March 7, 2008

German company launches online feed ingredient metering

Germany-based, Brabender Technologie KG, launched its FeederScout programme which determines the optimum metering feeder for technical appropriateness and cost-efficiency.

Upon request, the FeederScout also submits a quotation along with its feeder proposal.

The FeederScout has been made possible by a team of German process engineers, technicians and computer programmers from Brabender, all of them having been in the bulk ingredient feeding business for years.

An extensive database keeping a record of almost 15,000 feeding trials with thousands of bulk ingredients formed the basis of this programme, which can give engineers and plant designers more certainty about their choice of feeders.

Beside the bulk ingredient parameters entered (name, feed rate, bulk density and bulk ingredient class), the FeederScout takes into account a multitude of other parameters, such as ingredient-specific filling ratios of feed screws and trays, flow characteristics, special properties and particularities often not thought of when selecting a metering feeder.

Furthermore, if several different feeder types turn out appropriate, the FeederScout compares these with optimum suitability of their feeding principles.

Brabender Technologie KG developes, is a manufacturer of machinery and systems for bulk ingredient feeding, weighing, discharging and flow metering.