Grits

Raw material intake

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Getting off to the best start

You need quality intake and storage at the start of your process. With 150 years of experience in grain intake and storage, we can build customized solutions to suit your pet food production. This can include digital apps to monitor grain silos online and on your phone, backed by our 24/7 support.

 

Handling

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Safe handling and transport

Our conveyor lines cover all applications throughout your value chain, from raw material intake to conveying finished products. We customize a system to meet your space and process needs, using any combination of elevators, trough chain, belt and screw conveyors.

 

Weighing and dosing

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Precision at every stage

Our weighing and dosing equipment offers you the precision and accuracy you need. It can also help with internal processes and control by ensuring accurate weight registrations – from loading and unloading of bulk products, bagging and weight control to mixing systems for micro-components.

 

Mixing

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Finding the right mix

Mixing plays a key role in the processing of your feed. Our batch mixers with different holding capacities and smart paddle design offer you a quick and precise mixing cycle. Optional liquids-addition equipment can deliver the right liquidity too.

 

Cooking

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Cooking

Raw material is fed into the cooker. After closing the lid, the system is heated up, its air purged and vented, pre-cooking performed followed by final cooking and the blow-down. At the end of cooking, the vessel relieves pressure, upon which the cooked mass is discharged to a conveyor belt.

 

Drying

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Drying

Bühler is the global leader in thermal processing technology. Our dryers offer an exclusive hygienic design that makes cleaning faster and easier, improving productivity and helping prevent costly recalls.

 

Flaking

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Flaking

The PolyFlake flaking mill allows producing flakes from extruded or boiled corn, wheat, oats and multigrain, among others, and fulfills the highest demands when it comes to product quality, capacity, hygiene and easy of maintenance.

 

Roasting

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Roasting

AeroToast air impingement fluidization equipment uses a high temperature for a broad range of drying, toasting, roasting, puffing and cooling applications. It is employed in RTE (ready-to-eat) cereal toasting, snack foods, breadcrumbs and tobacco.

 

Cooling

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Cooling

Multi-pass and multi-stage dryers are custom-designed for a full range of coated RTE breakfast cereal products. Our Aeroglide dryers may be supplied with integrated cleaning systems, pickers for product agitation and cooling systems.

 

Cornflakes

Our automation solutions enable you to align your machine processes for higher availability and faster cycle times. This also ensures central monitoring and control, with a real-time overview of production performance.