Animal Feed Ingredients Conveying

Pneumatic Conveying and Silo Storage System for Animal Feed Supplement

Customer Requirement:

Turnkey execution including design & engineering, manufacturing & supply of pneumatic conveying and silo storage systems for handling animal feed supplements - Soya Flour, DORB and their respective derivatives

System Design Basis:

Type for conveying	Dilute phase pressure type & vacuum type pneumatic conveying system for handling Soya Flour, DORB & their respective derivatives
Conveying System Solid Throughput/Capacity:	Dilute phase pressure type pneumatic conveying - 2 to 8 TPH Dilute phase vacuum type pneumatic conveying - 2 to 3 TPH
Conveying Distance (m)	Dilute phase pressure type pneumatic conveying - Upto 120 meter Dilute phase vacuum type pneumatic conveying - Upto 90 meter

Solutions we offered:

Bag Dump Station with Integrated Dedusting & Sieving: A manual bag dump station equipped with an integrated dedusting filter and vibrating sieve is used for initial material feeding. This system ensures dust-free bag handling, removal of lumps and foreign particles, and consistent feed quality to downstream processes.
High-Capacity Conveying for Silo Filling: A pneumatic conveying system was engineered for silo loading operations, enabling efficient transfer of Soya Flour & DORB from feeding points to storage silos. The system ensures continuous conveying with flexible routing.
Storage Silos with anti-bridging systems: Multiple silos of various capacities for Soya Flour, DORB & their respective derivatives. Each silo is equipped with suitable flow aiding mechanisms for ensuring mass flow and preventing arching/rat-holing and Vent Filters for dust-free air separation. This design ensures reliable storage, consistent discharge, and clean plant operation.
Robust Silo to Process to Silo Transfer System: Multiple conveying systems in either pressure or vacuum configuration, as applicable, are provided for controlled unloading & reloading of silos for feeding & collecting to & from various process equipment including milling, blending, fermentation, drying, etc. This ensures uniform material flow, stable process conditions, and accurate feeding rates.
Weighing & batching: A screw feeder based accurate weighing & batching system was installed for feeding material into different blenders. This enables precision in material feeding, ensuring consistent batch preparation.
High efficiency blenders: Various technologies and types of blenders are installed at various stages of the process integrated with a dedusting filter.
The system ensures:

• Efficient and homogeneous mixing of Soya Flour & DORB
• Dust-free blending operation
• Improved product consistency and quality

Bagging System with Sealing & Stitching: A bagging machine integrated with sealing and stitching arrangement for final product packing. This ensures accurate filling, secure packaging, and efficient dispatch readiness.
Centralized Dedusting System – Plant-Wide Dust Control: A centralized dedusting system was engineered to extract dust from various process equipment such as

• Vibratory sieve
• Various blenders
• Milling machine
• Storage hoppers
• Bagging machine

This ensures zero dust emission at critical points, improved plant hygiene, and enhanced operator safety.

PLC-Based Automation & System Control: The entire system is integrated with a PLC-based automation system with centralized control, enabling:

• Automated operation of conveying systems, process equipment, bagging machine, and dedusting units
• Interlocking of critical equipment for safe and reliable operation
• Controlled start-up and shutdown sequences
• Alarm management and fault diagnostics
• Enhanced operational reliability and safety
• Centralized monitoring through HMI
• Datalogging & reporting for data analytics

This significantly reduces manual intervention while ensuring high operational reliability, process consistency, and enhanced plant safety.

Process Flow Diagrams

Experience the Indpro advantage!

End-to-End Integrated Material Handling Solutions: Indpro delivered a complete system covering bag unloading, pneumatic conveying, storage, screening, blending, and packaging, ensuring seamless integration across the entire process chain.
Expertise in Handling Diverse & Difficult Feed Materials: From fine powders like Soya Flour to fibrous materials like DORB and complex feed ingredients of their derivatives, Indpro systems are engineered to ensure reliable, consistent flow without blockages or segregation issues.
Dust-Free, Hygienic & Safe Plant Operation: With integrated vacuum/pressure conveying and centralized dedusting systems, Indpro ensures minimal dust emission, improved housekeeping, and enhanced operator safety, meeting stringent hygiene requirements
Engineered Storage & Reliable Material Flow: Silos equipped with flow aiding mechanisms and vent filtration systems ensure mass flow, prevent arching/rat-holing, and enable consistent discharge, even for cohesive and difficult materials.
Precision Feeding & Consistent Blending Performance: Combination of controlled pneumatic conveying, screw feeding, and screening systems ensures uniform material flow, accurate dosing, and homogeneous blending, resulting in consistent product quality.

Automation-Driven Process Control: PLC-based automation with HMI enables fully automated operation, interlocks, alarm management, and centralized monitoring, significantly reducing manual intervention while improving process reliability and repeatability.
Flexible, Scalable & Future-Ready Design: Systems are designed with a modular and flexible approach, allowing easy expansion for additional materials, higher capacities, or process modifications, ensuring long-term adaptability.
Robust Engineering & Low Maintenance: Use of proven equipment, optimized system design, and high-quality components ensures long service life, minimal maintenance, and maximum plant uptime.
Seamless Integration with Existing Plant Infrastructure: Indpro solutions are engineered for smooth integration with existing systems, minimizing plant modifications, reducing downtime, and enabling faster project execution.

Indpro successfully delivered integrated pneumatic conveying and material handling systems for a wide range of animal feed ingredients, including Soya Flour, DORB and their respective derivatives addressing the challenges of handling both fine and fibrous materials.

The solutions combine dilute phase vacuum and pressure conveying, engineered storage systems, controlled feeding, screening, and efficient blending, ensuring smooth material flow across all stages - from raw material intake to final product preparation.

With the integration of advanced dedusting systems and PLC-based automation, the plant achieves dust-free operation, consistent process control, reduced manual intervention, and enhanced operational safety.

These systems demonstrate Indpro’s capability to deliver process-optimized, reliable, and scalable solutions, resulting in:
• Consistent product quality
• Improved plant efficiency
• Reliable handling of difficult materials
• Long-term operational stability

Overall, the project highlights Indpro’s strength in designing end-to-end, application-specific material handling solutions that align with the evolving needs of the animal feed industry.

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21+ years of experience in bulk material handling

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