Feed ingredients

Raw material intake

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The perfect starting concept

Benefit from 24/7 support and 150 years of Bühler experience for grain intake and storage systems, including digital apps to monitor grain silos online and on your phone.

 

Conveying, storage and dedusting

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From intake to counteracting dust

Our conveyor lines cover all applications throughout your feed value-added chain. We customize a system to meet your space and process needs, using any combination of elevators, trough chain, belt and screw conveyors.

We have a wide range of storage options including flat-bottom or steel silos and silo bins for storing all of your ingredients and bulk materials.

Our dust aspiration systems can be used along your entire feed value-added chain. We can help you avoid explosive atmospheres and protect your employees, environment and plant. 

 

Sieving

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Separation you can rely on

We can offer you a range of solutions, from start to finish: coarse, pre- and main cleaning to separate chaff from wheat; primary sieving ahead of hammer mills for different fractions; grading equipment to separate pellets and crumbles; and final sifting to meet your end product needs.

 

Weighing and dosing

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Precise like a Swiss watch

The quality of your recipe essentially depends on the accuracy of the dosing and weighing of the ingredients in your mixed feed. Our solutions are designed to feed and proportion each ingredient with the high precision you need.

 

Grinding

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Powerful size reduction

With our versatile grinding portfolio, consisting of horizontal and vertical hammer mills as well as roller mills, we can cover all of your size reduction needs. We can offer you solutions for pre- and post-grinding, coarse and fine grinding, as well as for creating crumbles of various sizes.

 

Mixing

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Quick mixing results

Mixing plays a key role in the processing of your feed. Our batch mixers with different holding capacities and smart paddle design offer you a quick and precise mixing cycle. Optional liquids-addition equipment can deliver the right liquidity too.

 

Conditioning and hygienization

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Pre-treatment for top pellets

This modular system combines modern conditioning and hygienizing technology, which can be adapted to your pelleting process. High feed hygiene, reduction of start-up time and productivity increase are just some of the many advantages.

 

Pelleting

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Pelleting

We know how to pellet a wide range of materials, including conditioning and hygienization of hulls. Our expertise focuses not only on creating a pellet per se. In partnership with you, we continually aim for a process that improves the quality of your end products.

 

Cooling

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Ready for handling and storage

The cooling of your hot pellets is essential for further handling and proper storage. Our extensive range of countercurrent coolers provides you with efficient, hygienic and homogeneous cooling processes. Various discharge systems ensure gentle handling with minimal fines.

 

Coating and post pelleting application

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Upgrading your feed pellets

Coating your feed pellets with fats and oils, colorants and flavorings, vitamins and enzymes enables you to offer your products in a higher quality grade – at higher prices. Our coating and post pelleting application solutions can add this capability to your line.

 

Bagging

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Pack your bags

As a comprehensive solution provider, we can offer you a range of customized concepts for bagging your finished mixed feed, ready for dispatch.

 

Intelligent Process Optimization

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Record, Analyze, Optimize, Excel

As your product passes through your feed mill, our IoT systems can monitor KPIs like moisture, protein, fat or temperatures. This data is fed into your machine control for immediate adjustments, while algorithms continuously update your production parameters to achieve optimum efficiency.

Mixed feed