Dec 04 2008
New DDGS Pelleting Process Developed
A new process to pelletize distillers grains product for feed or fuel is being introduced to the market by Ag Fuel & Feed LLC, a joint venture of Ag Pellet Energy LLC of Carmel, IN, and Landers Machine Co., Ft. Worth, TX. These two partners worked together to overcome the challenge of getting distillers dried grains to pelletize without the use of additives or binders. Scott Landers designed a die that successfully extrudes a 100 percent DDG pellet. The advantages for the ethanol plant, Gary Wobler said, include being able to pelletize DDG at 15 percent moisture, which results in about a three percent reduction in drying costs.
