Feed Production Machinery, Pelleting & Extruding CFE GROUP
compound feed partners as we all strive to grow and support our most
CFE have acquired Sevale
important indigenous industry.
Engineering in Gloucester and Turner
www.cfegroup.com
Grain in Dublin in the past two years. Both companies provide valuable engineers and supply chain solutions
CONDEX (UK) LTD
for our Group. CFE have been
La Meccanica Pellet Mills since 1986
partnering key customers in the past number of years in facilitating the optimisation of energy efficient quality throughout. Our value creation strategy at CFE Group is focusing on our core business, where we serve our current market positions in the compound feed industry. In maintenance, we refurbish pellet mills, flakers and grinders at our
La Meccanica pellet mills come with a 5 year, no major service
Haydock facility and our team of eight engineers, across the UK and
guarantee. This means that as long as the machines are maintained
Ireland, concentrates on contract maintenance for customer equipment.
and greased in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines, there
We are maintenance and service specialists, competent, highly
will be no major servicing costs for the first five years; no seals, no
experienced, and fully up to date with the technology and operating
bearings and most importantly no down-time.
systems of the different brands of manufacturing equipment supplied to
With the large diameter, two roller design providing the optimum
the feed and bio-mass markets.
angle of nip and the main rotor having a high inertia, the La Meccanica
We are also growing our market share by increasing the footprint of CPM
pellet mills are one of the most efficient machines on the market,
in the compound feed business. In the past year we have sold two new
outperforming larger machines as a result of the design and main motor
CPM Roskamp Grinders, 12 CPM Conditioners, 10 CPM Pellet Machines
being utilised to its full potential.
(7932/ & 7936/12) and supported
No gearbox so no oil leaks around the pellet mill or more
all the CPM equipment in UK &
significantly into the feed; a major consideration now that UFAS directive
Ireland We have a strong pipeline
states that food safe lubricants need to be used.
for the next two years, where we
Condex also supply
plan to continue this growth. CPM’s
a n ex t ens i v e r ange
Double Pelleting system is by far
of mixing, grinding,
the preferred production practice for ruminant feed. While expanders
conditioning and ancillary
and high friction conditioners can give customers the edge for specific
equipment, including
formulations, the Ruminant feed business has clearly opted for double
being an official agent
pelleting ahead of all other processing systems, it gives consistent quality,
for Geelen Counterflow
maximum throughput and an energy efficient pellet. It’s important to match
coolers. Ensuring our
horsepower as closely as possible on the top and primary presses and the
clients are able to meet
working width of dies must be in the range of 20%, i.e. the primary press
the high demands
being no more than 20% more open than the pre-pellet machine. Direct
of the industry with
drive motors on a Double Pelleting stand reduce the installed motors from
equipment designed
4 to 2 and direct drives give more energy efficiency and torque required
and manufactured to the
to keep the press running across a range of formulations.
same high standards as
CFE’s Cost per Tonne (CPT) is an inclusive service for maintenance,
our pellet mills.
pelleting consumable supply and engineering support, that offers feed
Our in-house design and installation services enable us to tailor
compounders an insurance policy, guaranteed supply chain and working
equipment and process lines bespoke to a client’s requirements. This
partnership. The CPT is a 3-year contract that cost matches against
gives our clients the confidence of knowing all aspects of the process
tonnes produced and invoices issued monthly; eliminating the peaks and
are taken into consideration, whether this is upgrading a single machine
troughs that can impact feed milling. The customer advises CFE of its
or a complete production line. With a single point of contact the end
tonnage on the final day of each month and the invoice is based on the
user can be reassured there are no surprises, no hidden costs and no
actual tonnage figure. We are proud to continue working alongside our
delays as a result of miscommunication between contractors.
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