1. Overview
Against the backdrop of the booming intensive breeding industry, the demand for standardized, high-quality feed pellets has surged. With 12 years of expertise in feed pelleting solutions, we offer fully customized full-automatic feed pellet production lines, tailored to feed plants of all scales—from medium-sized workshops to large industrial bases.
This integrated production line covers the entire process of feed manufacturing, capable of producing high-quality pellets for livestock (pigs, cattle, sheep), poultry (chickens, ducks, pigeons), and aquatic creatures (fish, shrimp). Controlled by an advanced PLC system, it realizes unmanned operation, stable quality, and efficient output, making it the core equipment for modern feed enterprises aiming to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and standardize production.
2. Core Advantages of Feed Pellets Produced
The production line focuses on optimizing the value of feed pellets, addressing key pain points in breeding and feed processing through scientific pelleting:
2.1 Nutritional Stability & Safety
- Uniform Nutrition: Pelleting eliminates ingredient segregation, ensuring each pellet contains consistent nutrients—avoiding selective feeding by animals and preventing nutritional imbalance.
- Pathogen Control: High temperature during pelleting destroys pathogenic organisms in raw materials, reducing the risk of animal diseases caused by feed contamination.
2.2 Economic Efficiency & Convenience
- Reduced Waste: Dense, hard pellets minimize powder loss during transportation and feeding, lowering feed wastage by 15%-20% compared to powder feed.
- Easy Storage & Transport: Pellets have low moisture content and high density, resisting moisture and mildew during storage; their regular shape simplifies stacking and transportation.
2.3 Improved Palatability & Digestibility
- The high-temperature gelatinization of starch during pelleting enhances feed palatability, increasing animal feed intake by 10% or more.
- Dense pellet structure slows down the passage of feed through the animal’s digestive tract, improving nutrient absorption rates.
3. Full Production Process & Key Equipment
The production line follows an 8-step closed-loop workflow, with each link equipped with specialized equipment to ensure stable quality. Below is the detailed process and equipment configuration:
| Production Process | Core Equipment | Key Functions & Technical Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raw Material Grinding | Feed Grinder (Hammer Mill/Wide Chamber Fine Grinder/Ultra-Fine Grinder) | – Grinds raw materials (corn, soybean meal, etc.) to required fineness (0.8-6mm).- Hammer Mill: For small/medium plants;- Wide Chamber Fine Grinder: For medium/large plants;- Ultra-Fine Grinder: For special aquatic feed (high digestibility requirement). |
| 2. Feed Mixing | Twin-Shaft Mixer/Screw Belt Mixer | – Mixes crushed powder with additives (vitamins, minerals) evenly to ensure diet uniformity.- Optional atomizing spraying system for liquid additives (e.g., fish oil), improving pellet binding.- Twin-Shaft: For powder/particle mixing;- Screw Belt: For pure powder mixing. |
| 3. Feed Pelletizing | Ring Die/Flat Die/Aquatic Feed Pellet Mill | – Core equipment for pellet formation.- Ring Die: For large-scale production (high throughput, dense pellets);- Flat Die: For small-batch production (cost-saving, flexible);- Aquatic Pellet Mill: For fish/shrimp feed (strong water stability). |
| 4. Pellet Cooling | Counterflow Cooler | – Cools hot, moist pellets (temperature ≤40℃, moisture ≤13%) to avoid mildew and prepare for subsequent processing.- High cooling efficiency, energy-saving. |
| 5. Pellet Crushing | Double-Roll/Three-Roll Crumbler | – Crushes large pellets into size-matched products for different animals.- Double-Roll: For poultry feed (chicken/duck);- Three-Roll: For aquatic feed (fish/shrimp, precise particle size). |
| 6. Screening & Grading | Rotary Grading Sieve | – Removes fine powder and unqualified pellets, ensuring finished products are uniform and free of impurities.- High screening accuracy, adjustable mesh size. |
| 7. Pellet Packing | Automatic Weighing & Packing Machine | – Automatically weighs and packs pellets (accuracy ±0.2%), supporting 10-50kg packaging specifications.- Reduces manual labor and improves packaging efficiency. |
| 8. PLC Control | Automatic PLC Control System | – Centralized control of the entire line, realizing full automation from feeding to packing. |
4. Highlight: Automatic PLC Control System
The production line’s core competitiveness lies in its intelligent PLC control system, which transforms traditional manual operations into standardized, efficient production:
4.1 Core Benefits of PLC Control
- Full Automation: The entire process (grinding, mixing, pelleting, packing) runs automatically, with no manual material transfer—reducing 50%+ operation manpower.
- Stable Quality: Precise control of parameters (grinding fineness, mixing time, pelleting pressure) ensures consistent pellet quality even at high throughput.
- Efficient Monitoring: Real-time display of production data (output, energy consumption, equipment status) on the touch screen; automatic alarm for faults (e.g., blockages, overloads) to minimize downtime.
- Flexible Adjustment: Production speed and process parameters can be adjusted via the system to adapt to different feed types (e.g., switching from chicken feed to fish feed in 10 minutes).
- Reliable Performance: Adopts proven quality components, ensuring high equipment availability (≥95% annual operation rate).
5. Suitable Raw Materials
The line is compatible with a wide range of agricultural raw materials and by-products, enabling flexible formula adjustment:
- Grain Base Materials: Corn, brown rice, paddy, sorghum, wheat;
- Protein Sources: Soybean meal, rapeseed meal, fish meal, cottonseed meal;
- Fiber Sources: Straw powder, wheat bran, rice husk;
- Additives: Vitamins, minerals, probiotics, amino acids, liquid oil.
6. Applicable Scenarios
- Large-Scale Feed Factories: Produce 5-50T/h commercial feed (livestock/poultry/aquatic) for regional sales, supported by PLC automation and high-capacity equipment.
- Intensive Breeding Bases: Build on-site feed lines (1-5T/h) to supply self-use feed, controlling quality and reducing reliance on external suppliers.
- Specialized Aquatic Feed Plants: Use ultra-fine grinders and aquatic pellet mills to produce high-digestibility, water-stable fish/shrimp feed.
- Medium-Sized Feed Workshops: Adopt modular configurations (e.g., hammer mill + twin-shaft mixer + ring die pellet mill) to meet local small-scale breeding needs.
7. Conclusion
Our full-automatic feed pellet production line integrates intelligent control, full-process coverage, and multi-scene adaptation, solving the core challenges of modern feed manufacturing—low efficiency, unstable quality, and high labor costs. Backed by 12 years of industry experience, we provide customized solutions (equipment selection, process design, after-sales training) to match your production scale and feed type, helping you build a cost-effective, standardized feed production system.