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Animal Feed Mill Plant
RICHI animal feed mill plant is a complete production process based on the production of 2-12mm pellet feed,which can meet the needs of different farmed animals like chickens and cattle. The overall production efficiency is high, reaching 1-45 tons per hour, which can adapt to feed factories of different sizes and achieve maximum utilization of resources.
What Is An animal feed mill plant?
The video below shows a 15T/H animal feed processing plant built for a customer in Uganda. This customer required a complete solution for processing wheat and other grains into pellet feed for different types of livestock and poultry. We hope this project helps you better understand what an animal feed processing plant is and how it operates in real-world scenarios.
Definition of animal feed mill plant
The animal feed pellet plant uses automated or semi-automated equipment to mix corn, soybean meal, fish meal, vitamins, minerals and other raw materials in different formula ratios.
Then, it goes through a series of processes such as crushing, automatic batching and mixing, granulation, cooling, screening, and packaging. Through these steps, the raw materials are turned into high – nutritional, clean, and safe pellet feeds that meet the growth needs of different animals.
The feeds produced by this line are widely used in various breeding fields, including poultry, livestock, and aquaculture.
With its automation system and high – performance equipment, this production line greatly improves both the quality and output of feed production. The pellet feeds it produces are rich in nutrients, easy to digest and absorb, and convenient for storage and transportation. It offers a healthier and more nutritious feed choice for the breeding industry.
5T/H animal feed production line—no silo
10T/H animal feed complete production line—no silo
15-20T/H animal feed production line—double silo
Characteristics Of animal feed mill plant
The core features of the animal feed pellet plant are precision, high efficiency, flexible adaptation, and stable quality. Compared with traditional production methods, it has achieved large – scale and standardized production,significantly improving the quality and economic benefits of feed.
High degree of automation
- From raw material to finished product packaging, the PLC control system enables automated linkage in processes like raw material conveying, batching, mixing, and granulation and other links, reducing manual intervention.
High production efficiency
- Materials operate continuously through conveying equipment such as bucket elevators to avoid intermediate shutdown and waiting. Moreover, the production line can add parallel equipment according to demand. The capacity of a single line can reach several tons to tens of tons per hour.
Stable product quality
- We use a high – precision weighing system to reduce batching errors. During the mixing process, we employ triple – mixing technology and precisely add feed ingredients to ensure the nutritional balance of the feed. In the granulation or puffing process, we apply high – temperature and high – pressure treatment to kill harmful microorganisms and improve the digestibility of the feed.
High flexibility in adaptation
- We can flexibly adjust formulas through the batching system to produce feed in different forms like pellet feed, extruded feed, powdered feed, and crushed feed, meeting the feed needs of various animals.
Durable and safe equipment
- Key equipment on animal feed mill plant, such as the crushing chamber and pellet mill, we use stainless steel or wear – resistant alloy materials. This extends their service life and reduces maintenance costs. At the same time, it is equipped with dust removal, noise reduction and other devices, which meet environmental protection and production requirements.
Characteristics Of animal feed mill plant
High degree of automation
High production efficiency
Stable product quality
High flexibility in adaptation
Durable and safe equipment
Iran Animal Feed Plant Project Shipping Photos
The following pictures show the actual shipping process of the equipment delivered by RICHI Machinery for the animal feed plant in Iran. All equipment is strictly tested and carefully packed before shipment, including pellet mills, mixers, conveyors and dust removal systems. Each photo was taken during the actual shipment preparation process at our factory and transportation yard to facilitate customer inspection.
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Equipment For animal feed mill plant
The process of animal feed production line involves many equipment. They cooperate with each other and work together to form a production line with scientific configuration and efficient operation, ensuring the quality and production efficiency of feed. The core equipment and main equipment of the animal feed mill plant work together to build an efficient, precise, and intelligent production system.
From raw materials to the finished pellets, through the coordinated operation of the equipment, it realizes the flow of materials, the high – nutrition formulation, and the improvement of product quality. This drives the feed production industry to upgrade towards large – scale and standardization, providing a stable, high – quality, and efficient feed supply guarantee for the animal husbandry industry.The following is a detailed introduction to the information on core equipment and main equipment:
Core equipment—The animal feed pellet machine
As the most crucial equipment in the whole production line, the performance of the animal feed pellet machine directly affects the production efficiency and quality of the feed. It mainly consists of three parts: frequency feeder, conditioner, and the main pellet mill machine.
