record breaking numbers of exhibitors and booths. From corner to corner, you’ll find the Expo Hall filled with exhibitors eager to show you their latest, and greatest, products and services. Our exhibitors know that when it comes to connecting face-to-face with the most dedicated grain operations professionals out there, the GEAPS Exchange is the place to be.

Companies interested in exhibiting can get on the waiting list to be contacted about available space due to last minute cancellations.  To get on the list, complete the Exhibit Space contract and send it to Adrianne at the GEAPS office.  Full details are also available by contacting GEAPS at (+1) (952) 928-4640 or email sales@geaps.com.’
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2013 IPPE – Hiring graduates into agriculture

New International Student Career Program at IPE 2013, January 29 – 31, 2013

IPPE, Atlanta, GA, USA

IPPE 2013, Atlanta, GA, USA

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USAPEEC International Poultry Development Program (UIPDP) are jointly sponsoring a new International Student Career Program at the 2013 IPE, part of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). Held in conjunction with the long-standing USPOULTRY College Student Career Program, the new program has been created to provide companies with an opportunity to interview top students from various countries for industry jobs and internships in the poultry industry in one location.

“UIPDP is pleased to honour Henry Holler, one of the pioneers of our industry, by establishing the Henry L. Holler International Management Studies Fund to support this international student career program,” said UIPDP Chairman Eric Joiner of AJC International. “Henry was one the founders of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council and served as the first chairman of UIPDP.”

“Several of our interviewing companies have locations outside of the United States and are looking for students to fill positions in various countries. We are excited to offer our interviewing companies an opportunity to meet and talk with these international students,” said John Starkey, President of USPOULTRY.

The 2013 IPPE, one of the world’s largest poultry, feed, and meat industry events, will be held from January 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The International Student Career Program will be held in conjunction with the College Student Career Program and is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, through Thursday, January 31. Please do visit Perendale staff at IPPE 2013 – click here for how to find us at stand 1770!

Featured Company: Adifo

Adifo launches BESTMIX® Formulation as a Service
platform

Adifo

Adifo

Nutrition software supplier Adifo has launched a cloud-based
collaborative platform as an extension to BESTMIX®, their profit-driven
feed formulation and recipe management system. The extension platform is
bound to revolutionize the information interchange between nutrition
experts and the outside world to the benefit of all parties involved, including
feed advisors, external partners and customers.
The Formulation as a Service solution – securely implemented in the cloud
– gives users online access to part of a nutrition company’s BESTMIX®
database. Users can retrieve minute-precise market data, rely on up-to-date
equations and use state-of-the-art formulation functionality at any time.
They can also record project or customer-specific data such as purchase
costs and specifications.

Adifo has pioneered a new way of working which will dramatically
improve the collaborative interaction between all parties in the nutrition
company’s value chain.

Account managers and independent consultants will simulate
adaptations to recipes to meet specific customer demands and
evaluate immediately the cost impact of their adaptations.
Internal departments such as marketing, sales and quality
assurance will produce their own data and reports without compromising core data.

External interested parties will be able to sign knowledge
contracts with the nutrition company and take advantage of
nutritional know-how.
Research centres will want to use the system to unlock their
nutritional knowledge to interested parties all over the world.
The formulation department can learn about evolving customer
preferences by analyzing adaptations made by the client.
The Formulation as a Service platform has the additional advantage of
being easy to set up and use. There are no worries for the customer; the
solution even eliminates the need for setting up and maintaining dedicated
laptops for account managers or consultants. What’s more, Adifo backs up
the data and updates the software continuously, leaving the customer care-
free.

This Formulation As A Service platform will be launched and
demonstrated for the first time at the IPPE show: Hall A, booth 3118.

About BESTMIX®

BESTMIX® is Adifo’s profit-driven feed formulation and recipe
management system. It allows nutrition companies to least-cost their
products, taking into account all the quality requirements, factory

specifications, health and safety requirements, availability of ingredients,
purchasing positions and material costs, and environmental and legal
aspects of the business.

About Adifo

Adifo has been a major player in feed-related software solutions for more
than thirty years now. Adifo’s solutions give the customer maximum control
over core processes while guaranteeing the protection of critical business
knowledge. All of Adifo’s solutions are developed and supported by highly
skilled teams with a sound expertise in the nutrition business. The company
invests continually in R&D to develop solutions and services that meet
emerging regulatory requirements, market trends and competitive
challenges. www.adifo.com

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IPPE 2013 Update

Happy new year for 2013 to all members, readers and contributors of the International Milling Directory.

