WALW Solutions
Raw materials

Stale bread pellets

Returns from bakeries and retail chains become feed or fuel pellets.

Bread is ground and pelletised without drying if it is dry. Bread pellets go into animal feed or as a feed component; the buyer decides how they are packed.

What you need to know

Grinding
needed, hammer mill before the granulator
Typical moisture
below 15%, no dryer
Die
feed die
Stale bread

A pellet line for this raw material

Two lines to start from, and below them the production stages: which ones this raw material needs and which machines do the job.

  1. Feed hopper needed

    Takes in the raw material and feeds it evenly into the line.

    Feed hoppers with a screw discharger (V-shaped walls), Feed hoppers with a slat scraper (vertical walls)

  2. Grinding needed

    The material has to be ground to sawdust size before it reaches the pellet mill.

    Hammer mills

  3. Drying not needed for this material

    The material is usually below 15% moisture, so no dryer is needed.

  4. Pelleting needed

    The heart of the line. For this material: feed die.

    Granulators

  5. Cooling it depends

    Needed from about 200 to 250 kg/h. It can be skipped with big bags, not with small bags.

    Coolers

  6. Screening needed

    A drum or vibrating screen separates dust from the finished pellets.

    Drum screens, Vibrating screens

  7. Packing your choice

    15 kg bags, big bags or bulk, depending on the buyer.

    Packaging systems

  8. Transport between stages needed

    Belt and screw conveyors connect the machines into one line.

    Belt conveyors, Screw feeders, Redlers

  9. Control cabinet needed

    Controls the whole line, also remotely from a phone.

    Industrial automation

Other raw materials

Test your raw material before choosing a line

Send a sample and see what pellets we can make from it. We test the material on our pellet mills and give you recommendations on the die and the choice of machines.

  1. You fill in the request, we call back and agree how much material to send (usually 2 to 3 bags).
  2. We pelletise it on the test line in Sieradz; you are welcome to watch.
  3. You receive a pellet sample and a report with a recommended die and line set-up.
The test is free for companies considering a WALW line.