5 Ton-per-hour floating fish feed Making line in the Philippines
Floating Fish Feed Making Line (Turnkey Project)
Production of tilapia and milkfish feed
Feed Specifications:
1.5-5 mm
Raw Materials:
Corn, cassava, fish meal, rice bran, coconut meal, soybean meal, as well as vitamins and mineral additives such as oyster shells/shells and limestone
Production Capacity:
5 ton per hour
Type:
Floating Fish Feed Making Line
the philippines AQUACULTURE MARKET
The Philippine aquaculture (fish farming) industry has strong growth potential. Key farmed species include shrimp, tilapia, and milkfish. As demand for seafood rises both locally and globally, the country is improving its farming technology and management practices. This progress is clear from the rising need for fish feed—its annual growth rate has reached about 15% in recent years. This shows that markets increasingly want high-quality, nutritionally balanced feed.
Despite the promising industry outlook, current development faces several challenges.
Many feed ingredients must be imported, raising costs. Farming infrastructure is underdeveloped, and small-scale farmers often lack consistent technical skills. These issues slow down efforts to scale up and modernize the industry.
Looking ahead, the aquaculture market is expected to keep expanding, driving further growth in feed demand.
Major companies are already adopting new technologies, automated equipment, and local production methods to cut costs and boost efficiency. Additionally, as international markets open up and foreign investment increases, the industry could gain more funding, advanced techniques, and expertise—accelerating its upgrade and development.
Customer PROJECT DETAILS
Located in Luzon, Philippines, this project was launched by a large local aquatic feed manufacturer to meet rapidly growing demand from tilapia and milkfish farming market.
Previously, the customer relied entirely on imported feed due to lacking their own production capacity– resulting in high costs and unreliable supply. Therefore, they decided to build a local fish feed production line to solve these issues.
RICHI Machinery designed and delivered a floating fish feed making line with a capacity of 5 tons per hour, based on the customers’ needs.
The entire line utilizes a wet extrusion process and is equipped with an automatic batching system, a high-efficiency twin screw extruder, an energy-saving drying system, and a spraying machine. The line produces floating feed pellets (1.5–5 mm in size) with stable quality.
Since the Philippines imports some raw materials (e.g., fish meal, soybean), RICHI engineered the line to flexibly blend local ingredients (corn, bran) with imported additives. And the compact design (fitting within 1,500–2,000 m²) also matched the customers’ existing facility layout, reducing construction costs.
In this project, RICHI not only provided equipment design, manufacturing, and installation, but also assisted the customers in plant layout optimization, staff training, and operational testing, delivering a turnkey project.
After the project was put into operation, the client reached full production capacity within 30 days and successfully entered the regional market.
CUSTOM-TAILORED SOLUTION
No two customers have exactly the same fish feed production needs. In the aquaculture industry, different aquaculture species and fish growth stages have different requirements for feed pellet size and nutritional composition.
RICHI always puts the real needs of customers first. Before providing a feed production solution, we will research customers’ core pain points:
What’s the size and height of the available factory building? How much power is available, and do you have steam and water supply? On how many floors do you plan to install the production line?
How easy is it to get from the project site to a port or a city? Are the roads good?
Do you plan to expand in the future? Do you want a production line that can make different types of feed?
When do you hope to finish building and start production?
Based on this information, we design a more tailored solution for the customer, ensuring that fish feed equipment configuration and process design are fully aligned with customers’ specific needs, helping them resolve operational challenges.
As requested by this customer from the Philippines, since they only intend to sell the fish feed (rather than self-use), the equipment configuration of this 5-ton/hour floating fish feed making line is very complete.
The final fish feed making line primarily includes the following sections:
Raw Materials Receiving & Handling
Verify the purchase specifications of raw materials such as corn, soybean meal, fishmeal, and calcium sources (e.g., oyster shell powder).
Store qualified raw materials separately in dedicated silos. When needed, a bucket elevator lifts raw materials through cleaning equipment, which removes large impurities like stones and weeds. A magnetic separator then extracts any metal contaminants.
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Crushing System
Pre-processed block or granular ingredients grind into uniform sizes, increasing surface area for even nutrient distribution during mixing.
A pulse dust collector is equipped to capture fine dust generated during grinding, reducing raw material loss and keeping the workshop clean.
02
Mixing System
A PLC-controlled automatic batching system accurately weighs all raw materials. Base ingredients mix proportionally, while additives incorporate gradually.
The mixture feeds into a double-shaft paddle mixer, where water may be added to enhance adhesion.
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Extrusion System
The twin screw extruder is started, and the mixed materials are evenly fed by the feeder. The feeding speed matches the screw speed to prevent blockages or interruptions.
Inside the barrel, pressure and temperature are controlled to ensure complete starch gelatinization and protein denaturation.
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Drying System
Extruded pellets move to a multi-layer belt dryer, removing excess moisture to extend shelf life and solidify structure for improved hardness and buoyancy stability.
05
Spraying System
Vacuum coating technology sprays oils, liquid vitamins, and attractants onto dried pellets, supplementing energy, improving palatability, and protecting heat-sensitive additives from degradation.
