In modern times, granulation is significant in the production process. Earlier, processors, predominantly producing industrial parts, could not regrind because it created a problem in the entire process. Still, industrialists saw regrinding as a necessary evil.
But in modern times, two things have changed in the production cycle: first, the cost of the materials has gone up. Second, most customers nowadays want to include recycled material in their products. Hence, for these two reasons, regrind is now seen as a formidable marketing opportunity and a cost-saving method.
Now, since technology in modern days has taken a big leap forward, industries are adopting cutting-edge technology and machine design, which most importantly decreases energy consumption and, at the same time, gives a place for automation. Hence, in today’s world, many quality solutions are available that are cost-effective and provide great regrinding methods without affecting the whole production cycle, at the same time not increasing the production cost and not affecting the quality of the product. This article will discuss some of the most common traps that plant owners might encounter while granulation occurs.
Granulator Unsuited for the Task
Some of us involved in the production process generally think that there are two things that we should know about the granulator. The horsepower and the throat size, but that is the farthest away from the truth. You can ask any molder who has been in the granulation business, and he will tell you that sometimes the material floats inside the granulator. When the material bounces around in the interior chamber, it leads to an inferior regrind quality, and the machine will also give lower throughputs.
Hence, the granulator must be designed specifically for your usage. If not, you can expect a lower grind quality and bad throughput from the granulator. Therefore, manufacturers nowadays make granulators exactly as per your need by taking in information from you about the material, feeding method, part description, dimension, etc.
Granulator that is Hard to Maintain
Granulator maintenance is the most laid-back thing in a plant. It is often neglected because of time considerations, meaning it does not lend itself to the task. Sometimes, the instruction manual for custom-made granulators does not provide information, making it very tough for industry users to understand. Lack of maintenance causes the granulator to give poor quality output, with excessive dust contents.
Granulator with Poor Knife Design
Sometimes, if granulators are custom-made, the knife positioning and the rotor speed can be a major turn-off and can explain the poor-quality grind. To solve this issue, industry users can look for an adjustable rotating knife that stays alongside the fixed knife but bolts to the rotor. These can be fixed whenever needed.
Granulator that is Over-fed
Some industry users manually set their processors in such a way as to test the granulators that the processors try to destroy the granulator. In the name of testing the limits of the granulator, the processors feed the granulator to such a level that it gets damaged. It is essential to understand that the granulator is made for a particular material and application and has limits. Getting over the limit will destroy the granulator.
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