Making Feed Pellets

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A feed mill needs to produce pellets in a hygienic way with the least costs and the highest efficiency. This cannot be realised without the close relationship between the operators in the field and the engineers at the drawing table.

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                                 Making Feed Pellets



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      have to be by-passed or discarded
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      before pelleting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      “CPM was at the                     CPM has overcome this problem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       forefront of this              by developing the ‘Hot Start Mixer’,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      which functions as a buffer in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              development             start-up of the conditioning process.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     with the             The paddles and screw in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         introduction of              first section of the hygieniser at start-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the hygieniser             up turn in reversed direction until
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the mash has reached the required
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     or super         temperature and then the direction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               conditioner”           is changed and the mash can flow
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      through the hygieniser.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          There is no longer any need for a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      by-pass and the full batch of feed can
                                                                                                                                                                          treatment (kneading and shearing) and ther-                                                           ditioner before pelleting and it is much be used without chance of recontamination.
                                                                                                                                                                          mal treatment (time/temperature).                                                                     cheaper than an expander, which is also
                                                                                                                                                                              Especially the last feature has become                                                            often used.                                   Specialist in pelleting
                                                                                                                                                                          essential in feed manufacturing.                                                                          Table 1 shows die differences between an      Around 50 percent of all pellet mills


                    Making
Feed Pellets
                                                                                                                                                                              Through higher temperatures the feed                                                              expander and die hygieniser.                  used in the world are made by CPM. So the
                                                                                                                                                                          is hygienised and bacteria are already                                                                                                              company, indeed, can call itself a specialist
                                                                                                                                                                          killed in the conditioner. CPM was at the                                                             Hot start mixer                               in pelleting.
                                                                                                                                                                          forefront of this development with the                                                                    One small thing was still a problem: when     Pelleting is not just the use of a machine
                                                                                                                                                                          introduction of the hygieniser or super                                                               starting the conditioning process the first that turns ground and mixed ingredients into
                                                                                                                                                                          conditioner. This piece of equipment has                                                              approximate 100 kg of a new run did not pellets, it is a process and begins after the
                                                                                                                                                                          shown to be an extremely efficient con-                                                               reach the required temperature and would grinding process with conditioning, followed




A
        feed mill needs to produce             our industry - which is not specifically          reduces electrical power use and reduces
        pellets in a hygienic way with         known for its innovative power," says the         wear of dies and rollers. Furthermore, with
        the least costs and the highest
efficiency. This cannot be realised
                                               company.                                          conditioning more difficult (cheaper and/or)
                                                                                                 ingredients can be used.                                                  Since 1883
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Roll Speed                                                                                               Since 1883
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Quick die change
without the close relationship between         Conditioning with hygieniser                         Conditioning is a combination of moisture
the operators in the field and the                 CPM is active in the grinding and pelleting   addition (steam and/or water), mechanical
engineers at the drawing table.                section of the                                                                                                           Higher capacity & better quality with                                                                                                                        Replace your die in less then 20 minutes.
                                               feed manufac-            Table 1: Comparison of expander and CPM hygieniser as a
    Through this cooperation equipment         turing process.          conditioner before pelleting                                                                    Roll Speed Measurement                                                                                                                                       Use the best die for each purpose
manufacturer CPM Europe, in Amsterdam,             Before pel-                       Expander                             CPM hygieniser
                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhanced control over pellet quality                                                                                                                       • Easy
The Netherlands, has been able to launch       leting the feed
many ‘firsts’ which have later been adopted    mash       needs                                                                                                         • Improved steam addition control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • Safe
                                                                         Maximum formulation flexibility           Formulation fat level 8% max
and copied to become industry standards.       to be treated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         • Quick
    Plant operators working in the feed        before it enters
                                                                             250 kW drive installed                   2.2 kW drive installed                            • No more overloads
                                                                      12 kWh/tone average (expander + 8 kWh per tone average (hygieniser +                                                                                                                                                                                           • Mechanical
industry often consider the handling of        the pellet mill.                                                                                                         • Cost effective
their pelleting equipment to be an art.        This      condi-
                                                                                     pellet mill)                              pellet mill)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • Cost saving
    Manufacturers of these machines con-       tioning of the            $0.75 per tone wearing items                    No wearing items
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     - Quick die change clamp
sider their businesses to be closely related   mash has sev-          Increased parts wear with limestone                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - Pneumatic operated
to science. But this science can learn from    eral advantages.                   or oyster shell                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      die hoist
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     - Lineator
the pelleting ‘artists’ by developing and      Proper condi-                                                   No sensitivity for abrasive elements in
implementing demands and views from            tioning ensures                    in formulation                              formulation
practice.                                      a better pellet            High skill required to operate              Very simple to operate
    The engineers at CPM Europe are the        quality (hard-            Down time risk due to blocking                 No down time risk
last ones to deny that practice is closely     ness, durability)        High starch formulation increases          No sensitivity for high starch
intertwined with their work on the compu-      resulting in bet-                   blocking risk                             formulations
ter controlled drawing programs.               ter conversion         Moisture content in pellets difficult to  Moisture content in pellets simple to
                                                                                                                                                         H2X/2100155




