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Feed mill machinery

Enter the capacity the mill runs at and how much of the output is pelleted. The list below is what that implies — intake, hammer mills, batching, mixer, pellet mill, cooler and bagging — with a rate column you fill in yourself.

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Your figures

Mill capacity(tonnes/hour)

Feed mills are rated per hour, not per day.

Operating hours(hours/day)

Two shifts is typical; the third is cleaning and changeover.

Pelleted share(%)

Mash needs no pellet mill. Set this to zero for a mash-only plant.

Ingredient bins(bins)

One per major raw material in the formulation.

Raw material storage(days)

Material take-off

What to buy, at what size, and how many — worked out from the figures above.

Rates

CurrencyFabricated steel (₨/kg)Skilled labour (₨/day)

Every line is estimated from those two figures: its steel — or steel-equivalent — mass at the steel rate, stainless at 3.2×, plus its install days at the labour rate. There is no price feed behind this, so the two anchors are seeded from typical Pakistan figures as of September 2026 and are yours to correct. Type over any individual rate and yours is used instead.

Intake & grinding

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Intake pit, elevator and drum sieveIntake at twice the mill rate so deliveries are not heldRate from 4,800 kg + 8 days labour — Pit grating, chain conveyor, elevator and sieve	20,000 kg/h	1set	—	estimated	1,940,000
Ingredient bin, MS10 days of raw material at 650 kg/m³, split across 12 binsRate from 11,406 kg + 4 days labour — Hopper-bottom bin with slide gate and level	250 m³8.8 t each	12bin	105.3t	estimated	54,869,064
Hammer mill with feeder and aspirationAbout 8 tonnes an hour per mill on a 3 mm screenRate from 4,800 kg + 5 days labour — Rotor, hammers, screens, motor and air system	10,000 kg/h	2mill	—	estimated	3,865,000

Intake pit, elevator and drum sieve
Intake at twice the mill rate so deliveries are not held
Rate from 4,800 kg + 8 days labour — Pit grating, chain conveyor, elevator and sieve
Size
20,000 kg/h
No.
1set
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,940,000
Ingredient bin, MS
10 days of raw material at 650 kg/m³, split across 12 bins
Rate from 11,406 kg + 4 days labour — Hopper-bottom bin with slide gate and level
Size
250 m³ · 8.8 t each
No.
12bin
Total weight
105.3 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 54,869,064
Hammer mill with feeder and aspiration
About 8 tonnes an hour per mill on a 3 mm screen
Rate from 4,800 kg + 5 days labour — Rotor, hammers, screens, motor and air system
Size
10,000 kg/h
No.
2mill
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 3,865,000

Batching & mixing

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Batch weigh hopper with load cellsTwelve batches an hour — macro and micro weighing separatelyRate from 1,400 kg + 5 days labour — Hopper, load cells, gates and controls	833 kg/batch	2hopper	—	estimated	1,145,000
Twin-shaft paddle mixerUnder three minutes to a 1:100,000 coefficient of variationRate from 4,100 kg + 6 days labour — Trough, paddles, gearbox and discharge gate	833 kg/batch	1mixer	—	estimated	1,655,000
Liquid addition (oil, molasses) skidAround 3% of the mix as added liquidsRate from 800 kg + 3 days labour — Heated tank, pump, flow meter and spray bar	300 kg/h	1skid	—	estimated	327,500

Batch weigh hopper with load cells
Twelve batches an hour — macro and micro weighing separately
Rate from 1,400 kg + 5 days labour — Hopper, load cells, gates and controls
Size
833 kg/batch
No.
2hopper
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,145,000
Twin-shaft paddle mixer
Under three minutes to a 1:100,000 coefficient of variation
Rate from 4,100 kg + 6 days labour — Trough, paddles, gearbox and discharge gate
Size
833 kg/batch
No.
1mixer
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,655,000
Liquid addition (oil, molasses) skid
Around 3% of the mix as added liquids
Rate from 800 kg + 3 days labour — Heated tank, pump, flow meter and spray bar
Size
300 kg/h
No.
1skid
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 327,500

