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1.Introduction

. As a part of the academic curriculum, each student has to undertake an industrial visit to get
practical exposure. This visit was conducted at KSE Ltd. Vedagiri unit . India is the largest
milk producing country in the world with an annual yield 79 million tone. Milk and milk
products have a prominent position in human life. It provide
the primary source of nutrition for young ones before they are able to digest other types of
food. The exact component of raw milk varies by species, but it contains significant
amounts of situated fat, protein and fat as well as vitamin C. Cattle’s milk has a pH ranging
(6.4-6.8) time changed the cattle feed industry emerged as a booming one and product
diversification became necessity. As time changed the cattle feed industry emerged as
a booming one and product diversification became a necessity. Due to the fast growth of this
industry another industry also grows simultaneously; it is the cattle feed industry. In India this
industry is booming. It is hard to estimate the demand for cattle feed in our country. K.S.E
Limited is the major player in this field with a significant market share. The visit intends to
get an overview of the K.S.E’s organizational structure and their style of working.

2. Objectives of the Visit

The following are the specific objectives of the visit.

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 
To examine the developments of K.S.E
 To understand about the functional areas of the company.
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 To understand the organization structure of K.S.E.

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 To understand the product profile of K.S.E.

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 To understand the production process of the company

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 To understand the functions of different departments in the company

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To get knowledge about the industry and the environment in which the company operates
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To know about future prospects of the company.

3. About KSE LTD.

It was in 1963 that Kerala Solvent Extractions Ltd., now known as KSE
Ltd., entered the Solvent Extraction Industry, setting up the very first solvent extraction plant
in Kerala. The solvent extraction plant went on stream in 1972 and in 1976, a new plant was
set up to manufacture ready mixed cattle feed. KSE Limited is a public limited company with
around 4500 shareholders. The shares are listed in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Madras
Stock exchange (MSE), Cochin Stock Exchange (CSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE)
with an arrangement with MSE. We are the largest manufacturer of compound cattle feed in
private sector in the country. The last three decades have seen KSE emerging as a leader in
solvent extraction and ready mixed cattle feed in the country. Today KSE commands the
resources, expertise and infrastructure to manufacture a range of livestock feed in high
volumes, coconut oil from coconut oil cake and refined edible oil. KSE has also entered in the

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field of milk procurement and processing. KS Milk, KS Ghee and Vesta Ice Cream have
become popular in many districts in Kerala. Driven by a commitment to high standards of
quality, KSE has not only won customer confidence but also national recognition through
several awards and accolades. With modern manufacturing facilities spread over three states,
KSE caters to the vast belt stretching across Southern India and enjoys a significant presence
in exports too. Since the early days, KSE has endeavoured to supply its products to customers
through an extensive network of dealers and retailers, which form a dedicated force behind
the success of KSE. It is a matter of pride that KSE is a household name today. With a strong
commitment to customers and product quality and being cost competitive, KSE stands poised
to meet new challenges.

4. History of the Organization

In the early 60’s, when Kerala accounted for nearly 90 percent of copra in the country,
oil millers in the state were finding in difficult to source copra as a good part of this went to
the northern markets.
A group of millers in and around Thrissur district put their heads together to
form a company. Kerala Solvent Extracts Ltd (KSE) was the brainchild of these millers who
established Kerala’s first solvent extraction plant of 40 TPD solvent extractions at
Irinjalakkuda on 25th September 1963. The main objects of the company were extraction of
oils, rice brain oil and deoiled cakes. Capital mobilizations were a major problem,
especially since millers then were doing deadly With support from the Kerala State Industrial
Development Corporation(KSIDC) and the IFC, they succeeded in raising the funds and from
there it has been a success trail with the company diversifying and now having an annual
turnover of Rs 200crore which it hopes to double in the next two years. During the 70s the
cattle feed market was dominated mainly by multinationals and companies from outside,
cornering nearly 90% of the share. The directors then decided to diversify into cattle field
production using a portion of the extracted oilcake and set up a unit. In 1976, the production
of cattle feed began and in a few years others too followed suit which resulted in shrinking the
MNC market in Kerala to 25%. Tasting success, KSE went on to set up more such units and
has now four with a total capacity of 700 tones and in a total 5 lakh tone market in the south,
KSE has a 30% share.

