Extrusion and feed technology – Pilot plant

Hilde Njøsen and Rolf Egil Myrmel working at the Feed Technology Centre in Bergen. Photo: Eivind Senneset/Nofima.
The facility includes laboratory scale equipment for optimization of extrusion conditions, recipe testing, and preparation of pellets for feeding trials (TRL 6-9).
Available unit operations:
- Milling equipment (hammer and roto mill)
- Sieving equipment
- Powder mixing equipment (50-1000 kg)
- Extruder (100-200 kg/h) with preconditioner
- Pellet press
- Hot air belt dryer
- Vacuum oil coater
- Roller crusher
- Bagging equipment