Shrimp Feed Plant

RICHI shrimp feed plant is an aquatic compound feed processing system, which can produce pelleted feed by pelleting process, and can also produce extruded feed by extruding process. With in-depth knowledge of each key process, we provide a compatible and advantageous solution, from raw material intake to finished feed bulk loading.

• capacity: 100 kg/h—40 t/h
• cost: 10,000 USD—3,000,000 USD

RICHI apply a 3D design program to simulate the shrimp feed production process flow, to reduce the time and money needed while manufacturing shrimp feed machines and shrimp feed machines installation.

Types of Shrimp Feed Plants

In addition to the single shrimp feed production line, we can also provide shrimp and other aquatic feed compound production lines, shrimp and livestock and poultry feed compound production lines.

Shrimp feed plant technology

Shrimp feed can be produced by two methods, pelleting process or extrusion process, depending on the dietary of the shrimp species. For the majority of the global markets, especially Asian markets, feed pelletizing solutions are still highly recommended.

RICHI also places a high level of importance on the advancement and innovation of our extrusion technology in order to meet the ever changing needs of extruded shrimp feed producers.

All of our shrimp aquatic feed mill solutions are modular, and can be adjusted (increase or decrease sections) according to customer raw materials, formulas, and special process requirements to achieve efficient and high-quality shrimp feed processing technology.

Shrimp feed plant projects

Being a famous supplier worldwide of equipment for the feed industry with more than 30 years of experience, we are confident in our claim that Richi Machinery is able to supply the optimum technology solution for any possible need in shrimp feed plants.

“With RICHI MACHINERY, I am comfortable knowing there is someone covering my back, someone responsive, who will return my calls to work on challenges when they are presented. But the biggest reason we chose Richi Machinery is that they are a good group of people who are always so easy to work with, and together, we are a team.“

                                                                              —— Customer of 2T/H Shrimp Feed Mill In Indonesia

Main machines in shrimp feed plant construction

Complete Shrimp feed plant process design

• ① Raw Material Receiving And Cleaning System

This section consisting of tip hopper, mechanical conveyors, and elevators into storage bins. Raw material such as soybean meal, corn, fish meal, and other grain or powder is sieved to remove any impurity and metals.

• ② First Grinding System

It’s an optional step for coarse material. First grinding system will lower the energy needed for ultra-fine grinding. This section is a size reduction process for raw materials that contain large particulates or grains by feed hammer mill grinders.

• ③ First Mixing System

The first mixing system is used for dry material mixing to stabilize the following process. Storage bins are used for the temporary storage of raw materials. The material will be dosed based on the formula. In the shrimp feed mill plant, proportionally weigh dry ingredients by batches based on every formulation.

• ④ Second Grinding System

This is the final size reduction in the system. It is common to use a pulverizer for producing ultra-fine powder. It’s the second grinding process that grinds the formulation into finer powder with fineness up to 80 mesh 95% pass.

• ⑤ Second Mixing System

Water, oil, fat and other liquid material will be added. This will help to hydrate the material before the pelleting process. This is the step where the mixed recipe is ready.

• ⑥ Pelleting System

Pelleting starts with pre-conditioning, adding steam to further hydrate, and cooking the material before entering the pelleting chamber to be formed into pellets.

The shrimp feed mixer feeds down through a feed hopper into the feed screws which continuously feed the ingredients into the following pre-conditioner system. The configuration of the pre-conditioner will depend on the type of ingredient that we produce. A specially designed shrimp feed pellet machine die and roller shell with the right compression ratio is set to produce the compact and tough pellet with higher PDI shrimp pellet feed.

• ⑦ Post-Conditioning And Drying System

This process is designed to prolong pellet cooking by providing a hot temperature to avoid condensation. Depending on the moisture of the pelleted feed, a shrimp feed dryer can be incorporated into the production system to lower the moisture of the pellet to a shelf-stable moisture level.

• ⑧ Cooling System

Cooling section utilizes ambient air to cool down the hot pellet from the post-conditioner (or dryer). Thorough cooling is needed to prevent condensation inside the packaging. Shrimp feed pellet cooler lowers the temperature of the hot pellets to + 3℃ of room temperature by utilizing the ambient air.

• ⑨ Pellet Crumbling System (Optional)

Shrimp feed pellets are conveyed into storage bins before either being packaged or being turned into crumble in the pellet crumbler machine. Shrimp pellet feed can be processed by pellet crumblers to produce smaller pellets products. (Sizes between 20 to 60 mesh) Fines will be recycled to the shrimp feed pellet machine for re-use and undesired bigger pellets that pass through the sieve will be re-crumbled again.

• ⑩ Screening System

All pellets will go through vibration sieve and square plansifter to remove all irregular shrimp feed pellets.

• ⑪ Bagging And Sealing System

Finished shrimp feed pellets will be placed in bags or other transportation vessels to the reseller or customer site.

Whether it’s pelleting process or extrusion process, if you want to use processed shrimp feed, please contact RICHI for customized shrimp feed plant solution! （You can follow RICHI on YouTube）

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