Machinery Glossary
A feed mill is a very large investment and new buyers can often be overwhelmed by the different types of machinery needed, the processes and uses of each these machinery/equipment, and the components and parts of these machinery/equipment. In our glossary we try to provide this information to new users to be able to get a quick and simple introduction to the process of feed milling.
The diagram below shows a rough guide to the layout of a feed mill. This feed mill could range from anywhere from 2t/h up to 10 t/h. Hold your mouse over part to see it's name, and click on a part to go to the corresponding section of our feed mills equipment glossary.
(move your mouseover different components of a feed mill to see pic and information)
FEED MILLS EQUIPMENT:
What equipment do i need to manufacture my own feed?
· Bagging Systems,
· Bulk Storage,
· Anti-bridging devices
· Bagged or bulk purchases
· Bulk ingredients storage
· Handling of feed ingredients
· Computerised Dosing Systems,
· Conditioners,
· Conveying Equipment,
· Airlocks
· Augers
· Belt Conveyors
· Bucket elevators
· Buckets
· Cleaners
· Drag Conveyors
· Screw Conveyors
· Pneumatic Conveyors
· Divertors
· Elevator legs
· Seperators
· Slide Gates
· Turnhead Distributors
· Vibrator
· Cookers,
· Coolers,
· Crumblers,
· Dryers,
· Extruders,
· Fat Sprayer,
· Freezer,
· Hammer Mill,
· Hammers
· Hammermill perforated screens
· Particle size reduction
· Hammer mill rods
· Liquid Addition Machinery,
· Mixer,
· Pellet Mill,
· Pellet Dies
· Standard relief
· Variable relief
· Tapered relief
· Countersunk pellet dies
· Counterbore depth and Different die reliefs
· Pellet die materials
· The life of a pellet die
· Pellet Rolls
· Compression Ratio
· Pellet Presses
· Scales,
· Screening Equipment,
· Steam Boiler
Further information + Related areas:
- Shrimp feed layout and glossary (Coming soon)
- Biomass wood pelleting plant layout and glossary (Coming soon)
- Extrusion feed plant layout and glossary (Coming Soon)