Marcel Franitza introducing Andritz
What is your relation to Feed Design Lab?
ANDRITZ is one of the leading machinery manufacturers and plant solution providers for the animal feed industry worldwide. With over 180 years of industry experience, our focus lies on leveraging our expertise and knowledge of market trends to engineer solutions that address industry challenges. We integrate both customer needs and country-specific requirements into the development of our machines and solutions, which are further incorporated into the planning of overall systems. This requires a thorough understanding of current developments in the feed market and their impact on our daily operations. Our affiliation with the Feed Design Lab provides us with additional insights and opportunities to engage with a network where such trends and market developments are discussed. Whether through seminars or smaller discussions, this network of like-minded individuals enables us to collectively prepare for emerging market requirements.
What is your position at Andritz?
I’m the Industry Director of Animal Feed.
What is the position of Andritz in the animal production sector?
ANDRITZ designs and manufactures all key processing machines and offers complete feed and premix plant solutions to the global animal feed and livestock industry. From raw material intake to finished feed ANDRITZ is one of the very few companies with the ability to design, manufacture and supply each and every key processing machine in the feed production line, as well as designing and building the process plant as a whole. Wherever your feed plant is located and whether you produce feed for poultry, swine, ruminants etc., we offer a full range of processing machines and equipment –from raw material intake to finished feed storage.
ANDRITZ’s comprehensive solutions, enhanced by state-of-the-art Automation & Digitalization solutions, offer flexibility and intelligence across your operations, enabling measurable performance gains, real-time optimization, and sustained growth in the dynamic, fast-paced animal feed industry. This ensures that your facility, regardless of location or the type of feed produced, operates at the forefront of innovation and efficiency.
Why are you a partner of Feed Design Lab?
We engage in a variety of activities with the Feed Design Lab, including participation in informational sessions, seminars, and, this year, collaborating to organize a business trip to Spain. During this visit, participants have the opportunity to observe and experience our installed processes firsthand at on-site locations.
Which topics you think Feed Design Lab should be active in?
Impact of alternative Protein into Animal Feed Production in general and
biosecurity into Animal Feed Production – standards and guidelines for the Producers.