Pelleting

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Pellet mill with conditioner70% pelleted, about 10 tonnes an hour per millRate from 7,300 kg + 8 days labour — Die, rolls, conditioner, gearbox and motor	7,000 kg/h	1mill	—	estimated	2,940,000
Counterflow pellet coolerPellets leave the die near 85 °C and must reach ambient before storageRate from 3,520 kg + 5 days labour — Cooling column, discharge, fan and cyclone	7,000 kg/h	1cooler	—	estimated	1,420,500
Crumbler and pellet graderCrumbs for young birds, fines returned to the millRate from 1,300 kg + 3 days labour — Rolls, screen deck and drives	7,000 kg/h	1unit	—	estimated	527,500

Pellet mill with conditioner
70% pelleted, about 10 tonnes an hour per mill
Rate from 7,300 kg + 8 days labour — Die, rolls, conditioner, gearbox and motor
Size
7,000 kg/h
No.
1mill
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 2,940,000
Counterflow pellet cooler
Pellets leave the die near 85 °C and must reach ambient before storage
Rate from 3,520 kg + 5 days labour — Cooling column, discharge, fan and cyclone
Size
7,000 kg/h
No.
1cooler
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,420,500
Crumbler and pellet grader
Crumbs for young birds, fines returned to the mill
Rate from 1,300 kg + 3 days labour — Rolls, screen deck and drives
Size
7,000 kg/h
No.
1unit
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 527,500

Storage & packing

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Finished feed bin, MSHalf a day of production held before bagging or bulk loadingRate from 8,114 kg + 5 days labour — Hopper-bottom bin with slide gate	150 m³6.2 t each	4bin	25.0t	estimated	13,032,440
Bagging and stitching line50 kg bags, weighed, filled, stitched and palletisedRate from 1,700 kg + 5 days labour — Weigher, bagger, stitcher and conveyor	10,000 kg/h	2line	—	estimated	1,385,000
Dust control and aspirationFeed dust is both a loss and an explosion riskRate from 2,400 kg + 6 days labour — Fans, ducting, filters and airlocks	200 m² cloth	1system	—	estimated	975,000

Finished feed bin, MS
Half a day of production held before bagging or bulk loading
Rate from 8,114 kg + 5 days labour — Hopper-bottom bin with slide gate
Size
150 m³ · 6.2 t each
No.
4bin
Total weight
25.0 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 13,032,440
Bagging and stitching line
50 kg bags, weighed, filled, stitched and palletised
Rate from 1,700 kg + 5 days labour — Weigher, bagger, stitcher and conveyor
Size
10,000 kg/h
No.
2line
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,385,000
Dust control and aspiration
Feed dust is both a loss and an explosion risk
Rate from 2,400 kg + 6 days labour — Fans, ducting, filters and airlocks
Size
200 m² cloth
No.
1system
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 975,000

Material

₨ 83,739,502

130.3 t of steel to fabricate

Labour

₨ 342,500

137 days at ₨ 2,500 a day

Quotation total

₨ 84,082,004PKR

12 of 12 lines priced

130.25 t is fabricated steel only. 10 bought-in lines — pumps, machines, proprietary units — are priced but carry no steel weight of ours, and show a dash in the weight column.

Questions

Why is a feed mill rated per hour and not per day?

Because it runs to a shift pattern rather than continuously, and the rate is what the machinery has to deliver while it is running. Ten tonnes an hour over sixteen hours is a hundred and sixty tonnes a day, and the equipment is sized on the ten.

What happens if I set the pelleted share to zero?

The pellet mill, cooler and crumbler lines stay in the list at minimum size rather than disappearing, so you can see what you are not buying. For a mash-only plant, delete those three lines from your quotation.

How is mixing time decided?

By the coefficient of variation the formulation demands — under ten percent is normal, and a twin-shaft paddle mixer reaches it in well under three minutes. The take-off assumes twelve batches an hour, which is what that cycle allows with weighing and discharge.

What is not included?

The building, silos for bulk raw material beyond the ingredient bins, the boiler for the conditioner, molasses storage, the electrical substation and the laboratory. Extruded aqua feed is a different plant and not covered here.