10 T/H Salmon & Trout Feed Production Line in Norway

Fully Automated Fish Feed Production Line (Customized Project)

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Aplicação:

Producing floating fish feed

Especificações da ração:

3-6 mm

Matérias-primas:

Fish meal, fish oil, seaweed, barley, oats, soybeans, rapeseed meal

Capacidade de produção:

10 tons per hour

Tipo:

Salmon & Trout Feed Production Line

Norway Aquaculture Market

Norway ranks among the world’s leading salmon farming nations, with its expanding aquaculture sector fueling continuous demand for fish feed. A handful of major producers dominate this market, focusing on premium species such as salmon and trout. Due to the government’s ongoing promotion of efficient and sustainable aquaculture practices, the entire feed market has grown steadily in size while increasingly relying on technological innovation to maintain competitive edges.

Yet Norway’s feed production remains heavily dependent on imported ingredients like fishmeal, fish oil, and soybean meal. Price volatility in these commodities directly affects production costs.

Meanwhile, stricter environmental standards require feed companies to reduce emissions and alleviate pressure on marine ecosystems, posing real challenges.

Although the industry is experimenting with new ingredients like insect meal and microalgae protein, their limited availability and high cost make them difficult to fully replace traditional formulations in the short term.

Going forward, three trends will likely shape Norway’s feed market:

Greater use of alternative proteins to cut import dependency; increased incorporation of locally sourced materials within circular economy frameworks; and development of precision nutrition strategies that improve feed efficiency, nutritional value, and eco-friendliness.

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Detalhes do projeto do cliente

This project is initiated by a seasoned professional with over ten years of experience in the Nordic feed industry. He has worked for several international feed companies, deeply involved in nutritional formulation development and production management for salmon and trout, giving him mature insights into Norway’s aquafeed market.

As the industry evolves, he noticed that despite Norway being a global leader in salmon production, there remains significant market potential for small to medium-sized feed mills, especially in customized feed solutions, localized supply chains, and sustainable ingredient applications.

Based on this observation, he co-founded a new aquafeed company with three partners. Their vision is to build a modern, high-efficiency, eco-friendly, and smartly automated factory that meets the growing demand for premium floating feed in the region.

The plan involves constructing a 10-ton-per-hour fully automatic production line for salmon and trout feed in western Norway’s aquaculture hub. This line will specialize in high-performance floating feed suitable for major grow-out stages.

Formulations will center around high-protein sources like fishmeal, fish oil, and seaweed, combined with regionally available agricultural by-products such as barley, oats, soy, and rapeseed meal—striking a balance between nutrition and sustainability.

The entire system features sealed, modular, and customizable design, complying with stringent EU and Norwegian food safety and environmental standards, including GMP+, NS 9402, and REACH. It also allows future integration of carbon footprint tracking systems.

From raw material intake to extrusion, drying, coating, and packaging, every step is automatically controlled, ensuring consistent floating performance, nutrient retention, and batch-to-batch uniformity.

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Solução à medida

Não há dois clientes com necessidades de produção de rações para aquicultura exatamente iguais. No setor da aquicultura, as diferentes espécies aquáticas e as diferentes fases de crescimento dos peixes apresentam requisitos distintos no que diz respeito ao tamanho dos pellets de ração e à composição nutricional.

RICHI always puts the real needs of customers first. Before providing a feed production solution, our engineers conducted a detailed consultation with the client:

What is the target fat/oil content of the finished pellets?

Does the finished product cooling equipment need special design to adapt to Norway’s cold and humid environment?

Do we need to consider the location of outdoor oil storage tanks and fishmeal silos?

Are there any special requirements regarding energy consumption?

Based on this information, we design a more tailored solution for the client, ensuring that salmon and trout feed pellet equipment configuration and process design are fully aligned with clients’ specific needs, helping them resolve operational challenges.

As requested by the clients from Norway, the equipment configuration of this 10 ton/hour salmon & trout feed production line is very complete.

The finalized salmon & trout feed production line primarily includes the following sections:

Pre-processing System

Sistema de trituração

Sistema de mistura

Sistema de extrusão

Sistema de secagem

Sistema de pulverização

Cooling & Screening System

Sistema de embalagem

Pre-processing System

Before raw materials enter the production line, they first pass through a drum pre-cleaner to remove impurities like rope fragments, stones, and lumps.
This step is an essential basic stage for high-capacity fish feed lines.

Sistema de trituração

The 10T/H salmon feed requires high grinding precision, so a two-stage process is used:
① Coarse Grinding: A hammer mill grinds bulk plant-based ingredients (barley, oats, rapeseed meal, soybeans, etc.) to medium fineness, preparing them for further processing.
② Fine Grinding: Salmon and trout feed formulas contain high-protein materials like fishmeal and seaweed powder, which require finer particles to improve pellet stability. This is done by a fine grinder.

