Wisdom Gathering, Wisdom Seeing, Intelligence, Wisdom ChangeGathering at the Fifth Tianmu Lake Forum to Interpret New Industry Trends

On-site of the Fifth Tianmu Lake Forum

As the only technical exchange forum in China focused on production management and process innovation for feed enterprises, the Tianmu Lake Forum has successfully held four sessions and has gradually gained recognition from industry professionals. Its unique group roundtable discussion format, where "everyone shares and everyone benefits," has also been welcomed by all attending representatives.

Group photo of attending guests

 After five years of accumulation and knowledge, the Tianmu Lake Forum has matured from its initial stage to a significant influence. With the support of various sectors, the first four Tianmu Lake Forums have achieved rich results. On December 19, 2016, the Fifth Tianmu Lake Forum, hosted by Zhengchang Group, grandly opened at the Tianmu Lake Hotel in Liyang, Jiangsu. This forum, themed "Wisdom Gathering, Wisdom Seeing, Intelligence, Wisdom Change," focuses on hot topics in industry development, jointly exploring development opportunities for feed enterprises and seeking a path of innovative breakthroughs and sustainable development.

Some guests attending the forum

 Guests attending this meeting include Mr. Yao Minpu, Senior Vice Chairman of Charoen Pokphand (China), Dr. Zhu Jinqian, President of Kangdi (China) Feed Group, Mr. Yan Jiangang, Deputy Secretary-General of Jiangsu Feed Industry Association, Mr. Hao Bo, Vice President of China Feed Industry Association and Chairman of Zhengchang Group, Mr. Wu Xinming, Engineering Director of Guangdong Wen's Group, Dr. Cheng Zongjia, Chief Scientist of Belgium Green Race Group, Mr. Cao Kang, Chief Editor of Modern Feed Engineering, Professor Wei Wanwu, Director of the Grassland Science Research Institute of Yangzhou University, Mr. Sun Erwu, Chairman of Hebei Dahu Group, Mr. Sun Chao, General Manager of Tianjin Modern Tianjiao, and Mr. Ma Hengqing, Production Director of Charoen Pokphand Kangdi, among others. Additionally, over a hundred production and technical personnel and media from various regions across the country participated in this meeting.

Deputy Secretary-General of Jiangsu Feed Industry AssociationMr. Yan Jiangang

Mr. Yan Jiangang, Deputy Director of Jiangsu Feed Industry Office and Deputy Secretary-General of the Association, first delivered the opening speech for the forum. In the past two years, under the adjustment of supply-side structural reform, environmental governance efforts have increased, and the breeding structure in 10 provinces and cities in the southern water network has undergone significant adjustments. In 2016, the total feed volume in the province was 10.3 million tons, with a feed production of 8.56 million tons in the first three quarters, representing growth of 3% and 8% compared to last year, ending a five-year trend of double-digit growth. The feed industry and breeding industry have entered a stage of stable development; the "13th Five-Year Plan" has identified the development of safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly feed and the improvement of production and processing levels as the two main tasks of the industry. How to enhance enterprise competitiveness is a new topic for industry development. This Tianmu Lake Forum, themed "Four Wisdoms," proposed insights on process innovation and management, accelerating the advancement of intelligence levels, reducing costs, and creating a new pattern of industry development, reflecting the characteristics of innovation and the requirements of keeping pace with the times. The forum discussed hot topics such as the development trends of feed enterprises, processing innovation, enterprise efficiency management, and intelligent management, gathering industry experts to share valuable experiences and jointly promote the healthy development of the feed industry.

