Pre-Symposium Activities

⚙️👨🏻‍🔧 Food & Feed Extrusion Technology Course – Dennis Forte

📅 Date: Monday 4 – Wednesday 6 August 2025

📍 Location: CSIRO Food Innovation Centre

👥 Presented by: Dennis Forte & Associates in collaboration with CSIRO

This 3-day short course offers a deep dive into extrusion science and technology for both food and feed applications. It is presented independently by D. Forte & Associates, who have delivered extrusion training worldwide for over 20 years. The course is unbiased and not affiliated with any equipment suppliers, focusing on fundamental principles and practical insights.

Hands-on demonstrations will be conducted using the extrusion pilot plant at CSIRO’s Food Innovation Centre.

Topics include:

• Extruder configurations (single & twin screw)
• Role of rheology in extrusion
• Die types, effects & design
• Extrusion chemistry & recipe formulation
• Product density control
• Preconditioning for extrusion
• Extruder instability: causes & effects
• Equipment wear & troubleshooting

Note: This is an independent event, not part of the official symposium program, but may be of interest to participants.

🧪 CSIRO Pilot Plant & Lab Facilities Tour

📅 Wednesday 6 August 2025, Afternoon

📍 CSIRO Food Innovation Centre, Werribee VIC

Join us for a guided tour of the pilot-scale extrusion factory and laboratory facilities at CSIRO. See where extrusion innovations are developed first-hand and get a behind-the-scenes look at our pilot-scale processing equipment, sensory facilities, product characterisation laboratories.

This tour is available to all symposium attendees and course participants. Further details on timings and registration will be provided closer to the event.