Milling Journal - Q1 2008 - (Page 49)

Bratney: Doing It Right Since 1964 Cimbria product line serves the milling industry’s cleaning and separation needs. Darin Stutler has been vice president of sales for Bratney Companies’ Cimbria product line since 2002. In this interview, he relates how the Des Moines, IA-based company is serving the milling industry. Products and Services Bratney Companies offers a variety of products and services for the milling, seed, feed, grain, food, and bulk handling facilities around the world. Cimbria and Heid products. Bratney markets Cimbria and Heid products for cleaning, sizing, grading, and processing grain products. Screen fabrication. Bratney does inhouse screen manufacturing for Cimbria, Clipper, and Crippen screeners. Packaging/palletizing. Bratney represents packaging and palletizing systems for bagged products. The company also maintains its own service department for onsite preventive maintenance of packaging and cleaning equipment. Contractor services. Bratney provides engineering, construction, and millwright services for the grain processing industry. More recently, we have become involved with biodiesel plant design and engineering. Darin Stutler Vice President Cimbria Product Sales Bratney Companies, Des Moines, IA 800-247-6755 Years with company: 12 Years in industry: 17 Education: 1991: Bachelor of science, agricultural economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Career: 1991-94: Assistant plant manager rice milling facilities, ADM Milling Company, Weiner and Otwell, AR and Crowley, LA. 1995: Plant manger family flour bag manufacturing facility, ADM Milling, Wellsburg, VA. 1995-2002: Milling industry account manager, Bratney Companies, Des Moines, IA. 2002-2008: Vice president Cimbria product sales, Bratney Companies, Des Moines. Family: Wife, Ann of 10 years (a 13-year Bratney employee); daughters, Macy Lynn (3 years old), Madeline Grace (7 months old). projects, we act as the engineer, supplier, and millwright. Our company takes responsibility from start to finish. This eliminates the problem of multiple companies being involved that do not take responsibility when items do not work as promised. At Bratney, our word is our bond. We stay onsite until problems are resolved. We ensure that the equipment’s performance matches the specs that were promised. New Products One of Cimbria’s newest products for the milling industry is the Model 157 line of high capacity precision cleaners with recirculating air systems, industrial mechanical design, and sanitation features. Another new product is Cimbria’s Drum reel for pre-cleaning wheat before it enters storage. The drum cleaner works in conjunction with the Cimbria standalone aspirator system. A Trusted Single Source Bratney provides a competitive advantage by always presenting the best piece of equipment for the application with the features that are required. We take it to the next step because we are a “single source” company. On many Response No. 491 MILLING JOURNAL First Quarter 2008 49 http://www.agriassociates.com http://www.agriassociates.com

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Milling Journal - First Quarter 2008 Contents First Break Examining Fortification Standards IAOM 2008 Milling Short Courses 2008 IAOM Conference and Expo Melinda Farris Interview Designing a Purifierless Millflow Dirk Maier Named KSU Dept. Head NAMA’s 2008 Division Meetings Protecting Electrical Workers Miller Profiles Todd Bastean Interview Safety: How Serious Are We? Product Quality/Gwirtz Product Roundup: Magnets Pest Management/Subramanyam Explosion Protection Supplier Interview: Darin Stutler Product Reviews New IAOM Safety Award Criteria Don’t Forget OSHA Form 300A Milling Notes Great Lakes Regional Conference 4th Quarter 2007 Flour Production IAOM Reference Guide Hammermills Brushes Aspirators Level Indicators Product Reviews Magnets Mixers Packaging Purifiers Safety Equipment Screeners Separators Sifter Accessories Ad Index

Milling Journal - Q1 2008

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