Case Study

A major food product manufacturer using 60’ s vintage equipment which posed the following problems:

• Contamination from stagnant product and carbon steel construction
• Inefficient drive trains adding to energy consumption
• Ineffective screw and barrel design producing less than desirable output
• Inconsistent pellet lengths which forced longer drying time at higher temperatures
• Non-user-friendly maintenance requirements including tear down/clean up time

Solution:

• Design reducing clearances and eliminating “ dead” spots, and manufacture of high grade stainless steel
• Incorporate high efficiency gear motors
• Design screw and barrel for maximum output per revolution with lower moisture content
• Exclusive die and dynamic force cutter design to produce pellets of consistently precise length and density
• Heavy duty design with quick-release die retainer and swing away cutter

Result:

• Compliance with current processing standards
• An approximate 10% decrease in energy consumption
• An increase in throughput of 25%
• A reduction in dryer temp of 18% (additional energy savings)
• Less maintenance and downtime

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