Pellet Making Machine For Animal Feed

Richi Machinery is a joint-stock enterprise integrating scientific research, production and sales. It specializes in the production of pellet making machine equipment and a complete set of pelletizing system engineering. The main products are: pellet making machine for animal feed (include poultry pellet making machine, pellet making machine for cattle feed, rabbit pellet making machine, chicken pellet making machine, fish pellet making machine, etc.

At the same time, RICHI provides users with project design, process design, standard and non-standard product design and production. Richi Machinery seizes the market with products, creates market with service, and develops market with brand. "Creating the RICHI brand and satisfying customers" is the eternal pursuit of Richi Machinery.

The feed pelleting process is becoming popular in the mixed feed industry because of its positive effects on the performance of animals. These effects mostly depend on the pellet's physical quality. In pellet feed production, the form must be preserved from production all the way to consumption.

• The animal feed pellet making machine is small in size, low in power consumption, low in noise, and the feeding speed can be adjusted. It has the characteristics of compact structure, beautiful appearance and stable performance;
• The main transmission box is made of castings, with large bearing capacity, good stability and long service life;
• The main transmission system adopts gear transmission, which has high efficiency, and its output is 15% higher than that of the belt type; it adopts high-precision aviation-grade gear grinding technology to ensure stable gear transmission and low noise;
• The feeding system of animal pellet making machine is controlled by a stepless frequency conversion motor, which is convenient for speed regulation;
• It has the advantages of high output, low noise, low energy consumption, long working life, easy operation and maintenance, etc.;
• Humanized design, focusing on safe operation and use: the door cover is equipped with a travel switch. When it is opened, the main motor will automatically power off to achieve active protection. In addition, the transmission parts are all closed casings;
• The installation method of the ring die is hoop type, which is easy to replace and reliable in transmission;
• High efficient and energy saving motor. Saving about 10% electricity cost every year;
• Advanced cooling system - the utilization rate of press roller butter improved by 15%;
• Due to unique ring die assembling and independent drive on all parts from feeding to pelletizing and lubricating, our ring die pellet making machine for animal feed is featured of elegant structure design, high output, low power consumption and easy operation.

Our objective is to supply all our customers with a feed pellet making machine that best meets their needs. For this reason, all our models can be customized: the customer can choose the position of the motor, how the hatch has to be opened, the size and volume of the conditioners, the size of the feed screw, colour, etc.

With the continuous development of the feed industry and animal husbandry, high-quality pellet feed is more and more popular in the market, especially in the aquaculture industry, the demand for high-quality, high-paying aquatic feed is also rising. High-quality pellet feed, consistent color, smooth surface, good maturity, uniform size, neat cut, no moldy deterioration, agglomeration and peculiar smell. (Related product: pellet machine for animal feed)

According to the research of the American Soybean Association, the formula accounts for 40% of the factors affecting pellet quality, the crushing particle size accounts for 20%, the tempering effect accounts for 20%, the pelleting process control accounts for 15%, and the cooling condition accounts for 5%.

The quality of pellet feed processing is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

• The stability of pellets. It mainly refers to the characteristics of keeping the original geometric shape of the pellets in the process of cooling, grading, transshipment and storage after molding.
• The appearance quality of the pellets. It mainly refers to whether the surface of the particles is smooth, whether the color and length of the particles are consistent, etc.
• The hardness of the pellets. Feeding different animals has different requirements for the hardness of pellets. For example, the hardness requirements of pig feed are lower, while the hardness requirements of duck feed and fish feed are higher.
• Degree of grain maturity. The high degree of ripening of granules is conducive to animal digestion and absorption, which is often judged by detecting the degree of gelatinization of starch.
• Moisture content of pellets. Reasonable moisture is conducive to improving the palatability of feed and the economic benefits of animal feed plants; while low moisture is a necessary condition for safe storage of feed.

Pellet feed is a strip feed made by extruding powder feed with an animal feed pellet making machine. It is a more popular form of feed now. In recent years, with the rapid development of the feed industry, pellet feed has been gradually accepted by the majority of farmers, and the consumption continues to grow.