5.Vision & Mission

Vision
“ We shall endeavor to maintain leadership through quality products, explore new avenues in
product development and marketing, create a stronger bond between the management,
Workforce , dealers and customers ,contribute to social development and rural enlistment, and
constantly strive for excellence in all spheres of our activities”

Mission

 of balanced compounded cattle feed in pellet form240 metric tons
Increase the production
to 500 metric tons per day.

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 
 To produce 240 metric tons per day of other livestock feed .


 To manufacture appropriate type of feed and feed supplement for different stages of
livestock .
 
 To become a market driving company to a market driven company.


 and train the livestock farmers to practice scientific feed to optimize livestock
Educate
productivity

6. Distinctions that Makes KSE No.1

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 Quality product.
 
 Oriented to customer satisfaction.

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 Wide geographical coverage.

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 No:1 processing coconut oil cake through solvent extraction in India.

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Winner of S.E.A. National awards and state productivity and safety awards for many

years.


 from animal nutrition society for contributions in cattle feed
Recognition
manufacturing.

7. Research and Development

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 Incorporation of new technology and subsequent innovation.
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 Dairy farm attached to a unit of the factory.

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Well equipped laboratories.
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Introduction of new Vitaminised mineral mixture.

8. Quality Policy

“Manufacture quality products to the satisfaction of our customers. And meet the quality
standards”.

9. Milestones of Saga of Success

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 Plant of Swaminathapuram unit with a capacity of 120 MTs
1989 - Solvent Extraction
per day started production.

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  - Cattlefeed production capacity at Swaminathapuram unit increased to 150 MTs
1990
per day.
 1991 - Palakkad Branch started.


 Cattlefeed
1994 - Keyes Forte, the new feed supplement for cattle introduced.
production capacity at Swaminathapuram increased to 180 MTs per day.
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1995 - Calicut Branch opened.
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1996 - 240 TPD cattlefeed Plant at Vedagiri in Kottayam District started
Company renamed as KSE Limited. (Formerly Kerala Solvent Extractions
operation.

Limited)
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 1998- Company acquired its fourth manufacturing unit at Palakkad for manufacturing
Cattle feed.
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1999 - A modern CHILDRENS' PARK AND INFORMATION CENTRE was
completed at Irinjalakuda for the benefit of the Public, Company
introduced 'K.S.
Deluxe Plus" the Pelleted feed in HDPE bags for Kerala Market.
 2000 - Company started production and marketing of Pasteurized Milk and Milk
products from Konikkara Dairy, Trichur District, Kerala and Thalayuthu Dairy, Palani Taluk,
Tamilnadu.
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 at Irinjalakuda unit increased to 195 MTs per
2002 - Cattle feed production
day. 'VESTA' Ice Cream launched.
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2003 - Started production of Cattle feed in a leased plant at Edayar,
Kalamassery. Cattle feed production at the Swaminathapuram unit increased to 195 MTs per
day.
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2004 - Acquired Land from KINFRA for starting the new project of 200 TPDSolvent
Plant and 100 TPD
  Oil Physical Refining Plant at Kinfra Park, ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation
for Irinjalakuda.
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2005 - Cattlefeed Production capacity at the Irinjalakuda unit increased to 210
 at Mysore. ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for
MTs per day. Company acquired property
Vedagiri and Swaminathapuram units.
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2006 - The 200 TPD Solvent Extraction Plant at Koratty commissioned.
100 TPD Physical Refining Plant at Koratty commissioned.
Solvent Plant at Irinjalakuda dismantled.
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2008 - Ice cream production unit commissioned at Thalayuthu.
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2009 - Cattle Feed production capacity at Swaminathapuram increased to 200 MTs
per day Commissioned Fractionation Plant at Koratty. Commenced 500 TPD Fully State-
of-the-Art German Technology Animal Feed Plant at Irinjalakuda.
 2010 - Ice cream production unit at Vedagiri commissioned.

