Pet food manufacturing heat recovery
Pet food manufacturing heat recovery can capture thermal energy from heated exhaust and direct it toward an approved demand elsewhere in the plant.
Extrusion and drying
Potential sources may include drying, cooking, extrusion, or rendering operations. Useful loads may include process air, water, boiler feedwater, or another facility heating requirement.
Pet food extrusion heat recovery requires a clear understanding of exhaust temperature, moisture, particles, operating cycles, and production changes. ThermStar evaluates whether the source provides enough consistent energy and whether a receiving load can use it at the right temperature and time.
Rendering exhaust heat recovery environments
Rendering exhaust heat recovery can be difficult because the airstream may contain moisture, grease, or particulate matter. Lepido® uses open Particle Repellent Geometry developed for particle-laden exhaust.
The application must be reviewed against current approved materials, limits, cleaning practices, and facility requirements.
Waste heat recovery solutions across industries
Wherever hot exhaust and a useful thermal demand exist, there may be an opportunity to recover and reuse that energy. ThermStar™ applies the same assessment process across industries to identify the strongest opportunities. From a single exhaust source to a multi-facility network, the system can be configured around the application.
Industrial Laundry
Recover heat from lint laden dryer exhaust and cut natural gas costs. Built for the conditions that make conventional laundry heat recovery fail.
Food Manufacturing
Recover energy from oven, cooking and process exhaust in food manufacturing, including humid and particulate laden streams that foul conventional units.
Pet Food Manufacturing
Extrusion, drying and rendering exhaust carries recoverable energy along with moisture and particulate. See how ThermStar handles these conditions.
Foundries
Recover useful thermal energy from furnace and process exhaust in foundry operations, in conditions where conventional recovery is hard to maintain.
Manufacturing
Turn exhausted thermal energy into lower operating costs and reduced emissions across manufacturing operations and multiple facility networks.
Restaurants & Commercial Kitchens
Grease laden kitchen exhaust carries energy worth recovering. The technology behind ThermStar was developed for exactly these conditions.
Productive energy reuse
Rendering plant heat recovery may support water, air, or boiler related demands when the thermal match is suitable. The closed ThermStar loop keeps the source exhaust separate from the receiving medium. HeatCore Hx delivery equipment and controls are configured around the intended use.
Operational and business evaluation
Pet food plant energy efficiency projects should be assessed through source data, demand data, production schedules, utility rates, integration needs, maintenance, and potential program support. ThermStar Power Intelligence can provide operating visibility and measurement when included in the approved configuration.
Plan an application review
ThermStar can assess an individual source or help a manufacturer screen several facilities. Submit the location, process type, basic operating schedule, and potential use for recovered heat to begin.
What happens next
A first conversation helps ThermStar understand the operating goal, the facility context, and the people involved in the decision.
From there, the team can identify the smallest useful information request and determine whether a screen, technical review, partner discussion, or document request is appropriate.
This approach keeps the process proportionate to the opportunity while giving operations, finance, engineering, health and safety, and sustainability stakeholders clear information for the next decision.
What makes a pet food heat recovery project viable
The strongest candidates have a consistent thermal source, a productive receiving load, useful temperature alignment, overlapping operating hours, workable integration, and enough displaced energy value to support the project. A high exhaust temperature by itself is not sufficient.
What can heat recovered from extrusion and drying be used for
Possible uses include approved process air, makeup air, process water, domestic hot water, boiler feedwater, and other thermal demands. The selected use must be compatible with the available temperature, capacity, schedule, location, controls, and facility requirements.
Can several pet food facilities be evaluated together
Yes. An organization can begin with a portfolio screen using consistent information from multiple sites. ThermStar can help identify which locations deserve deeper review. Findings from one project may inform later work, but each facility still requires confirmation.
How are pet food plant energy savings confirmed
Savings are based on useful recovered energy and the energy it displaces. A project specific method may use temperature, fluid flow, operating time, equipment status, baseline efficiency, and approved conversion factors. Actual reporting depends on the installed monitoring and any utility or internal requirements.