Corn Products

Kernel Journey 1 Grain Storage Corn is stored in large silos where grain temperature is constantly monitored. 2 Corn Cleaning To ensure that only whole kernels enter the milling process, corn is cleaned to remove foreign materials and damaged corn kernels. 3 Tempering Conveyor To soften the germ and loosen the bran coat, cleaned corn kernels are moistened or “tempered”. 4 Degerminator This milling device uses an abrading action to peel the bran coat and germ from the endosperm of the corn kernel. This splits the ”tail stock” (large endosperm pieces) from the ”thru stock” (hull, germ and smaller endosperm pieces). Thru Stock Journey 1 Dryer/Cooler To prevent condensation, heat is used to remove excess moisture from the stream. After this, cool dry air is used to aerate the product. 2 Gravity Table This device uses the density difference between corn germ and endosperm to further split the kernel into separate components. 3 Reduction Roll This is the first step in finer granulation wherein the endosperm is broken into smaller, more uniform sizes. 4 Sifter This device is equipped with fine-meshed sieves or screens that use circular motion to separate smaller particles from the larger ones. Tail Stock Journey 1 Dryer/Cooler To prevent condensation, heat is used to remove excess moisture from the stream. After this, cool dry air is used to aerate the product. 2 Aspirator This device uses air flow to separate lighter particles (bran) from the heavier ones (endosperm), using the density differences and laws of aerodynamics. 3 Sifter This device is equipped with fine-meshed sieves or screens that use circular motion to separate smaller particles from the larger ones.