Buster Decorticator Unit – Type III

Buster Decorticator unit produces third quality fibre (lowest among the three processes). The husks are beaten down to husk pieces and fibre is extracted from the husk pieces using beating principle.

Based on customers’ production requirements, we design and supply crusher Decorticator units with various production outputs up to 10 tons fibre per 8 hours. Our standard designs are for 0.8 tons (Buster Beater unit), 3.2 tons, 5 tons and 10 tons fibre output / 8 hours.

Important Note: The production capacities are achieved by increasing the size of the machines and power of the motors. The fibre quality deteriorates with the increase in capacity of the machines.

Machine Specifications (for 3.2 tons fibre output / 8 hours):

Buster:

Buster is used to break the husks down to husk pieces using beating principle. This way, the husk pieces get soaked quicker and the load on the decorticator reduces when compared with the whole husks.

Decorticator combined with Beater:

Decorticator is used to extract fibre from the crushed, soaked and squeezed husks using beating principle. In the decorticator, the extracted fibre is also cleaned to some extent.

Beater is used to thoroughly clean the partially cleaned fibre obtained from the decorticator. Beating principle is used for fibre cleaning.

Combining Decorticator with Beater: Decorticator and Beater are fixed side by side on a single frame and the decorticator outlet is joined with the beater inlet. The two main purposes of combining the two machines is to

(iii) Reduce the labour involved in transferring the decorticator output to the beater

(iv) Reduce the time taken for work-in-process transfer

Bottom Cleaning Arrangement:

Pneumatically operated bottom cleaning arrangement is provided at the bottom of both the machines to remove pith, short and baby fibres sticking to the bottom portion of the machines thereby

(iii) Reducing the load on the motors and hence electric power consumption by more than 50% (determined from trial runs)

(iv) To reduce frequent stopping of the machine for cleaning.

Screener:

The screener is used to separate the mixed fibre, obtained from the decorticator and beater, from baby fibre and pith. The screened fibre is then taken to the drying yard or dryer for drying.

Baling Press:

The dried fibre is made into bales, each bale weighing 30 - 35 kg.

50 kg capacity Mechanical / Hydraulic press can also be supplied.

Conveyor System for Buster Decorticator Unit

The complete conveyor system for buster decorticator unit consists of 15 sets of conveyors as detailed below: