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Feed and Grain automation, planning and information systems

BF1R0158 DSL Systems has been installing control and automation systems for feed and grain plants since 1979. We have a growing reputation for providing easy to use, flexible and innovative control systems, backed up by our excellent support service and expertise in the feed and grain sector. DSL’s AutoPilot4Feed control system is the market leader and has been installed in hundreds of feed and grain plants all over the world. It has a modern architecture based on Microsoft Windows which allows it to be scaled from small on-farm mills to larger multiple line compound feed mills.

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Client Testimonials

Tom Rylands, Managing DirectorM. E. Waterhouse, UK

"Changing to DSL's AutoPilot4Feed was the best thing we ever did."

Nardia CrosbySeales Winslow, New Zealand

"While the 1/3 increase in the processing speeds has made management very happy, for me the best outcome has been within the operators themselves and the fact that as they ...

Seamus Grebbell, Mill ManagerFridays, UK

"DSL's commissioning engineer was brilliant and was always available to help us afterwards. The upgrade went so well and the latest version of AutoPilot4Feed has let us run the mill ...

Jonathan Davies, Operations DirectorCambrian Pet Foods

"Thank you for your support, honesty, co-operation, flexibility and professionalism. We are very pleased with DSL Systems."

Aidan Mitchell, Operations DirectorJohn Thompson & Sons, UK

"The guys at DSL are very experienced, and combined with a high level of practical knowledge gained in other mills, they are able to quickly resolve issues."

William McAusland, Production DirectorFane Valley Feeds

"DSL were selected based on the fact they used the latest technology and were regarded as the best available."

Ray Winters, General ManagerSmyth’s Daleside Feeds, Ireland

"We selected DSL Systems because of their great reputation. The smooth change-over was very well planned and AutoPilot4Feed is providing more than we hoped for."

Andrew Galling, Commercial ManagerDugdale Nutrition

"The whole process of dealing with DSL from quotation through to operation has been trouble free/seamless. DSL staff are extremely knowledgeable and worked closely with our mill fitters to ensure ...

Steve Howe, Operations DirectorNWF Agriculture

"We have installed DSL's AutoPilot4Feed in the last few weeks and, whilst early days, our experience so far has been very good. The installation took place over a weekend and ...

Oliver Fsadni, Production ManagerAndrews Feeds, Malta

"The pellet press lines now operate very reliably at increased efficiency and throughput. The DSL engineer did a great job all the way from the preparatory stages through the installation ...

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How we work

DSL’s products have been developed over many years’ implementing control systems for the feed and grain sector. Our engineers are highly experienced in feed...

Sectors

DSL Systems generally work in the Feed and Grain sector. This includes animal feed mills, pet food plants, flour mills, biomass plants, pre-mix plants and s...

24/7 Support

DSL provides 24/7 support for all our control systems. This support is initially provided over the phone. Our engineers can connect remotely (from office ...

AutoPilot4Feed

AutoPilot4Feed is a process control, planning and information system that is designed specifically for feed and grain plants, including animal feed mills, pet food plants, pre-mix plants and grain silo storage. AutoPilot4Feed provides the following benefits:

Optimisation of the process in key areas of the plant
24/7 support and built-in redundancy to minimise downtime
Minimises costly errors
Improves and ensures consistent quality
Reduces operator workload
Expandable for any future plans

AutoPilot4Feed is simple and intuitive to operate. It provides highly sophisticated techniques to optimise production and allow unmanned operation where possible.

A fully configurable, flexible and modern system

AutoPilot4Feed is fully user-configurable and built from a number of modular blocks to control your plant. This includes the intake of raw materials, blending, grinding and mixing of batches, pellet press/extruder control and bulk outloading/packing.

The system is fully scalable and can be configured for all mills, from the smallest to the largest of plants. It may be used to control one area of a plant initially and then be extended as circumstances permit. Many modifications can even be made to the system even while production is running.