Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters

3D representation of a Pegasus® vacuum coater, type PG-750VCMG

3D representation of a Pegasus® hygienic vacuum coater, type PG-200VCMG

3D representation of a Pegasus® hygienic vacuum coater, type PG-100VCMG

3D representation of a Pegasus® vacuum coater, type PG-1000VCMG

3D representation of a complete processing line, produced by Dinnissen

Available on request

Markets:

Food & Pharma

Pet food

Feed & Aquafeed

Process:

Mixing & Processing

Through the Pegasus® Vacuum Coater, your product contains all the fats and oils it needs without the outside feeling sticky or greasy. The adjustable vacuum allows liquids to penetrate deep into your product. An active zone of product mixing is created between the two paddle shafts. Oils and water-based substances are sprayed over the pellets and because of the mixing in the active zone, each pellet receives the same amount of liquid. After this, the vacuum ensures that all substances are absorbed by the grains. This then allows a top coating to be added to the product.

A dry and manageable product that contains all the necessary fluids
Liquids and powders can be added to your product in large quantities
Due to the vacuum, added liquids infiltrate into the core of the grain

Mixing, coating, and drying in one solution

The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater efficiently and carefully mixes your porous base product using two rotating shafts with paddles. This reduces product damage to a minimum. Multiple liquids can be added, which are incorporated deep into the product through a vacuum. A new layer of liquid and/or powder provides a complete coating of the product. This layer can have different functions. It can contain aromas and flavors, but it can also be a preservative, protective or decorative coating.

The Vacuum Coater ensures quick, highly homogeneous mixing of the base product and additives. By turning the vacuum on or off, liquids can be applied deeper or less deep into the pellet. Another advantage is the reduction of the boiling point of raw materials in a vacuum environment. This allows moisture to be extracted from specific products, fully preserving flavor, color, and functional active ingredients, such as vitamins, minerals, flavorings, and enzymes.

Multiple layers can be applied
The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater can coat any pellet with an enveloping layer
Easy to vary vacuum application
Retention of taste, color, and effect of added substances
Designed, tested, and developed completely in-house

Pegasus® Vacuum Coater (3D) - PG-750VC open

System Integration - complete processing line (3D)

Key features, options, and models

The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater is ideally suited for the production of pet food as well as feed and aquafeed. The system can process all types of extruded product. The well-thought-out control program makes it easy to work with different recipes and to vary the vacuum application and the addition of powders and liquids. Even when it comes to small quantities, switching to a different recipe can be done very quickly and easily.

The Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters for Pet food

Everyone wants the best for his or her pet. Therefore, a dog or cat pellet must be full of healthy nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. The Vacuum Coater ensures that these substances are absorbed easily and quickly by each pellet. Subsequently, a layer of slurry can be added. This slurry ensures the animal likes the smell and taste of the pellets. Because a slurry makes the pellets sticky, a powder coating can be added for a dry and solid pellet.

Vobra uses the Pegasus® Vacuum coater to produce pet food that is rich in all necessary fats without a greasy feel. Learn more about it in this customer story:

Video: How vacuum coating for pet food works.

Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters for Feed

The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater is very suitable for the fast and accurate processing of large quantities of pellets. This can include feed pellets for bulls, pigs, chickens, or rabbits. The recipe can be adjusted exactly to what the animals need. The composition of feed not only has an impact on animal welfare but is also crucial in other areas. For example, the composition of feed can be set to maximize feed intake and minimize methane emissions.

Video: How vacuum coating for feed works.

Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters for Aquafeed

Fish need sufficient oils and fats, without these substances polluting the water. With the Vacuum Coater, the required substances are easily incorporated into the feed and a top layer of, for example, solidified fat can then be applied. As a result, a pebble contains all the "wet" substances a fish needs, without the pebble disintegrating when it hits the water. The top layer causes the pebble to sink and be easily eaten by the fish. A top layer can also be added to prevent the pebble from sinking. Using vacuum technology, the pebble can be produced to float, slowly sink or sink.

Olam Agri implemented Vacuum Coaters to produce high-quality aquafeed. In this customer story, find out how vacuum coating helps them increase product quality:

Video: How vacuum coating for aquafeed works.

The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater has a very compact design and features extra-large inspection hatches, making quick and thorough cleaning very easy. As a result, it’s also easy to switch from one production recipe to another, while meeting the strictest hygienic requirements. Even if the production capacity per recipe fluctuates greatly. The Pegasus® Vacuum Coater can be equipped with easily removable paddle welds. For production processes that must meet extremely strict requirements in terms of preventing contamination with harmful microorganisms, Dinnissen also offers a range of additional hygienic functionalities for the Vacuum Coater, including hot air treatment and CIP cleaning.

How it works

The unprocessed pellets enter the Vacuum Coater through a sealed connection. After creating a vacuum, mixing is initiated and the liquid is sprayed on. The double-axis paddle mixer ensures that the product is mixed homogeneously. The built-in nozzles cause a predetermined amount of liquid to be sprayed onto the pellets. Dinnissen Vacuum Coaters are optionally equipped with product-tight bottom valves with a labyrinth seal developed by Dinnissen. This allows no product residue to remain in the seal. The result is optimal quality, safety and homogeneity.

More information about Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters?

