Raw materials

Straw pellets

The raw material of grain farms above 100 ha. Bales need grinding; drying is usually not necessary.

Straw from the field is below 15% moisture, so the line works without a dryer, but it needs a bale shredder and a straw die, different from a wood die. Straw pellets go to animal bedding, industrial boilers and as class B fuel pellets.

What you need to know

Grinding

needed, hammer mill before the granulator

Typical moisture

below 15%, no dryer

Die

straw die, larger holes

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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.

up to 1 t/h

Lines up to 1 tonne per hour

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from 1 t/h

Lines from 1 tonne per hour

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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: straw die, larger holes.

   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

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