As a foreign trade manufacturer with many years of experience in professional equipment production, we often receive heart-wrenching questions from customers around the world: "Among the many pelletizers, such as ring die, flat die, and roller press, why do flat die machines consistently command the highest order volume?" Today, we'll use real-world examples and data to explain: flat die pelletizers are becoming the "price-performance king" for small and medium-sized production worldwide.
First, as anyone involved in foreign trade knows, raw materials from different countries vary dramatically: palm shells from Southeast Asia, wood chips from Europe, straw from Africa, sugarcane bagasse from South America... These materials often have high moisture content, coarse fibers, or low viscosity, making conventional pelletizers prone to jamming.
However, the flat die pelletizer's design addresses this pain point: its horizontally positioned disc die combined with a roller friction extrusion mechanism allows the raw materials to be formed without rigorous comminution or drying. For example, the equipment we customized for a Thai customer processes palm shells with a 30% moisture content, consistently producing 2 tons of pellets per day. The customer exclaimed, "It saved the cost of a drying system."
Whether it's agricultural waste, biomass, organic fertilizer, or feed ingredients, flat die pellet mills can handle it all—a key reason for their popularity among farms and small processing plants in over 20 countries worldwide.
Secondly, for most overseas customers, "cost-effectiveness" is always the primary consideration. Flat die pellet mills offer significant advantages in this regard:
1. Low procurement cost: Compared to ring die pellet mills, flat die pellet mills are typically 30%-50% cheaper, making them ideal for startups or customers with limited budgets.
2. Low maintenance costs: Simple construction, with only the die and roller as wearing parts, requires no specialized skills for replacement and can be easily operated by local workers with minimal training. The spare parts package we provide to our Brazilian customers lasts six months, with shipping and costs accounting for less than 5% of the total equipment price.
3. High energy efficiency: With a moderate motor power, the pellet mill produces 15% more pellets per kilowatt-hour than comparable equipment. For European customers facing high electricity costs, this can result in significant annual savings.
A customer in Nigeria calculated that using a flat die pellet mill to process straw pellets paid for itself in just three months, compared to eight months with his previous ring die mill.
Finally, the flat die pellet mill's versatility is far beyond imagination:
1. If you're a small farmer in Southeast Asia, it can help you compress corn stalks into feed pellets, reducing transportation losses.
2. If you're a biomass energy entrepreneur in Europe, it can convert sawdust into combustion pellets that meet local environmental standards.
3. If you're an organic fertilizer producer in South America, it can directly process fermented manure, eliminating the drying process and preserving more beneficial bacteria.
We even have customers who have converted flat die pellet mills into mobile devices, processing raw materials directly in the field—a level of flexibility that large pellet mills simply can't match.
If you're looking for affordable, adaptable, and easy-to-maintain pelletizing equipment, a flat die pellet mill is definitely worth a try. Our equipment holds multiple international certifications, including CE and ISO, supports customizable die apertures, and offers 24-hour online technical support.
If you're interested, please visit our website for more information:
https://www.acmegrist.com/
Phone: +86 15515056847
Email: [email protected]
