Raw materials

Sheep wool pellets

Low-grade wool that industry does not buy is pelletised as garden fertiliser.

Sheep wool pellets release nitrogen slowly and retain water in the soil. Depending on its form, the wool has to be shredded before pelletising, and the line is small, from 100 kg/h.

What you need to know

Grinding

depends on the form of the raw material

Typical moisture

below 15%, no dryer

Die

selected after testing a sample

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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 it depends

   Depends on the form of the material; we assess it on a sample.

   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: selected after testing a sample.

   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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