Feed Expander
ANDRITZ offers a range of feed expanders applicable for most feed applications. The feed expander improves the production process flow as well as the quality of the finished feed pellets.
Choosing the correct pre-treatment of feed compounds is crucial for the feed quality. High temperature and short time (HTST) conditioning is a process that is primarily used for the pre-treatment and conditioning of animal feed.
The ANDRITZ range of feed expanders
FEX34
- Capacity: 10-40 tph
- Process temperature: 90-150⁰C
- Process pressure: 0-80 bar
- Process time: 1-4 seconds
FEX42
- Capacity: 30-80 tph
- Process temperature: 90-150⁰C
- Process pressure: 0-80 bar
- Process time: 1-4 seconds
Advantages of the ANDRITZ feed expander
- Increased addition of liquid, fat/oil, molasses to the feed mixture – without any negative influence on the pellet quality
- Elimination of bacteria etc. by efficient heat treatment
- Improves the activation of natural binding properties of raw material
- Improves feed pellet quality
- Lower percentage of fines
- Works with all types of pellet mills
- Optimizes the feed processing line
- Improved digestibility of the feed pellets
