EVENT REVIEW
2019 GEAPS EXCHANGE
On March 13th at VIV Asia, Bangkok, Milling & Grain magazine co-hosted the Build my Feedmill conference, in conjunction with VIV Asia. This two-hour conference informed attendees on the various processes that take place in a feed mill. Following the feed mill flowchart displayed up in the conference room, Milling & Grain and VIV systematically took attendees through every step of the feed production process, from weighing to drying, pelleting, automation and storage. Eleven expert speakers from a variety of feed machinery companies delivered ten-minute presentations on their role in the feed production process, to a full room of attendees. The talks were then followed by a question and answer session, in which the engaged audience members provided questions to each of the chosen speakers about the products and innovations. Automation
Grinding
Storage
Pelleting
Expander
Expander
Weighing
Intake and Conveying
Drying and Cooling
Feed Formulation
Intake and conveying by Mr Tyler Johnston, Lambton Conveyors
Weighing and dosing by Mr Marco Prati, PLP Liquid Systems
Storage by Mr John Bowes, Sukup Manufacturing
Grinding by Mr Olaf Nährig, Amandus Kahl
Mr Johnston kicked off Build my Feedmill with a discussion of the importance of using the correct conveying and bagging systems for the transportation of your raw materials. The advantages and disadvantages between different machinery, such as chain conveyors and screw feeders, was debated and the best designs to ensure minimal waste is created, also in a timely manner.
For the storage section, Mr Bowes mentioned that proper planning of your storage facility for your raw materials is one of the most important aspects of raw material handling, not just for feed, but also for food. Sukup specialise in the best feed storage solutions and Mr Bowes went into detail on past case studies Sukup had worked on and the various successful jobs the company have carried out for users.
Weighing and dosing by Mr Erik de Graaff, Van Aarsen
Van Aarsen joined Build my Feedmill to present about optimised accuracy and efficiency in relation to fine dosing. Mr de Graaff discussed the different requirements of small micro and precision ingredient dosing and the various challenges each of these solutions present to the mill worker. The combination of several individual dosing units allows producers to simultaneously weigh out several micro-ingredients, ensuring enhanced accuracy as well as speeding up the weighing and dosing process. 86 | June 2019 - Milling and Grain
PLP Liquid Systems explored in-depth their various solutions to help with liquid applications, including their Dosamix system which weighs liquids pre-application and grants users high-quality and precise dosing. Post stress powder application (PSPA) was also discussed as an innovative technology to help avoid crosscontamination and bypass the risk of thermal stress.
Mr Nährig introduced the audience to the various benefits of Amandus Kahl machinery and debated the different benefits between hammer mills and roller mills, such as varied particle size, product texture, quality and estimated energy savings.
Pelleting By Mr Shengjun Yuan, Zheng Chang
Zheng Chang’s various products used for pelleting in the feed mill process were discussed in depth, as well as their unique system configurations, such as their solutions for automatic lubrication, pneumatic discharge, automatic adjusting and ring die lifting. Zheng Chang make double die pellet mills, wood pellet mills and individual pellet mills for livestock feed that also pose different benefits for the end-user.
Expander by Mr Hebin Zheng, Zheng Chang
For the expander section, Zheng Chang outlined the basic principles of expander technology and highlighted the importance of this