Fitz Mill/Flaking Room

The Fitz Mill/Flaking Room is equipped with versatile milling, flaking, and grain preparation equipment designed to support research, product development, and hands-on training across a wide range of commodities.

Milling/flaking Equipment

  • Fitzpatrick Hammer Mill: A variable speed hammer mill used to grind an extensive diversity of grains, pulses, and oilseeds. The Fitzmill employs a variable speed hammer mill to pulverize commodities and force milled components through selected screens. NCI has milled all classes of wheat, corn, peas, lentils, dry beans, barley, oilseeds, and other agricultural products.

  • Vario Mill: A unique piece of equipment used for grain milling, flaking, and dehulling.

  • Carter-Day Dockage Tester: Used to clean and grade numerous small grain crops.

  • Barley Pearler: Used to dehull a wide variety of cereal grains, including barley, oats, ancient grains, and other products.

  • Benchtop Flour Grading: Offers a variety of options to sieve different flours and test particle size distribution.

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