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EQUIPMENT
When monitored
and managed
properly, kibble
drying can be a
primary contributor
to plant efficiency,
product consistency
and company
profitability.
Buhler
with ease of maintenance, "
said Patrick McGady, vice
president sales and marketing,
Handtmann, Inc., Lake
Forest, Ill. " We're observing
a growing importance for
precision process monitoring
through the feed system
- increasing consistency from
batch to batch and shift to shift. "
Handtmann's Vacuum Filler
Cutting solutions possess the ability to run
continuously for full shifts, and can quickly change extruded
sizes and shapes while offering easy-to-use controls
and simple extruder head swaps.
Others choose to look outside the industry for innovation,
implementing equipment that has been
readily available in human food production for years.
Processors ready to look beyond rotary moulders, a
longtime standard for kibble manufacturing, can explore
using wirecuts to achieve the in-demand artisan
appearance on a larger scale, Pallottini suggested.
Just starting to reach the world of pet food and treats,
wirecuts produce an artisan appearance by creating a
rough surface while the feed rolls gently push the dough
through a die. Reading Bakery Systems is also working
on a low-pressure extruder to provide throughput and
appearance to baked kibble and to increase the level of
meat in the formulation.
With close to 400 million pets living in the United
States today, pet food processors certainly have their
work cut out for them. To serve this incredibly demanding
and evolving demographic, processors must be on
the lookout for ways to produce kibble accurately and
efficiently using equipment that offers reliability and
control to obtain the best profit margin and confident
approval from the end user, Zeak said.
Those looking to keep pace with evolving human and
pet food trends will find an ongoing advantage in working
with trusted and established suppliers to improve
existing products and boost plant efficiencies, helping
processors make the most of available technologies
while optimizing data collection and analysis to become
more sustainable.
" Commission machinery that best suits your needs
with opportunities for expansion that can meet your future
needs, and work with an established supplier that
provides skilled service and support around the world
and who seeks to standardize materials and provide a
quality process with checks in place that strive for cleanliness
and consistency, " Carney concluded.
PFP
THEY DESERVE
THE BEST
extrusion | expertise | excellence
Pet food and treats
With Clextral's technology, pet food makers can control all
process parameters and ensure proper cooking/shaping/
digestibility of ingredients to tailor exact product formulations
according to animals nutritional needs and feeding habits:
energy input, mouthfeel texture, size, degree of hardness
or chewingness, density, moisture content, flavor, etc.
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