Abstract: A fat-containing composition obtained by converting insects or worms into nutrient streams, such as a fat-containing, an aqueous protein-containing and a solid-containing fraction, including (a) squashing insects or worms thereby obtaining a pulp, the insects or worms reduced in size, (b) heating the pulp to 70-100° C., and (c) subjecting the heated pulp to a physical separation step with the proviso that the method does not contain enzymatic treatment of the pulp. The fat-containing fraction contains at least 80 wt. % insect or worm fat with at least 40 wt. % saturated fats. The aqueous protein fraction can be dried to obtain dried protein material, which contains at least 50 wt. % insect or worm protein-derived matter and at most 25 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight. The protein has a pepsin digestibility of at least 50%. The resulting nutrient streams can be used in food, petfood, feed and pharmaceutical industry.

Abstract: A device (10) for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material. The device (10) includes: an outer housing (40); a material inlet (43); a material outlet (44); a material guide channel (41) for guiding the material through the device (10) to the material outlet (44); at least one electron source (20) for generating an electron beam; and a treatment zone (19), located in the material guide channel (41), for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing while the material is free falling. The device (10) has at least one inner shielding section (51, 52) disposed within the outer housing (40) and enclosing the material guide channel (41) for shielding off radiation produced during treatment. A method for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material using such a device (10) is also disclosed which includes: a) generating an electron beam, and b) pasteurizing and/or sterilizing the material, while the material is free falling in the treatment zone (19).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of increasing metabolic activity and stimulating cell proliferation of biological cells through the use of pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment, especially through the use of nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for processing insect larvae in an ethical manner and without imposing unnecessary stress on them. The method involves anaesthetising the insects by cooling and then cutting them, thereby destroying the nervous system of the insects. Thus, an energy-saving method of processing insects with minimal stress is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a loading device, wherein the loading device comprises a gantry (6) and a platform (5) which is mounted on the gantry (6). A pylon (1) is arranged at a base point (7) on the platform (5). A jib extends out from the pylon (1). The pylon (1) can be rotatably connected to the platform (5). The platform (5) defines a vertical axis (8) which extends in the vertical direction and runs through the base point (7). The pylon (1) is curved in a region adjoining the platform (5) and intersects the vertical axis (8) at an angle (a). The invention further comprises a pylon (1) for a loading device.

Abstract: An extruder screw-handling device for handling a screw of a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder, the device being suitable for fully extracting an extruder screw from an extruder barrel, wherein the device has a horizontally arranged top section, a locking screw assembly and a guiding element. The present invention is furthermore related to a method of extracting an extruder screw from a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder using the device.

Abstract: Roller packages (IO) for grinding devices (70), comprising a first roll (11), which is maintained by at least one first bearing body (13), and a second roll (12), which is maintained by at least one second bearing body (14). The first bearing body (13) and the second bearing body (14) are prestressed against each other and comprise stop elements (17,19) with stop surfaces (18, 20), the contact of which counteracts a contact of the rolls (11, 12). The rotational position of the first stop element (17) determines the minimum width of the grinding gap. Also disclosed are grinding devices (70), methods for operating a roll assembly (10) and methods for determining the radial force acting between the rolls (11, 12) of a roll assembly (10).

Abstract: A device(s) and method for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material using an electron beam. The device (10) includes at least one electron source (20) for generating an electron beam, a treatment zone (19) in which the material, particularly a freely falling material, can be pasteurized and/or sterilized by the electron beam, and a material channel (21) arranged in the region of the treatment zone (19) in which the material can be pasteurized and/or sterilized by the electron beam. A planar protective element (23), which is at least partially permeable by the electron beam, is arranged between the electron source (20) and the material channel (21). The device (10) includes a holding frame (120) which holds the protective element (23) and which has a cavity (121) through which a cooling fluid can flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nutritional components suitable for cell culture of eukaryotic cells. These nutritional components can be prepared from plant-based protein hydrolysates. The invention further relates to nutrient media comprising these nutritional components. The nutrient media of the invention can be prepared by replacing serum components, which are common in such media, —at least partially—by the nutritional components of the invention. The nutritional components and the nutrient media of the invention are particularly suitable for use in the food industry, such as in the production of cultured meat.

