Pet Food & Nutrition Industry Solutions

Pet food and nutrition manufacturers depend on a wide range of raw ingredients — bone meal, rendered proteins, functional additives, and specialty inputs — that all share the same requirement before they can go into a formula: they need to be dried and milled to a consistent, stable particle size. Ingredients arriving wet, inconsistent, or improperly sized create real problems downstream, from formulation variability to processing inefficiencies on the production line.

At the same time, the category is changing fast. Pet owners increasingly expect the same standards from pet food that they expect from their own food — natural ingredients, functional benefits, transparent sourcing, and sustainability. Ingredient suppliers to major pet food and nutrition companies are under pressure to deliver consistent, high-quality inputs that support those claims, while also managing the cost and complexity of drying and particle-size reduction as separate processing steps.

Consistent, Stable Ingredients — In a Single Process

Shockwave’s technology combines drying and milling into one continuous process, transforming wet or inconsistent raw material into a stable, uniform ingredient ready for formulation. Rather than running separate drying and milling equipment, pet food and rendering operations can produce a more consistent product. One system replaces a separate dryer and mill.

How We Help Pet Food & Nutrition Manufacturers

Improve Ingredient Consistency

Uniform particle size and moisture content support more predictable formulation.

Extend Shelf Life

Removing moisture halts the microbial activity responsible for spoilage, extending the usable window for rendered and byproduct-derived ingredients.

Reduce Processing Costs

One system replaces a separate dryer and mill.

Support Natural & Sustainable Sourcing Claims

Upcycled, byproduct-derived ingredients — like bone meal and eggshell-derived calcium and collagen — help brands meet growing demand for natural, traceable, sustainably sourced nutrition.

Proven Across Pet Nutrition Ingredients

Shockwave has piloted its technology on poultry bone meal, reducing moisture from over 60% to approximately 8% while simultaneously milling the material. Our Renova ingredient line also includes pasteurized eggshell calcium and eggshell membrane products purpose-built for pet nutrition, used by formulators developing joint, skin, and coat products with a natural, upcycled ingredient story.

Ready to Evaluate Your Ingredients?

Every raw material and production line is different. Our team can review your ingredients, discuss your processing goals, and determine the best path forward — including pilot-scale testing.