Mr. Hao Bo, Chairman and President of Zhengchang Group

Mr. Hao Bo, Chairman of Zhengchang Group, delivered a welcome speech, stating that the Tianmu Lake Forum is increasingly becoming a platform for discussing the development of China's feed industry, new technologies, new processes, and new improvements in feed technology. This year's theme is positioned around the four wisdoms: "Wisdom Gathering, Wisdom Seeing, Functionality, Wisdom Change." "Wisdom Gathering" refers to the gathering of industry experts, scholars, feed enterprises, feed machinery enterprises, and technical talents at the Tianmu Lake Forum to contribute wisdom and insights for the development of China's feed industry. "Wisdom Seeing" indicates that the Tianmu Lake Forum, as a platform for technical exchange in the industry, is willing to provide opportunities and platforms for professionals to interact, collaborate, and develop together with an open-minded attitude, welcoming them to present actionable production, management, and process innovation solutions. "Wisdom Change" refers to how feed enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, can break through, enhance production capacity, reduce energy consumption, optimize allocation, ensure feed quality, and achieve high efficiency in the context of the current trend of intensive, large-scale, and intelligent industry development. "Intelligence" refers to the use of intelligent and automated equipment to help enterprises improve efficiency and reduce operating costs as labor costs increase. This forum adopts four segments: interaction, focus, reciprocity, and influence, sharing experiences, brainstorming, and ensuring that everyone benefits.

Engineer Wu Xinming of Guangdong Wen's Food Group Co., Ltd.

Additionally, this forum also invited Mr. Wu Xinming, Production Director of Guangdong Wen's Group and a three-time "New Feed Generation" fund recipient, to share his thoughts. Mr. Wu expressed gratitude to Zhengchang Group for building an exchange platform for peers engaged in feed production technology and other fields, which serves as daily training material for Wen's various feed factories through learning and communication from previous forums.

Mr. Yao Minpu, Senior Vice Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group

 Mr. Yao Minpu, Senior Vice Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, first delivered a keynote report titled "How Can We See the Rainbow Without Experiencing the Storm?" analyzing the development trends of China's agriculture and animal husbandry in the next decade, offering unique insights and proposing incisive countermeasures for the slow growth of feed industry output, the scale of production, the reduction in the number of enterprises, and the entry of feed enterprises into a micro-profit era. He also introduced the strategic model for the development of modern agriculture and animal husbandry and the development model for creating a century-old agricultural and animal husbandry enterprise.

Dr. Zhu Jinqian of Kangdi Feed (China) Group

 Dr. Zhu Jinqian, President of Kangdi Feed (China) Group, presented a report titled "Efficiency Determines Success or Failure," indicating the future development direction of the breeding market from the perspectives of breeding efficiency and nutrition. Regarding the current situation where feed processing technology has matured, the construction of Wuhan Kangdi and Tianjin Kangdi can achieve food-grade requirements for Kangdi's feed through Zhengchang's unique national invention patent—Shuhua technology.

Mr. Cao Kang, Chief Editor of Modern Feed Engineering

 Mr. Cao Kang, Chief Editor of Modern Feed Engineering, presented a report titled "Process Planning and Engineering Design Innovation for Feed Factories," analyzing how feed enterprises should innovate and develop in the current context of large-scale, standardized, internationalized, and refined feed production, as well as contract manufacturing. This includes innovations in equipment scaling, functionalization, bulk raw materials, mechanization of loading and unloading, automation of operations, visualization of process control, standardization of safe production, safety in feed production, bulk shipping of finished products, and expert management.

Engineer Lü Jianlong, Director of Zhengchang Complete Engineering Process Institute

Engineer Lv Jianlong, the director of the Complete Engineering Technology Institute of Zhengchang, shared "Discussion on the Process Technology to Improve the Competitiveness of Good Piglet Feed." As a pioneer of the "Softening Process Technology" revolution, Zhengchang has provided the best processes and equipment for pig feed production enterprises to enhance efficiency and competitiveness after six years of research, experiments, and improvements. He elaborated in detail, based on practical experience, on how to produce softening process pig feed using several typical ordinary livestock lines with minimal investment through technological transformation. Currently, Zhengchang's softening piglet teaching feed process has been successfully applied in feed enterprises such as Dongtai COFCO, Pengshan New Hope, Wuhan Kangdi, Shandong Laibete, and Shenzhen Jinxinnong.

