A dedicated space for extrusion innovation in cereals, snacks, plant-based proteins, pet food, and more.
A dedicated space for extrusion innovation in cereals, snacks, plant-based proteins, pet food, and more.
Develop and optimize extruded foods at the Bühler Minneapolis Food Application Center. Work with our food technologists, run trials on an industrial-scale PolyTwin platform, and refine recipes, texture, expansion, and color with data-backed confidence from concept to production.
PolyTwin twin-screw extruder and single-screw lines for snacks, cereals, pet food, plant-based meat analogues, and more. Trial scale through to 1000 kg/hr — the same throughput you would run in production.
Test your raw materials for hydration, protein interactions, and starch behavior in the process itself. Refine recipes for the texture, structure, and stability your product needs.
Control moisture, temperature, screw configuration, and throughput. See exactly how each variable shapes texture, expansion, and color, and leave with defined operating ranges for consistent production.
Carry your trial through drying, forming, and packaging steps, so product behavior stays consistent across the full chain and aligns with your shelf-life targets.
Test new processes, alternative raw materials, and new formulations on the PolyTwin twin-screw platform — the same extruder you would scale on. Adjust parameters in real time. Take samples back to your R&D team.
Refine textures, dial in process control, and design the complete line — from handling, weighing, and dosing through preconditioning, extrusion, flaking, coating, and drying. Your line doesn't start or stop at the extruder.
Build operator and R&D skills with hands-on extrusion courses, at our centers or on-site at your facility.
Train operators, R&D teams, and process specialists with Bühler experts at our North American lab, Swiss headquarters, or directly at your facility.
The modular concept of the Nutrex 7 twin-screw extruder helps you adapt to changing applications, while its focus on hygienic design, usability, and dependable operation supports safe, consistent production.
buhler.minneapolis@buhlergroup.com
+1 763 847 9900
13105 12th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
