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Economics of Grinding for Pelleted Feeds

Published: March 8, 2013
Summary
In the feed manufacturing industry, particle size reduction (grinding) is second only to extrusion processes (pelleting, expanders, extruders) in terms of total energy consumption. To achieve a finer grind (smaller finished particle size), energy and maintenance costs increase and, everything else being  equal, the capacity of the grinding system will be reduced. The Costs of Grinding The ...
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Scott Anderson
CPM – California Pellet Mill
Mark Heimann
CPM – California Pellet Mill
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Sushil Chandra
13 de marzo de 2013

Very informative and good presentation on economics of feed milling.
Thanks

Dr S Chandra
Chandraassociates
consultant
Pune
India

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PRAKASH P. AMBALKAR
27 de enero de 2017
Yes, very informative and attention seeking article, thanks for the same. For better work always attentive and action oriented people will certainly follow the advantage of effect as read here.
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Okoro Jubari Ekekwe
3 de octubre de 2020
PRAKASH P. AMBALKAR Is it possible to use pellet with hopper drying machine to make sinking fish feed float?
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