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FEATURE: MILLING EDUCATION REVIEW

with simultaneous translation. The short courses so far have been limited to process technology and associated machines. There are no examinations. More information is available at www.sft-uzwil.ch. Popular topics, SFT said, include: avoidance of contamination and cross contamination; high plant accuracy; homogeneity, traceability and hygiene; energy savings; productivity; and ﬂexibility. SFT can organize customer or plantspeciﬁc courses at the institute’s site or at the customer’s location. It can also act as a neutral consultant for plant optimization and alterations, carrying out inspections and conducting homogeneity and cross-contamination tests. Given its close relationship with Bühler, SFT’s technological know-how and equipment in the training center will be permanently updated to the current state. This allows students to understand, apply and operate state-of-the-art

technologies and processes in feed production plants, SFT said. The Swiss School of Milling (SMS), founded more than 50 years ago, is planning its 16th Milling Convention with the Swiss Association of Head Millers for June 7-8, 2013. The host language is German, but all contributions will be translated into English simultaneously. BÜHLER TRAINING CENTER The Bühler Training Center in Uzwil, Switzerland offers courses for the operating staff in the milling industry. The education is based on short but intensive courses that last for one to three weeks. In addition to standard courses, the training center offers individually designed courses according to speciﬁc customer needs. This training is done at the Bühler Training Center or at the customers’ facility. Bühler said it teaches operational staff how to run a proﬁtable ﬂour mill

and how a grain milling plant can make best use of the raw material at lowest operation cost. The courses are designed and offered for staff with different skills and levels. The main courses are: Flour Milling Technology: basic, advanced and expert level; Durum Milling Technology; Maize Milling Technology; Oat Processing Technology; Mechanical Maintenance; Electrical Maintenance; Fluting Course; and Plant Automation. Most of these courses can be taught in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian. Courses in other languages are assisted by interpreters. “We closely feel the pulse of the industry every day and therefore stay up to date all the time with the subjects taught at the Bühler Training Center,” Bühler said. “Issues which are important to the milling industry and which need particular attention, such as ATEX, microbiology in ﬂour quality control

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