After a large number of livestock and poultry feeding experiments, the survey data prove that the feeding effect of pellet feed has obvious economic benefits, and the specific advantages are as follows:

• Increase animal feed intake and reduce feeding waste.
• When the formula is changed, it can be more acceptable to animals.
• Improve the conversion rate of feed digestion.
• Prevent animals from being picky eaters and can ensure a good nutritional formula.
• Sterilized by high temperature and steam, such as eliminating Salmonella in feed.
• Feed with high pellet quality can withstand repeated handling and maintain its integrity during bagging, transport, storage and delivery in the feeding line.

Pellet feed requires uniform size, about 3-20mm in diameter, 1.5-2 times the length, smooth surface, no cracks, and compact structure. The diameter requirements of pellet feed for different poultry and livestock are also different. In the production of pellet feed, the following factors affect its molding and quality.

• Most grain-based feeds are energy feeds, which contain high starch content, but too high starch content will result in low pellet formation rate and reduced hardness.
• When the feed crude fiber content is too high, due to its own low cohesion, it will reduce the output and molding rate of the pellet making machine for animal feed, and accelerate the wear of the die hole.
• Feed materials with high fat content or adding too much oil will soften and loose the granules, making it difficult to form. According to the actual data, the appropriate amount of oil is 1-2%.

• The pelleting efficiency has a great relationship with the raw material density. Generally, feed with high density has high pelleting yield, while feed with low density has low yield.
• Moisture content before feed pelleting is an extremely important parameter, and its maximum limit moisture content is 18%. Exceeding 18% will cause die hole blockage, so it is generally advisable to control it at about 16%.
• If the raw materials contain metal impurities, sand and other hard sundries, it will not only affect the quality of the finished feed and reduce the feeding effect, but also seriously wear or block the die rollers and reduce the feed pelleting efficiency. In the animal feed production process, it is required that the raw materials must pass through the initial cleaning screen and iron impurity removal device before entering the pellet making machine for animal feed.
• The particle size of feed can be divided into coarse grain, medium grain and fine grain. Generally, medium and fine granules have better granulation ability, which can improve granulation output and quality, reduce energy consumption and prolong the life of ring die. (Related solution: Cattle Feed Mill)

• The impact of the ring die of the pellet making machine for animal feed on the quality of the pellets mainly includes the compression ratio of the ring die, the aperture diameter, the diameter and depth of the decompression hole, the daily maintenance of the ring die, and the smoothness of the ring die wall.
  
  To ensure the quality of pellet feed, ring dies with different compression ratios and apertures should be selected for different types of feed. For example, suckling pig creep feed is sensitive to hardness, meat and poultry feed requires high powder content, and aquatic feed has special requirements for water resistance, etc. The compression ratio of animal feed pelletizer should be determined according to the specific material type, customer needs and the diversity of raw materials.
• The material of the ring die also has a certain influence on the appearance quality and hardness of the pellets. The pellets produced by ordinary steel ring dies and stainless steel ring dies are obviously different.
• The gap between the ring molding rollers is one of the important factors affecting the granulation effect. In addition, when the surface of the roller shell is worn unevenly or severely, it will affect the quality of the pellets and affect the output at the same time.
• After each granulation, the ring die must be cleaned with oily material to avoid the inner wall of the ring die becoming rough due to corrosion. Factors such as concave in the inlet of the ring die, rough and scratched inner wall of the ring die will cause the quality of the pellets to decline.

As the core equipment in the animal feed pellet production line, the animal feed pelleting machine is very important for daily operation and maintenance. Today, RICHI will share with you some things that need attention in daily life.

