Food and Feed Extrusion Technology 2026

Location: FoodBowl
Timing: 3-days; 8:30AM-4:30PM

This 3-day course covers the principles of extrusion, the design of extrusion processes and the formulation of extruded human food products. The program provides training on general extrusion technology its use in manufacture of products such as breakfast cereals, snacks, TVP, pasta and pet foods.

The course applies to both single and twin screw extrusion technology and covers topics from the basics of extruders and their configuration, through what is happening chemically and physically inside the extruder barrel, to an understanding of extruder dies and the causes of extruder instability.

Topics to be covered include:

• Principles of extruder configurations (single and twin screw)
• Role of rheology in extrusion
• Die types and effects – die design
• Extrusion ingredients – design of formulations for extrusion
• Preconditioning for extrusion
• Product density control
• Causes and effects of extruder instability
• Screw, barrel, and die-plate wear
• Extrusion troubleshooting

The course is run in person at FoodBowl by Dennis Forte and Associates of Australia.

Registrations Close 31 July 2026

Questions about the course? Please contact forte1@iinet.net.au 

For more information and to sign up, please visit the course page here.