 
2012-Started production of Cattle feed in a leased plant at Kanjikode and Kochuveli

10. Awards and Recognitions

1. “Best productivity performance for Cattle feed in India” Award from National Productivity
Council continuously for Eleven Years 1996-97 to 2005-06.
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2. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India”-SEA Award for highest processor of

coconut cake in India, since institution of the award.

3. Kerala state productivity Council award.

4. “Top Cattle feed Award” for aflatoxin free feed from “The Indian Association of
Veterinary Pathologists” (IAVP) and Kerala Agricultural University.

5. Tamilnadu productivity Council Safety Award.

6. Animal Nutrition Society of India Award for Company’s contributions for propagation
of balanced compound livestock feed in India.

7. Industry Excellence Award from the Indian Society for the study of Animal Reproduction
for the year 2001.

8. Entrepreneur Award from the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

11.Social Responsibility

KSE Ltd is in the fore front for meeting its responsibility towards the society.KSE has
contributed liberally towards the social courses; few of them are:

1) Construction and maintenance of a modern children’s information center KSPARK at

Irinjalakkuda of a cost of Rs.80 lakhs.

2) Construction of cum handrail for public at a cost of Rs.10 lakhs.

3) Contribution to Kargil fund of Rs. 5 lakhs

4) Contribution to Gujarat earthquake relief fund Rs.10 lakhs.

5) Contribution to Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan Irinjalakkuda Rs.1 lakhs.

6) Contribution to St.James Hospital Rs.3 lakhs

7) Contribution to Amala cancer hospital and research centre Rs.3 lakhs.

8) Contribution to Chief Minister’s relief fund Rs.3 lakhs.

9) Contribution to Mahatma Gandhi Library and Reading room Rs.26000.

10) Contribution for the construction of classroom of Unnai

Warier SmarakanilayamRs.20000.

11) Contribution for St.Joseph College for Women Rs.80000.

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12) Contribution for the blood bank attached to the Govt. Taluk Hospital Rs.25000.

12.Future Goals

KSE, having an annual turnover of Rs.250 crores, which s the largest manufacturer of cattle
feed. It provides employment to around 1000 members directly and another 5000 indirectly.
Its share is being listed in three stock exchanges in Cochin, Chennai and Mumbai. The
company commenced its production in the year 1972.It is marketing annually about 1.80
lakhs per tons of superior quality cattle feed. KSE has successfully launched its Vesta Brand
Ice Cream which has been well accepted in the market for its matching international quality
standards. KSE plans to add more ice cream production units across Kerala in the coming
years to serve all pockets.KSE is in the oil extraction industry in the past 31 years. It is having
two solvent plant with processing capacity of 100 tons per day. The company has also
alchemical oil refining plant of 20 tons per day. The company has secured the National
Productivity Award for the year 2001-2002 for being first in terms of production efficiency in
the animal feed sector. This is the sixth time in a row that the company is being selected for
this most coveted award. It is pertinent it note that in the Kerala industrial scenario, where
many companies are choosing down, either due to labour unrest or due to other economic
reasons, KSE continue to commence new venture each year and runs them successfully. The
company is having six units at different locations. The relation with the labour unions is very
warm and cordial.KSE, with a capital base of Rs.36crores embarks on an expansion to double
its solvent extraction capacity and add a most modern eco friendly vegetable refining plant.
The company has already identified six Acres of land in the KINFRA small industries park,
Koratty fort his expansion.

