There are numerous cold extrusion applications in the pet food industry that can be broken down into different segments such as products (animal feed, treats, supplements and medicines), formats (fresh, shelf stable, wet, semimoist, dry, freeze dried or dehydrated), and shapes (kibble, balls, chubs, cubes, coins, strips, bites, sticks and bones). Mike Jacko, vice president of applications and new product innovation for Chesterton, Ind.-based Urschel Laboratories, Inc., said the company’s equipment is an integrated part of the formulation process before extrusion, as well as reduction of the formulated product after extrusion.Read more in the Pet Food Processing article. Learn more about Urschel pet food cutting solutions.