For Sows:
Individual sow feeding with volume dispensers
Supplies the ESF system CallMatic 2 for pregnant sows in pen gestation
Supplies the ESF system CallMatic 2 for pregnant sows in pen gestation
For The Nursery:
Supplies all types of self-feeders
Supplies the computer-controlled dry feeding systems
Supplies the computer-controlled dry feeding systems
- DryExactpro
For Finishing Pigs:
Supplies all types of self-feeders
Supplies the computer-controlled dry feeding systems
Supplies the computer-controlled dry feeding systems
- DryExactpro
Advantages at a glance:
- Thanks to its modular design, DryRapid can be installed as many different variants and is therefore ideally suited for the modernization of old pig houses
- Feed is taken directly from the silo, an additional feed auger is therefore not necessary
- The filling level at all feeders can be separately adjusted by means of a telescopic drop pipe
- Ready for extension to a computer controlled feeding system
- High transport capacity
- Smooth feed transport with minimum feed wastage
- Low maintenance requirements, long service life
DryRapid is available as:
- DR 850 – conveying capacity of 850 Kg/h or 1874 lbs/h and
- DR 1500 – conveying capacity of 1500 Kg/h or 3307 lbs/h.
Technical specifications of DryRapid:
Drive capacity
Chain speed
Conveying capacity*
Max. conveying length
With 4 corners
DryRapid 850
1.5 kW
27 m/min
870 kg/h**
300 m (standard)
500 m (drive unit XXL)
DryRapid 1500
1.5 kW
27 m/min
1580 kg/h**
300 m (standard)
500 m (drive unit XXL)
* at a filling level of 66 % and a feed density of 650 kg/m3
** in case of forced in-feed, the capacity may vary depending on the feed characteristics
Components of the DryRapid Feed Delivery System:

Drive unit
- Compact design, can be installed either inside or outside the house
- Stainless steel casing
- Can be equipped with a tensioning device (optional)
- Drive unit XXL available for longer transport distances
- Weather protection for outside installation

Feed hopper
- Made of stainless steel, installed in the house or directly beneath the silo
- Conveying capacity can be steplessly adjusted by means of a shut-off
- Available as one or two-track hopper when supplying two circuits

- Available with mechanical or motor driven forced feed and forced return for uniform filling of the feed pipe, preventing a system overflow

90º Corner
- The corner housing is available in stainless steel or plastic; a transparent cover is also available;
- All corners are corrosion-proof and therefore well-suited for outside installation;
- Ball-bearing corner wheel made of glass fibre reinforced plastic or cast steel for reduced friction.

Conveyor pipe with conveying chain
- Pipe made of 1.25 / 1.5 mm galvanized steel with an outside diameter of 45 / 60 mm, also available in stainless steel
- Chain made of specially-hardened steel
- The driving plates are made of high grade plastic available with the following diameters: 30 and 35 mm, 42 and 49 mm
- Applied to the chain with a distance of 51 / 71 mm so that the chain links remain free and only very small quantities of feed are entrained

Sensors:
- Switches the DryRapid off when the last volume dispenser is completed or feeder is filled

DryRapid EasyControl (manual):
- On/Off control of dry feeding system
- Optional integrated timer for

DryRapid Controller
- Controls additional functions such as lights, soaking, mineral and medication proportioners, silo vibrators and release of volume dispensers

Outlet with shut-off
- For supply of all types of self-feeders;
- Made of plastic, with shut-off, available in two colors for easy distinction between two feed circuits;
- Available with rigid or telescopic drop-pipe, also available as transparent version

Volume dispenser / Drop feeder
- A perfect solution to automatic feed management
- Stepless adjustment for individual feeding of sows
- Transparent hopper with a capacity of 6 or 8 litres
- Minimum quantity less than 1 litre
- Easy-to-read adjustment scale in litres and kilograms
- Large lateral openings for easy addition of feed additives and easy cleaning
- Clip for data sheet –> important information about the sow is immediately available
Medicine proportioners
- For precise addition of pulverized feed additives into the dry feed
- For immediate, cost-effective treatment of sick pigs
- Can easily be retrofitted in existing pipe feeding systems

MediPut
- Large dosing range from 0.25 to 10 kg additive per ton of feed
- Precise dosing even in cases of fluctuating flow rates
- No dosing in case of an empty silo or feed bridging

Proportioner for small quantities
- The metering capacity ranges from 400 to 8000 g/h –> time-dependent dosing

Volume dispenser release
- Manual release by means of winch with crank handle
- Automatic release station for up to 100 volume dispensers

SiloCheck
- PC program registers and monitors the content of up to 60 silos
- Alarm if filling level falls below the set minimum
- Display of the total consumption per silo
- Maximum network range: 1000 m with cable or 2000 m wireless
- Linking of the electronic weigh bars of the individual silos which can stand in different locations

Company Contact
+1-616-392-5981
Big Dutchman, Inc.©
3900 John F. Donnelly Dr.
Holland, MI 49424 - USA
bigd@bigdutchmanusa.com
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