An Air Cushion Belt Conveyor, also called an Air-Supported Belt Conveyor, uses a thin layer of air to support the carrying belt instead of relying mainly on conventional carrying rollers along the loaded route. A fan supplies air to a chamber beneath…
A Drag Chain Conveyor is an enclosed conveying machine used to move paddy, corn, wheat and other bulk grains horizontally or at a limited incline. It uses a continuous chain fitted with flights or paddles to move grain through an enclosed casing.…
A grain conveying system transfers paddy, corn, wheat and other bulk grains between receiving, cleaning, drying, storage and processing equipment. A commercial grain plant may combine different conveying technologies because no single conveyor is ideal for every route. Typical equipment includes: Screw…
A grain bucket elevator is a vertical conveying machine used to lift paddy, corn, wheat and other bulk grains between different elevations in receiving, drying, storage and processing plants. It uses a continuous belt or chain fitted with buckets inside an enclosed…
A wet grain buffer silo provides temporary storage between grain receiving and drying. Its main purpose is to separate irregular truck arrivals from the more stable operating rate of the grain dryer. A typical process is: Truck Receiving → Pre-Cleaning → Wet…
Both Screw Conveyors and Drag Chain Conveyors are widely used in grain handling systems, but they are best suited to different duties. A Screw Conveyor uses a rotating helical flight to move grain through a trough or enclosed tube and is often…
Paddy drying should reduce moisture without creating excessive thermal or moisture stress inside the grain kernel. When paddy is dried too aggressively, moisture gradients can develop between the inner and outer parts of the kernel. This may increase the risk of fissuring…
Paddy drying can directly influence the physical condition of rice kernels before milling. If moisture is removed too quickly or unevenly, internal stress may cause kernels to fissure. These fissures weaken the grain and can result in more broken rice during husking,…
Paddy dryer capacity should not be selected from rice mill capacity alone. A 60 T/D rice mill does not automatically require a 60 T/D paddy dryer, because the dryer handles wet paddy in batches or continuous flow, while the rice mill processes…
The right grain conveyor depends on more than capacity. A commercial grain plant may use different equipment for vertical lifting, horizontal transfer, silo filling, dryer feeding and short-distance discharge. A simple starting point is: Vertical Lift → Bucket Elevator Enclosed Horizontal Transfer…
Co-Grain installed two steel grain silos in Ethiopia for corn storage. Each silo has a nominal capacity of 1,200 tons, giving the project a…
Co-Grain has shipped two batch paddy dryers to Uzbekistan: one 20-ton-per-batch unit and one 30-ton-per-batch unit. The mixed-capacity configuration allows the customer to select…
Co-Grain has installed two 20-ton-per-batch paddy dryers in Uzbekistan for rice drying. The parallel configuration gives the project a combined nominal loading capacity of…
Co-Grain supplied a 15-ton-per-batch paddy drying system for a rice-processing customer in Ghana. The system provides controlled drying for freshly harvested paddy and prepares…
Co-Grain supplied an integrated paddy drying, grain storage and rice milling solution for a commercial rice processing project in Ghana. The plant combines a…
Co-Grain supplied four batch paddy dryers for a commercial rice drying project in Uzbekistan. Each dryer has a nominal loading capacity of 30 tons…
Co-Grain supplied and installed a 15-ton batch paddy dryer in Kenya for commercial rice paddy drying. The dryer is designed to reduce moisture under…
