Innovative solutions for sustainable insect production

Due to the steadily growing global population, the demand for proteins is also expanding worldwide. The resulting increase in food production places enormous demands on the feed used for feeding livestock, poultry and fish.    

One solution to this problem is insects as an alternative source of food. E.g., larvae of the black soldier fly can play a crucial role in sustainable food production.

Larvae can feed on residues from the food industry and transform these into healthy and sustainable ingredients for feed and foodstuffs.

Other products that can be obtained from insects:

Feeding procedure

• The mixture consists of various dry and/or liquid components
• The feed recipe is stored in the Excellent 4PX computer
• The target values for temperature and pH value of the feed are included in the composition of the substrate
• The Excellent 4PX specifies which percentage of each product is required
• The recipe is mixed in a mixing vessel in the feed kitchen
• The components are transported from the silos to the container via screw or spiral conveyors
• An agitator is integrated in the container
• The container is weighed, ensuring that the exact quantities of the individual components can be added to the mixing container
• The substrate must have a specific consistency to be pumpable
• The mixture is then pumped from the mixing tank into a feed line
• The feed reaches the dosing station via the feed line
• The quantity to be fed is monitored via flow rate measurement
• At the dosing station, feed is dosed out into substrate boxes
• A variable amount of feed (kg) is dosed without dripping and within seconds using a special dosing technique
• The substrate box is filled and arrives to feed the larvae
• The next empty substrate box is already on-route to the dosing station
• The process is repeated

System components