The working principle of this machine is to uniformly mix various raw materials under high temperature and high pressure and then compress them into pellets. This not only enhances the nutritional balance and digestibility of the feed,but also ensures feed safety through a sterilization process and reduces the risk of reducing the risk of diseases.
RICHI Machinery’s pellet mill adopts advanced ring die extrusion technology. The parts are made of stainless steel, and the surface of the ring die undergoes carburizing heat treatment. This gives it excellent corrosion resistance and extends the service life of the equipment.
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Production Capacity Range (T/H)
22-35
Power (KW)
Main equipment
In addition to core equipment, a complete animal feed mill plant also requires other equipment to operate together to ultimately achieve the output of high-quality products.
Cleaning Equipment
It’s used to remove impurities from raw materials, like stones and metals, to improve the cleanliness of the raw materials. The processing capacity ranges from several tons per hour to tens of tons per hour, depending on the production scale. The main types include drum type precleaner, powder cleaner, and permanent magnet cylinder.
CAPACITY
15-50 T/H
Crushing Equipment
It’s used to crush raw materials such as grains, beans, and straws into a suitable pellet size. There are various types of crushers, like hammer crushers, water – drop crushers, and double – roller crushers. You can choose based on the type of raw materials and processing requirements.
CAPACITY
3-25 T/H
Automatic Batching Equipment
RICHI automatic batching equipment adopts PLC automatic weighing system, which can accurately weigh and feed raw materials according to the set formula ratio, which can greatly ensure the stability of product quality.
CAPACITY
1-45 T/H
Mixer Equipment
It’s used to evenly mix the crushed raw materials with components like premixes. There are many types of mixers, such as single – shaft paddle mixer, double – shaft paddle mixer, and single – shaft double – ribbon mixer ,etc., which can ensure the nutritional balance of the feed.
CAPACITY
500 KG/BATCH
Cooling Equipment
The freshly pressed feed have high temperature and high humidity. They need to be cooled down by a cooling machine to ensure the quality and storage stability of the feed. The main type is the counterflow cooler.
CAPACITY
3-5 T/H
Packaging machine
The packaging machine is specially designed for pellet feed such as feed pellets and fertilizer pellets. It is mainly used to quantitatively package the finished pellets after cooling, which is convenient for subsequent storage, handling and transportation. The equipment supports packaging bags of different specifications to meet diverse market needs.
CAPACITY
6-8 BAGS/MIN
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Customer Cases
In the highly competitive animal feed pellet plant industry, it is crucial to build an efficient and stable production line that meets needs. With its rich experience and professional technology, RICHI has helped many companies achieve production upgrades. Next, we will share with you our successful practical cases.
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Animal Feed Mill Plant For Sale Tanzania
- Project Application：1-2 tons / hour Fully automatic chicken feed production line
- Pellet size: 2-4 mm
- Raw materials: corn, soybean meal, wheat bran, fish meal, premix
- Main equipment: hammer crusher, single – shaft paddle mixer, ring die machine, counterflow cooler,rotary screener.
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Animal Feed Mill Plant For Sale Brazil
- Project Application：8-10 Tons/Hour Fully Automatic Beef Cattle Feed Production Line
- Pellet Size: 6 – 8 mm
- Raw Materials: Corn silage, hay, sorghum, soybean meal, and mineral additives
- Main Equipment: Crusher, rotary drum dryer, electronic batching scale, single – shaft double – ribbon mixer, ring – die pellet mill, and pulse dust collector.
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Animal Feed Mill Plant For Sale Australia
- Project Application：8 – 10 Tons/Hour Fully Automatic Sheep Feed Production Line
- Pellet Size: 4 – 6 millimeters
- Raw Materials: Alfalfa meal, corn, wheat bran, cottonseed cake, and vitamin premix
- Main Equipment: Crusher, permanent magnetic cylinder, PLC automated weighing system, single – shaft double – ribbon mixer, and ring – die pellet press.
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If you’re interested in our animal feed pellet plant,please feel free to contact us anytime. Our professional team will provide you with a complete set of project design solutions. And based on your actual needs, we’ll customize a stable and reliable feed production system for you.
Process Flow Of animal feed mill plant
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A complete animal pellet feed plant has interconnected core technological processes, and each step is crucial to the final product. It mainly includes: raw material handling, intelligent batching, mixing, pelleting, cooling, and packaging. For different production scales, there are slight variations in the production process. Now, let me focus on explaining the 1-2 T/H animal feed pellet production line:
The whole animal feed mill factory starts from receiving and cleaning the raw materials, to crushing, ingredients, mixing, granulation, cooling, and then to finished product packaging. Every step is strictly controlled to ensure the quality of the feed and production efficiency.
