7092, 7097 Teklad Corn Cob Bedding
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Raw Materials
The raw stock for our corncob bedding products is 100% corncob.
No other components or additives are used. The 1/4"
(7097) and 1/8"
(7092) products are produced from only the
woody-ring portion of the corn cob, and the pelleted corncob is
produced from the pith and chaff (beeswing) portions.
Processing Procedures
As the raw stock corncobs are introduced to the plant, they pass
through a hammermill that produces corncob fractions. The corncob
fractions are then heat-dried. The drying process utilizes a rotary
dryer systemthat heats the corncob fractions to approximately 200°
F for two to three minutes. An aspiration process separates the
woody-ring portion of the corncob from the pith and chaff portions.
Smaller fractions/particles are produced by rollermill and
hammermill processes. The particles are then sized and separated
through a sifting process which utilizes screens conformingto U.S.
standards. The particles pass through a final aspiration process to
remove any remaining dust and aspiration process to remove any
remaining dust and are then placed in overhead storage until
packaged. The pith and chaff portions are processed through a
pellet mill to produce the pelleted corncob product. Plant
operating procedures require a minimum testing frequency of twice
per shift for measuring moisture content and particle size
distribution.
Product Analysis
Listed below is information on average particle size and
absorption rates. See below for contaminant screen analysis
report.
Packaging
- 7092 1/8" Corn Cobs, 40 lbs.
- 7092A, Autoclavable 1/8", Corn Cobs, 40 lbs.
- 7902.25 Irradiated 1/8" Corn Cobs, 25 lb. cap sacks
- 7902,CS Irradiated 1/8" Corn Cobs, 4 x 7 lbs./case
- 7097 1/4" Corn Cobs, 40
lbs.
- 7097A Autoclavable 1/4 ", Corn Cobs, 40
lbs.
- 7907.25 Irradiated 1/4" Corn Cobs, 25 lb. cap sacks
- 7907.CS Irradiated 1/4" Corn Cobs, 4 x 7 lbs./case