Stable pelleting with uniform length

The Gear pelletizer from Hosokawa Alpine is also known as the low-pressure extruder or pelleting machine. This process is known as extrusion, and helps to get stable pellets with uniform length are formed. The extrusion takes place by a pair of counter-rotating hollow toothed rollers. The product is drawn in by the rollers and pressed by nozzle bores or press nozzles.

The compression is determined by the relationship of the nozzle diameter to the nozzle length. The nozzle diameter is within the limits of 1 to 10 mm.

The Gear Pelletizer can be run dust and gas-tight. Operation with inert gas and solvents it’s possible without any problem.

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Achieve a more efficient seeding process

The Seed pelleting machine by Seed Processing Holland is ideal for the conventional pelleting of seeds to make them better to sow. In other words, turning an oddly shaped seed into a perfectly shaped seed ready for germination and growth. By adding liquid and powders, the seeds are made more uniform, heavier, and as round as possible.

Boasting a polished stainless steel pan, this unit is designed with an opening that enables operators to visually follow the entire process and feed the necessary liquids and powders. A light fixture is further mounted in the pan to enhance its visibility. In order to ensure proper ventilation, a transparent dust suction hood is designed at the opening as well.

A compressed air spraying nozzle is also positioned near the opening of the steel plan, allowing operators to spray liquids on the seeds. Lastly, this unit boasts a maximum capacity of 1,000,000 pellets of 3.5mm and is suitable for different kind of seeds, including small flower seeds and larger vegetable seeds.

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Monitor your pelletizing process with a hardness tester

Amandus Kahl’s pellet hardness tester is a hand-held device that allows the user to quickly and easily monitor the quality of their pelletizing process at the source without the need for laboratory equipment. Hardness/softness is a good measure of overall pellet process quality. Using this device allows the customer to test pellet softness and immediately adjust the process parameters to achieve the desired results without delays and lost production time caused by waiting for more sophisticated laboratory equipment.

The pellet hardness tester allows a simple in-the-field quality control for the pelletizing process. The pellet tester comes in two versions, manual and automatic. An operator can periodically rotate the adjusting screw on the manual version at different speeds to retrieve multiple readings. The automatic unit is motorized and works independently, offering more consistency and better comparison of the hardness values taken by different operators due to potential variation in operator handling of the manual version.

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Robust feed pelletizers with a proven design from an industry leader

Amandus Kahl produces pelletizing presses with proven success for many types of animal feed including compound feeds for all species, raw components, mineral mixtures, dried forage and straw mixtures. The presses use pan grinder rollers to compact the input material and force it through a flat pelletizing die forming continuous strands of compacted product. The strands are then cut to the desired length using rotating knives.

The pan grinder rollers and knives rotate slowly ensuring optimum pellet quality and minimized generation of noise and heat. The grinder roller gap and strand cutter are adjustable for optimized pellet quality for the customer’s particular needs. The presses are designed for maximized plant up-time and include reinforced press chamber, die supports and cutting knives, oversized and permanently lubricated roller bearings, and active gearbox lubrication. The flat die design ensures even distribution of feed material and optimized pressure in a more compact package than traditional ring die type presses.

Amandus Kahl works with customers to combine pelletizing machines and other supporting equipment including conditioners, coolers, dryers, and a coating system to provide an optimized plant solution for producing the customer’s product.

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Robust biomass pelletizers with impeccable pellet quality and high up-time

Amandus Kahl produces pelletizing presses with proven success for many types of biomass including wood, straw, dried forage, and agricultural byproducts among many others. The presses use pan grinder rollers to compact the biomass and force it through a flat pelletizing die forming continuous strands of compacted product. The strands are then cut to the desired length using rotating knives. The pan grinder rollers and knives rotate slowly ensuring optimum pellet quality and minimized generation of noise and heat.

The grinder roller gap and strand cutter are adjustable for optimized pellet quality for the customer’s particular needs.  The presses are designed for maximized plant up-time and include reinforced press chamber, die supports and cutting knives, oversized and permanently lubricated roller bearings, and active gearbox lubrication. The flat die design ensures even distribution of feed material and optimized pressure in a more compact package than traditional ring die type presses. Amandus Kahl has pelletizing presses with capacities from 300 Kg / h to 8,000 Kg / h.

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A pelletizing press for depositing pellets directly onto your conveyor

Amandus Kahl produces pelletizing presses with overhead drives that allow pellets to be deposited directly onto a conveyor from above-eliminating the adhesion issues of fresh pellets often encountered with pasty products. This line of presses uses the proven technology of Amandus Kahl’s other pelletizing presses but the drive unit is above the pelletizing die rather than below it allowing gentle direct deposition of the fresh pellets onto a conveyor. The presses use pan grinder rollers to compact the input material and force it through a pelletizing die forming continuous strands of compacted product. The strands are then cut to the desired length using rotating knives.

The pan grinder rollers and knives rotate slowly ensuring optimum pellet quality and minimizing generation of noise and heat. The grinder roller speed is infinitely adjustable. The grinder roller gap and strand cutter are also adjustable for optimized pellet quality for the customer’s particular needs.

Pellet dies are readily changeable without specialized tools for easy experimentation and process development aiding the customer in developing a process that is optimized for their product. A Kahl variable speed proportion screw is often used in conjunction with these units to ensure consistent and uniform feeding of raw materials.

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Robust food pelletizers with a proven design from an industry leader

Amandus Kahl produces pelletizing presses with proven success for many types of food products including those with powdery or lumpy input products.  The presses use pan grinder rollers to compact the input material and force it through a flat pelletizing die forming continuous strands of compacted product. The strands are then cut to the desired length using rotating knives.

The pan grinder rollers and knives rotate slowly ensuring optimum pellet quality and minimized generation of noise and heat. Temperature is monitored and the grinder roller speed is infinitely adjustable. The grinder roller gap and strand cutter are also adjustable for optimized pellet quality for the customer’s particular needs. The flat die design ensures even distribution of feed material and optimized pressure in a more compact package than traditional ring die type presses.

The hygienic presses are also designed for easy cleaning and meet GMP guidelines for food processing equipment. Pellet dies are readily changeable without specialized tools for easy experimentation and process development aiding the customers in developing a process that is optimized for their product.

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A completely modular line of drying and cooling conveyors

Amandus Kahl’s line of cooling /drying conveyors is configurable to meet the cooling and drying needs of any industry that deals with pelletized or granular dry bulk material. Process air is drawn through a layer of the customer’s bulk product as it travels along a conveyor. The conveyor bed is either composed of slotted plates attached to driven chains, or a full fabric belt depending on the characteristics of the product being cooled or dried. The belt speed is adjustable and used along with configuration of the overall belt length to precisely determine the product retention time. For enhanced drying, process air can be heated to 200 C, but drying can also be achieved using only air at ambient temperature. Cooling is also controlled and enhanced by the characteristics of the process air and overall product retention time. The modular design of the line allows the use of several layers of belts to be stacked on top of one another and a wide variety of belt widths and lengths are available. Airflow through the array of belts can also be uniquely configured to accommodate a wide variety of process needs.

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Robust smaller scale pelletizers with a proven design from an industry leader

Amandus Kahl produces smaller scale pelletizing presses with proven success for many types of products that often do not require the high volume production of larger presses. This line of presses uses the proven technology of Amandus Kahl’s larger sized presses in a scale more appropriate to the smaller production volumes. The presses use pan grinder rollers to compact the input material and force it through a flat pelletizing die forming continuous strands of compacted product. The strands are then cut to the desired length using rotating knives.

The pan grinder rollers and knives rotate slowly ensuring optimum pellet quality and minimized generation of noise and heat. The grinder roller speed is infinitely adjustable. The grinder roller gap and strand cutter are also adjustable for optimized pellet quality for your particular needs.

The flat die design ensures even distribution of feed material and optimized pressure in a more compact package than traditional ring die type presses. Pellet dies are readily changeable without specialized tools for easy experimentation and process development aiding the customer in developing a process that is optimized for their product. Amandus Kahl variable speed proportioning screw is often used in conjunction with these units to ensure consistent and uniform feeding of raw materials.

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