In the first phase the company plans to install one 200 MT per day solvent plant for
processing oil cakes and also a 100 MT per day physical refining plant. Both these plants will
be of international standard using most modern technologies, were the process loss is kept to
the minimum. The project will generate direct employment to 125 and indirect employment to
another 500 numbers.

In the second phase, a 100 MT per day oil fractionation unit will also be added. As a pioneer
in the solvent extraction industry, leader in cattle feed manufacture, and an emerging force in
ice cream and resourceful new entity in dairy development and milk products, KSE is
determined to move with the times, taking on new challenges, achieving new milestones.

13.Board of Directors

Board of KSE Limited consists of ten directors. Two of them, including the managing
Director, are whole time executive directors. The managing director himself is the chairman
of the board. The board invariably meets in every month and evaluates the performance of the
company. All major policy and business decisions of the company are placed before the board

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and decisions are taken after due

deliberations and with mutual consensus. A management committee with fivedirectors as its
members is functioning to assist the board, which is regularly meeting, twice in a month, in
order to review the operations of the company
and study the proposals that are to be placed before the board and make recommendations
thereon. General share holder information:
Dividend Payment Date Within 20 days from the date of annual-
General meeting (if declared at the annual General meeting) Listing on stock exchanges -
Cochin, Mumbai and madras stock exchange Stock code Cochin stock exchange -
KSEThe stock exchange, Mumbai – 519421Madras stock exchange Ltd – KSE
1. Mr. M.C. Paul Executive - Chairman and Managing Director
2. Mr. P.K. Varghese - Executive Director
3. Mr. A.P. George -Director and Legal Advisor
4. Mr. K.P. John - Director Independent
5. Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan - Director Independent
6. Mr. T.R. Ragulal - Director Independent
7. Mr. P.D. Anto - Director Independent
8. Mr. John Francis K. - Director
9. Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath - Director Independent
10. Mr. Joseph Xavier - Director Independent

14.Capital Structure

KSE came a long way from the early days of its struggle for capital mobilization. Today the
paid up capital of the company stands at Rs 32 million and its shares are listed at the leading
stock exchanges of Mumbai, Chennai and Kochi. The company’s maiden public issue,
launched in 1994, has drawn a massive response.

Figure: Share Holding Pattern of KSE LTD.

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15. PRODUCTION UNITS

UNITS IN KERALA

KSE Limited
Irinjalakkuda,
Solvent Road, Irinjalakkuda. KSE Diary unit
Dairy unit,
KSE Thalayuthu Branch
Vedagiri unit
Kottayam KSE Limited,
Paropadi,
Kozhikod.

KSE Limited
Dairy unit, Konikkara
Thrissur

KSE Limited
Palakkadu unit
Othukodu
Palakkadu

KSE Limited
Koratty unit, KINFRA Park,
Koratty.

KSE Limited,
Muppathadam, Edayar,
Kochi.

UNITS IN TAMIL NADU

KSE Limited,
Swaminathapuram unit,

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16. Market Share of KSE LTD

Table 2.1: Market Share of KSE LTD
Company Percentage of market
share

KSE 45
Kerala feed 25
Milma 17
Others 13

17.Competitors

 Kerala Feeds
 Milma
 Skm
 Godrej

18. KSE LTD-Vedagiri Unit

Vedagiri unit commenced on 17th august 1996, with very modest objective to provide the
right product at the right time to the farmers particularly in rural areas. The plant is the
most sophisticated and the finest in the country. Utilizing highly advanced technological
features, this unit makes a new chapter in the cattle feed manufacturing. Built on a spacious
area of about 10 acres with the capital of outlay of Rs.60 million fully generated from internal
resources, the unit commenced production in 1996.Incorporating the latest development in
technology, this units has the capacity to produce cattle feed in both mash and pellet forms,
with weekly production capacity of 1680 tones. One of the sophisticated features of this unit
is the computerized system using
microprocessors. A computerized control room for monitoring, homogenization, size
reduction, batching, pelletisation, pellet cooling respiration system and also has a well
equipped modern laboratory. With the Vedagiri unit commencing production, KSE is in a
position to cater fully to the demands of southern India. KSE gives importance to the needs of
performance of the customers.

