10–12 T/H Poultry Pellet Mill for Integrated Production System in Morocco

Why One Pellet Mill Could Not Represent the Entire 150,000 T/Y Feed Plant

The integration’s annual feed program is approximately 150,000 tonnes, but that number must be separated from the capacity of one pellet mill.

The SZLH420 is configured around approximately 10–12 T/H under suitable compound-feed conditions.

If one machine alone had to pellet 150,000 tonnes annually, it would require approximately 15,000 operating hours at 10 T/H or 12,500 hours at 12 T/H.

That is impossible within one calendar year.

The correct project logic is therefore that one SZLH420 serves one production module or a defined share of the integration’s total broiler-feed demand.

The remaining feed can continue through existing production capacity, another pelleting route or mash-feed production according to the customer’s operating plan.

This also explains why purchasing one unit first can be practical for a large integrator.

The company can evaluate pelletizing performance, line balance, formula response and farm-feed logistics on one commercial module before deciding how much additional pelleting capacity is justified.

SZLH420 Selected for a High-Capacity Broiler Feed Module

The 110 kW SZLH420 provides a meaningful production step for a large poultry integration without pretending that one machine replaces the complete poultry feed production line.

At 10 T/H for sixteen effective pelleting hours per day and 300 operating days, theoretical annual output is approximately 48,000 tonnes before downtime and other production losses.

At 12 T/H under the same schedule, theoretical output is approximately 57,600 tonnes.

This makes the machine suitable for a substantial production module inside a much larger plant.

The calculation also helps the integration decide how many parallel pellet mills would ultimately be required if most of the 150,000 T/Y feed program is converted from mash to pellets.

Moroccan Broiler Feed Depends Heavily on Imported Feed Grains and Protein

Morocco’s poultry-feed industry depends significantly on imported feed ingredients.

Corn and soybean meal are particularly important in commercial broiler formulations, while the exact ingredient mix changes according to international prices, nutritional targets and procurement contracts.

The customer therefore does not use one permanent formula such as 50% maize, 22% soybean meal, 8% sunflower meal and fixed percentages of fishmeal, oil and premix.

Broiler starter, grower and finisher formulas have different nutrient requirements.

Imported maize can form the principal cereal-energy base, while soybean meal remains an important protein source.

Other ingredients such as wheat by-products, vegetable oil, mineral sources, amino acids and approved feed additives can be included according to formulation requirements.

Locally or regionally available ingredients can also be considered where their nutrient analysis and economics justify their use.

The feed pellet machine therefore needs to handle a family of formulas rather than one fixed Moroccan recipe.

Starter Feed Is Better Treated as a Crumble Product

The original production concept used separate 3.5 mm, 4.0 mm and 4.5 mm dies for starter, grower and finisher feed.

That is not necessary as a universal production rule.

For very young broilers, a common commercial route is to produce a parent pellet and then pass it through a crumbler to create the smaller starter feed form.

Grower and finisher feeds can use intact pellets sized according to bird age, feeding equipment and the integration’s feed specification.

This reduces the need to treat every broiler stage as a completely separate pellet-mill configuration.

The customer can still keep more than one ring die where different pellet diameters are required, but die selection is based on actual product specifications rather than a fixed age-to-diameter table.

Conditioning Parameters Are Set by Formula, Not by Broiler Age Alone

The SZLH420 conditions mixed feed before the material enters the ring die.

Steam changes mash temperature and moisture and can improve the physical behavior of starch- and protein-containing ingredients during pellet formation.

However, starter feed does not automatically require 85–90°C while finisher feed requires 75–80°C.

Likewise, steam addition should not be fixed at 4%, 5%, 6% or 7% simply according to production stage.

The correct operating window depends on incoming mash moisture, ingredient composition, steam quality, oil content, throughput and the customer’s physical feed-quality target.

During commissioning, the operator monitors motor load, throughput, pellet formation, fines and cooler performance while adjusting feed rate and steam.

This process gives the integration a formula-specific operating range rather than a generic temperature table.

Die Compression Ratio Is Not a Fixed Starter/Grower/Finisher Setting

Ring die selection also involves more than pellet diameter.

The effective working length of the die holes determines part of the compression resistance experienced by the feed.

A formula with high maize and soybean-meal content can behave differently from one with more fibrous by-products or higher added oil.

Therefore, a permanent 1:12 compression ratio for starter and 1:10 for finisher should not be applied automatically.

Too much compression can increase motor load and reduce throughput.

Too little compression can increase fines or result in insufficient pellet durability.

RICHI evaluates die configuration from the actual formula family, required pellet diameter and production target.

This is particularly important in an integrated company because several broiler formulations may pass through the same machine every week.

Pellet Quality Must Be Verified Through the Complete Line

The purpose of moving a selected feed stream from mash to pellets includes improving physical feed consistency and making feed easier to handle in the integration’s bulk distribution system.

However, the SZLH420 should not be sold with a guaranteed PDI above 93% for every formula.

Pellet durability is affected by grinding, formulation, conditioning, die configuration, cooling, screening and downstream conveying.

The cooler is especially important.

