Strand Pelletizers have their place in the plastic recycling, compounding industries. Typically, these machines are lower cost than comparable underwater or water ring pelletizers, but they are also easier to use and allow easy access for material changes and maintenance. This keeps the demand on the secondary market for companies that want a lower cost machine, or do a lot of custom toll work.
Appraisal Data for Strand Pelletizers
Learn what is important when appraising the value of your strand pelletizer with our used equipment valuation guide. Below are the main specifications that are needed to help value strand pelletizers, along with a brief description to help gather the correct information.
- Pelletizer Make
- Pelletizer Model
- Vintage
- Width of Rotor - This is determined by the maximum measurement of the cutting action of the machine
- Style of Rotor - 3 options of rotors
- Helical - More upfront expense. Replacement rotor also high cost. These rotors can come in many different grades. It is important to know what the rotor is made of.
- Bolt on blades - Lower upfront cost. Blades can be changed, or resharpened.
- Wedge lock - High upfront cost. Not as common on the secondary market
- Number of Cutting Knives - This is the number of rotating knives on the rotor.
- Horsepower(Hp)
- Motor Style - AC Inverter Duty or DC
- Pull Roller Drive Style
- Independent - Meaning does the pull rolls have separate speed control from the rotor itself.
- Pulley - Pull Rolls are driven by common motor of main rotor.
- Wet cut option- Wet cut pelletizing option allows for self-stranding and dust mitigation. It also allows for more control of the polymer temperature. This will require additional centrifugal pellet dryers and adds significant cost to the machine
Ready for An Appraisal of Your Used Strand Pelletizer?
When you’re ready to sell your pelletizer, or simply looking for an appraised value, contact us to learn more about our valuation process or to schedule an appraisal. You can begin by collecting equipment specifications pertinent to your specific granulator with our Strand Pelletizer Specs Form.