Since the early days, KSE has endeavoured to supply its products to customers through an
extensive network of dealers and retailers, which form a dedicated force behind the success of
KSE. It’s a matter of pride that KSE is a household name today.W ith a strong commitment to
customers and product quality and being cost competitive, KSE stands poised to meet new
challenges.

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19. PRODUCT PROFILE

K.S Cattle Feed

KSE LIMITED primarily manufactures ready-mixed cattle feed and feed supplements in
India. It also offers solvent extracted coconut oil, de-oiled coconut cake, and refined oil, the
company provides dairy products, such as milk and ice creams. Oil cakes, maize and cereal by
products are important ingredients of cattle feed. Coarse grains and cottonseed are usually
added to make a balanced feed mixture. Other products like mango seed kernel, mahova
cake, neem cake, soya pulp, wheat bran,
pollard, broken rice, wheat germ and whey powder may also be used for feeding livest
ock. Commercial cattle feed consists of raw materials such as corn starch, liquid glucose,
dextrose, surbitol, fibrillose, malt dextrin, corn gluten meal, soy meal, and rape meal. Intake
of cattle supplements improves the general health condition of cattle and leads to high yield of
good quality milk that is rich in fat, protein and sweetness. KS brand cattle feed is made of
natural feed ingredients and had no urea in it. A special mixture containing all required
minerals and trace minerals, manufactured by KSE in house, is incorporated in all the range of
feeds. The products are available as mash and pellet types. The main ingredients of cattle
Feed is coconut cakes, minerals and brans. The source of energy in the feed is mainly derived
from the grains (maize/jovar/ragi), tapioca chips and oil from rice polish, wheat bran oil
cakes. K.S.E supreme pellet contains 26% meat and bypass protein.

Vesta Ice Cream

Kerala’s ice cream market is worth Rs 45 crore. The company’s brand Vesta is available in
various speciality flavours and came in different sizes to suit the needs of individuals and
families. The product was priced on par with other known brands in the market. The
product is 100 per cent vegetarian and do not have gelatine or saccharin.

KSE Products are Given Below:

 
 K.S Special
 
 K.S Super
 
 K.S Deluxe Pellets

 
 K.S Deluxe plus

 
 K.S Supreme pellets

 
 K.S Fortes
 
K.S Supreme sunflower oil

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 
 K.S Milk
 
 K.S Ghee

 
 K.S Curd

 
 K.S Sambharam
 
 Jersey

 
Vesta ice cream

Product Profile

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20.DEPARTMENT PROFILE

KSE Ltd. Vedagiri unit follows functional Departmentalization. The

departments in this unit is listed below.

1. FINANCE DEPARTMENT
2. PURCHASE DEPARTMENT
3. PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
4. QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT
5. MARKETING DEPARTMENT
6. HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT

Organization Structure of KSE Ltd.-Vedagiri Unit

Board of
Directors

Chairman and
M.D

Chief G.M

Chief Marketing Chief Purchase SeniorPlant Chief Chief Personal

G.M Finance
Manager Manager Manager Nutritionist Manager

Financial Senior Purchase Maintenance

Sales Executive Senior Chemist Personal Officer Godown Officer
Manager Executive, Civil executive Executive

Junior Financial Production

Office Assistant Office Assistant Senior Asst. Junior Chemist Office Asst Clerk
officer Executive

Senior Shift
Senior Asst. Clerk Clerk Office Asst. Worker Clerk Godown Asst.
Supervisor

Office Asst. Clerk Shift Operator Talley Clerk

Clerk Operator Boiler Operator Electritian Worker

Worker Worker Worker

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21. KSE Ltd. Production Process

