Pet Food & Nutrition Industry Solutions

Pet food and nutrition manufacturers depend on a wide range of raw ingredients — beef and 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 inconsistent digestibility and palatability 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 — beef and bone meal included — with less equipment, less energy, and less variability from batch to batch.

How We Help Pet Food & Nutrition Manufacturers

Improve Ingredient Consistency

Uniform particle size and moisture content support more predictable formulation, digestibility, and palatability.

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

Combining drying and milling into one step reduces equipment, energy use, and operating complexity versus running separate systems.

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 steamed bone meal, reducing moisture from over 41% to approximately 13% while simultaneously milling the material. Our Renova ingredient line also includes pasteurized eggshell calcium and eggshell membrane products purpose-built for pet nutrition — supporting bone, joint, skin, and coat health applications 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.