July 10, 2009
Satake completes feed mill in Australia
Satake Australia has recently completed a new feed milling facility for Woods Stockfeeds, Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia.
Satake supplied the overall design for the plant, which features roller and hammer milling for feed preparation, automated weighing and micro-ingredients addition, mixing, pelleting, bulk outloading and bag packing. Satake also manufactured much of the process equipment and managed the installation and commissioning phases.
Satake said the mill is completely automated and operates from a single touch-screen interface. An unusual and innovative feature of the plant is its ability to produce pellets and mash simultaneously. At full capacity, the plant can produce pellets at 15 tph and mash at 30 tph.
Andrew Mullen, Satake's feed milling sales manager, said they had aimed to build one of the most modern and flexible feed mills in Australia.
Mullen said the plant has been operating for about six months and is able to deliver a continuous supply of high quality feed for the Australian market.
Satake said the feed mill complements Woods other businesses, which include grain export, seed cleaning, drying, transport and chickpea splitting.