The process of cattle feed manufacture is comparatively a simple process once the
formulation of feed mixture is arrived at. The main aim of the process is to ensure that the
final mixture contains uniformly same proportion of the ingredients even in smallest possible
sample of, say, one gram is originally intended. Obviously, to attain uniformity in
concentration, a mixture of ingredients is to be ground to fine mesh and mixed thoroughly.
This mixed power can be used directly for feeding. Alternatively, the mixed ground material
can be pelletized. In brief, various steps in the processing of cattle feed manufacture can be
enumerated as follows

 
Material receiving and proportioning,
 Material grinding


 Mollassifying and mixing



 Pelletizing and cooling


 
Packing

Production is carried out by new technology using computers to increase the quality of the
product. This may avoid the presence of harmful things such as urea in the cattle feed.

The various Steps Included in the Production Process are:

STEP: 1
16 bins are used to keep the different types of raw materials. When specific raw materials
are needed, then the lid of the bin will open and the materials pass through the conveyer belt.

STEP: 2
Chief nutritionist formulates the formulae for the feed and perfect programming is done in
the control room by the computer to get the best feed.

STEP: 3
Production is done in batches of 1000 Kg. each. The number of batches to be produced for
each brand should be determined by the concerned engineer.

STEP: 4
The materials send to the lopper is automatically weighted and raw materials are put
to hammer mills.

STEP: 5
There are to hammer mills which powder the ingredients to produce a batch by rotating
each other.

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STEP: 6
To enhance the quality and homogeneity of the products, the proper mixing is done in the
mixing unit.

STEP: 7
To increase the taste and smell of the feed, molasses is sprayed. Molasses is used to
give palatability to the feed an also as a source of energy.

STEP: 8
Final stage is the packing of the product in various quantities and pasting of labels for each
quantity product.

Production Process

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Machinery

Since its inception, the plant is under continuous modernization to ensure quality and
efficiency in production. Some of the machineries in the plant are:

Table : Major Machines

Sl.No. Machines Specification Nos.

1 Hammer mills 40 HP 4

2 Batch mixer 20 HP 1

3 Pellet Mill 150 HP 2

4 Steam Boiler 1 TN/Hr 1

5 Bagging Machine 1 HP 1

6 Diesel Generator 350 KVA 2

7 Air Compressors 10 HP 3

Technology

The design of the plant is based on European standards. Only dumping of raw materials and
stacking of finished feed is manual while the other processes are fully automated and
controlled from the plant control room. The plant has dedicated plc software controlling all
the activities of the plant from dumping up to bagging. One interesting feature of the plant is
that the design incorporates a post milling technology, where the entire batch is passed
through hammer mills and particles necessary for grinding are ground to a fine powder. This
technology has been marketed by us in the form of MMCP. The pellet mills, the batch mixer,
the hammer mills and the molasses mixer are imported from Netherlands.
The specialty of the plant is the high levels of automation that has been incorporated and this
automation has been helpful in attaining the consistency in quality through the repeatability of the
formulation during the batching process. The organization has procured and developed material
handling systems in tune with its requirements to lighten the burden of the employees.

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MMCP-Technology

MILLING- Milling technology is being used for ensuring that all the granules are grinded and
screened by 3mm sieve.
MIXING-The raw material will be mixed thoroughly by using horizontal mixer of capacity.
COOCKING-The steam for the cooking is produced using 1MT Boiler at a temp. of 80
degree Celsius.
PELLETIZING-Two Pellet Mills of the capacity 15 T/Hr each is used.

Computerized Production
The most sophisticated feature of the unit is computerized system for the production. The
microprocessor controls the overall production procedure. A computerized control room is
situated near the plant. Then the experts can operate the production from the control room.

