Victam 2011 brought with it a lot of changes: A change of frequency – being held once every three years to every four years (as the previous one had been held on 2007); a change of localisation from - Utrecht (in The Netherlands) to Cologne, Germany; a change in its appeal - as Fiapp (an exhibition for ingredient and additive manufacturers) and Grapas (an exhibition for flour, pasta and rice milling and general grain processing for foodstuffs) became co-located exhibition following the success of an expanded show at Victam Asia.

1. July | August 2011
Feature title: Victam International 2011 - A review from Cologne, Germany
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2. F: Victam 2011
A review from Cologne, Germany
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ictam 2011 brought with it to have been well accepted by visitors. The International as early as the 1990s. Now parameters for dealing with moisture, we the half of world output. However, aas early additives and ingredients as a part of this
a lot of changes: A change only exception to a smooth transfer were it is much more evident, as it had been are still waiting to see how we might use as 2008, European bioenergy pellet produc- global show?
of frequency – being held some technical issues with regard to the clear at the beginning of 2008 in Bangkok on-line protein control to regulate the tion reached 6.3 tonnes - which mean that As visitors to Victam International are
once every three years to lack of signage to conferences rooms, which during Victam Asia, that a more central process. already Europe was accounting for more mostly technologists, they might be more
every four years (as the previous one the exposition park missed providing. European venue for Victam International Pelleting technology to be used in the than half of total production of 11.8 million interested in the technical constraints or
had been held on 2007); a change of Exhibitors are still evaluating their expe- was necesary. production of bioenergy was also evident tonnes at that time. advantages of one ingredient over another,
localisation from - Utrecht (in The riences and expressing their views to the at the show. The fastest growth might well occur but the show must drive buyers to develop
Netherlands) to Cologne, Germany; organisation so, over the next few months, Big machines – big displays in North America where output was just this part of Victam.
a change in its appeal - as Fiapp (an more details will be available regarding the First impressions of the show were that Bioenergy and pelleting 2.9 million tonnes in 2008 with an esti- Despite this consideration, the confer-
exhibition for ingredient and additive success of the change and decisions to be this was the real thing! With real and big The biomass part of the exhibition mated target of 7.7 million tonnes by 2015. ences gave some driving force to FIAPP.
manufacturers) and Grapas (an exhi- taken with regard to the next European machines on display. Visitors wanted to see is completely connected with the feed Production is partly assured on machines For example the seaweed products
bition for flour, pasta and rice milling show. and to touch and even smell the real thing. technology and visitors began showing an from previously feed or other operations of Ocean Harvest showed its interest in
and general grain processing for food- Belying the change in location there is The immediate impression was about interest in this technology as early as 2007 would need. But in 2010, over capacity had aquafeed as a substitute of premixes with
stuffs) became co-located exhibition a real paradigm change taking place within size: big, big machinery which begs the during the previous Victam International in been significant throughout the world, from its range of minerals and vitamins (apart for
following the success of an expanded our indusries: Western Europe is no more question, does the feed industry really give Utrecht. one-third in Germany to more than double B group vitamins which might
show at Victam Asia. the centre of the feed universe, North any thought to energy cost? Of course not Some 40 millions tonnes of pellets might in USA. So investments in this sector will be found on yeast products).
Africa and Eastern Europe emergence are you would think, but just look at Stolz and be produced in Europe by the bioenergy need to wait a little for the new year to GRAPAS, the grain (GRA)
But the fundamentals were still there: emerging as strong realities. Without over- its work about optimisation of the drying industry by 2020: this market might over- come. and pasta (PAS) show tar-
international feed industry, new technology looking the development of Middle East process in connection with the French take the investment in feed equipment if it The feed-related co-located shows geted flour milling, gain and
and innovation, meeting with conferences. and Asia – showing up as either established technical center Tecaliman. fullfills its promise and reaches this target, FIAPP, the feed ingredients and feed rice processing as well as pasta and noodle
Paradigm change takeing place visitors or exhibitors. There were innovation looking at what expressed during the European Biomasse additives show, didn’t seem as important production industries. These industries are
With a more convenient localisation to The number of Chinese exhibitors has might seems minor details as to the reparti- Association conference Aebiom. It had been regarding the number of exhibitors taking using some of the same technologies that
express their growth, the Victam, GRAPAS grown remarkably and they are looking for tion of particle size reduction through held on May 5, 2011. It should come at no space, but are going their road. The EPA are used in the feed sector and it is quite
and FIAPP 2011 shows had been a great business in Europe and Africa, and not just grinding, as the easiest change of spare surprise that some of the main exhibitors press conference about probiotics is point- clear there is sound synergies here.
success both for exhibitors or visitors. within the Asian region: Victam Bangkok parts, through to the cleaning concepts now and sponsored for this event are strong ing this fact.