There has been a new press release detailing some finer points of this month’s IPPE convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. We are excited and proud to be a media partner and exhibitor at this event from 29-31 January 2013. Do look for us at stand 1700!

International Production & Processing Expo

Exciting times are coming to Atlanta, Georgia, the week of January 28 – February 1, 2013, with the integration of three internationally recognized trade shows joining forces to bring suppliers and buyers together for education, technology exchange and networking encompassing the entire spectrum of farm to table.

The combination of the International Poultry Expo (IPE), International Feed Expo (IFE) and American Meat Institute’s International Meat Expo (IME) will bring in over 25,000 attendees from over 100 countries and over 1,000 exhibitors. The week will feature educational opportunities every day. In addition, the trade show, being held January 29 – 31, is anticipated to feature over 400,000 net square feet of exhibits, placing the show in the top 50 of all trade shows in the United States.

The addition of the American Meat Institute’s (AMI) International Meat Expo will expand the number of processing, further processing and packaging suppliers to the show. Additionally, AMI will be adding several educational programs that week to complement the sessions being offered by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the American Feed Industry Association.

The show provides an excellent opportunity to see the latest developments and technology, get training and updates through the educational programs, and to network and meet people from all over the world to exchange experiences and ideas. This year will feature two networking receptions. On the opening day of the show (Tuesday, January 29), there will be a reception from 4 – 6 p.m. on the floor of the show. On Wednesday, back by popular demand, there be a reception at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest enclosed aquarium.

To see the IPPE 2013 Educational Programs, click here

To see IPPE Schedule At‐A‐Glance, click here 

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Introducing: FineTek

FineTek

Another new member has joined The International Milling Directory.

The Taiwan-based manufacturer is a company dedicated to ‘complete instrumentation solutions’. FineTek’s product line includes a varied and wide quantity of digital controllers and meters, pneumatic products, safety instruments,  level switch transmitters for solid and liquid applications. However all impressive this range of categories are, we are interested most in the manufacture of  the level sensor for silo bulk storage. This product is the key selling point for a justifiable place in the International Milling Directory. This alone is all the more impressive considering their research and development arm is an integral part of the company, which sets a strong “backbone” of the company.

Do see the new listing here at the International Milling Directory online:
http://www.internationalmilling.com/company_3940.html

ISRMAX, Delhi, India

International Milling Directory members have joined the International Sales Manager, Darren Parris and the Associate Editor, Alice Neal of our sister magazine, Grain & Feed Milling Technology in Delhi, India for the first day of ISRMAX India 2012. They join a total of 200 exhibitors. This show is the first of its kind in India and the role of our joint parent, Perendale Publishers has been to exhibit and partner with previous client companies to develop our standing in the region.

ISRMAX India
ISRMAX is an exhibition that focuses on A to Z of Rice industry. All the technology related to storage, weighing, cleaning, drying, milling, sorting, bagging, and material handling is displayed from all corners of the world along with renowned brands of Basmati rice. World class conference program is also being organized parallel to the exhibition. The show was organised by Pixie Consulting.

Recent social media updates:-

Pinterest: ISRMAX

Facebook: We’re getting ready to fly to Delhi for ISRMAX India 2012. Visit us on stand D-40 where we’ll be joined by Silos Cordoba, Bruker Optic and Schenck Process and stand A-190 where we have the pleasure of hosting Alltech, O&J Hojtryk and Biomin. See you there December 13-15, 2012.

ISRMAX

Grain & Feed Milling Technology is already printed and distributed in hard copy throughout India and this show builds on our presence there. As recent news shows, the grain market in India is the second-largest in the world and has a huge impact on prices of other markets. Added to a population of approximately 1 billion people, India has a important place in the current and future landscape of milling.

At ISRMAX, our four stands comprise of some of of the International Milling Directory’s members:

If you are attending this show, it runs for two more days. Meet Darren and Alice at stand D-40 and A-190 as well as our exhibiting guests. Plus, get a free copy of the International Milling Directory by visiting the Perendale stands at ISRMAX!