Material Handling in Commercial Biomass Operations
Many years ago I was working in a corn processing facility and the company was very comfortable with the material handling of corn and several other products. For the most part, you put in a [...]
Is Your Safety Incentive Program Unsafe?
Most companies have a safety incentive program. In theory, it makes sense: reward your employees for staying safe. But what we’ve come to learn is that how you administer your incentive program and the factors [...]
Protecting Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is generally a company’s intangible creations of the mind. It consists of anything from processes, products, trade secrets, customer lists, inventions, names, or creative writings. Intellectual property for many companies may be as [...]
Importance of Processing Equipment Maintenance
“We are shutting down the processing line because we have an equipment failure.” These are some of the most dreaded words in production businesses. If you’re down for an equipment, it can cost precious time, [...]
How SOPs multiply your effectiveness and achieve success
A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a documented process specific to your operation that outlines the steps required to complete a task in such a way to ensure that, when followed, they will be completed [...]
Feedstock Production: Corn Stover
Crop residues, including stems, leaves, and other plant parts left over after grain harvesting, account for a significant source of biomass for bioenergy. Residues from crops like corn, wheat, and sugarcane are all being actively [...]
