New granule analyser hits market
The Hosokawa Granulyser Type EGT/25 is a concept laboratory machine designed to provide a test method to predict the strength and behaviour of a granule. Made by Hosokawa Micron, Hosokawa Bepex and The Enzyme Dust Consortium, the Granulyser replicates the shear, impact and abrasion forces acting upon granules in simulated industrial production plant conditions, enabling granule performance to be studied in detail.
The device consists of two rollers to apply shear deformation, a pneumatic conveying line with two bends to induce particle impact and a dust separation column for dust particle entrainment. It can control test parameters such as granule speed, impact angles and residence time to create specific production conditions.
Analysis of the data collected can be used to determine decisions on processing improvements and equipment selection, as well as handling and packaging operations.
