Your company has made a significant investment in the equipment in your mill. To keep it running

at peak efficiency through the years it needs to be maintained and serviced properly. An effective

maintenance program requires qualified, motivated and well-trained mechanics. Make an investment

in your company’s future by sending your maintenance personnel to the IAOM-KSU Flour Mill

Maintenance Short Course.

Course Objectives

The Flour Mill Maintenance Course provides an opportunity for your maintenance personnel to gain the training, contacts and confidence they need to keep your mill operating at maximum capacity. Coupled with the processing training, the course provides three days of training for mill maintenance personnel who need to be familiar with maintaining milling equipment. Up to 25 participants will receive an overview of mill and preventative maintenance, including instruction in electrical maintenance, safety and sanitation.

• Mill Maintenance Personnel

• Mill Superintendents

• Management Trainees

Sample Agenda

Tuesday

8:00     Welcome, Orientation & Introductions –Dr. Dirk Maier, Professor and Department Head,

Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Course outline and expectations – Mr. Mark Fowler,  Associate Director, International Grains

Program, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

9:00 am     Flour Milling Overview – Mark Fowler

10:15 am   Break

10:30 am  Preventative Maintenance Programs – Mr. Steve Slaven, Engineering Manager Western

Region, Bunge Milling, Crete, NE

12:00 pm  Lunch

1:00 pm    Role of Maintenance in Plant Sanitation – Mr. Ed Hitch, AIB International, Director of Plant Sanitation Education

2:30 pm    Break

2:45 pm    Safety in the Workplace – Mr. Anthony Yount, ConAgra Foods, Director of Safety, Health and Environment

4:15 pm    Adjourn         

Wednesday

Hal Ross Flour Mill Maintenance Round Robin

8:30 am -5:00 pm  

1- Kaeser – Air Compressors – Mr. Drew Johnson, Branch Manager, Kaeser Compressors, Inc.;

2- Buhler - Scales and Flow Balancers – Mr. Dean Mitchell, Vice President Customer Service, Buhler Inc.

3- Vortex – Valves and Divertors –. Mr. Russ Barragree, Vortex Valves; Ph: 785-825-71771

4- Kice – Fans and Filters – Mr. Jeff Kice, Kice Industries

5- Kice - Blowers and Airlocks – Mr. Jeff Kice

6- Mill Sifters and Sieves – Mr. Bob Ricklets, Sales Manager, Great Western Manufacturing

5:00 pm     Adjourn

Thursday

8:30 am     Electrical Maintenance – Mr. Scott Casey, AIB International, Director of Maintenance Education

10:00 am  Break

10:15  am Bearings, Belts and Chain

12:00 pm  Lunch

1:00 pm    TBC

3:00  pm   Break

3:15 pm   TBC

5:00 pm    Adjourn