The final stage of feed pellets at the manufacturing plant is eventually the load-out. In logistics this is a crucial point in the feed-to-farm tract. Fast load-out and accurate planning avoids build-up of stocks. Cooperative feedmiller ForFarmers i...

01 aug 2006

Packaging animal feed has always been a challenge. Jörg Rosegger of Austrian packaging specialist Binder+Co describes in a case study for high-speed bagging of animal feed why the main challenges lie in handling different products and bag sizes, and ...

01 feb 2006

When bagging products one has to be sure that the bags are securely closed. At Dutch young animal feed specialist Nutrifeed an acoustic sensor immediately warns the operator if a bag is leaking.

01 oct 2005

Although pneumatic systems have higher energy requirements than mechanical systems, the technology that uses air as means of transport offers a more flexible solution for low throughput applications.

01 sep 2005

Since its introduction the use of big-bags or Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC) has soared. Flexibility, tailor made design, speed, hygiene and ergonomic operation are the latest trends in modern big bag filling systems.

01 jun 2005

In many countries feed is transported in bulk. However, in areas where logistics are a bottleneck or farms are relatively small much feed is still transported in bags. 'Small' products or single feed ingredients are also often transported in bags. So...

01 jun 2005

It's like vacuuming, but different. Shortly after the turbo blowers have been switched on and created enough vacuum, the corn is sucked out of the vessel. Although this is not the only way to empty a ship of cargo, Vigan in Belgium is devoted to pneu...

01 feb 2005

Innovations and developments to close "open mouth" bags have been multiple during the last years. They were naturally influenced and driven by requirements coming from industrial customers for their bag-closing units in their production plants.

01 aug 2002

Israeli company Abmats developed a new, cheap and simple way of constructing silos for storing grain. The silo is constructed on site with relatively simple means and could be useful in any area of the world.

01 mar 2001