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The next generation cooking and

pelleting processors for animal feeds.
Produce pasteurized, high density pelleted feeds on this versatile,
High Temperature/Micro Time® production tool – the Wenger UP/C ®.
The patented process and equipment makes it practical
to produce a broad range of high quality, pasteurized
feeds, including high-fat rations, on a single machine.
(U.S. Patents No. 5,694,833, 5,939,124 and 6,016,742.
Other U. S. and foreign patents pending.)

• Starch gelatinization – 60% to 80%

• Superior PDI over all comparable systems
• Pellet diameters of 2 to 18 mm
• Bulk densities from 500 to 700 g/l
• Pellet moisture at die – 14% to 18%
• Porous micro-cell structure allows
superior absorption of liquid
ingredients.

These desirable characteristics are the

effect of the laminar micro-structure and
very brief exposure to high process
temperatures.
Compared with traditional industry
pelletizers, expanders, expander + pelletiz-
ers, and extruders, this versatile new
process can produce pasteurized feeds,
expand the range of raw ingredients
that may be utilized in your rations,
broaden your finished product menu
and your production flexibility at signifi-
cant savings in capital equipment cost,
feed costs, machine maintenance, and
production floor space.
Pellets in the 2 to 4 mm size range can
eliminate the requirements for the
crumbling of larger pellets, minimizing
the attendant fines and waste resulting
from this traditional post-pelleting
operation. Due to the HT/MT® process,
there is minimal lysine or vitamin loss.
Operating costs per metric tonne of
finished feed will be comparable to the
cost associated with the conventional
expander/pelletizing process.

The Universal Pellet/Cooker ® permits the use

of more economical ingredients in many feed
recipes and eliminates the requirement for an
expander and pellet press for producing
pelleted, high density, pasteurized feeds.
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(Process and apparatus patents no. 5,694,833, 5,939,124 and 6,016,742. Other U.S. and foreign patents pending.)

PRODUCTION CAPACITIES*
1 U P/C®-10k 10 - 18 tonne/hr.
U P/C®- 15k 15 - 25 tonne/hr.
*Actual production capacity will vary with recipe and product specification.

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1 A live-bottom holding bin for the mixed raw feed ingredients is
capable of discharging the dry ingredients without interruption
into the feeder screw.
A variable speed metering/feeding screw delivers the dry mixed feed
2 ingredients at a controlled and uniform flow rate to the precooker.
This screw may be manually (volumetric) or computer controlled
(gravimetrically) with the Wenger APM (automated process manage-
ment) system.
3 The patented Wenger meal preconditioner in which liquids and/or
steam may be uniformly combined with the precisely premetered
dry feed ingredients. The precooker permits controlled retention of
the meal for up to 2.5 minutes, initiating the hydration and pas-
teurization process. Typical meal condition at the discharge will be
18% H2O, 30% starch gelatinization.
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4 The final cooking zone is engineered and configured to rapidly ele-
vate the meal temperature above 125°C within 3 to 4 seconds.
Note, total dwell time in the processing zones of the U P/C®
will be less than 3 minutes.
The hydrated/heated meal is discharged by a unique rotor/stator
5 assembly through a lightweight, easy to change pelleting die
selected to form pellets 2 to 18mm in diameter.* Pellets are sized to
length by a rotary cutter.
6 Pellets directly off the die will typically be 14 to 18% H2O at 100° C
and may be dropped directly into a pellet cooler/dryer. Starch
gelatinization will range from 65 to 80% and bulk density
500 - 750 g/l (31 to 47 lbs./cu. ft.) depending on recipe.
*Note: Pellets of 2 to 4 mm diameter may not require crumblizing, reducing fines
and feed waste.

The entire process may be controlled through Wenger’s Automated Process Management System.
Contact Wenger for current machine specifications and configuration details.

WENGER Plant and Corporate Offices: 714 Main Street, Sabetha, KS 66534-0130,
U.S.A.; Telephone: (785) 284-2133, Telefax: (785) 284-3771
WENGER International Sales Office: Northpointe Circle I, Suite 510,
7505 N.W. Tiffany Springs Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64153-1389 U.S.A.;
Telephone: (816) 891-9272, Fax: (816) 891-8969
WENGER EUROPE: Franklin Rooseveltplaats 12, 2060 Antwerpen 6, Belgium;
Telephone: (03) 232-7005, Telefax: (03) 233-7853
WENGER ASIA: 4th Floor, No. 273 Min Chuan Road, Taichung City, Taiwan;
Telephone: (4) 2322-3302, Telefax: (4) 2322-3421

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