Pellet lines are generally production bottlenecks, and are also one of the most capital and energy-intensive sections of the plant.
The highly advanced InPress 700 utilises sophisticated batch control technology to move pellet production towards a continuous process. InPress 700 can be configured to minimise production stoppages for bin changeover, and for product changeover.
Product changeover with minimum downtime is achieved because of the sophisticated batch tracking capability of InPress 700. This allows the system to comfortably manage multiple products at the same time. Product changeover can in fact occur without any operator intervention, and with an approximate pellet mill downtime of only 4-8 minutes.
If the system is linked to InBlend 700 for the acquisition of batch information, fidelity to formulated liquids can be maintained. Also, the modules intelligent self-learning liquids calibration facilities can be activated so that liquids dosing systems are re-calibrated on a loop and formula (or recipe) basis after each run.
For multiple runs InPress 700 provides multiple batch tracking buffers. This feature makes it much easier to have multiple products in production at one time without the fear of cross contamination. And where short production runs are a feature of operation, it minimises run changeover times which significantly increases production efficiency.
From Routine Manual Tasks The advanced InPress 700 module provides a very high degree of automation for pellet production line. Automated control of the entire line is possible with InPress 700. This incorporates service bins through buffer bins, feeders, conditioners, liquids additions, ripeners or kettles, single or double pelleting with or without expanders, vertical or horizontal cooling, downstream coating systems and multiple line routing to finished product bins.
