Pet Food Extrusion

Pet Food Equipment
4 strategies to retrofit legacy pet food plants for food safety
Targeted upgrades can significantly reduce contamination risks without requiring full-scale reconstruction.
Steampunk Factory With Modern Pet Food Processing
Production
Consistency and innovation intersect in pet food facility design
Greg Daniel of Haskell Co. argues that breakthrough pet food products demand deep process knowledge, frontier techniques and facilities designed with innovation in mind from day one.
During Petfood Essentials, Greg Daniel said simulation and digital twin models have the potential to cut installation and commissioning time for full production processing lines in half.
Petfood Forum News
Wenger, Extru-Tech unite under JBT Marel at Petfood Forum
Both extrusion brands will share a booth for the first time, showcasing a minimally processed pet food line under their new parent company.
Research Notes
Ultra-processed human food definition doesn’t fit pet food
Scientists believe a standardized framework for classifying pet food processing could improve communication across the industry, from formulation to labeling and consumer education.
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Pet Food Extrusion
Texas A&M offers extruded pet food short course in July
The hybrid program covers extrusion, food safety, nutrition and more for pet food and treat manufacturers.
Petfood Forum News
Reducing waste in pet treat extrusion yields significant cost savings
Understanding and minimizing systematic waste through better process control improves production efficiency and profitability.
Frazer-Nash Manufacturing's Paul Mortlock will discuss strategies for reducing waste in pet treat extrusion at Petfood Forum Asia.
Pet Food Processing
Time is money: Efficiency challenges in pet food manufacturing
From equipment to labor and on-the-floor needs, efficiency issues continue to need solutions.
Efficiency in pet food manufacturing involves an ever-evolving landscape of needs and priorities, encompassing everyone from suppliers to end consumers.
Production
Pet food automation delivers quality gains and labor cost savings
During a recent Ask the Petfood Pro, Caleb Townsend with APEC noted that automated systems help manufacturers improve consistency while addressing workforce challenges and regulatory compliance needs.
Pet food manufacturers are implementing automation across multiple production stages, with particularly significant impact in batching, blending, and mixing operations.
Research Notes
Dehydrated natural dog food supported immune system, digestibility
Dehydrated pet foods help bridge the gap between the fresh pet food trend and the convenience of dry kibble. Dehydrated pet food may also offer health benefits.
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Pet Food Company Profiles
U.S. Pet Food focuses on getting it right the first time
The company’s Next Level superpremium pet food line benefits from the co-owners’ decades of feed and pet food experience.
U.S. Pet Food co-founders Scott Glover and Antoine Albin did significant research to discover exactly what kind of pet food production plant they wanted to build in order to provide cost-effective, nutritionally superior dog and cat food.
Pet Food Extrusion
Wenger and Extru-Tech launch AI-powered extrusion optimization software
Wenger Manufacturing Inc.
EXPRO AI uses predictive modeling to optimize process setpoints and reduce variability in pet food manufacturing.
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Pet Food Market
Adimax opens new Brazilian pet food plant with R$140M investment
The company said its sixth Brazilian facility will help it become the country's largest pet food producer by capacity.
At Mandirituba, Adimax will make its flagship brands — Fórmula Natural, Origens, Magnus and Qualidy.
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