Pelleting and spheronizing equipment for chemical granulates
Optimize your production line with versatile pelleting and spheronizing equipment designed for precise granulate formation, enhancing uniformity in particles across continuous operations.
Pelletizes with Precision and Consistency
The Gear Pelletizer AGF GCS & AGF GMS from Hosokawa Alpine is an efficient pelletizing solution designed for various industries, including chemicals, food processing, and recycling. Utilizing counter-rotating hollow-toothed rollers, it ensures uniform extrusion and consistent pellet size, enhancing material flow and handling. Ideal for producing granulates across diverse applications such as lithium-ion batteries, spices, and recycling processes. This equipment excels in continuous and manual operations, offering flexible integration into existing production lines. With robust construction, it can process powders and granules efficiently and reliably. Available with engineering support for tailored customization, it ensures seamless integration and optimal performance.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by ensuring uniform pellet size for improved material flow.
- Versatile application across diverse industries, from food processing to chemical manufacturing.
- Reduces operational costs with reliable continuous operation and minimal maintenance requirements.
- Customizable configurations for tailored integration into specific production lines.
- Supports sustainable practices with efficient resource utilization and reduced waste.
- Applications
- Dishwashing powder,Post consumer recycling,Cosmetics,Lithium-ion batteries,Crop protection agents,Recycling composite materials,Technical ceramic,Powder coating,Sweeteners,Talc,Recycling extruded materials,Chemicals,Medicinal herbs,Luxury foods,Hapi,Additive manufacturing metal,Spices,Tea,Recycling plastic mouldings,Animal feed,Additive manufacturing polymer,Titanium dioxide,Industrial wax,Recovered carbon black,Special flours,Sugar,Fertilizer,Cell culture media,Cocoa processing,Recycling of lithium-ion batteries,Cable recycling,Grinding of rubber,Calcium carbonate,Api - inhaler,Lignin,Film recycling,Thickening agents,Roots,Protein shifting,Hard minerals,Tablets,Lactose,Dairy products
- End products
- Steps before
- Mixing,Drying,Grinding,Emulsification
- Steps after
- Spheronisation,Packing,Coating,Sterilization
- Input ingredients
- powder,particles,granulate materials,coarse products
- Output ingredients
- dust-free granulates,cylindrical granulates,shingled granulates,highly porous granulates,stable pellets,uniform length pellets
- Market info
- Hosokawa Alpine is known for its expertise in manufacturing advanced process equipment and systems for powder and particle processing technology. It has a strong reputation for innovation, quality engineering, and customer-focused solutions in various industries.
- Pellet diameter range
- 1 to 10 mm
- Extrusion type
- Low pressure extrusion
- Pellet shape
- Cylindrical
- Pellet stability
- Stable
- Spheronization
- Rounding off pellets after extrusion
- Gear Pelletizer mechanism
- Counter rotating hollow toothed rollers
- Bextruder type
- Extrusion rotor with perforating die
- Granulate porosity
- Highly porous
- Working mechanism
- Pelleting,extrusion,spheronization
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Agglomeration Risk
- Moderate
- Control panel type
- HMI / Touchscreen
- Discharge method
- Rotating Hollow Toothed Rollers
- Cooling option
- Ambient
- Die configuration
- Counter rotating rollers