Expander and crushing roller mill designed to produce high-quality feed for improved efficiency and animal welfare.
December 5, 2024
AMANDUS KAHL announced that it will present its OE 23.2 expander and its WSB 2040.2 crushing roller mill with individual drive during the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) Jan. 28-30, 2025, in Atlanta Ga.
The company said its expander OE 23.2 and its crushing roller mill WSB 2040.2 are designed to set new standards in efficiency, quality and sustainability and to demonstrate how modern approaches can improve feed processing and animal welfare.
The latest generation of the expander OE 23.2 combines moisture, temperature and pressure to optimize the nutritional, hygienic and physical properties of animal feed, AMANDUS KAHL explained. Treatment in the expander breaks down plant cells and effectively eliminates micro-organisms such as salmonella to improve feed quality. At the same time, the expander increases the efficiency of the downstream pelleting process by up to 50%, enables energy savings and reduces the carbon dioxide footprint.
The hydraulically adjustable cone allows pressure and temperature to be continuously adjusted during operation, with working pressures from 5 to 120 bar and temperatures from 90 to 130°C – ideal for a wide range of feed applications, the announcement said, adding that the expander is designed for high hygiene standards and can replace conventional hygienization processes.
Regarding the benefit to animal welfare, AMANDUS KAHL explained that gentle expansion preserves the coarse structure of the feed, which improves the digestion and health of pigs and poultry, while for demanding applications such as cattle feed, a special crown outlet enables the production of rumen-stable proteins, or undegradable proteins. These bypass proteins improve digestion, thus increasing the performance of dairy cows and fattening cattle without affecting their rumen system.
Precise control with crushing roller mill
The range is completed by the innovative crushing roller mill WSB 2040.2 with individual drive – a powerful crushing machine designed specifically for the feed industry, AMANDUS KAHL said in its news release. The crushing roller mill allows precise adjustment of the feed structure by individually controlling the speed of both rollers and the grinding gap, resulting in a uniformly crushed, easily digestible feed adapted to the animals' needs.
In combination with the expander, the WSB 2040.2 crushing roller mill provides a solid basis for the production of high-quality animal feed, which promotes animal health and significantly improves feed conversion, the announcement said.
IPPE is one of the world's leading trade shows for the poultry, meat and feed industries, and AMANDUS KAHL said visitors will have the opportunity to experience its innovative technologies for sustainable feed production live in Hall A, Stand A533.Based in Reinbek, Germany, AMANDUS KAHL is a mechanical engineering company and has developed into a leading international company in pellet mill construction. The heavy equipment manufacturer is focused primarily on producing pellet mills, expanders, extruders, driers and coolers, most of which are used in the animal feed and biomass industries but also have application for the chemical-pharmaceutical and food industries as well as for processing recyclable materials.
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