Sistema de mistura

Twin shaft paddle mixer ensures high mixing accuracy and speed, thoroughly blending protein sources, grains, and micro-ingredients.
Some liquid additives can be added at this stage (though high-fat components are typically handled in the coating system).

Sistema de extrusão

High-fat, high-protein salmon and trout feed requires a twin screw extruder to enhance cooking, expansion, and overall pellet stability.
Twin screws allow better control over density and shape.

Sistema de secagem

Extruded pellets immediately enter a multi-layer belt dryer to reduce moisture content to a safe level. Temperature zones are controlled separately to protect nutrients in sensitive ingredients like fish oil and seaweed.

Sistema de pulverização

This is a crucial stage in premium fish feed production.
Vacuum coating evenly absorbs large amounts of fish oil or algal oil into the pellet core, making the feed more energy-dense, non-leaking, and non-sticky.
It’s key to achieving high-fat, high-energy formulations for salmon and trout.

Cooling & Screening System

After coating, pellets remain slightly warm. Counter-flow air cooling gently lowers temperature, hardening the pellets and reducing breakage.
Cooled pellets then pass through sieves to separate qualified products from oversized pieces and dust. Fines can be returned for re-pelletizing, improving material utilization.

Sistema de embalagem

Final products move via conveyor to fully automatic packaging machines for weighing, filling, and sealing.
Pack sizes can be customized for Norwegian market needs, such as 20kg, 25kg, or large 1-ton bags.
Automated packaging reduces labor costs and keeps the entire 10T/H line running continuously and efficiently.

Norway Salmon & Trout Feed Production Line Configuration

For the 10t/h salmon & trout feed production line in Norway, all fish feed equipment on the line was independently developed and manufactured by RICHI Machinery. We offer quality guarantees and lifetime after-sales service.

The equipment used in this project includes cylindrical primary cleaning screen, hammer mill, ultrafine grinder, twin shaft paddle mixer, twin screw extruder, mesh belt dryer, vaccum sprayer, counter flow cooler, ton bag scale. These fish feed production machines were custom-designed to meet this 10 ton per hour fish (salmon and trout) feed production line.

Pre-processing System

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Cylindrical Primary Cleaner

Sistema de trituração

Moinho de martelos

Sistema de mistura

Moedor ultrafino

Sistema de mistura

Misturador de pás de eixo duplo

Sistema de extrusão

Extrusora de duplo parafuso

Sistema de secagem

Secador de correia de malha

Cooling & Screening System

Counter-flow Cooler & Screener

Sistema de embalagem

Ton Bag Scale

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Complete Floating & Sinking Fish Feed Production Line Delivery Process

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Produção mecânica

After the client confirmed the plan and signed the contract, our factory immediately began production. All feed equipment used in this 10 ton/hour salmon & trout feed production line in Norway is self-manufactured by RICHI, with some key components custom-made based on the customer’s raw material type and process needs.

Durante a produção, os nossos engenheiros supervisionam rigorosamente cada etapa — desde a seleção dos materiais até à montagem e colocação em funcionamento —, seguindo normas de qualidade uniformes para garantir um desempenho fiável e um funcionamento estável.

Ao mesmo tempo, para manter os clientes mais bem informados sobre o andamento do projeto, captamos regularmente fotografias e vídeos do processo de fabrico do equipamento, mostrando os equipamentos principais e os produtos semiacabados. Desta forma, os clientes podem ver claramente todo o processo de montagem, passo a passo, de toda a linha de produção, mesmo que não estejam no local.

Entrega de equipamento

Once all salmom and trout feed equipment is fully manufactured and the necessary accessories for the fish feed production line are prepared, we will arrange shipment according to the delivery schedule confirmed with you.

Enquanto fabricante com uma longa tradição no setor do equipamento para rações, dispomos de um sistema de distribuição global bem estabelecido. O nosso equipamento de produção de rações tem sido exportado com sucesso para mais de 140 países e regiões.

Whether your project is located in Norway or elsewhere, we can ensure the safe and timely delivery of the equipment to the project site through standardized logistics solutions and end-to-end tracking services.

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Instalação, colocação em funcionamento e formação

Após a chegada do equipamento ao local do projeto do cliente, disponibilizamos opções flexíveis de apoio à instalação: pode instalá-lo por conta própria ou solicitar a assistência dos nossos engenheiros no local.

For this project, the client chose to have our engineers assist with the installation and commissioning on-site. After the feed production line was installed, our engineers provided systematic training for their staff, covering equipment operation, daily maintenance, and process management.

