BKG® Pellet Dryers

BKG® Pellet Dryers

BKG® pellet dryers are suitable for various materials and throughput capacities. Reach your desired moisture levels easily and give your pellets an excellent finish for trouble-free further processing.

Overview


The high quality of a pellet produced on a BKG® pelletizing system results from all the components working together seamlessly. The BKG® pellet dryers are responsible for giving the pellets an excellent finish. They ensure the exact right amount of residual moisture and can process up to 25,000 kg/h (55,000 lb/hr).

One Concept - Different Options

We offer pellet dryers in many sizes and design options to fit your process. Whether you need a simple model for low throughputs, advanced wear protection, or elaborated designs with pre-dewatering, self-cleaning function, and noise reduction - we have the right fit for you.

BKG® pellets dryers are suitable for various applications and an excellent fit for any pelletizing line.

Options And Sizes At A Glance


Mechanical Specifications of BKG® Pellet Dryers
Model / Size TVE 2001 ED TVE 2004 SR TVE 6002 SR TVE 12000 SR TVE 20000 SR
Throughput
< 2,000 kg/hr
(< 4,400 lb/hr)
< 2,700 kg/hr
(< 6,000 lb/hr)
< 7,000 kg/hr
(< 15,500 lb/hr)
< 17,000 kg/hr
(< 37,500 lb/hr)
< 25,000 kg/hr
(< 55,000 lb/hr)
Water Quantity
30 m³/hr
(132 gpm)
40 m³/hr
(176 gpm)
40 m³/hr
(176 gpm)
60 m³/hr
(264 gpm)
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Water Quantity with Pre-Dewatering - < 80 m³/hr
(352 gpm)

< 100 m³/hr
(440 gpm)
< 160 m³/hr
(704 gpm)
< 200 m³/hr
(880 gpm)
Air Flow 800 m³/hr
(470 cfm)
1,800 m³/hr
(1,059 cfm)
1,800 m³/hr
(1,059 cfm)
3,200 m³/hr
(1,883 cfm)
4,500 m³/hr
(2,648 cfm)
Motor 4.0 kW 5.5 kW 7.5 kW 11.0 kW 18.5 kW
Noise Reduction Not Available Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cleaning Systems Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional

How It Works

General working principle of a BKG® pellet dryer


Benefitting Your Process


Increase Profitability

Increase Profitability


  • Increase your extruder uptime by achieving process continuity
  • Save operating costs through simple handling and easy maintenance

Increase Quality


  • Produce precisely the pellet you want by combining it with different pelletizers, die plates, and cutter hubs
  • Produce pellets with excellent bulk characteristics for trouble-free further processing
  • Achieve your desired residual moisture level
  • Remove bulked pellets from the process with agglomerate catchers
  • Control your pellet quality with a pellet diverter valve for in-process testing
Increase Quality
Increase Convenience

Increase Convenience


  • Reduce maintenance efforts due to wear-protected design
  • Increase operator safety and comfort with noise-reduced design
  • Easy cleaning and maintenance through dual door access and simple bearing design

Agglomerate Catcher


The BKG® agglomerate catcher prevents pellet clusters or clumps (agglomerates) from entering the rotor area of the dryer. Agglomerates are captured by a series of inclined metal bars and automatically detected as they break the light beam of a photo-electric sensor. When the photo-eye detects an agglomerate, the agglomerate gate automatically opens, and the oversized material is ejected upstream of the pellet dryer.

Pellet Diverter Valve


The BKG® pellet diverter valve is a pneumatically operated valve mounted at the dryer outlet. It allows for the switching between two pellet discharge chutes for a.) gaylord changeover, b.) elimination of low-quality pellets during start-up, or c.) sampling of pellets during production.

Benefits

  • Great for quick changeovers - containers of materials
  • Separate the low quality pellets during start-up
  • Sampling of pellets during production
  • Simple operation

Get The Complete Solution

We provide sustainable solutions for your overall process, eliminating opportunities for disturbances at equipment interfaces.

From melt pumps, polymer valves, and melt filtration systems to complete underwater pelletizing systems, pyrolysis cleaning ovens, extrusion, and fluid coating die systems, our products will help optimize your operation.

Contact us to complete your production line configuration.