22. QUALITY CONTROL

Quality is the totality of features and characteristics of a product and service that bear on its
ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Uncompromising quality is the main feature of KSE.
It is with which the company maintains its reputation. The quality control department ensures
the quality of cattle feeds through testing the products at different stages. Statistical sampling
techniques are applied for quality control tests. The quality control tests include the raw
materials inspection, in process inspection, finished products inspection and finally after sales
quality control.

Quality Factors

General formulae as follows:

Quality factors

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Stages in the Quality Control

In order to ensure total quality, tests are conducted right from the stage of raw material
acquisition to after sales. Payment of raw material is done on the basis of the test results.
There are four stages in the quality control:1.Raw material quality verification2.Quality
verification during grinding and mixing3.Product quality verification4.After sales quality
control)

1.Raw material Quality Verification

Potential fat are the required context. The main impurities are moisture and silica. The fat
content in the raw material is verified by a test known as “Crude fat test” apparatus used is
known as soxtlete apparatus. There are three such apparatus in the lab. Protein content is
verified with the help of an apparatus termed as fumes chamber. As protein is a Nitrogen
compound, protein content can be verified using this apparatus to measure nitrogen content.
Only one apparatus is there in the lab for this purpose. Moisture content of raw materials
should not be above a prescribed percentage(usually 10%) the best tube for moisture is
conducted to ensure that the raw materials are properly dried. In later concept in 5gms is
tested by using an apparatus “Hot Air Owen”. Silica content is verified using the test named
as “Acid Insoluble Test” apparatus used is “muffle furnace”.

Other Apparatus Used


 
Distilled water unit
 Vacuum pump


 Hot plate

 
Electric weight machine

2. Quality Verification during Grinding and Mixing

In second stage there are two quality checks:
1) Check during grinding. Check during grinding is done at the grinding stage to ensure
the proper size recommended
2) Check during mixing. Check during mixing is conducted to find out whether the
mixture is properly balanced. Alsop the weight is checked at this stage.

3. Product Quality

It involves
1) Calcium content verification.
2) Chlorine content verification
3) Phosphorous content verification

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Volumetric test is used. Product quality verification is done at 3 shifts by taking samples
and checking it at the lab. Then it is pat before the medical officer for approval.

4.After Sales Quality Control

Customers are given proper guidance and instructions. They are advised not to store
the feed in moist place, also labels put in each bag to ensure proper feedback.

Quality Tests
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MOISTURE TEST
 CRUDE FAT TEST
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 CRUDE PROTEIN TEST

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 TOTAL ASH TEST

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 ACID INSOLUBLE ASH TEST

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CHLORIDE TES

23. Raw Materials and states from which it is obtained.

SL.NO CODE RAW MATERIALS PLACE

1 MZE 001 MAIZE TENI

2 JWR 001 JOWER PALANI,SHANKARANKOVIL

3 CLT 001 CALCITE TRICHI

4 SLT 001 SALT TUTICORIN

5 SYD 001 SOYA BAEAN MP

6 RSB 001 RAPI SEED DELHI

7 RBD 001,002,003 RICE BRAN UP,MP,UTTARANCHAL

8 SFD 001 SUN FLOWER KARNATAKA

9 JER 001 COCUNUT CAKE KERALA

10 CSD 001 COOTON SEED GUNDOOR

11 VIT 001 VITAMIN-AD5 KERALA

12 TMC 001 TRACE MINERALS KERALA

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CONCLUSION

KSE Ltd. is the pioneer industry in the cattle feed, through faces keen competition is all set to
change the face of the organization the future. Its great vision that to be No.1 in south India
can be achieved in a short span of time. The organization is also moving towards social
development programs in order to deliver value to the society. The visit aimed to understand
the organization as a whole, organizational structure, the products and developments and
various functional departments and its role in the smooth running of the firm. This industry
visit enable us to enlarge our technical vision in such a way so that we can apply our subject
matters into real time products .As already discussed, we understood the concept of industry
working.

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