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    H2X/2100155
    "Our close relationship between prac-      rates with the                         maintain                                  maintain
tice and our ability to translate practical    animals.                 High temperatures effect sensitive       Simple and accurate temperature
improvements into factual equipment, has           Conditioning               elements like vitamins                             control
delivered us almost always a competitive       improves pellet
                                                                                                               Controlled product retention time for                      CONTACT CPM/Europe BV Distelweg 89, 1031 HD Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Phone +31 20 494 61 11, Fax +31 20 636 42 94, info@cpmeurope.nl                      CONTACT CPM/Europe BV Distelweg 89, 1031 HD Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Phone +31 20 494 61 11, Fax +31 20 636 42 94, info@cpmeurope.nl

advantage which is especially valuable in      mill capacity,        Product retention time is not controlled     optimum salmonella destruction                       ■ HIGH PERFORMANCES ■ LOW COST MAINTENANCE ■ MAXIMUM SAFETY ■ LONG LIFETIME ■ WWW.CPMEUROPE.NL                                                               ■ HIGH PERFORMANCES ■ LOW COST MAINTENANCE ■ MAXIMUM SAFETY ■ LONG LIFETIME ■ WWW.CPMEUROPE.NL




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                                                                ity without stopping           With this system two people can
                                                                the production.             remove a die in less than four minutes
                                                                    Energy efficiency       and the same people can fit a new die
                                                                is also depending           in less than five minutes. The quick die
                                                                on the method of            change clamp can also be mounted on
                                                                power transmission          existing machines that have been supplied
                                                                in die pellet mill.         by CPM in the past 10 years.
                                                                For this reason CPM
                                                                pellet mills oper-          Roll speed measurement
                                                                ate with a gear box              The latest innovation is the roll speed
                                                                instead of double           measurement, which has been in opera-
                                                                V-belt drive.               tion for testing over one year and is now
                                                                    Gearbox      trans-     mature to sell on the CPM Pellet mills.
                                                                mission has a high               The new integrated roll speed
                                                                efficient power trans-      measure ment device works with very
                                                                mission. For a 250kW        little maintenance and high accuracy.
                                                                with an operating                It was observed that with clean die
                                                                time of 6000 hours          and rollers, the roll speed measurement
                                                                per year and an ener-       allowed an automatic 'zero-positioning'
                                                                gy price of eight euro-     of the Lineator. Until now this 'zero-posi-
                                                                cents per kWh this          tioning' proved to be a rather subjective
                                                                would mean an ener-         interpre tation by various operators.
                                                                gy cost of €120,000.             Different operators can 'pre-load' the
                                                                At 11 percent higher        rollers differently against the die to set
                                                                efficiency this would       the zero-position. With the roll speed
                                                                mean a saving of            measurement the zero-position is set at
by die actual pelleting and then cooling of   13,200 in the advantage of a gear box         the moment both rollers are rotating at
the hot pellets and where applicable the      drive.                                        nominal speed.
addition of fats.                                                                                In practice, influencing the pellet qual-
                                              Quick die change                              ity is reached by using a thicker die or
Pelleting is also about energy                    Every pellet plant operator knows the     BOA-compactor or expander.
consumption.                                  burden of changing a die. Not only is it           Now CPM introduced another option
    The way the die and the die rolls are     a heavy and time consuming job, it also       with roll speed measurement system
positioned largely deter mine how much        adds considerably to the down-time of         together with a Lineator. The operator
energy can be added to the prod-              the plant.                                    can safely move the rollers from the
uct. There is a                                                           The CPM engi-     die and creating a “variable die” and so
close relationship                                                     neering      group   influence the pellet quality, all this can be
between energy                                                         in     Amsterdam     done due to the roll speed measurement.
consump tion and                                                       has developed a           The roll speed measurement continu-
pellet quality.                                                        quick die change     ously measures the roll speed so that it
    The more ener-                                                     system for its 32"   stays above a certain speed, so that the
gy is put into the                                                     and 36" pellet       die doesn’t choke.
pellet the better                                                      mills.                    Due to this “variable die” specifications
its quality will be.                                                      The objective     less die changes are needed and the dif-
At the pellet mill                                                     was to have the      ferent batch are made with the optimal
this is limited to                                                     pellet mill up and   “variable die.”
maximum 20kWh/                                                         running with a
tonne.                                                                 new die only 30
    The consump-                                                       minutes after the
tion of energy is                                                      end of the pre-        More   inforMation:

also dependent on                                                      vious run. This        CPM Europe B V
the roller distance to the die.               means that for the actual (hot) die change      Distelweg 89
    An increase in roller distance will       only 20 minutes are being reserved.             Amsterdam, NL-1031 HD
result in higher energy consumption. To           To meet this objective CPM installed        The Netherlands
                                                                                                Tel: +31 20 4946111
be able to manage this process CPM            a pneumatic die hoist, automatic knives           Fax: +31 20 6364294
developed the lineator, which enables         positioning, automatic roller adjust type         Email: info@cpmeurope.nl
die operator to adjust the roller distanc-    lineator, 18 segments die clamp type bear         Website: www.cpmeurope.nl
es while pelleting and thus give himself      claw and pre-assembled die with stiffen-
the opportunity to influence pellet qual-     ing ring and rotary cone.


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