06
Cooling & Screening System
Coated pellets enter a counterflow cooler, where ambient air flows opposite to lower temperatures and remove residual moisture.
After cooling, grading screens separate qualified pellets for packaging; fragments and powder return to the crushing system for recycling.
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Packaging System
The automatic packing machine is adjusted for the desired bag size. Empty woven bags with printed product labels are prepared.
Qualified pellets are filled into bags through the discharge port, automatically weighed, and sealed by the sewing machine.
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The philippines Floating FISH FEED making LINE CONFIGURATION
For the 5t/h floating fish feed making line project, all 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 a cylindrical primary cleaner, a hammer mill, atwin shaft paddle mixer, a floating fish feed machine, a mesh belt dryer, a vaccum sprayer, a cooler and an automatic packaging equipment. All the fish feed making machine swere custom-designed to meet the production capacity of the line.
Of course, in addition to these main machines, this floating fish feed production line also includes auxiliary equipment such as an automatic batching machine, silos, a bucket elevator, a pulse dust collector, and a rotary distributor.
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Raw Materials Receiving & Handling
cylindrical primary cleaner
02
Crushing System
Hammer Mill
03
Mixing System
Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer
04
Extrusion System
Floating Fish Feed Machine (Twin Screw Extruder)
05
Drying System
Mesh Belt Dryer
06
Spraying System
Vaccum Sprayer
07
Drying & Cooling System
Counter-flow Cooler & Screener
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Spraying System
automatic packaging equipment
Complete FLOATING fish feed MAKING line delivery process
Machine Production
After the customer confirmed the plan and signed the contract, our factory immediately began production. All feed equipment used in this 5-ton/hour floating fish feed making line is self-manufactured by RICHI, with some key components custom-made based on the customer’s raw material type and process needs.
During production, our engineers rigorously monitor every step—from material selection to assembly and commissioning—following unified quality standards to ensure reliable performance and stable operation.
At the same time, to let customers know the progress more, we regularly capture photos and videos of the equipment manufacturing process, showcasing key equipment and semi-finished products. In this way, customers can clearly see the whole process of step-by-step molding of the whole production line even if they are not on site.
Equipment Delivery
Once all fish feed production 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.
As a long-established manufacturer in the feed equipment industry, we have a mature global delivery system. Our feed production equipment has been successfully exported to over 140 countries and regions.
Whether your project is located in the Philippines 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.
Installation, Commissioning, and Training
After the equipment arrives at the customer’s project site, we offer flexible installation support options: You can install it yourself or have our engineers assist on-site.
For this project, the customers chose self-installation. To ensure a smooth installation, we provided detailed installation drawings in advance and provided online guidance. If any problems arise during installation, our technical team will timely provide solutions to get the line running smoothly.
After the feed production line is installed and commissioned, we provide customers with training, either online or on-site. This training covers equipment operation, routine maintenance, and production process management, ensuring safe and skilled use of the entire feed production line.
In addition, 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, customers can still reach out anytime for expert support, and we’ll promptly supply any needed spare parts.
Customer evaluation and project operation status
A year ago, we delivered a complete fish feed mill solution to our Philippine client. One year later, our after-sales team conducted an on-site visit to see the real value the production line was bringing them. Based on their experience with operations during this period, the client provided us with detailed feedback on the project：
“We started small, making our own fish feed with a few feed making machines. We only produced about 10-20 tons a day, and the pellets were sometimes uneven—they wouldn’t float long enough, and farmers would complain.
Then, as more people around us started farming tilapia and milkfish, orders suddenly boomed. Our old equipment couldn’t keep up at all. We struggled to meet demand, and breakdowns happened all the time.
After comparing several suppliers, we went with RICHI. You really know your stuff when it comes to aquatic feed processing—your full production line plan was professional and felt trustworthy.
Now, our 5-ton/hour floating fish feed making line runs smoothly. The feed is well-expanded, floats for over 12 hours, and farmers are giving us way better feedback.”
The Philippines’ Floating Fish Feed Making Line: Value and Trend
This floating fish feed making line project helped the customers grow and filled a gap in high-quality floating fish feed in the Philippines. It also created about 50 new jobs across all parts of the operation.
As aquaculture expands in the Philippines and local feed ingredients become more innovative (like using coconut by-products), fish feed production lines will move towards being more localized, low-cost, and high-efficiency.
Types of feed suitable for production in THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippines possesses a unique tropical climate, vast marine resources, and abundant agricultural by-products (such as corn, coconut meal, palm kernel meal, fishmeal, molasses, etc.), all of which make it highly suitable for developing feed processing.
Aquaculture is a major feature of the local industry, with consistently high demand for fish, shrimp, and crab feed.
In the livestock sector, the large-scale pig, chicken, and duck farming in the region also drives continuous demand for energy and protein feed.
It can be said that producing feed in the Philippines, whether it’s aquatic feed or livestock feed, allows for full utilization of local resources, and there is relatively broad market space.
