QUIZ: Automation and Minn-Dak

What distinction does Mendak Farmers Cooperative (MDFC) hold in the sugar industry? *

The largest sugar mill in Canada

The first sugar beet cooperative in the U.S.

The first to produce powdered sugar in bulk

The only sugar co-op with fewer than 100 growers

What is the purpose of using boiling water during sample prep for sticky or powdery sugar samples? *

To sterilize the equipment

To thin the sample for filtration

To help dissolve and properly mix the sample

To cool the sample for safe handling

What critical sugar processing data does the Rudolph Autoflex 1 system display in real time? *

Beet harvest times and prices

Worker shift schedules

Purity, RDS, pH, absorption, and color

Freight logistics and delivery estimates

What does it mean when numbers appear in red on the operator display? *

They’re the highest values recorded

They're outside of acceptable specification limits

They indicate samples are ready for export

They're placeholder values needing confirmation

Why is real-time sugar testing so valuable to the Mendak operations team? *

It eliminates the need for lab technicians

It helps operators manually log each result

It allows fast process adjustments to maintain quality

It tracks employee performance bonuses

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