Fresh pellets leave the ring die warm and need to be stabilized before bulk storage and transportation to the farms.

If cooling is insufficient, the physical condition of the feed can deteriorate even when pellet formation at the die is good.

If the customer requires a numerical PDI specification, the feed mill should use a defined test method and compare actual production batches.

The same principle applies to fines after bulk trucking.

Samples should be taken at the final delivery point if the integration wants to understand how the complete handling system affects pellet quality.

Pelletizing Does Not Guarantee a Fixed FCR Improvement

An integrated poultry producer has a strong reason to pay attention to feed conversion because feed is a major cost in broiler production.

But a machine case should not state that changing from mash to pellets automatically improves FCR by 5–8% or reduces feed consumption by exactly 6%.

Broiler performance depends on genetics, formula nutrient density, pellet physical quality, housing, temperature, health status, feeder management and many other factors.

Pelleted feed can change feed intake behavior and physical feed handling, but the actual farm response needs to be measured by the integration.

The company can compare feed conversion, mortality, body weight and feed consumption between farms or production periods under controlled conditions.

The pellet mill supplies the physical feed form.

It does not independently create a guaranteed FCR result.

Integration with Existing Bulk Feed Distribution

One advantage of an integrated poultry company is that the feed mill can coordinate directly with company farms.

Finished feed moves from production into bulk storage and then to the growing sites according to the integration’s production schedule.

The SZLH420 animal feed pellet machine therefore needs to fit not only the mixer and cooler but also the complete bulk-feed logistics system.

If one pelletizing module produces 10–12 T/H, the cooler, screen, elevator, finished-feed bins and truck-loading system must all accept the corresponding flow.

The feed mill also needs enough buffer capacity to keep different starter, grower and finisher products separated.

Cross-contamination and sequencing between formulas are handled through the plant’s own production and feed-safety procedures.

This is one reason large integrations benefit from detailed production scheduling rather than simply operating the pellet mill continuously at maximum nameplate capacity.

The Steam System Must Match the Pellet Mill Load

Steam supply is another important line-balance item.

A higher-capacity pellet mill requires stable steam delivery to the conditioner, but the exact steam requirement should not be fixed at 700–900 kg/h without the customer’s real formulation, initial moisture and operating conditions.

Boiler capacity, steam pressure, steam quality, pipe sizing, condensate management and control stability all affect conditioning.

The original claim that hot Moroccan summers required a steam preheater is also not a sound general rule.

Ambient temperature can influence ingredient and plant conditions, but steam quality problems should be diagnosed from the boiler and distribution system rather than automatically attributed to summer weather.

RICHI therefore reviews available steam pressure and flow before the SZLH420 is commissioned.

Poultry Pellet Mill for Integrated Production System in Morocco

This poultry pellet mill for integrated production system in Morocco project uses one RICHI SZLH420 ring die pellet mill inside an existing large poultry-feed operation in the Casablanca-Settat region.

The machine uses a 110 kW main motor and provides a reference output of approximately 10–12 T/H under suitable compound-feed conditions.

The integration’s total annual feed program is approximately 150,000 tonnes, so one SZLH420 is treated as one pelleting module rather than the sole pellet mill for the entire factory.

The existing animal feed hammer mills, batching, mixer machines, steam system, cooling, screening, bulk storage and truck-loading equipment are retained where their capacities match the new module.

The main product is broiler feed.

Imported maize and soybean meal are important ingredients in the Moroccan feed market, while formulations remain flexible according to broiler stage, nutrient targets and raw-material economics.

Starter feed can be produced through a parent-pellet and crumbling route, while grower and finisher products use suitable intact pellet sizes.

Conditioning temperature, steam addition and ring die compression are adjusted from actual formula behavior rather than fixed tables.

The integration can then evaluate the real commercial result using measured throughput, pellet durability, fines after bulk handling, energy use per tonne and farm performance data.

For another buyer searching for a poultry pellet mill for integrated production system in Morocco, Morocco poultry feed pellet machine, 10–12 T/H broiler feed pellet mill, SZLH420 poultry pellet machine, integrated poultry feed mill equipment or high-capacity chicken feed pelletizer, RICHI first evaluates the complete annual feed balance.

Useful information includes birds placed per week, annual feed demand, percentage of feed that will be pelletized, number of feed SKUs, formulas, mixer capacity, mash-bin capacity, available steam, cooler capacity, finished-feed bin capacity, bulk-truck loading rate and daily operating schedule.

If the integration requires approximately 150,000 tonnes of pelletized feed per year, one SZLH420 is not enough.

RICHI Machinery would calculate the number of parallel pelletizing modules from annual tonnage, effective operating hours, maintenance allowance and realistic utilization rate.

If the immediate objective is to convert only one part of the feed program from mash to pellets, one SZLH420 can be integrated as the first commercial module while existing production continues elsewhere in the plant.

For a Moroccan integrated poultry project, send RICHI your annual feed tonnage, percentage to be pelletized, main broiler formulas, required feed forms, operating hours, steam conditions and existing feed-mill equipment. These parameters determine whether one SZLH420 is sufficient for the intended production module or whether multiple pellet mills are required for the full integration.