Pellets Cracked Surface: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-12 10
A cracked surface on a biomass pellet is a quality failure that shows up after the die and is often blamed on the wrong stage. The crack can form in the die when the pellet leaves the hole, in the cooler when the surface contracts faster than the core, or after the bag when the p...
Pellet Formation Rate Suddenly Drops: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-12 12
A pellet formation rate that drops suddenly is a different problem from a formation rate that is low from the start. A line that has been running well and then drops within hours or within a shift is telling you that something changed, and the cause is most often in the feed, the...
Loose Pellets from Pellet Mill: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-12 10
Loose pellets from a pellet mill means the mill is producing pellets that do not hold their shape, and the phrase most often covers two failures that are often confused: a pellet that forms but is soft and breaks easily, and a pellet that does not form at all and comes out as loo...
Pellets Fall Apart After Cooling: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-11 19
Pellets that fall apart after the cooler are a different problem from pellets that fall apart at the die, and the difference is the point of this page. A pellet that leaves the die weak is a forming problem, while a pellet that leaves the die intact and then breaks after the cool...
Pellets Crumble When Squeezed: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-11 18
A pellet that crumbles when squeezed is a durability failure, and it is the failure that shows up first in the hand and last in the specification. The pellet looks formed at the die, it survives the cooler, and then it breaks in the fingers, in the bag, or at the customer, and by...
Pellet Mill Break-In Period: How Long, What to Do and When It Is Complete
News 2026-11-10 16
The break-in period of a pellet mill is the time between fitting a new die and the die producing a stable, saleable pellet, and it is the period in which most commissioning problems are created. A new die has hole surfaces that are rougher and entry edges that are less polished t...
New Die Not Producing Pellets: Causes, Fixes and What to Check First
News 2026-11-10 16
A new die that does not produce pellets is one of the most common complaints in the first days after a die change, and it is rarely a defective die. The die has to be run in before it produces a saleable pellet, the roller gap has to be reset on every roller after the change, the...
Pellet Mill First Batch Not Forming: Causes and Fixes
News 2026-11-10 23
A pellet mill that forms nothing on the first batch is one of the most common complaints in the first days of a new machine or a new die, and it is rarely a defective mill. The first batch is the hardest batch the machine will ever run, because the die is cold and unpolished, the...
Pellet Mill Run-In Procedure: Start-Up, Loading and the First Production
News 2026-11-09 28
A pellet mill run-in procedure is the sequence that turns a new die into a die that produces saleable pellets, and it is the step that most commissioning problems can be traced back to. A new die has hole surfaces that are rougher and entry edges that are less polished than a run...
New Pellet Mill Low Formation Rate: Causes and Fixes
News 2026-11-09 19
A new pellet mill that produces a low formation rate is a common complaint in the first weeks of operation, and it is rarely a defective machine. A new die has to be run in, the roller gap has to be set, the moisture has to be tuned to the new die, and the operator has to learn t...
Pellets Smell Bad: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-09 23
A bad smell from wood pellets is not a cosmetic problem. It usually means that something has happened to the material, and the same cause that produces the smell can also produce the mould, the fines, the durability loss, and the corrosion that shorten the storage life and damage...
Pellets Burn Poorly: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
News 2026-11-07 33
A pellet that burns poorly is not always a bad pellet. It can be a good pellet that is wet, a good pellet that is the wrong size for the appliance, a good pellet that has broken down into fines in the bag, or a pellet that was made from a feedstock the appliance was not designed ...