In addition to the common pellet feed production lines, RICHI Machinery can also be equipped with aquatic products puffed feed production lines and premixed feed production lines, which are of a wide variety. You can find us on YouTube.
1-2 T/H animal feed pellet production line
This production line is well – equipped. Basically, it doesn’t require a pit, which helps save part of the investment budget. It uses a Z – type bucket elevator, with a lower overall height and a smaller floor space.
Raw Material Cleaning
We conduct quality inspections on raw materials like corn, soybean meal, fish meal, and minerals. Then, we use primary cleaners, permanent magnet cylinder, and dust collector to remove large – pellet impurities, ferromagnetic substances, and dust.
Crushing and Mixing
With a PLC automated weighing system, it’s easy for workers to prepare materials according to the formula. After that, the proportioned materials are transported to the crusher through a screw conveyor. Meanwhile, through the manual batching port and the liquid – adding system, we can make the batching more balanced and nutritious. Finally, the materials are crushed and mixed into a powdery form, which is convenient for pelleting.
Pellet Forming
The powdery materials are conveyed into the pellet mill and tempered, sterilized, and extruded by ring die. Then,the cutter makes them into pellets. We can change different ring dies according to the feeding habits of animals to get pellets with varying hardness and lengths.
Cooling and Packaging
The high – temperature pellet feed is sent into a counter – flow cooler. Cold air is blown in by a fan and then discharge it through the cooler. After the cooling is completed, the materials are discharged intermittently. Finally, the automatic packaging machine takes care of weighing, packing, and storing the feed.
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Why Choose RICHI Machinery
Choosing RICHI Machinery means you’ll receive not only high – quality equipment but also one – stop solutions and comprehensive service support. Here are some key reasons to choose us:
30 years of industry experience
RICHI Machinery was established in 1995. Over the past 30 years, it has grown into a granule equipment manufacturing enterprise that integrates research and development, manufacturing, design, and installation. All products have passed the ISO 9001 International Quality Management System Certification and the CE Certification.
Customized solutions
We have a production center that covers an area of over 20,000 square meters, with modern workshops and a separate office building. It’s equipped with more than 80 advanced manufacturing equipment and over 30 testing devices.We have rich experience in industries like feed, biomass, and organic fertilizer. Our main products cover the fields of livestock and poultry feed, aquatic feed, and pet feed.
Complete after – sales service
We also have a professional R&D team. They offer precise pre – sales technical consultation and process design services to make sure the plans are implemented accurately. RICHI Machinery has completed over 1,200 projects around the world. We provide every customer with a comprehensive and thoughtful service system, so you won’t have any worries.
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Application Fields Of animal feed mill plant
The animal feed processing plant is a complete set of equipment for processing and producing animal feed. It has a wide range of applications and can meet the feed needs of most farmers. Based on years of production experience, RICHI Machinery has summarized the following two major categories to help you understand better:
Field of animal husbandry
It is mainly targeted at livestock and poultry animals on land, which is the core application scenario of animal feed mill plant.
🐔Chicken feed pellet plant
- Chicken feed pellet making machine is mainly used for processing chicken feed at different growth stages such as laying hens, broilers, and brooding chickens.
- It can produce laying period feed, fattening period feed and chick starter feed, and the feed particle size is mostly 1.5mm-3.5mm.
- This type of feed focuses on the balance of protein and energy, which helps to improve the egg production rate of laying hens and the growth rate of broilers.
- RICHI provides highly adaptable ring die pellet machine equipment, which supports multi-specification molds and formula customization to meet different breeding needs.
🐥Poultry feed pellet plant
- Poultry feed mill machine is suitable for the production of pellet feed for poultry such as ducks, geese, and quails, covering the feed needs of the entire breeding cycle.
- According to different varieties and stages, the formula and particle size can be flexibly configured, and the common particle diameter range is 1.5-3.5mm.
- The feed emphasizes nutritional balance and digestion and absorption efficiency, and improves the breeding rate, feed conversion rate and economic benefits.
- RICHI poultry feed pelleting solution has the characteristics of stable operation, high yield and energy saving, and is suitable for small to large farms.
🐄livestock animal feed pellet plant
- livestock feed pellet machines are widely used in the processing of concentrates, silage and mixed feed for cattle, sheep and other animals.
- The particle diameter specifications are rich, including 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, etc., to meet the needs of different body shapes and digestive characteristics.
