Pellet Mill

Today the advantages of material densification are becoming more well known. By increasing the bulk density of raw materials by using a pellet mill has various positive aspects. Firstly the reduced size means it is more efficient and cheaper to transport pellets instead of the raw material. In terms of fuel pellets and combustion, the advantages burning a material with a high density are increased combustion efficiency.

Feed Pellet Mill

The most common use of a pellet mill to produce pellets today and for the past century have been to produce animal feed pellets. The pellet production process allows the manufacturer to create specific blends of feed and vitamins and then process the feed mixture in the pellet mill to produce feed pellets specifically for certain animals.

Wood Pellet Mill

Within the last few decades, pellet mills have also being used to produce wood pellets. Wood pellets can be used for fuel, however there are other uses such as animal bedding. As wood has a higher density than animal feed ingredients, wood pellet mills are different than feed pellet mills. The Wood Pellet Production Guide provides details on these differences and advantages and disadvantages.

Biomass Pellet Mill

Recently there has been a growing interest in using the pellet mill to produce other biomass pellets, for instance for fuel pellets. Biomass simply refers to any cellulose organic material than can be used to produce energy. This obviously includes wood, however other materials such as straw and grasses, miscanthus, reed canary grass, switchgrass and hemp to name but a few. By using a pellet mill to upgrade these raw materials into fuel pellets, these fuels will play an important role in our energy future.

Pellet Press

Pellet mills are also often referred to as a pellet press for obvious reasons. Pellet presses do press the raw materials into a pellet shape. Using a pellet mill and pellet production process to turn different raw materials into pellets can give value and provide a use to many materials which today are regarded as waste.

Pellet Equipment

There is various other pieces of equipment other than the pellet mill that is required in pellet production. The Wood Pellet Production Guide provides detail on the possible equipment options and why they are required.

Pellet Manufactures

Pellet manufacture is a combination of the correct equipment, process set-up and operator knowledge and skill. The Wood Pellet Production Guide provides a concise, easy to understand guide to the principles of the process and the factors that need to be controlled and adjusted to produce quality pellets.

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