Building on 40 years of extrusion manufacturing for cereals, snacks, pet food, meat alternatives, food ingredients and more, one central element remained unchanged: the twin-screw extrusion technology.
Coperion, a Hillenbrand operating company, manufactured and donated the extruder and will partner with Purdue to give customers access to a food-grade pilot lab and the university's food scientists.
The Unifiller Uni-X stainless steel extruder is intended for food items such as stiff pastes, doughs, chunks, sports bars, gluten-free mixes, marzipan fillings and meat products.
The RBS single-screw extrusion system produces corn curls and balls, as well as a range of expanded snacks made from corn, rice and other cereal ingredients.