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Gear drive or belt drive?

31-10-2019 The crumbler’s transmission can be gear drive or belt drive. Belt drive is a method of transferring rotary motion between two shafts.

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Elements that can negatively affect the crumbling process

16-10-2019 When crumbling, careful attention must be given to the roll setting at both ends to keep the rolls parallel. The normal procedure is to set the roller gap and then catch the crumbles from each end of the rolls.

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The crumbling process

08-10-2019 A crumbler is a roller mill with rolls specially designed for crumbling feed pellets, as well as in the flour milling, oilseed processing and biomass production industries for coarse/fine grinding.

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La Meccanica’s new electrical heating system by special plates

24-09-2019 Steam and liquids are added into mixed feed in order to enrich the energy values, add active ingredients, improve workability and durability or integrate the product.

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Differences between single and double conditioner

10-09-2019 Conditioning provides time for steam and other liquids to be absorbed ensuring uniform distribution of heat. It also improves compressibility and binding properties of feed mixtures by using: heat, moisture and time.

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The role of the steam

01-08-2019 Steam conditioning is a very important element in achieving high quality pellets and elevate production rates at a low cost.

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The importance of conditioning

01-08-2019 Along with grinding, conditioning is one of the most important factors in achieving good physical quality.

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The main aspects of the pelleting process influencing the quality of feed

23-07-2019 The factors that influence pellet quality are: formulation, grinding, conditioning, type of machinery and cooling, but it’s generally agreed that the formulation is by far the most important element affecting the process.

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What’s the conditioning?

04-07-2019 Several studies clearly indicate that pelleted feed improves animal performance and most feed mills are using the pelleting process to reduce pathogens, increase the density of the feed and minimize segregation of ingredients during transport and feeding.

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The counterflow pellet cooler

20-06-2019 The counterflow cooler represents the solution with the best cost/performance ratio of pellet cooling.

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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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The vertical cooler

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.