Finished animal feed meals normally exits from a hammer mill and can be stored as follows:
Loading straight into “big bags” or “jumbo bags” with sizes normally 500 or 1000 kg and stored in a ware house, or loading directly into 20 foot containers Telescopic type 20 foot Container Loader is offered by ASTW.
Sometimes this type of outlet is connected to a small to medium buffer hopper with volume 1 to 3 tons and a weighing machine.
Loading into meal bins or silos for short or long time storage.
Short term storage lasting 2-4 days when meal will be picked up by trucks, ships, or stored in other ways such as 20 foot containers (load 18-20 tons)
Long term storage 1 to 3 weeks or more when there is longer time between pickups. Very large storage bins are often called silos and are circular.
Maximum practical size for square or rectangular bins is about 200 m3 or 120 tons and such complete units are offered by ASTW.
Larger circular silos store much more material like grain or meals and are offered by specialized silo makers.
Meal bins must have a vertical or zig-zag screw conveyor or bucket elevator that transport the meal to the top and circulates the meal from bottom outlet to top of the bin to avoid self-heating and forming of bridges and hard blocks of meal that are difficult to discharge. These meal bins often circulate the meal 24 hours per day to avoid self-heating and bridging.
ASTW offers such circulating bins and vertical screw conveyors.
Some bins have blowers that create a slow air stream going through the top of the bin for cooling purpose.
Outfeed systems from large bins and silos is a science in itself and must be made by either very heavy duty screw conveyors or specialized equipment such as vibrating bottom, cannon blow nozzles with compressed air or conical bottom using center mounted peripherical circulating screw conveyor
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Proven success across 300+ installations worldwide. Discover how ASTW’s turnkey fishmeal and rendering solutions have helped global clients achieve superior efficiency, reduce operational costs, and exceed environmental compliance standards.
Our fishmeal and rendering plants process various raw materials including fish waste and by-products, poultry offal and feathers, beef and pork by-products, mixed animal waste, and seafood processing waste. Each plant is customized for specific material types to ensure optimal processing efficiency and product quality.
Yes, ASTW delivers complete turnkey solutions including engineering design, equipment manufacturing, worldwide shipping, on-site installation, system commissioning, operator training, and ongoing technical support. Our 40+ certified technicians handle projects from concept to full operation across 36+ countries.
We provide comprehensive 24-month equipment warranty, 5-year major component guarantee, lifetime technical support, global spare parts availability, preventive maintenance programs, and 24/7 emergency service. Our service network ensures minimal downtime and maximum plant performance.
Absolutely. Our plants include advanced odor control systems (biofilters, scrubbers, thermal oxidizers), environmental monitoring equipment, waste heat recovery systems, and compliance with international environmental standards including EU, EPA, and local regulations worldwide.
Emergency spare parts are available within 24-48 hours for critical components through our global distribution network. Standard parts ship within 5-7 business days. We maintain strategic inventory locations in Asia, Europe, and Americas to ensure rapid delivery worldwide.
Our plants range from 50 tons/day for smaller operations to 600+ tons/day for large-scale industrial facilities. We design custom solutions based on your raw material volume, product requirements, site conditions, and future expansion plans.
