FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES   

The Cereal Milling and Product Laboratories comprise a complete product development, analytical, research, and applications facility of approximately 3,300 square feet.  Some of the facility and operation has been supported, in part, by the cereal industry and the Michigan State Millers' Association. The facility includes a walk-in cooler, four refrigerators, and four freezers. Within the Cereal Chemistry Laboratory, a milling room houses a wide range of milling equipment with a large glass window that allows operation observation away from the noise and flour dust generated during the milling process.  A wide range of baking apparatus and rheological instruments are situated in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment. The facility provides capability for producing a variety of baked, extruded, and milled products, and for performing rheological and biochemical tests.