（1）Aquatic Feed
Suitable equipment types: fish feed extruders, shrimp feed production lines, multi-functional aquatic feed lines
Fish Feed
Tilapia (most common throughout the country), milkfish (coastal and pond fish), and saltwater fish (grouper, barramundi)
Shrimp Feed
Penaeus vannamei
（2）Livestock & Poultry Feed
Suitable equipment types: animal feed pellet mills, poultry feed production lines, pig feed pellet mills
Chicken Feed
Pig Feed
（3）Pet Food
Suitable equipment types: pet food extruders, small-scale extruded feed production lines.
Cat Food
Dog Food
OUR PROJECTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
The 5t/h floating fish feedmaking line in the Philippines run smoothly locally. This case of stable operation is the embodiment of RICH’s strength in the field of fish/shrimp feed equipment for many years. All along, we have been focusing on the research and development of aquatic feed production equipment and the whole line delivery, and our business map has covered many markets around the world, including Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Iran, India, Nigeria, and other countries and regions. With our reliable equipment quality and comprehensive service, we’ve earned long-term trust from global customers.
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.
2.5 Tons/Hour Fish Feed Production Line In Kyrgyzstan
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3-5 tons/hour fish feed factory in Kazakhstan
Designed by RICHI, this 3–5 tons/hour fish feed production line features a twin-screw extruder and multiple grading screens. The biggest highlight is that the production capacity can be flexibly switched according to the market demand—running at full capacity of 5 tons/hour during peak season and dropping to 3 tons/hour during off-season. This not only saves energy but also reduces costs. This line can produce feed for both coldwater and freshwater fish.
1 ton/hour floating fish feed production equipment in Uzbekistan
This production line is specifically designed based on the raw material availability in Uzbekistan, such as cottonseed meal and wheat bran, which can be easily bought locally. By adjusting the formula, the protein content of the feed is maintained within an appropriate range, meeting the nutritional needs of fish at different growth stages. has successfully filled the supply gap for high-end floating fish feed in the local market.
1-2 tons/hour fish feed processing plant in Azerbaijan
Tailored to the aquaculture demands along the Caspian Sea, this production line allows for easy switching between sturgeon feed and conventional fish feed. Considering the high sand content of some raw materials in Azerbaijan, we’ve also added an impurity removal device to the line, significantly reducing wear and and enhancing machinery durability.
1 ton/hour Shrimp Feed Plant in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a major shrimp exporter in South Asia, and the requirements for the pellet uniformity and water resistance stability of shrimp feed are strict. RICHI designed a 1 ton/hour shrimp feed plant for a local customer. This line adopted ultra-fine grinding technology and a double-layer conditioner to ensure uniform nutrition in feed particles and long water resistance, and to avoid the shrimp pond from being polluted by feed collapse when shrimps eat.
2 Tons/hour fish feed processing Plant in Nigeria
This processing plant features strong raw material adaptability and weather resistance, effectively tackling West Africa’s climatic challenges. It can make efficient use of cassava flour, palm kernel meal and other raw materials commonly used locally to produce high-quality feed that meets the needs of main varieties such as tilapia.
RICHI Guarantee
RICHI Machinery began as a professional manufacturer in feed pellet machine, and has now developed into a comprehensive solution partner for both feed pellet equipment and complete pellet plant systems. We take great pride in our team’s expertise and skills—from technical sales to process design engineers, every member is committed to supporting our customers. You can confidently choose RICHI to elevate your business.
In the field of aquatic feed pelletizing equipment and full aquatic feed pellet production lines, we leverage our team’s extensive experience to accurately understand your process engineering needs, deeply solve practical challenges, and tailor-made reliable solutions that meet international high standards for you.
Custom Design
Every customer’s production needs are unique, so we offer full custom design services. From production capacity and raw material type to product specifications, each production line is tailored to the customer’s actual conditions, ensuring efficient layout, optimized performance, and flexibility for future expansion.
Extensive Experience
Founded in 2013, our company has years of experience in the feed machinery industry. Whether it’s a stand-alone feed production machine or a turnkey feed production project, we can provide the perfect feed production solution.
Professional Service Team
From early consultation to solution design, equipment production, and after-sales service, we have a highly comprehensive and professional team whose members are fully committed to completing the project.
Competitive Advantage
We have a production facility covering over 60,000 square meters, and customers can visit our factory at any time. Our equipment has been exported to over 140 countries and regions worldwide, with very high customer satisfaction.
WHAT FEED PROCESSING SOLUTIONS CAN WE PROVIDE?
We can design and build complete feed pellet production lines and turnkey feed pellet machines with capacities from 1 to 100 tons per hour for all types of aquatic organisms and animals.
Aquatic Feed Production Line
Fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish and other conventional aquaculture species and special aquatic animals
Pet food production line
Cats, dogs, hamsters, turtles…
Poultry & Livestock feed production line
Chicken, duck, goose, pigeon, pig…
ruminant feed production line
Cattle, sheep, horses, deer, camels…
Multi-functional feed production line
Flexible switching between multiple categories
