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mixes," Berglund adds. "We'll be able to do that a lot
more efficiently now by blending it and transferring the
blended product to a form/fill/seal powder filler. We do
approximately 15,000-20,000 pieces per run."
The new dry blending room will also supply other
areas of production by blending the necessary ingredients and transferring them to other areas to be baked or
extruded. Stricker estimates that 60% to 70% of what is
produced in the blending room will be used for hot extrusion applications.

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Another new capability for Pedigree Ovens and The
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has three ribbon blenders from A&J Mixers combined
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going to be doing more and more blending," Berglund
says. "We have some customers that do dehydrated food
blends or freeze-dried food blends. We've had those opportunities over the years and said no because we didn't
have that dedicated space." The company is currently
producing a dehydrated food blend for one customer
who offers a complete and balanced dehydrated pet
food. The batch size for that customer is around 2,000
lbs., and the blended product moves by conveyer into
the packaging room where it's packaged into a bag or a
box depending on what the customer chooses.
"We do a lot of 'one and done' cake mixes or cookie

Flexible packaging
There are five automated paths that bring finished product into the packaging room. As product comes in on
conveyors, the plant is designed to allow the destination
to change depending on the packaging required. That
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production efficiency.
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PET Food Processing - June 2018
CONTENTS
OFF THE LEASH - Flexibility is fetching
TRENDS - The Offal Truth
PLANT PROFILE - Invested in Others
PLANT PROFILE - PREMIX FOR PETS
FOOD SAFETY - INGREDIENT APPROVAL
SAFETY - Fine-tuned Protection
INGREDIENTS - Good Grains
INGREDIENTS - Grain MYTHS versus REALITY
FORMULATION - Time to Innovate
EQUIPMENT - The Thermal Scoop
OPERATIONS - Most Improved
PACKAGING - Roll Over
BEST IN SHOW
EVENTS
SIT, STAY, READ
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - CONTENTS
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - OFF THE LEASH - Flexibility is fetching
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - 9
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - 10
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - TRENDS - The Offal Truth
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - PLANT PROFILE - Invested in Others
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - PLANT PROFILE - PREMIX FOR PETS
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - FOOD SAFETY - INGREDIENT APPROVAL
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - 36
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - SAFETY - Fine-tuned Protection
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - INGREDIENTS - Good Grains
PET Food Processing - June 2018 - INGREDIENTS - Grain MYTHS versus REALITY
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - FORMULATION - Time to Innovate
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - EQUIPMENT - The Thermal Scoop
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - OPERATIONS - Most Improved
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - PACKAGING - Roll Over
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PET Food Processing - June 2018 - BEST IN SHOW
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