How To Set Up A Wood Pellet Manufacturing Plant

Small Wood Pellet Manufacturing Plant

Raw Material System

• Crushing. A crushing system is the vital first step in pellet production. Using timber, chips, or another similar source of wood, a machine will crush raw materials into smaller chunks. This is done via a hammer mill and wood chipper, and you have the option of using dust collectors to contain debris.
• Sieving. This step is optional in some pelletizer mills, but is important to avoid damage to your machinery. It involves getting rid of debris like stones from the crushed raw material.
• Drying. The water content of wood requires that the crushed materials are thoroughly dried. Excess water can result in lower quality pellets. For small scale productions, an air flow dryer will suffice, but larger productions will require a drum dryer.

Pellet Manufacturing System

• Pelletization mill. This is where you will reduce the previously crushed raw materials into finished pellets. For smaller productions, a single flat die pelletizer mill will work fine, but you will need multiple for larger productions. Alternatively, invest in a Ring die pelletizer mill for higher production output. (How To Operate Wood Pellet mill Correctly?)
• Cooling. Completed pellets have a high temperature and have to be cooled before they can be packed and moved to the next process. A counter flow cooler is a good option for this process as it can sieve broken, powdered, or damaged pellets away from the good ones for better quality control.
• Packing. Once you are done cooling and sieving, it is time to pack the pellets for storage, shipment, and sales. Any standard factory bagging procedures work fine for this purpose, and you can choose the size of the bags as appropriate for your business.