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The horizontal cooler

11-06-2019 The horizontal cooler has a “bed” of pellets resting on a perforated steel or solid pan moving belt which is slowly being passed through the cooling air stream.

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29-05-2019 The pellet cooler is used to reduce the high temperature of pellets who just come out from the pellet mill to above room temperature. It plays an important role in large pellet mill plant because the cooling process guarantee pellets production continuously.

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Variables affecting cooling

21-05-2019

Pellet cooling system performance is affected by many variables. The first are variables found in the air being used and include:

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How pellets are cooled?

14-05-2019 Pellet cooling is a dynamic process that involves simultaneous heat and mass transfer between the pellets and the cooling air.

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La Meccanica’s Pellet mills

26-03-2019 Simple and solid, La Meccanica’s pellet mills are characterized by high quality and reliability and very low maintenance costs. The optional are fully customizable to increase productivity.

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Pellet mill capacity and feed distribution

26-02-2019 Press capacity depends substantially on pellet quality (stability according to the PDI, Pellet Durability Index). The durability of pellets shall be determined by tumbling the test sample for 10 seconds at 500 rpm, in a dust-tight enclosure.

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Pelleting Dies

14-02-2019 Various types of dies are used by the feed manufacturing industry. Die thickness is a factor in the production of high-quality pellets and must be accurately balanced with the formulation and conditioning.

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The monitoring

22-01-2019 The pelleting system may be operated manually, but most installations are automated for efficiency and consistency of product produced.

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Pelleting wear and tear effects on equipment

03-01-2019 Feed components of a relatively high ash content or a high fibre content mean higher wear and tear than high-fat mixtures.

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Types of pellet mill

28-11-2018 There are many types of pellet mills that can be generally grouped into large-scale and small-scale types.

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The pellet mill

15-11-2018 A pellet mill, used to create pellets from powdered material, is one of the most important machines in industrial production.

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XPERIENCE: THE PELLET MILL 4.0 WITH BEACON TECHNOLOGY

13-11-2018 La Meccanica is presenting at the EuroTier Fair its new CLM 630 XPERIENCE pellet mill.