Blower Engineering Inc. Information

We specialize in pneumatic conveying systems for food, plastics, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and mining industries. Connect with our team to learn more. In 2017, Mennel Milling Company opted to expand their Fostoria OH Flour Mill; constructing an all-steel, seven-story building to house its 10,000-cwt. Per day D-mill dedicated to hard red winter and spring wheat. Before the D Mill Expansion Mennel Milling Co.s flagship flour mill in Fostoria had been operating three milling units rated at 18,000 cwts. per day total, at 90% utilization for several years. Making that happen required round-the-clock production seven days a week. We were contacted by Buhler AG (Minneapolis MN) to supply 13 Positive displacement blower packages for the project. Applications included patent & clear flour transfers, screenings, flour-to-storage, flour-to-rebolt, air rinsing filter back wash blowers, and (2) 6 conveying line loadout blowers. The company that is now Agricultural Commodities Inc. has been making flour on the banks of Conewago Creek, northwest of New Oxford, PA since the beginning of the 20th century, using belt-driven roll stands more than 100 years old. In 2019, the company decided to build a modern five-story mill right next to the old mill. The new mill began production in June and reached its current capacity of 2,500 cwts.. per day early in September. The historic mill still is being used today and in the future may be converted to manufacturing bulk whole wheat flour as well as swinging to soft wheat flours. The Bratney Companies (Des Moines, IA), served as the general contractor and millwright on the project. Bratney contacted us to calculate and build (7) Tri-Lobe Blower packages for their pneumatic systems; Bran, Red Dog, Flour to Re-bolt, bulk storage, load out, fluidizer, and filter back wash. In 2017, Miller Milling decided to add a 10,000 cwts., hard red wheat milling expansion to their Saginaw TX Mill. Upon completion and start-up of their C Mill, total production capacity at the mill would reach ...