Easy-to-reach by train, air and car, easy- 2012 - to be held next February - is much included on many machines. players in the feed sector – to name a few At the end of the 1980s, the first Seminars
to-park, easy-to-lodge in a city which offer- more dedicated to be representative of the Another field that appeared to be a they include, Andritz, CPM, Kahl, Latgran, European conference which launched the
ing enough rooms to accommodate any region. At Victam International in Cologne common thread throughout the show was Poyry, VDB and Vapo. debate between probiotics and antibiotics, Pellets for bioenergy
number of visitors and finally, on local tram more than 17 Chineses exhibitors and four on-line control, either to control humidity/ The estimation for world output of for example, had already taken place at Around 100 participants attended
lines to accommodate everyone. other Asian firms exhibited. moisture or protein content. If we can easily bioenergy pellets by 2015 is a massive Huhn and Shwein (the previous name for this event: It proved a great success
The change from Utrecht in The Even if connected, our industry had see the interest in those control measures 23.5 million tonnes. Europe is expected to Eurotier) in Germany. Maybe this press for Aebiom (the European Biomass
Netherlands to Cologne in Germany seems seen this direction in growth for Victam and the automatic regulation of the process produce 10 million tonnes of that - less than meeting signaled the real installation of
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3. F: Victam 2011 A hammer blow to your operating costs. The hammer mill Granulex™ is the new
dynamic grinding machine from Buhler. Designed for ultimate power, Granulex™
ticated price regulation tools are becom- specifications used by fishmeal producers
ing available, a sign that the market is and purchasers. delivers high capacity grinding up to 75 t/h. Swiss-made reliability and supreme
becoming a worldwide commodity. With As explained Joseph P Kearns from
the market growth, raw material diver- Wenger, the developing trend in aquafeed ease of maintenance minimize downtime, so you can make maximum use of
sification will become crucial: the use plants is to ensure feed safety throughout
of new raw materials such as straw and the production process. A strategic path this productivity. It’s an investment in quality that is sure to show a rapid return –
hay (which poses questions about com- to accomplish this would be to assess
petition with feed), corn cobs, sunflower and design the facility with attention to
and deliver a hammer blow to your operating costs. For more information, visit
husks, peanut shells and other biomass raw materials and their storage, plant www.buhlergroup.com.
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offers a realistic opportunity for future equipment design, processing or operating
diversification. The general pattern is the procedure, final product efficacy and the
same as with feed: not to allow spoilage overall culture of day-to-day operation of
or waste of any resource. the plant.
Finally, biomass quality is perceived As Urs Wuest from Buhler said, the
as essential in achieving successful mar- changing requirement in the aquafeed
ket development. The ENplus quality industry translate into a demand for spe- Bühler AG, Feed & Biomass, CH-9240 Uzwil, Switzerland, T +41 71 955 11 11, F +41 71 955 28 96
certification is developing: 60 percent cific technical requirement such as extru- fu.buz@buhlergroup.com, www.buhlergroup.com
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of Germany and 90 percent of Austria sion technology.
production capacities are expected to be
certified at the end of 2011. Ingredients and additives
Eufetech, the European Feed Technology
Aquafeed Center, and Linx Conferences proposed a GranulexTM
Organised by conference focusing on feed safety and
Linx Conferences formulation advances. High capacity
in association Eufetech brings together animal feed hammer mill.
with Nofima, the manufacturers, academia and research-
Norwan Research ers from: Bemefa (Belgium), FEFAC and
Institute, and spon- FEFANA (UE), Cesfac (Spain), Tecaliman Powerful 400 kW motor for high
SPANISH
sored by Buhler, (France), Wageningen (The Netherlands), capacity grinding.
Aquafeed Horizon Ghent University (Belgium), FINSV
was attended by (Serbia), Isan (Italy), University of Largest screen area of any 400 kW
more than 100 Nottingham (UK). hammer mill reduces wear of
participants look- Since 1995, the EU has required feed screens and hammers.
ing for the latest manufacturers to estimate the mixing and
developments cross contamination risk on their plants. Screens and hammers designed for
in aquatic feed The pressure from this regulation has replacement by a single person in
production. continuously grown and the last Directive less than 30 minutes.
For example, (08/09) limited the carryover from three
handling, storage to one percent for coccidiostics, depend- Smooth running sliding doors on
Association) which had been held on the and transport of feeds lead to attrition ing on whether or not it is target feeds. both sides for fast and easy
last day of the show. of pellets. In this context, Tecaliman had devel- maintenance.
It focused on the market and on the Undersized particles represent loss and oped, beginning 20 years ago, rules to
opportunity for the pelleting technology. poor utilisation of feed resources. evaluate mixing capability of a mixer and Closed machine housing
It shows some advantages: energy den- Thus, feed with high physical pellet qual- cross contamination levels in plants. The
preventing dust settlements and
sity, logistics, lower investments in plants … ity is in demand. However, physical proper- technical centre promotes a method using
easy to clean, plain surfaces.
the pellet demand might reach 229TWh in ties affect the nutritional value of feeds. external micro-tracer which became rec-
2020, 68 percent solid biomass, 50 percent Research shows that feed intake appears to ognize as a reference in Europe.
pellets. be the main factor when evaluating pellet The quality of new raw material as
For Jean-Marc Jossart (of Aeobiom), the quality, but several other factors such as distillers dried grain depend of the proc-
demand for pellets will reach 42 million pellet durability, nutrient digestibility and fat ess on the plant as Kip Karges of Poet
tonnes worldwide by then. Sweden with belching must be taken into consideration Nutrition showed. Ilvo from Belgium had
its two million tonnes (500Kt of import) of when searching for the most economical evaluated the nutritional value of wheat
wood pellets and Germany (at 1.6 million and sustainable pellet quality. DDGS for ruminants and pig.
tonnes or nearly self-sufficient) have been Hardness and durability combined with During the conference, a wide range
the major European markets in 2009. low, medium or high water and steam of other topics had been presented, form
The globalization of the pellet sector input in the extrusion process show differ- GMP+ to enzymes as additives for upgrad-
opens up worldwide supply with the trans- ent impacts on feed intake and fish growth. ing the nutritive value of poultry diets con-
port and logistical implication of the pellet Those data can be used by the industry taining sunflower meal and the potential of
transfer from regions with high biomass to better understand and correct the organic trace minerals to improve animal
potential to high consumption regions.
Price index and more and more sophis-
observed variance in extrusion properties,
pellet quality and to improve the product
health and reduce environmental impact of
animal production systems. Innovations for a better world.
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