Overview

Please note, this course will be presented in English.

This course covers the theory and practice of designing dies for food and feed extrusion systems. The program is relevant to the production of all types of extruded products - including expanded snacks and breakfast cereals, pastas and third generation snack pellets, pet foods and aquafeeds.

Topics include calculation of die conductance/pressure drop, allowing for die entrance effects, causes of product curvature, design of primary dies, and the influence of die wear.

Note that familiarity with extrusion technology is assumed. We recommend that participants should have completed one of our three day Extrusion programs before attending this course.

COURSE PROGRAM (PDF)

Who Should Attend?

This program is relevant to those responsible for designing or specifying dies for use in extrusion processes. We recommend that participants should have completed one of our three day Extrusion programs before attending this course.

Sponsorship

We appreciate support/sponsorship from companies involved in providing equipment and services relevant to extrusion.

BECOME A SPONSOR

Registration Fee

NOK9800 per person

Approx. EUR930, GBP840 or equivalent in other currency at time of invoicing. Registration fee is set in NOK and will vary when converted to other currencies according to fluctuations in exchange rates.

AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS

A 10% discount applies for registrations received by 17 March 2021, and paid within 14 days of that date.

An additional 10% discount applies to both course fees for those attending both this course and one of the three-day extrusion courses in Norway.

An additional 5% discount applies for three or more course registrations received together from the same company.

A special fee of EUR760 applies for non-profit research organisations (limited places available).
Advise on registration form if claiming the special fee.

Registration fee includes handout notes directly related to the presentations, as well as lunches, morning and afternoon teas.

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 23 April 2021

REGISTRATION FORM

OUR CANCELLATION POLICY

Fees, less a 10% handling charge, will be refunded if participants cancel their registration prior to the closing date for registrations. Fees will not be refunded after that date, but a substitute participant will be accepted at any time.

Food Industry Engineering reserves the right to cancel or postpone the course if necessary (e.g. due to insufficient registrations, or pandemic restrictions). In this case a full refund of fees will be available. Food Industry Engineering’s liability is limited to the registration fee only, and Food Industry Engineering cannot be held liable for air fares, accommodation, or other related expenses.

Venue

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Vitenparken Building
Fredrik A. Dahls vei 8
Ås (near Oslo)
Norway

Getting to the Venue

Two of Norway’s largest highways, European route E6 and European route E18, run through the municipality, and many of the inhabitants commute from Oslo.

The bus, train and public transport in general is administered by Ruter in Oslo and Akershus.

BUS INFORMATION

A bus ticket costs between 50 – 100 NOK depending on how far you are traveling, and can be bought directly on bus.

TRAIN INFORMATION

The train to Oslo is called “Skøyen” and leaves from Platform 1 in Ås station 51 minutes past every hour, and arrives in Oslo 30 minutes later. The train back to Ås is called ”Moss” and leaves 18 minutes past every hour, usually from platform 9 or 10 in Oslo Central Station. Make sure to keep tickets/receipts of all kind of transportation, while you are on board. Random checks are performed by MInistry of Transport and a fine of 900NOK or more may be enforced in case of absence of proof of ticket.

You can buy tickets from the ticket machine in the station, which accepts coins and bank cards only. You can also buy tickets on board the train, but it will cost 20Nok extra for each trip. The train tickets are also valid on public buses and are valid for more than 1.30 hours, so with a train ticket from Ås to Oslo for example you can also have a bus ride in Oslo for some time. Similarly with the return ticket to Ås you can take the bus back to Pentagon with the same ticket.

The monthly card will take you all over Oslo and Akershus by all means of public transport for 920 NOK a month, and is the best option if you intend to travel every day. For single trips the prices are 70 NOK one way to Oslo. There are no student discounts on this route.

Accommodation

Participants must organise their own accommodation, some options include the following.

HOTELS & RATES

Tariffs shown below may be subject to change.

Thon Hotel Ski
Special course price NOK1215 per night including breakfast. Book directly with the hotel using booking code "NMBU"

Reenskaug Hotel Drøbak
Special course price single room with breakfast NOK1090 per night. Book direct with the hotel and say you are attending the course at NMBU.

Further Information & Enquiries

Visit our Contact page, or reach Gordon directly.

Gordon Young (FiE)
gyoung@fie.com.au
+61 414 681200

Extrusion training can also be offered to companies on-site at their facility, at a level suitable for operators, or for technical staff.

Course Presenter

The course presenter is Mr Dennis Forte a chemical engineer with extensive experience in extrusion processing and die design, having worked with a variety of companies and extruded products, including breakfast cereals and snacks, pet foods and aquafeeds, pasta, and confectionery.

Books by the Course Presenter

Available to course participants at 20% discount to list price. If pre-ordered (see option on Registration Form), a copy will be provided at the course. Limited spare copies will also be available for perusal/purchase at the course until sold out (orders at the same book cost, plus delivery, will be accepted for delivery after the course).

Food & Feed Extrusion Technology:
An Applied Approach to Extrusion Theory

This book contains material which is background to this course. The second edition of this book is now available for order (English & Spanish versions), expected delivery Feb/ March 2021.

› Hardcover NOK1400 (EUR130 or USD152)

The Design of Food Extrusion Dies

This book is unique in providing specific guidance on die design, with worked examples and tutorials. It provides more detail related to topics covered in this course.

› Hardcover NOK1870 (EUR177 or USD208)

Online Book Store

Design of Food Extrusion Dies, Europe (Norway) (Copy)