Game Engineering with ABN and a new feed production facility in a refurbished mill


ABN is the leading British manufacturer of pig and poultry compound feed with a number of production facilities strategically located around the country. Around four years ago, ABN made the decision to improve their geographical footprint by investing in Langwathby mill, a previously operational mill that was lying idle. This would help better serve customers by freeing up capacity in other mills across the country, enabling ABN to deliver feed more efficiency by placing customer feed production in their closest mill. As the mill had not been used in a


number of years, it was in need of extensive refurbishment and also a complete refit. At this point, ABN asked Game Engineering


to conduct a site survey which they completed using 3D mapping technology. As a result of the finished report, Game Engineering was awarded the contract to restore the mill. First steps included clearing any remaining, unwanted structural steelwork and preparing the site for its new production system. A considerable amount of machinery


such as a pellet press, cooler, high-efficiency cyclone and crumbler was supplied by ABN, while Game Engineering supplied all the


Safety built-in Game Engineering has been building process systems for handling grain, animal and pet food and various other sectors for well over twenty years. Since the beginning, there has never been a typical Game Engineering system; they have all been bespoke solutions different because every client has had a different requirement. However, what every system has shared is a level of safety – with particular regard to dust control. Excessive dust can, in the worst cases, be a killer. Constantly


breathing in dust can cause a range of medical ailments such as bronchitis or lung cancer. And then, of course, there is the possibility of explosions. While no company would willingly put their workforce at risk, there have been occasions in the past when the need to meet production schedules has meant that maintenance programmes have suffered. Thankfully today, with the latest dust control and state-of-the-art


system design, explosions in mills and factories are relatively rare. Engineers at Game Engineering are justifiably proud of their safety record and take system design very seriously, reviewing each stage of the design process and eliminating any potentiation risks as the design develops. Therefore, reducing the risk of explosion at a factory or workers becoming seriously ill.


mechanical handling including the conveyors and elevators, all the ducting and surge hoppers and all the structural steelwork. From the receipt of the order, Game


Engineering had just six months to complete the restoration which required a total of ten members of staff that were kept busy for the entire project. Justin Ward, Game Engineering Project Manager, commented “we have completed projects for ABN in the past and they are one of those companies that you enjoy working with. Langwathby Mill was not the easiest of projects as the building dated back to the 1970s, which meant that a total refit was necessary from electrical and water supply through to the system installation. The result is a mill that produces between 250 and 300 tph daily but which could, if necessary, achieve 430 tph daily.” Lindsay Sharp, Project Manager for ABN,


commented: “Game Engineering were selected for the Langwathby project based on the


Part of the process at ABN Langwathby mill


confidence gained working with them for many years on time-bound projects, their knowledge of our requirements and standards, and their project management experience. The latter was extremely critical given the complexities of carrying out a significant construction project on a partially manned site that was not operational. The interaction between ABN and Game Engineering resulted in objectives being successfully completed and to a high level of Health and Safety compliance.”


Even though Game Engineering has extensive workshops which


manufacture a wide range of different products, whenever dust filtration and control is required the policy is to work with specialist suppliers. Project Managers from Game Engineering will design the process


system in conjunction with the customer’s engineers. The system will be designed to be future-proof to enable the processing of a greater amount of material when required and then managers from a specialist dust control supplier will be called in to discuss the filter type and performance. If the product to be handled has explosive properties, the entire system will be manufactured to the latest ATEX regulations and will feature all the latest explosion protection systems. Once the system has been installed, a comprehensive Service and


Maintenance programme is vital for a number of reasons. Customers specify a material throughput requirement. Planned Servicing and Maintenance will ensure that the throughput requirement is constant throughout the life of the system. More importantly though, a Planned Service and Maintenance programme will pick up any potential safety issues before they become major problems. Even though planned servicing and maintenance is an expense, the result of not having this in place could be loss of life.


For more information please contact Adam Conroy at Game Engineering on 01522 868021 or aconroy@game-engineering.com


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