The feed production machinery used in our designed feed production projects comes with a warranty period. After installation, our after-sales service team will proactively monitor equipment operation. Even after the warranty expires, clients can still reach out anytime for expert support, and we’ll promptly supply any needed spare parts.

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Client Evaluation and Project Future

“We brought in a salmon and trout feed production line from RICHI last year. To be honest, we hesitated a lot before making this decision—it was no small investment, after all, and we’d been using equipment from well-established European manufacturers all along. But the end result has been totally satisfying.

Once, when we were making high-fat feed, there was a little glitch with the oil injection system, which made the oil distribution in that batch of feed uneven. We were pretty stressed about it and contacted them right away. To our surprise, they responded super quickly—they diagnosed and fixed the problem in no time through a video call, and later even updated the operation manual specifically for us.

This incident actually put our minds at ease even more. Because reliable after-sales service beats any sales pitch hands down. It’s been a partnership that’s well beyond our expectations.”

Norway Salmon & Trout Feed Production Line: Value and Trend

Localized salmon and trout feed production lines ensure more stable and flexible supply, reducing reliance on imports and long queues at large factories.

More Norwegian feed producers are now seeking production solutions that save energy, use diverse raw materials flexibly, and require simpler maintenance.

Types of Feed Suitable for Production In Norway

Norway’s farming structure is very distinct, so the types of feed suitable for production are also clear. It primarily focuses on marine fish feed, followed by livestock feed.

（1）Aquaculture Feed

Norway’s aquaculture is a world-class industry, making aquatic feed the most important and in-demand category locally.

Salmon Feed

Norway is the world’s largest salmon producer, with long-term, stable demand for salmon feed.

Trout Feed

Trout is one of Norway’s main freshwater farmed species.

Cod & Halibut Feed

This type of feed represents an emerging growth direction for Norway.

（2）Livestock & Poultry Feed

Although not as large-scale as aquatic feed, Norway still has stable local demand from its livestock sector, suitable for producing conventional pellet feed.

Cattle and Sheep Feed

Norway has abundant grassland resources, with cattle and sheep farming distributed nationwide.

Chicken Feed

（3）Fur Animal Feed – Unique To Norway

Norway was historically one of the world’s major fur animal producers. Although the industry’s scale has decreased, there are still a number of mink and fox farms.

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For 30 years, RICHI has specialized in fish feed production machinery, driven by tech and backed by service. We create flexible solutions deployed successfully worldwide – from Russia, Ukraine through Central Asia ( Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan) to United States, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Iran, Ecuador – adapting to various climates, ingredients, and aquaculture requirements.

If you are planning a fish feed production line project, choose RICHI as your trusted partner. We will tailor professional equipment solutions and full-process technical assistance to help you launch operations quickly and achieve steady profits.

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A RICHI Machinery começou por ser um fabricante especializado em máquinas de peletização de rações e tornou-se, atualmente, um parceiro de soluções completas, tanto para equipamentos de peletização de rações como para sistemas completos de fábricas de peletização. Orgulhamo-nos da experiência e das competências da nossa equipa — desde os técnicos de vendas até aos engenheiros de conceção de processos, todos os membros estão empenhados em apoiar os nossos clientes. Pode escolher com confiança a RICHI para impulsionar o seu negócio.

No domínio dos equipamentos de peletização de rações aquáticas e das linhas completas de produção de rações aquáticas em pellets, aproveitamos a vasta experiência da nossa equipa para compreender com precisão as suas necessidades em termos de engenharia de processos, resolver de forma aprofundada os desafios práticos e criar soluções fiáveis e personalizadas que cumpram os elevados padrões internacionais.

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Design personalizado

As necessidades de produção de cada cliente são únicas, pelo que oferecemos serviços completos de conceção personalizada. Desde a capacidade de produção e o tipo de matéria-prima até às especificações do produto, cada linha de produção é adaptada às condições reais do cliente, garantindo um layout eficiente, um desempenho otimizado e flexibilidade para futuras expansões.

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Vasta experiência

Fundada em 2013, a nossa empresa conta com anos de experiência no setor das máquinas para rações. Quer se trate de uma máquina autónoma de produção de rações ou de um projeto chave na mão de produção de rações, podemos fornecer a solução perfeita para a produção de rações.

Equipa de Serviços Profissionais

Desde a fase inicial de aconselhamento até à conceção da solução, passando pela produção do equipamento e pelo serviço pós-venda, contamos com uma equipa altamente completa e profissional, cujos membros estão totalmente empenhados na concretização do projeto.

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Dispomos de uma unidade de produção com mais de 60 000 metros quadrados, e os clientes podem visitar a nossa fábrica a qualquer momento. O nosso equipamento já foi exportado para mais de 140 países e regiões em todo o mundo, com um nível de satisfação dos clientes muito elevado.

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