SPOTLIGHT | True Innovation
March 5, 2025
BY Katie Schroeder
Offering turnkey solutions for corn oil extraction, Trucent provides ethanol producers with innovative science and data-driven solutions to process problems. As one of the first companies to introduce corn oil extraction technology to the ethanol industry, Trucent continues to leverage internal data to refine existing technology, address emerging industry challenges and capture new opportunities, explains Chris Clausen, director of technology for Trucent’s Bioprocess Solutions. “We really focus on having science and data-driven designs and adapt to evolving customer needs as our industry shifts,” he says.
Beyond its flagship Corn Oil Separation System (COSS), Trucent has introduced a variety of products in response to feedback from producers and analysis of internal data, such as TruShield, a pretreatment and protection system that can be integrated in front of any separation system, protecting expensive equipment and increasing efficiency; and TruDose, an automated “smart” dosing system with real-time adjustment for chemical additions.
Clausen emphasized that Trucent innovation is driven by a robust analysis of internal performance metrics—from parts usage trends to service technician insights—that fuel collaborative engineering sessions and drive new product developments. This data-driven approach ensures that every improvement is implemented to address real challenges.
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The “why” driving Trucent’s product development team is that any new products or improvements help solve customer problems, reduce capital expenditures, enhance DCO quality and improve overall system reliability.
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