How To Develop A Large 40T/H Livestock And Poultry Feed Mixing Plant in Asia?

How to develop a large-scale 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant in Asia?

‌In Asia, or in any country, the core steps and key points of building a 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant include: site construction, equipment purchase, raw material procurement, staffing and training, and environmental protection and policy considerations.

1. First of all, site construction is the basis for the construction of a mixed feed plant for livestock and poultry. Site selection needs to take into account transportation convenience and compliance requirements, while considering land resources and logistics needs. New plants should try to choose locations with two or more sides facing the road to facilitate vehicle access and save land. ‌
2. ‌Equipment purchase‌ is the core of the operation of a mixing feed plant for livestock and poultry. The main equipment includes grinders, mixers, packaging machines, etc., and the investment in these equipment accounts for a large proportion of the total investment. Equipment selection should match the technological advancement, brand model, and consider the addition of an automated control system to improve production and management efficiency. The configuration, material, and technical specifications of feed equipment are different for processing different feeds. If you want to process pellet feed, you also need to configure a pelletizer and an extruder. Large projects generally require a silo system.
3. In terms of raw material procurement, corn, soybean meal, fish meal, bone meal, etc. are the main raw materials, and their prices are affected by market supply and demand, seasonal changes, and international trade policies. Therefore, it is necessary to flexibly respond to market changes and reasonably budget raw material costs. When processing different types of feed, the differences in raw materials and formulas are very large.
4. Staffing and training are also important. Technicians, operators, and management need professional training to ensure production safety and product quality. Staffing and training costs depend on production scale and training depth.
5. Finally, environmental protection and policy considerations are indispensable. When selecting a site, environmental regulations such as dust, odor, noise, etc. should be considered, and local policies and commercial competition trends should be paid attention to to ensure the forward-looking and compliance of the site selection.

RICHI MACHINERY is a professional livestock and poultry feed production line provider and livestock and poultry feed equipment manufacturer. We can provide a series of services from project consultation to project completion, including process design, plant design and layout, equipment processing, silo system, equipment installation, equipment commissioning, and personnel training.

In order to give you a better understanding of the construction of a 40t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant, RICHI will share an Asian 40t/h livestock and poultry feed plant project we have done.

The 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant project was built in Thailand. The customer runs a livestock company and invested US$880,000 to build a 100,000-ton livestock and poultry compound feed project.

After the project is put into production, the annual output of livestock and poultry compound feed is 100,000 tons. The labor quota of this project is 20 people, one shift, 8 hours a day, no production at night, and the company works 330 days a year.

Project content and scale

The 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant project covers an area of 16,608.19m2; the total construction area of the project is 7,883 square meters. The construction content includes production workshops, offices, dormitories, auxiliary material warehouses, laboratories and other ancillary facilities. The details of the project structures are shown in the table below.

The civil engineering, plant construction, water and electricity issues of the poultry livestock feed production line project were all completed by local Thai contractors, while the animal feed plant layout, equipment layout, and civil engineering solutions were all provided by us.

Main production equipment

Based on process equipment and customer budget, the main production equipment we configure for this 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant is detailed in the table below.

Main raw and auxiliary materials and energy

The consumption of main raw and auxiliary materials for this 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant project is shown in the table below.

Main feed production process design

In this 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant project, the feed processing process we designed for the customer is as follows:

1. Raw material reception
   The main raw materials of the Thailand feed mixing plant project are corn and soybean meal, which are purchased from outside and transported to the factory by trucks. Other auxiliary materials are all purchased bagged finished materials and are temporarily stored in the auxiliary material warehouse after entering the factory.
2. Corn and soybean meal screening, corn silo and soybean meal silo loading process
   The main raw materials corn and soybean meal are transported to the factory area, screened through the feed port, and double cleaning screen, and then lifted to the silo for storage. When corn and soybean meal are used, they are lifted from the corn silo and soybean meal silo through the feed hopper and the grid screen to the main material to be crushed bin.
3. Auxiliary material screening and loading process
   Cottonseed meal and sunflower cake are transported to the auxiliary material delivery port in the production workshop by hand with a cart. The auxiliary materials are screened through the feed hopper and the grid screen and then lifted to the auxiliary material to be crushed bin.
   Wine lees and stone powder are transported to the auxiliary material loading port in the production workshop by hand, and then lifted to the batching bin by the lifting equipment after passing through the feed hopper. Note: Wine lees and stone powder do not need to be crushed.
4. Crushing process
   Corn and soybean meal enter the crushing process after being weighed from the corn bin and soybean meal bin. The crushed corn and soybean meal are transported to the batching bin through the elevator.
   Cottonseed meal and sunflower cake are sent to the crusher after being weighed. After crushing, they are sent to the batching bin through the elevator. The crushing process is completed in the production workshop.
5. Loading the batching bin
   Corn and soybean meal are sent to the batching bin after being crushed. Cottonseed meal and sunflower cake auxiliary materials are crushed and sent to the batching bin. Wine lees and stone powder are directly lifted to the batching bin after being loaded. Dust will be generated when the raw materials enter the batching bin.
6. Loading premix
   The premix loading port is manually opened to load the premix, and the batcher enters the weighing scale. The premix is mainly used to increase the trace elements in the feed.
7. Weighing
   The raw materials and premix in the batching bin group are dropped into the weighing scale for weighing.
8. Mixing
   The raw materials and auxiliary materials in the batching bin group are weighed and then fall into the mixing process. The raw materials and auxiliary materials are evenly mixed by the mixer.
   After the mixed feed falls into the buffer bin, part of it is sent to the bulk bin for sale through a bucket elevator, part of it needs to be crushed for the second time, and part of it is directly bagged and sold outside. Note: The buffer bin is connected to the filter bag in the weighing scale bin, and the dust generated is treated by a pulse dust collector.
9. Second crushing
   The raw materials and auxiliary materials that need to be crushed for the second time are crushed for the second time, part of them are sent to the bulk bin for sale through a bucket elevator, and part of them are directly bagged and sold outside.
10. Bulk bin loading
    The raw materials are mixed or crushed and then lifted to the bulk bin. Dust is generated when the raw materials enter the bin.
11. Loading
    The feed stored in the bulk bin is loaded by an external truck. The feed in the bulk bin is connected to the entrance of the carriage through a hose and loaded into the truck for sale outside. Note: When loading finished feed, a hose is connected to the outlet of the bulk bin. When loading feed, the hose is connected to the entrance of the truck transport bin for loading.
12. Bagging
    A portion of the feed is bagged and sold outside. After mixing or the second crushing, the feed is measured by an automatic packaging scale and bagged, and stored in the raw material warehouse for sale.

Plane layout

The 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant project covers an area of 16,608.19 m2, of which the bagged finished product warehouse, production workshop, 3 corn warehouses and 2 soybean meal warehouses in the feeding area are located in the middle of the factory area. From west to east, they are the medium bagged finished product warehouse, production workshop and feeding area.

The 3 auxiliary material warehouses are located on the south side of the factory area. The office building is located on the north side of the factory area, with offices, laboratories and dormitories. The entire factory area has a reasonable layout, clear functional divisions, smooth transportation, and convenient production management.

Environmental protection measures

Environmental protection equipment and measures are also an important part of the construction of 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant projects. With the increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements of countries around the world, environmental protection measures are an indispensable engineering content of a high-quality mixing feed mill.

In general, opening a feed processing plant involves site construction, equipment purchase, raw material procurement, staffing and training, as well as operating costs and taxes. Site selection and facility construction are the basis, equipment investment accounts for a large proportion, raw material prices are affected by market fluctuations, staffing needs to bear recruitment and training costs, and operating costs and taxes increase with the expansion of scale.

If you are interested in investing in a 40 t/h livestock and poultry feed mixing plant in Asia, please contact RICHI MACHINERY for professional technical support!