Zinpro Corporation has announced the launch of ProPath®, its most versatile Performance Minerals® innovation for the U.S. and Mexico to optimize trace mineral nutrition for multiple species. “Our ProPath product line relies on two synergistic, amino-acid absorption pathways (cationic and anionic) to elevate trace mineral nutrition accessibility in the animal. By optimizing these pathways, our ProPath innovation advances the science of animal nutrition, allowing minerals to be more effectively absorbed and metabolically available in the animal’s organs, tissues and enzyme systems."

Extru-Tech has introduced its new Self-Adjusting Die/Knife Cutter Head. The new advanced feature cutter head can be used across the full spectrum of wear plates, and provides reductions in maintenance costs and downtime. “Not only can they be re-sharpened, but the new blades have been reported to last from 2 1/2 to 10 times longer than cast blades. This translates into lower overall cost, particularly when you consider the automatic adjustment feature allows one cutter head system to be used on multiple dies."

Cargill has announced the launch of Latitude™, a plant-based fish oil alternative that provides long chain Omega-3 fatty acids for aquafeed. Fresh and saltwater feed trials have shown that 100 percent of fish oil can be replaced with Latitude in commercial salmon feed with no effect on fish growth rates, fish health or fillet Omega-3 content. “The growth in aquaculture production brings an increase in demand for Omega-3s. With Latitude, Cargill is combining our aquaculture expertise and canola innovation capabilities to help meet that demand using plant-based Omega-3s in aquafeed."

Phileo has announced the launch of Prosaf®, a highly palatable source of small size bioavailable peptides, free amino acids and nucleotides, designed to boost fish growth, performance and disease resistance. Prosaf® is a water-soluble purified yeast extract, obtained by primary fermentation with a high protein content. Pre-launch studies with shrimp proved that supplementing low-fishmeal diets with Prosaf® results in the same feed intake, growth performance and restored immune status, as comparative diets with three times as much fishmeal content.

Format Solutions has announced two new products, iNTRAC™ and iNDIGO Labels™, as part of its iNDIGO™ formulation software suite, alongside a new version of iNDIGO™. The iNTRAC™ product is a tool used for archiving the full history of product formulas, along with associated data used in creating formulas. iNDIGO Labels™ provides easy-to-use features for defining label content, including ingredient listing, feeding statements and medication details. Declarations are quickly generated based on iNDIGO™ formulas.

Steinsvik is preparing to release its line of 4K cameras for feed monitoring. 4K is the new standard for image resolution and enables farmers to use even bigger video screens without any quality loss.  More information in the image means more possibilities for image recognition and image processing. "Our customers are reporting that observing the fish is easier with the new cameras and that it gives them an operational advantage when feeding."

Bühler has launched LumoVision™, a breakthrough in sorting technology that will minimize toxic contamination in maize and improve yield, by identifying and removing cancer-causing, aflatoxin-infected grains. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the launch of LumoVision™ is a significant advance for the maize processing industry in its fight against mycotoxins, the most poisonous of which is aflatoxin. The innovation can eliminate up to 90% of contaminated maize. “Advances in digital technology, together with our sorting and food safety expertise, make this an unrivalled system that contributes to solving a major global food safety and security challenge.”

Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition released the new product AntaOx Aqua, a pure botanical feed additive with a unique ingredient combination and reliable source of flavonoid molecules. AntaOx Aqua is the first all-natural flavonoid-based feed additive whose effectiveness has been proven scientifically in shrimp trials. Several studies have demonstrated its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect.

The new Geelen Countrflow Electrical Dryer recovers energy and water from the dryer exhaust and uses an electrical heatpump to boost back up the temperature of the drying air. The results are a net reduction of energy consumption for drying of up to 65%, recovery of water of up to 65%, significant reduction of exhaust odor, and significant reduction in carbon footprint.

Van Beek has developed the vertical silo mixer for mixing and homogenizing free flowing, dry substances of different sizes and with different bulk densities. Using a silo as a mixing vessel gives a large mixing capacity and no residual product is left behind from a previous batch. The maximum diameter of the silo is 3.5 meters with a maximum capacity of 60-70 m³/hour.

Early in 2018, Geelen Counterflow will introduce its new generation of Electrical Dryers to the market. Following four years of development, the first Electrical Dryer for 10-12 tph extruded petfood will be built and delivered in 2018. Pilot line testing in 2016 showed that energy efficiency can be improved by up to 65%, to well below 1000 kJ per kg of evaporated water, compared to the typical 2700 kJ/kg for a counterflow dryer running on natural gas or steam. Official market launch of the Electrical Dryer will be during Victam Asia 2018

Van Aarsen International has released specialized Small, Micro, and Precision Ingredient Dosing systems to optimize the fine dosing process. These systems allow producers to accurately dose a large number of vitamins, minerals, and additives without any loss of quality, speed and production capacity.

Cargill’s Format Solutions business has unveiled iNDIGO™, its new animal feed formulation software designed to calculate more precise feed and nutrient recommendations. iNDIGO offers a wide-range of features, including reviewing and editing nutrient data across multiple production sites and time periods, increasing accuracy of forward evaluations by reflecting the true variability in all data inputs, and leveraging a SQL database for better communication. “This new offering is part of our overall strategic approach to provide formulation, operations and digital nutrition technology solutions for our customers."

Geelen Counterflow has introduced the Continuous Dryer MkIII, an energy-saving drying concept that delivers improved drying performance. The product distribution system and counterflow heat exchange design have been completely redesigned and optimized, and the new system is equipped with a number of features which improve hygiene, convenience and speed. The Continuous Dryer MkIII is suitable for energy-efficient drying of extruded products across a capacity range from 1 to 10 tonnes per hour.

Bühler Aeroglide has introduced AeroPro Moisture Control, a complete moisture control system that helps maintain a dryer temperature profile and minimize over drying. Microwave sensor technology, coupled with algorithms that are built on decades of drying experience deliver a comprehensive closed loop system for for automated dryer control.

Germany-based laboratory and instrumentation company, Fritsch, is introducing a whole range of new milling and sizing products at the powder and bulk solids show, Powtech 2017. These include laboratory mills, sieve analysis, particle sizing and sample dividing, feeding and cleaning.

Poeth has designed its new AirConveyor specifically for companies that want to transport powders, pellets and granulates cost-effectively and efficiently. The system offers companies 75% less maintenance costs after approx. 3 years operating time and consumes 40% less energy. The air-supported conveying system is suitable for damage-free transportation of bulk goods over short or extremely long distances. The AirConveyor generates low noise emissions and is dust-tight. As a result, the new conveying system also has a minimum impact on the environment.

Dinnissen has broadened the deployability of its mixers, thanks to a mix of innovations. The mixers have been further improved in several areas, and, moreover, they explicitly consider the role of the mixer in the overall operation. That is why the validation of mixing processes have now been added to their service.

The new Z-Conveyor by Poeth was specially developed for the hygienic transport of light, fine powders in the vertical, diagonal or horizontal direction. The innovative transport system consists of plastic flights that move forward on a chain within an enclosed trough and at the unloading point “fall” gently out of the transport system.

Cooperation between Van Beek Schroeftransport and weighing specialist Penko Engineering has resulted in real time monitoring of how much product a screw is transporting. Users can, for example, decide how many grams of a particular material per minute may be supplied to the process. During operation, users can see the material speed (m/s), number of kg/s, how many kg have already been transported and the control of the flow regulation from 0 to 100 %.