Pusa Animal Feed Block Formation Machine

Introduction

The Animal Feed Block Formation Machine has been developed for making appropriate sizes of animal feed blocks by mixing crop residues with essential nutrients. These nutrient rich feed blocks are very useful in those areas where fodder is not available. The blocks have a shelf life of one year.

 

Technical Details

Frame : Contains a feeding chamber, a compression chamber and a feed block die.

Hydraulic cylinder : There are two hydraulic cylinders of different sizes in the machine. The larger cylinder is for compression of feed and the smaller cylinder for opening and closing the gate of compression chamber.

Power pack : Contains a high and low pressure pump, a pressure switch, a solenoid valve, an oil tank, etc. The hydraulic cylinders are operated by high and low pressure pumps. Moving direction of the cylinder is monitored by solenoid valve.

Electric control panel : Regularizes the movement time of hydraulic cylinder.

Main parts : Frame, hydraulic cylinder, electricity control panel

•  Overall dimensions : 5200 x 2000 x 2100 mm

•  Capacity : 200-250 kg/h

•  Block size : 20 cm x 20 cm

•  Power source : 25 hp electric motor three phase

•  Weight : 400 kg

•  Estimated cost : ` 8,26,900/

Advantages :

•  The machine can make different sizes of feed blocks for animal feed as well as blocks of paddy straw.

•  Easy to operate by a semi-skilled operator.

•  Using this machine, crop straw/crop residues can be converted into blocks which increase its shelf life.

•  It is very economical because transport to far-off places becomes easy

 

For further information please contact :

Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
New Delhi