Engineer Wu Xinming from Guangdong Wens Food Group Co., Ltd.

Engineer Wu Xinming from Guangdong Wens Food Group Co., Ltd. analyzed "Key Points Analysis and Explanation of Feed Pellet Quality Control" and shared Wens' experience in production processes with everyone.

1. Currently, pellet feed has issues such as high powder content, uneven lengths and thicknesses, high moisture, high feed temperature, grading, non-compliance with calcium and phosphorus standards, low granulation efficiency, unstable yield, and instability in feed ratio due to waste.

2. The factors affecting pellet quality include: raw material characteristics (40%), crushing particle size (10%), formulation (20%), ring die (20%), cooling and screening (5-10%).

3. Mr. Wu shared Wens' experience in addressing these factors, such as adjusting the angle of the mixer blades, controlling the temperature, time, and moisture during formulation, the application of the three granulation knives, and the use of the rotating distributor.

Professor Wei Wanwu, director of the Grass Science Research Institute of Yangzhou University.

Professor Wei Wanwu's report title is "Development of the Grass Industry and the Level of Grass Product Processing Technology," analyzing the factors restricting the processing technology of grass products in China and the problems faced.

Dr. Cheng Zongjia, Chief Scientist of the Green Science Group in Belgium.

Dr. Cheng Zongjia shared with us "Processing Technology for Achieving High-Quality European and American Feed Formulations" based on his long-term experience in pig feed formulation and nutrition, analyzing the characteristics and differences of American and European formulations and the benefits of using softening technology in the production process, as well as the setting of production process parameters for pig feed at different stages.

Jiangsu Hua, engineer of Zhengchang Electric Control and Grain Machinery Research.

        Jiangsu Hua, engineer of Zhengchang Electric Control and Grain Machinery Research, explained "Trends in the Intelligent and Informational Development of Feed Mills." He stated that the industrial revolution needs the spirit of craftsmanship to evolve from 3.0 to 4.0, and that feed mills must rely on informational network services to achieve intelligence. Additionally, expert systems are needed for support. Zhengchang will continue to focus on creating a harvest production line for happiness, proposing the technical implementation process from the perspective of new intelligent technologies.

Professor Zhu Shuping from the College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University.

Professor Zhu Shuping shared with everyone "Production and Application of Microbial Fermented Feed," detailing the key points and operability of industrial production of fermented feed.

Expert interactive Q&A session.

In addition to reports from industry experts, the two-day forum also included an interactive Q&A session to address difficult issues and share experiences.

Group roundtable forum.

Group photo of award-winning enterprise representatives.

      The most distinctive feature of the previous Tianmu Lake forums is the highly popular group roundtable forum, which aims for "everyone shares, everyone benefits." Through exchanging experiences, difficulties, and technological innovations in the production process, the final "New Feed Generation" award-winning enterprises and individuals are selected through evaluation. This roundtable forum received a total of 110 valuable suggestions and awarded first, second, and third prizes, as well as outstanding groups and individuals.

Visit to Zhengchang Group's National Grain Engineering and Feed Machinery Production Workshop.

       Finally, the representatives attending the conference were fortunate to visit the Jiangsu National Grain Storage Engineering and Zhengchang Grain Machinery Workshop, learning about the 98-year development history of Zhengchang, a large machinery manufacturing group that is about to enter its centenary, and the upgrades of generations of granulators. Zhengchang produced the first and largest granulator in the country with a capacity of 75T/H, as well as various mold processing workshops. Here, we also saw Zhengchang's unique softening equipment for producing piglet feed, providing the best processes for the feed industry.

     Through the reports of various experts and the roundtable group forum, everyone learned from each other and shared experiences, better interpreting the conference purpose and spirit of the Tianmu Lake Forum: "Wisdom Gathering, Intelligent Insights, Smart Innovations, and Intelligent Changes." Everyone collectively used their wisdom to create the Tianmu Lake Forum, making positive contributions to the innovation and progress of feed processes in China, and to transforming China from a major feed industry country to a strong feed industry country.