1. Lubricate the transmission part of the feed granulator regularly, lubricate the roller bearing every 2 hours, and lubricate the front bearing of the main shaft every 4 hours to ensure the flexible rotation of the transmission part of the animal feed granulator and reduce the workload.
2. Regularly replace the lubricating oil in the gear box of the pellet making machine for animal feed. The new feed pellet mill machine needs to be replaced after half a month of operation, and it must be replaced every 1000 hours of continuous operation in the future, which can prolong the service life of the gear.
3. Once a week, it is necessary to carefully check whether the connecting parts of each part are loose, whether the travel safety switch is reliable, and clean the feeding auger and conditioner at the same time to avoid mechanical failure.
4. Check the wear condition of transmission key, die lining and hoop every half month, and replace it in time if the wear is found, so as to avoid ring die shaking and affecting output.
5. Use high-quality ring dies and pressure rollers. Avoid the use of low-quality ring dies with out-of-roundness and rough inner holes, and select the compression ratio of the ring die according to different formulations to ensure smooth discharge of the ring die and avoid increasing power consumption and reducing production capacity.
6. Adjust the gap between the ring die and the pressure roller every shift. In case of feed pellet press machine blockage, the pressure roller must be loosened, and the gap between the mold rollers must be readjusted after removing the material on the inner wall of the ring die. It must not be started forcibly, so as to avoid damage to the transmission parts and bearing gears due to severe vibration.
7. Put an end to overload production. During the production process, the working capacity of the animal pellet feed machine itself should not be exceeded, otherwise the motor will be damaged and the components will be accelerated to wear, which will shorten the service life of the pellet making machine for animal feed.
8. Raw materials must be cleaned of iron and impurities, and the iron removal device should be cleaned every shift to prevent foreign matter from entering the ring die working room, causing vibration of the machine body and cracking of the ring die.

Richi Machinery has been linked to the feed sector since 1995 and covers every process within the animal feed mill. Today RICHI is the leading Chinese company in the production of machines and turnkey feed mill plants for the production of feed.

We design, build, assemble and start up our complete animal feed processing plants with hourly production ranging from 1 to 160 tons/h. Our machines and feed mill plants are present in 5 continents. (Related solution: Chicken Feed Factory)

With our machines we meet all the processing requirements within the animal feed mill:

• Reception of raw materials and handling
• Raw materials cleaning
• Storage and batching
• Micro ingredients and premixes dosing systems
• Liquid batching unit
• Grinding with hammer mills
• Grinding and crumbling with roller mills
• Mixing
• Conditioning and pelleting
• Cooling
• Cleaning and selection
• Coating
• Air suction

Customized Design And Business Plan

In RICHI, every equipment and every pellet production line business plant can be customized. We will formulate multiple sets of pellet production process plans for comparative analysis according to the actual needs of customers, select a reasonable plan, and realize private customization. Our services run through all aspects of on-site terrain and environment survey, production line process design, raw material testing, cost requirement analysis, project investment budget, equipment installation and commissioning.

Quality Control
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We adhere to the ISO9001 quality management system, and strictly implement international standards for product design and manufacturing processes. In terms of management systems, there are product quality accountability systems, product quality accountability systems, and safety production management systems; in terms of management tools, QC quality control management, SPC statistical process control, sampling inspection and measurement system analysis are used for quality control, to achieve effective control of the entire process of equipment production, and never let go of any quality hidden dangers that may affect customer operations.

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Delivery And Installation

RICHI has always been adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to make every detail good, especially in the link of equipment preparation and delivery, we follow the standardized process: preparation order check-equipment factory quality inspection-packing list re-inspection-scientific packaging and transportation, ensure the safe and non-destructive delivery of equipment. According to customer needs, RICHI installation engineers will guide the construction of site infrastructure, equipment installation and commissioning and trial operation of the entire production line throughout the process. When the relevant project indicators reach the design standards, the client will carry out the project acceptance.

After-sales And Training
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We have built a team of nearly 100 technical engineers to solve a series of problems in the project from consultation, site survey, sample analysis to plan design, installation and commissioning, and maintenance. We provide comprehensive and systematic training for the technical staff of each customer to better serve the customer's project needs. After the technicians have finished their studies, RICHI will provide follow-up technical support services, and the training engineers will follow up the project use effects in the later stage to ensure the stable operation of the customer's project.

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