Feed Planet 60 - Mach 2024

FEED PLANET • MARCH - MART 2024 68 Casey Thomson’ın sorularımıza verdiği yanıtlar aşağıdaki şekilde: Öncelikle sizi kısaca tanıyabilir miyiz? Müşterilere teknik uzmanlık sağlıyorum ve KPM Analytics’in yem ve gıda üretim endüstrisine hizmet etmek için sunduğu tüm ürün yelpazesinde yardımcı oluyorum. KPM Analytics’e ka- tılmadan önce sekiz yıl boyunca Hanna Instruments’ta Uygula- ma Mühendisi olarak çalıştım ve laboratuvar teknisyeni olarak tecrübe edindim. Lisans derecemi Rhode Island College’dan biyoloji ve kimya alanında aldım. KPM Analytics’in hayvan yemi ve evcil hayvan maması sektöründeki mevcut pazar varlığı ve faaliyetleri hakkın- da genel bir bilgi verebilir misiniz? Yakın gelecekte KPM Analytics’in mevcut pazarlardaki yerini güçlendirmeyi veya yeni pazarlara girmeyi amaçlayan herhangi bir girişim veya strateji var mı? KPM Analytics ve ürün markaları, yem ve evcil hayvan mama- sı endüstrisine onlarca yıldır hizmet veriyor. Yakın Kızılötesi (NIR) çözümlerimizle temel kalite bileşenleri hakkında hızlı, hassas ve güvenilir sonuçlar sunuyoruz. Bunlar arasında protein, nem, yağ (eter ekstraksiyonu ve asit hidrolizi), ham lif, kül, nişasta ve çok daha fazlası var. Below are Casey Thomson’s answers to our questions: First of all, can we get you know you briefly? I provide technical expertise to customers and can help ac- ross the KPM Analytics’ full range of product offerings to ser- ve the feed and food production industry. Before joining KPM Analytics, I worked for Hanna Instruments for eight years as an Applications Engineer and have experience as a lab technici- an. I received my undergraduate degree in biology and che- mistry from Rhode Island College. Can you provide an overview of KPM Analytics’ current market presence and activities in the livestock feed and pet food industry? Are there any upcoming initiatives or stra- tegies aimed at strengthening KPM Analytics’ foothold in existing markets or breaking into new ones within the near future? KPM Analytics and its product brands have served the feed and pet food industry for several decades. Our Near-Infrared (NIR) solutions offer fast, precise, and reliable results on core quality constituents. These include protein, moisture, fat (ether extraction and acid hydrolysis), crude fiber, ash, starch, and much more. Through our line of SpectraStar™ XT Series NIR Analyzers, we are continually adding new NIR calibrations to our offerings to help serve livestock feed and pet food producers achieve higher standards for quality and consistency while also provi- ding a solution to help validate their suppliers and their inco- ming ingredients. NIR for compositional analysis of ingredients and finished products is not the only value we provide to feed compani- es. For instance, KPM offers in-line vision inspection techno- logies with high-resolution cameras and measurement soft- ware to scan products for consistent size, shape, color, and other features before packaging. These systems also aid in the detection of unwanted foreign materials that can find their way into the production process. Vision inspection is beneficial for pet food and pet treat producers to help them ensure the products inside look like the ones featured on the product packaging, thereby improving consumer trust and building brand value. NIR’S BATTLE IN THE FEED INDUSTRY Can you provide an overview of the challenges faced by livestock feed and pet food producers in achieving consis- tent nutritional profiles in their final products, particularly regarding protein levels? Today, many feed mill operations still face supply chain issu- es and rising costs. As a result, many have begun working with different suppliers from different regions to continue produc- tion. Introducing new ingredient suppliers to an operation can result in batch-to-batch variations. Feed mill companies can INTERVIEW • RÖPORTAJ