What is your relationship with Feed Design Lab/how long have you been a Feed Design Lab partner?
Vobra Special Petfoods has been a partner since 2014. As one of the first partners from the start of Feed Design Lab, we made a few batches of extruded dry pet food. It was nice to work with the Feed Design Lab team, which […]
Feed Design Lab report Business trip to Spain
Every two years, Feed Design Lab organizes a foreign business trip with its partners.
The purpose of a business trip, in addition to visiting several interesting projects and (partner) companies, is mainly to network and get to know each other better.
On September 16, the bus with 45 participants left Barcelona for the first destination: the new plant of Cincaporc in Fraga. During the bus […]
Celebrating 10 years of Feed Design Lab
On June 14, we celebrated Feed Design Lab’s 10th anniversary with a festive networking event.
What started in 2014 with the mission to be the practical research and education center for innovation and sustainability in the animal feed industry, has grown in 10 years into a widely well known institute with a modern pilot plant, training programs and an active network of 110 partner companies.
For […]
In 2014, Feed Design Lab opened its doors with a mission to be the practical research and education center for innovation and sustainability in the animal feed industry. Over the past 10 years, we have grown into a well-known institute featuring a modern pilot plant, training programs, and an active network of 110 partner companies.
We […]
Review: Employees on training at Van Aarsen
On Friday, March 1, the process operators and process technologist from Feed Design Lab visited machine manufacturer Van Aarsen in Panheel. The reason was the comment in the media about Van Aarsen’s simulation training. During this informative day, a simulation of a normal feed factory was offered. E&IA project engineer Marc Peute showed us the design of the factory in terms of software and […]
Last June 2023 we had a follow up from other projects at FDL in a workshop “Towards 100% circular feed”. In the discussion we concluded that petfood and wet co-products are a good combination:
On Thursday December 7th a number of companies, partners and some non-partners, visited Feed Design Lab to participate in the FDL Challenge Day. This day was all about challenges and the focus was on energy savings and innovation in the animal feed sector. The day was a combination of information exchange regarding energy savings and challenges facing the sector.
During the Challenge Day we heard from Zetadec how pelleting can be […]
On November 7, Feed Design Lab organized the annual Business Meeting exclusively for its partners. This year it was once again a very successful afternoon with 80 participants.
The opening was done by chairman Han Swinkels. This was followed by a presentation by director Trudy van Megen about the milestones of 2023 at Feed Design Lab. Last year, the pilot plant achieved the highest turnover ever in Feed Design Lab’s existence. […]
Meeting oktober 2023, Livar
On Tuesday, October 3, the Young Feed Professionals were guests at a location of Livar, the Abbey Lilbosch in Echt. Read the report of this successful afternoon.
On December 1, the partner companies were invited to participate in the Energy Day at Feed Design Lab. A day that was all about energy saving in the feed plant. The day was a combination of information exchange regarding energy saving and a challenge day in which the challenges the sector faces in the field of energy […]