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Solutions for your entire process

System integrator Dinnissen optimizes and innovates your production process with tailored solutions: developed, manufactured and tested in-house. From product intake, transport, dosing and weighing, mixing, grinding, sieving and packaging to full automation and control. We maximize the performance and efficiency of your entire process.

We are proud that these companies rely on Dinnissen

What customers say about us

Drastically improved feed-quality

90% of our customers with laying hens have already switched to the new feed produced using the Pegasus® mixer and the Thermidor® system.

Kurt Egli- Former manager - Egli Mühlen

World player in process technology

To realize production processes of the best quality, we work closely with Dinnissen: One of the strongest players in the world in process technology and hygienic design.

Gerben Koopmans- Project Engineering Manager - Nestlé

Fully automated sampling

We considered several machine developers, but the high quality of the Dinnissen machines and the competence and commitment of the employees were decisive for us.

Arjan van Dijk- Project Manager - Ausnutria

Process specialists unafraid to push boundaries

Dinnissen possesses expertise distinct from our in-house capabilities. They are process specialists unafraid to push boundaries and set limits.

Raymond Nolet- Founder - MiFood

High-quality vacuum coaters

We chose to work with Dinnissen because they supply high-quality vacuum coaters that fit exactly within our production lines.

Arnold Balledux- Global Technical Head Animal Feeds & Vice-president Animal Feed & Protein - Olam Agri

Flexibility, cleaning, short mixing time, and a homogeneous end product

We also considered other options but on the points we considered most important - flexibility, cleaning, short mixing time, and a homogeneous end product - Dinnissen scored best.

Sam Dimassi- Owner - Nutri-Dynamics

Collaboration based on mutual respect

Our collaboration with Dinnissen is based on mutual respect and trust. We challenge each other to continuously innovate and improve

Stefan Kuijpers- Director - Vitelia

Unique in preliminary work

What really makes Dinnissen unique, is the preliminary work. You can literally count every bolt and nut in the drawing.

Kenneth Gijzen- Maintenance & Engineering Manager - AAK Rotterdam

Mixers have been running 30 years

Dinnissen machines may not be the cheapest in terms of purchase price, but in terms of value for money, there are none better. Our Dinnissen mixer has been running extremely reliably for 30 years.

Adwin van der Vorst- Directeur - VDV Group

Technicians, not salespeople

Dinnissen's representatives strive for the best solutions. They are engineers first and salespeople second.

Frans van Zutven- Founder and Director - Van Zutven

Increased capacity despite using 17 fewer mixers

The amazing part is that we managed to increase the capacity, despite using 17 fewer mixers.

Edward Depre- Project Manager - Group Depre

Didn't consider any other option than Dinnissen

When the mixers needed replacement and Dinnissen could do a one-on-one replacement, we really didn't consider any other option than Dinnissen.

Elmar Flach- Technical Specialist - Voergroep Zuid

Easily and safely changing sieve basket

The ease and safety with which the sieve basket can be changed were decisive factors in our choice for a Dinnissen sifting machine.

Mr. Kreuzer- Company Manager - Südstärke

Quadrupled production capacity

In collaboration with Dinnissen, we have quadrupled our production capacity from 3 to 12 tons per hour.

Harald Schmalwieser- Managing Director - Solan

Customized mixers

Dinnissen thought along with us from start to finish. For example, they used existing drawings for these new mixers to save us costs in the engineering phase.

Pieter Gorter- Project Manager - ForFarmers

No challenge is too big

At Dinnissen, they think in terms of challenges, not problems. They don't give up and keep going until there is a solution that satisfies all parties.

Martin Sonneveld- Production Director - United Petfood Waalwijk

Service on weekends

One day there was an important issue and one of Dinnissen's engineers immediately took action during the weekend. I have never seen other foreign partners do this.

Mr. Kimio Aono- Founder - APTe Japan

Six-fold increase of total production

Production has gone from 3-5 tons per day to 30 tons per day. That's a six-fold increase in total production.

Michiel de Boer- CEO - Nöll & Co.

Mixing time of 60 seconds per batch

Previously, we had standard times in the mixing process of 14 - 15 minutes. With the Pegasus® mixer we achieve a mixing time of 60 seconds per batch.

Lothar Pixa- Director - Planta

Tailor-made solution for every problem

What charmed us most about Dinnissen was that they responded perfectly to our questions each time: they jumped right in and quickly came up with a tailor-made solution to each problem.

Jos Falvay- Project manager - Perstorp

Choice based on trust, feeling, and price

We made a choice based on trust, feeling, and price. In this total package, Dinnissen came out best.

Marcel van den Oetelaar- Proces Technologist - Vobra

Filled three complete factories

Dinnissen has filled an entire factory for us with a complete production line, on three different occasions. They just get it right: from mixers and sifters to sampling and automation.

Erik Schut- Managing Director - Jonker & Schut

Supplied entire installation

Dinnissen is the first company we've worked with that delivers a total package. Because Dinnissen supplied the entire installation, including platforms and safety installations, the entire line is CE-certified.

Michel Kliphuis- Manager - Steinweg Amsterdam

The importance of hygiene and safety requirements

Dinnissen fully understood the importance of hygiene and safety requirements in our industry. They went the extra mile by providing us with all the necessary documentation, all ATEX drawings, and full traceability.

Anton Vleeshouwers- Project Director - DSM

Pegasus® Vacuum Coaters