BONE

PULVERIZER
AND
PELLET
MOLDER

Proposed Procedure of Using the B. Running the equipment

Equipment
Before operating,
A. Proper set-up and start-up
user/s should wear  Check if the equipment is on an
the following: even surface.
 Adjust the footing until the
equipment is stable.
 FaceShield  Put water on the steam generator
about three fourths of the
container.
 Ear buds (if  Turn on the steam generator to
start producing steam and check
available) if the gate valve is closed.
 Check if the plates are in place.
 Gloves  Check if the blades hit the casing
of the hopper.
 Put a container on the outlet to
catch the pelletized dog food.
 Switch off the breaker and the
 Open the breaker and switch on the motor of the pulverizer.
 Put a desirable amount of dried and chopped chicken/pork bones
on the hopper.
 Put the uncrushed bones accumulated on the perforated screen back
on the hopper.
 When the bones are pulverized switch off the motor of the
pulverizer.
 Put the plate between the pulverizer and the mixer. Put vegetable
oil on the pulverized bone then close the cover. Open the gate valve
of steam generator for steam to flow.
 Switch on the motor of the mixer then adjust the speed regulator to
reduce the speed of the mixer.
 After the pulverized bone and oil is mixed turn off the motor of the
mixer, close the gate valve and remove the plate between the mixer
and pelletizer and let the mixture fall on the pelletizer.
 When the pellet is produced, switch off the motor, steam generator
and the breaker.
C. Finished using the equipment Troubleshooting: HAMMERMILL

A drop of 15 to 20% in capacity is

1. Remove the plug of the equipment.
an indicator that the pelletizer needed its
2. Place back the plates on their places.
screen to be changed.
3. Clean the hopper, blades, mixer and
pelletizer before using the equipment Hammer should be replaced MIXER
again.
whenever the wear extends about 25% along

with the width of the hammer.

Hammer pins should be replaced

whenever there is a change in hammers.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Scheduling of Regular Bearing, Coupling, and key can
Maintenance: be changed at least every 6 to 12 months of
used. PELLETIZER
SCREW
Cleaning the inner part of the equipment
must be done by the owner every time the Used lubricants regularly for the
type of input bones will be changed. The
researchers made the input container part for equipment to run smoothly and to decrease
both the pulverizer and mixer a drawer type
and the parts of the pelletizer to be the wear rate of different parts.
detachable for the owner or user can wash it
easily and properly. Regular observation of Check every nut and bolt in the
the equipment’s different parts is a must for
the owner or user; researchers suggest do it at machine, tighten if necessary, to avoid
least every month.
disassembly of every part.
Keenly, observe the volume produced by
the equipment by measuring either the mass
or the number of pellets produced in a
controlled volume of input.