Business runs more smoothly when information moves freely, and everyone works towards the same goal. The same logic applies to industrial plants: when machinery and processes are coordinated under a unified control system, decision‑makers gain a clearer view of operations and can act faster and more precisely.
Ranjit Maharajan
Head of Product Group Automation Solutions, Feed & Biofuel
As the feed industry evolves, manufacturers are looking for more than isolated automation at machine level. They want a unified, plant-wide platform that gives them visibility, consistency, and the ability to operate at higher levels of efficiency and safety.
This shift isn’t just about digital tools — it’s about enabling the feed mill of the future.
Plantwide control is relatively new to the feed sector, but it is long established in industries such as pulp & paper, metals, and automotive manufacturing. ANDRITZ has implemented automation and digitalization across these environments for decades, supporting higher productivity, intelligent quality control, and, in some cases, near-autonomous operation.
A key reason this experience transfers effectively is the shared digital backbone and development philosophy across ANDRITZ business areas. Expertise developed in one industry provides solutions in another, allowing feed mills to benefit from technologies and adopt capabilities that were proven long before the feed sector began requesting them.
For feed producers, those technologies represent a shift from a collection of individual systems to a complete turnkey plant solution. A solution with all the capabilities essential to gaining a competitive edge in the industry, including:
Traceability is just one capability strengthened by cross-industry collaboration.
Originally developed within ANDRITZ’s Metals business – where identifying defects in real time is critical – our track & trace module has been tailored for feed mill workflows and regulatory frameworks. It provides instant, audit-ready reporting and deeper visibility into raw material usage and product movement.
But the real value of capabilities like track and trace comes from being part of a broader, integrated platform, where every process speaks the same language.
Over the long term, manufacturing systems will increasingly anticipate, adjust, and optimize production, with minimal interference from humans. Harmonizing data plant-wide, standardizing digital workflows, and installing control software proven in multiple industries will allow feed mills to join this global evolution.
It will mean fewer unplanned stops, smarter use of raw materials, faster correction of deviations, and processes that steadily optimize themselves.
These are early steps towards truly autonomous feed mill operations – and they all begin with complete, integrated, plant-wide controls.
Integrated plant solutions bring together proven automation, digital expertise, and industry know-how to give feed producers the clarity and confidence of world-class manufacturing. It’s not about a single feature, it’s about a future-ready platform that drives growth, ensures compliance, and lays the foundation for the next generation of feed mill operations.
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