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BEET SUGAR PROCESS SCHOOL 2008

Courses and Instructors for

THE BEET END

 

COURSE



No.


Name


Instructor

BX-1


Opening lecture


David Roche, President, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
7525 Red River Road, Wahpeton ND 58075
(701) 642 8411   droche@mdf.coop

BX-2


An Overview of the Beet End Operations

 


Ron England, Consultant

1202 E. 38th Street, Scottsbluff NE  69361

(308) 630-7935  englandron@earthlink.net

BX-3


Maintenance as it Affects the Factory Process

 


Mark Suhr, President, MS Processes International, LLC

410 Campbell Lane, Hutchinson MN  55350

(320) 587-8003   masuhr@hutchtel.net

B-1
Raw Materials Handling

Paul Pfenninger, Vice President Agriculture, Michigan Sugar Company

2600 South Euclid Avenue, Bay City MI  48706

(989) 686-0161 paul.pfenninger@michigansugar.com

B-2


Beet Slicing and Properties of Cossettes

 


Dr. Laszlo Toth, Consultant

9996 Appletree Place, Denver CO  80221

(303) 451-5383   ltoth32@comcast.net

B-3


Diffusion Fundamentals and Practices

 


Scott Winn, Owner/Engineer, Winn Engineering
914 - 49th Avenue Pl., Greeley CO  80634

(970) 304-0888 winn.engineering@comcast.net

B-4


Pulp Pressing and Drying


Mark Suhr, President, MS Processes International, LLC

410 Campbell Lane, Hutchinson MN  55350

(320) 587-8003   masuhr@hutchtel.net

B-5


Lime and Carbon Dioxide Production


Richard Reisig, Senior Process Chemist, The Western Sugar Cooperative
2100 East Overland Dr., Scottsbluff, NE  69361

(308) 630-7711   rcreisig@westernsugar.com

B-6


Juice Purification


Rick Mont, Consultant, 

274 Grassy Hills Lane, East Grand Forks ND  58201

(701) 238-4563   montster2002@msn.com

B-7


Vacuum and Pressure Filtration


Rick Mont, Consultant, 

274 Grassy Hills Lane, East Grand Forks ND  58201

(701) 238-4563   montster2002@msn.com

B-8


Boiler Operation and Maintenance


John Deverall, District Representative, Nalco Company
421 West Riverside Ave., Suite 770, Spokane, WA  99201
(509) 928-7713   jpdeverall@nalco.com

B-9


Environmental Practices


Dr. Jeff Carlson, Vice President Operations, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
7525 Red River Road, Wahpeton ND  58075
(701) 642-8411  jcarlson@mdf.coop