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Wayne Machine & Die Company, a Totowa N. J. manufacturer of extrusion
machinery, in a Joint Venture with Rutgers University Food Science Department,
has been awarded a $70,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract
by NASA to develop a special versatile extruder for food applications.
The project addresses the need for food processing equipment for crews
on long-term Advanced Life Support Systems (ALSS) during long duration
space missions such as a manned mission to Mars. It is proposed to design
a food extruder that will efficiently process wheat and rice flour into
breakfast-cereal-type food. In addition, the design will incorporate an
oil extraction system for peanuts, and a milling/grinding system for wheat,
rice, soybean and peanuts. The design of this food processing system will
rely on the use of a single lightweight motor, with interchangeable attachments
to do the extrusion, oil extraction, and milling/grinding. This work will
merge the extruder-building expertise of Wayne Machine & Die Co. with
the food processing expertise of Rutgers University's Food Science team
to produce a unique and versatile food processor design for the planetary
surface missions. The deliverable of this project will be a complete engineering
design of a food processing system, including AutoCAD drawings from which
the hardware could be manufactured in a Phase II contract.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Joseph Scuralli, President 973-256-7374 jscuralli@waynemachine.com
Dr. Jozef L. Kokini
Food Science Department
65 Dudley Road
Cook College Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Tel: (732) 932-9611 x.201
http://foodsci.rutgers.edu
NASA SBIR Program http://sbir.nasa.gov