Coperion, a Hillenbrand operating company, manufactured and donated the extruder and will partner with Purdue to give customers access to a food-grade pilot lab and the university's food scientists.
The company is converting sunlight to renewable energy for its operations via its 900-panel solar array and the first Tesla Megapack battery in operation in the state of Florida.
Burcon’s Winnipeg Technical Centre comprises 10,000 sq. ft. of lab and pilot-scale production area utilizing state-of-the-art commercial processing equipment for start-to-finish product development.