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Dies, Maintenance, Pelleting
Nov 15, 2015
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Dies: the clamping surface

Clamping Surfaces

An important part of any die inspection is the inspection of the quill flange clamping surfaces. These areas can commonly be cause of a broken die if the proper maintenance has not been performed on the adjacent wear parts, such as clamps and wear inserts. Thus, the overall goal of examining the clamping surfaces is to gauge damage to other parts of the machine. There are four surfaces that are inspected:

  • the loose clamp surface
  • the clamp bottoming surface
  • the wear ring surface
  • the keyway

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Biomass, Dies, Pelleting
Nov 15, 2015
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Dies: the “Rollover”

Dies: the “Rollover”

Rollover is the condition of the die face when the hole inlets start to peen closed. This peening action will have dramatic effects on both the pellet quality and the throughput of the die, usually lowering both

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