Read more about the hi-tech equipment from Dinnissen and other processing best practices used at Jonker petfood in the Netherlands.
Getting it done with Dinnissen
When Jonker decided to set up its third extrusion line, the
company was not just looking for extra capacity but also for
high flexibility, the most advanced technology of the entire
extrusion process and to gain both in cost efficiency and
product quality.
Jonker found the right partner with Dinnissen, explains Martin
Sonneveld, who closely followed the extension project, which
was completed and fully operational by 2007. The new line,
called Magi-N.ext, was adapted to fit inside the existing
building and completed with dosing silos for finished product
and a system to minimize contamination and manual cleaning.
"The Magi-N.ext's major benefits for us are the ability to
switch fast and efficiently to new products and recipes,
enabling us to produce a wide variety of petfoods of different
kinds and range-like standard to premium and superpremium-all
from the same single line," says Sonneveld. "We also realize
savings in terms of energy consumption and production costs due
to downtime reduction."
The Dinnissen line is easily accessible for
maintenance-moisture and steam is removed from the production
line at several locations, limiting cleaning time to a minimum,
while complying with the strictest standards of hygiene which
is essential in terms of product quality at Jonker.
Other new items introduced with Magi-N.ext are a method to add
and blend pigments before they go in the preconditioner,
precisely and homogeneously via a continuous dosage system.
This method avoids any possible formation of lumps or
undesirable colors in the extruder and obtaining a uniform and
consistent final result on the kibble.
"The Pegasus vacuum coater makes it possible for an accurate
and homogeneous distribution of fat and liquid palatants, and
the weighing and dosing of precise amounts of
micro-ingredients-such as powdered flavor enhancers, vitamins,
enzymes and other additives-that is particularly critical
especially when working with big volumes as we do," Sonneveld
says.
