Industry Events
VICTAM INTERNATIONAL 2019
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ICTAM International 2019 took place at the KoelnMesse Hall 6 in the beautiful and historic city of Cologne, Germany, on June 12-14th. The show, which welcomed over 5,000 visitors, is run every four years. VICTAM is the world’s largest event for the animal feed processing industry. The large show hall hosted manufacturers from around the world, who brought their latest and greatest equipment to show off to interested buyers, as well as also hosting a variety of seminars and conferences.
Aventus
For the first time ever, Aventus, Behn + Bates and Newtec Bag pelletising have exhibited together, to form a new team dedicated to the packaging of pet food and animal feed for the industry. Specialising in both FFS, as well as valve bags, the trio aim to expand their solutions for the aquaculture industry. Their compact, weatherproof and tearproof packaging features a variety of benefits for the feed industry and their success at VICTAM makes it clear that they have a very bright future in working together. The team also discussed their renewed focus on environmental sustainability and their aim to reduce their packaging bag size as much as they can. Each package is currently adjusted to accommodate the exact filling product, whilst bag seams are short and simple, yet very efficient and secure. www.aventus.global/index_en.html
Fragola
The Animal Feed and Nutrition Awards
During VICTAM’s Network reception, International Aquafeed’s Publisher, roger Gilbert and Features Editor, Rebecca Sherratt were also very proud to present the Animal Feed and Nutrition Awards for the most innovative solutions that benefit the animal feed industry. Three awards were presented to companies that truly excelled in their creation of technology to help make the feed industry safer, more environmentally friendly and efficient.
Winner One: Geelen Counterflow’s Electric Dryer
For the category of ‘Environment’, Geelen Counterflow’s latest dryer took home the gold. With its ability to reduce energy consumption by up to 65 percent, as well as its complete removal of CO2 emissions, the Electric Dryer is an incredible innovation that truly shows that reliable and efficient machinery can also be energy efficient and environmentally responsible.
Winner Two: Van Aarsen’s Hot Start Steam Mixer
Van Aarsen’s Hot Start Steam Mixer was selected as the winner for the ‘Process’ category, and it is easy to see why this innovative solution won the award. The Hot Start Steam Mixer optimises feed safety by adding steam into the conditioning process.
The Fragola Continuous Mixer was Fragola’s main event on show Winner Three: Famsun’s SWFL170 at their booth, and the new mixer hosts a variety of new benefits for Vertical Pulveriser the consumer. Available in three models, the MCF5/20, 25 and 30, For the category ‘Aquaculture’, Famsun’s each one is perfectly designed for a variety of applications. The MCF5/20 is the smallest model, with a potential processing SWFL170 Vertical Pulveriser won the feed quantity of up to 30 tonnes-per-hour, whilst the largest model, the awards. The SWFL170 boasts a variety of new MCF5/30 can process up to 100 tonnes-per-hour. The MCF5/20 model also has an features, such as its alloy enhanced blade and engine power of 37kW, whilst the larger models have 45 and 55kW power respectively. new tooth-beating system. The device is able to This mixer is designed specially with molasses in mind but is suitable for a variety of seamlessly and efficiently help assist in making different liquids and oils to be distributed within powdered material such as meal. The optimal feed for aquatic species. innovative and particular shape of the shaft in the mixer allows for entry of liquids of As well as presenting various awards for the between 0.5-15 percent. Fragola ensured to emphasise that one of the best features of industry, our team also ensured to find out all their new continuous mixer is the low maintenance aspects of its design. about the latest innovations for the aquaculture The new continuous mixer’s robust and exceptional construction, as well as larger components mean inspecting the tank is much easier than when compared with other industry which were on show at VICTAM: models. The same can also be said of the shaft, which can be inspected and cleaned via special hatches. www.fragolaspa.com 56 | July 2019 - International Aquafeed