Abstract: An industrialized system and method for rice grain recognition. An optical image is taken and transmitted to a digital platform, wherein the system segments the optical image and extracts and/or measures appropriate grain features from the image describing different aspects of the grain. The image is processed by the system which includes a selector selecting different machine learning structures, applying the different machine learning structures to the extracted features for rice grain recognition, and selecting the best of the applied machine learning structures by a random sampling process. The selected best of the applied machine learning structures is further optimized by varying an appropriate threshold by a threshold trigger based on a confusion matrix comprising. An active learning structure based on the confusion matrix to the user. The system is retrained based on the feedback parameters of the feedback loop.

Abstract: A distribution metering device (1) for a roller mill which includes a housing (2) with at least one grinding stock inlet (3), at least one grinding stock outlet (4), and a feed roll (5) which is arranged in the housing (2) for metering grinding stock into a grinding gap of the roller mill through the grinding stock outlet (4). The feed roll is rotatable about a feed roll axis (SA). A conveyor shaft (6) is arranged in the housing (2) for distributing grinding stock along the feed roll (5). The conveyor shaft is rotatable about a conveyor shaft axis (FA). The conveyor shaft axis (FA) is substantially parallel to the feed roll axis (SA), and a first fill state sensor (7) is arranged in the housing (2) for ascertaining a first grinding stock fill state of the housing (2).

Abstract: An intake arrangement (1) for a roller mill which includes a storage container (2), a force transducer (6) arranged on the storage container (2), a level sensor (7) arranged on the storage container (2) for determining when a ground material level (B) is reached in the storage container (2), and a control unit (8). The control unit (8) is designed to determine a first fill level (A) of the storage container (2), from a weight force (EG) determined by the force transducer (6), and to determine a characteristic fill level curve (K), based on the determined first fill level (A) and the fill level (B) determined by the level sensor (7).

Abstract: A carrying device (1) for the frontal removal of a roll body from a roll frame, comprising a main frame (2) and a receiving section (3) for the roll body. The receiving section (3) can be transferred from an introduction position (E) into a supporting position (S). The receiving section (3) has a profile which at least partially encloses the roll body in the supporting position (S), and the carrying device (1) can be pushed in below the roll body with the receiving section (3) in the introduction position (E), and the roll body is carried with the receiving section (3) in the supporting position (S).

Abstract: A device for supplying to and/or controlling hydraulically operated components of a die casting machine, comprising a base block with a main inlet opening and a main outlet opening for hydraulic medium, and also at least two different module components, which are selected from the group consisting of core-pulling modules, core-pulling-relief modules, booster modules, secondary movement modules, and vacuum modules, and which are fluidically connected to the base block. The present invention relates to a die casting machine with such a device and to a method for supplying to and/or controlling hydraulically operated components of a die casting machine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a die casting machine including at least one receiving frame for energy modules (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F), wherein the receiving frame has fastening means (5A, 5A?) for fastening the receiving frame on the die casting machine and 1 to 3 rows (5H, 5H?, 5H?) for receiving energy modules (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F).

Abstract: Proposed is a self-optimizing, adaptive industrial chocolate production system (1), and method thereof. The system comprising a chocolate mass processing line (11) with at least dosing means (2), one or more mixers (3), one or more refiners (4), one or more conches (5), and liquefying and tempering means (6). Appropriate inter-dependent operational parameters of the various devices (2/3/4/5/6) are measured by real-time measuring devices and transmitted to a controller device 12. The measured inter-dependent operational parameters are mutually optimized and dynamically adjusted providing an optimal operation at least in terms of the characteristics of the end chocolate mass 7 and/or throughputs of the chocolate production line 11 and/or other operation conditions as energy consumption.

Abstract: A roller mill (1) including a housing (2) having a milling-material inlet (3), at least one milling-material outlet (4), and at least two cambered rollers (5, 5?) which are each arranged in the housing (2) so as to be rotatable about a roller axis (6). At least one roller (5) is assigned a scraper (7). The scraper (7) has a blade (8) for scraping milling material from a roller surface (9) with a scraper edge (10) which extends over an entire length (L) of the blade (8), and comprises a holder (11) with a receiving region (12). The holder is arranged in the housing (2) so as to be tiltable about an axis (13) parallel to the roller axis. An elastic bearing (14) is arranged between the blade (8) and the receiving region (12).