Access critical insights on extraction technologies, safety compliance, and quality control protocols essential for today’s processing environments.
In-depth information on advanced soybean processing, covering preparation stages and extraction methods, and discover how each step influences product purity, yield, and overall quality.
Learn about the expanding utilization of corn and soybeans as feedstocks to produce biobased renewables like ethanol and renewable diesel, and how these feedstocks are a solution to the production pathway of sustainable aviation fuel.
Check out the full lineup of processing sessions below!
The IOMSA Golden Ticket supports industry professionals who are looking to improve their workplace skills and knowledge through attendance at GEAPS Exchange.
Applicants must be current employees of a grain processing facility.
The Golden Ticket provides for full Exchange registration fees as well as a $500 travel stipend.
This program is named for the International Oil Mill Superintendents Association which existed from 1905 to 2023 with a mission to promote the education, happiness and general well-being of its members, and thereby to further the efficiency and prosperity of the oil mill industry.
Winners will be selected and notified in January and travel stipends handed out onsite at Exchange.
Sunday Feb 23
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Innovation Station #1 – Expo Lounge
Join fellow grain processors during the GEAPS Welcome Reception and make connections with attendees whose jobs are similar to your own.
Join key industry players as they share current information about the processing industry and the transformational shift that GEAPS is taking to provide more for processing industry professionals.
IOMSA Golden Ticket Award Winners will be awarded at this time.
The presentation will discuss the basics of oilseed processing including the two major types of extraction in use in North America coupled with soybean and canola statistics i.e. acreages and new plants coming online. An overview will also be given of the similarities between elevator and processing safety and regulations. There also will be discussions on the importance of grain quality in oilseed processing, the products from oilseed processing, and their uses along with future demand. Locations of newly commissioned and expected commissioning’s will be included.
This presentation will take the basics of oilseed processing discussed in “Oilseed Processing – A Crushing Perspective” from Monday morning, and break it down into more detail, simplifying the science behind the madness.
Topics covered will include the different steps of the preparation process such as cleaning, cracking, flaking, grinding etc. as well as the extraction process including distillation and solvent recovery, explaining how each step affects the end quality and yields of the products. We will also cover the unique safety and environmental challenges of a soybean crush plant.
This session will provide a historical, current, and future perspective on the ethanol industry. It will explore the challenges and opportunities related to sustainability and industry growth, as well as its impact on agriculture and individual corn farmers. The session will also examine the political landscape at both the state and federal levels. Finally, it will address the global opportunities for ethanol and its coproducts moving forward.