- The formula needs to take into account the characteristics of rumen fermentation, and often adds high-fiber raw materials such as corn stalks, alfalfa, and minerals.
- RICHI provides a pelleting system designed specifically for ruminants, which has the advantages of high output, anti-clogging, and strong wear resistance.
Aquaculture field
For aquatic animals like fish, shrimp, and shellfish, the feed production line needs to meet the special requirements of water – resistance and precise nutrition for aquatic feed. The pellet size is 1.5mm.
🐠Sinking fish feed pellet plant
- Sinking fish feed machine is suitable for catfish, sturgeon, tilapia and other fish feed pellet varieties with bottom feeding habits.
- This type of feed usually adopts ring die pelleting process, with dense pellets and stable sinking speed, which is conducive to the precise feeding of bottom-feeding fish.
- Key nutrients such as protein, fat, vitamins, etc. need to be added to the formula to ensure that fish have balanced nutrition intake at different growth stages.
- RICHI ring die pellet mill has the characteristics of high output, low energy consumption and good molding, which is an ideal choice for the production of sinking fish feed.
🐟Floating fish feed pellet plant
- The floating fish feed extruder machine is suitable for the processing of floating pellet feed for freshwater fish, marine fish and other species.
- This type of feed is mostly produced by puffing technology, which has the advantages of good floating, high stability in water, and easy observation of feeding.
- High-quality protein sources, such as fish oil, fish meal, etc., are usually added during processing to meet the nutritional needs of fish for rapid growth.
- RICHI provides professional wet/dry puffing equipment to meet the needs of different farm scales and feed formulas.
🦐shrimp feed pellet plant
- Shrimp feed pellet machine is suitable for the production of feed for crustaceans such as white shrimp, river crab, crayfish, etc.
- This type of feed needs to be rich in chitin, amino acids and other nutrients to promote molting and rapid growth, and improve survival rate.
- According to the different stages of the breeding objects (juvenile shrimp, adult shrimp, fattening period), micro-particles or crushed particles are provided to meet different digestion capacity requirements.
- RICHI shrimp and crab feed pelletizing machine supports a variety of mold specifications and fine control, effectively improving the palatability and utilization rate of feed.
Frequently asked questions
What raw materials can be used with our equipment?
Our animal feed mill plant is suitable for a wide range of raw materials, covering grains such as corn, wheat, barley, etc., providing main energy. For proteins, there are soybean meal, fish meal, meat and bone meal, etc., which are the source of high-quality protein; oils such as soybean oil, fish oil are used to supplement energy; there are also rough feed raw materials such as straw and forage, as well as mineral additives, which can meet the processing needs of different animal feeds.
Why do we need to make pellet feed?
1. High feed conversion rate and reduced losses: By adopting advanced formula design and production processes, the nutrients in the feed are more balanced and easier for animals to digest and absorb. This can prevent animals from being picky eaters, speed up their growth cycle, and improve the economic benefits of breeding.
2. Storage and transportation are more economical: Feed in pellet state not only improves the density and stability of the feed, but also reduces the volume and loss during transportation, reducing warehousing and logistics costs.
3. Good fluidity and easy management: The feed pellets are uniform in size and have good fluidity.This makes it convenient to transport them in the feeding system, improves manual efficiency and makes feeding management more convenient and efficient.
4. Avoid automatic grading and reduce environmental pollution: By using the pelleting process, we can fundamentally prevent the segregation of feed during storage and transportation. This maintains the stability of the feed and reduces environmental pollution caused by feed spillage or dust.
5.Higher and more comprehensive nutritional value: The feed is rich in various essential vitamins and trace elements. Through scientific proportioning and processing, the nutrition in the feed becomes more comprehensive and balanced, meeting the nutritional needs of animals at different growth stages.
Do you provide a feed ratio plan?
We offer professional and personalized feed formulation plans. We have a professional team of nutritionists. Based on different animal species like pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry, as well as their growth stages, and taking into account the customers’ goals and the local raw material resources, we design scientific feed formulations. This ensures that the feed is nutritionally comprehensive and balanced, helping customers cut costs and increase profits.
The animal feed mill plant is the core of the modern feed industry and large – scale breeding industry. From the processing of raw materials to the finished products, every link requires rigorous and orderly.In the face of increasingly fierce market competition, choosing an advanced, reliable, and environmentally friendly animal feed pellet production line is the key for enterprises to enhance their core competitiveness and secure a promising future.
