Cereals processing technology

is sure to slow down due to limits in material properties being reached.
However, maximising utilisation of that capacity has moved to the forefront of
both commercial and academic research. Some of that effort has resulted in
commercial applications, namely the adoption of computer control to facilitate
longer operational runs in plants as well as minimising downtime. However,
sophisticated control strategies have yet to make an impact in the sector. There
is considerable work being undertaken in this area and many other industries
have already employed these techniques commercially. It is therefore simply a
matter of time before advanced control systems and optimisation algorithms
become an important aspect of commercial milling operations.
In addition to these internal developments within the process, external
influences will have a significant impact on the manner in which mill processes
are operated. For example, new products and product specifications will demand
different things from mill processes and necessitate change.
It is also certain that technologies that are in early stages of application today,
for example double grinding and debranning, will become normal features of
mill processes and gain greater acceptance among the milling community at
large.
To conclude, the future of development in the milling industry is likely to
take the form of incremental development of those technologies mentioned
above and the introduction of the new technologies discussed in some form.
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