Feed Additive | Ascent Chemicals

Feed Additives are introduced directly to animals in either the infancy stages or throughout the animal’s life cycle. The market consists primarily of poultry, beef/dairy, swine, and companion animals. Feed additives help animals to grow faster and healthier, which increases meat or milk production yields per animal.

Scenario

Customer challenged Ascent Chemical with the need for a large amount of inventory in a short amount of time.

Goal

Increase capacity by several million pounds.

Methodology

Utilized Ascent Chemicals’ years of project management experience and processing know-how. Quickly installed a new 4,000-gallon horizontal reactor to increase production volume.

Solutions

Operators completed classroom and hands-on training for the new equipment.
Used Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing best practices to optimize output.

Process

High Viscosity Liquids + Solid Reaction, Drying and Particle Sizing

Results

The Ascent Chemicals Staff:

Installed a large reactor within 5 1⁄2 months and increased capacity by nearly 11 million pounds (300% improvement).
The increased production enabled the customer to enter the market 24 months earlier and expanded their internal manufacturing options.