Small seeds are often difficult to sow.
Seeds such as those of carrots, lettuce, onions, celery, tomatoes, peppers, and tobacco are often tiny, extremely lightweight, or irregularly shaped; direct sowing makes it hard to control the seeding rate or maintain uniform plant spacing.
En KRT-480 Seed Pelleting Machine is designed specifically for such seeds.
The machine uses suitable pelleting materials to coat small seeds and employs centrifugal granulation technology to transform them into uniform, regularly shaped pellets. These pelleted seeds are easier to handle and are better suited for use with precision sowing equipment.
Why are tiny seeds pelleted?
The primary reason is simple: to make them easier to sow.
Pelleting creates seeds with more uniform size and shape. This facilitates the mechanical sowing process, making it easier for the seeds to be picked up, separated, and precisely placed.
For growers of vegetables, flowers, or herbs with tiny seeds, this treatment significantly improves the sowing experience.
Furthermore, when the pellet size is properly matched to the sowing equipment, pelleting effectively reduces issues such as missed spots or double-sowing (where multiple seeds are deposited into a single cell).
Integrated Automatic Seed Pelleting Equipment
The KRT-480 is a fully automatic seed pelleting machine that integrates the main pelleting unit with systems for automatic powder and liquid feeding, as well as dust collection.
During processing, seeds rotate within a centrifugal drum while pelleting powder and liquid are gradually added. The seeds are coated layer by layer until they reach the desired size and shape.
The equipment utilizes a Siemens control system and features both a touchscreen and push-button controls for ease of operation.
Operators can adjust operating parameters based on specific pelleting requirements for different seed varieties.
More Uniform Seed Pellets
High-quality seed pellets should not only be of moderate size but also feature relatively smooth surfaces and consistent dimensions.
The KRT-480 employs a controlled powder and liquid supply system to ensure a stable pelleting process. Its centrifugal disc rotates at speeds of up to 2,800 rpm, causing the seeds to move uniformly within the centrifugal drum.
The resulting seed pellets offer superior uniformity, making them ideal for precision sowing.
Designed for medium-batch seed processing
The KRT-480 is the ideal choice when your processing needs exceed laboratory scale but do not require a massive industrial production line.
This unit can process approximately 300 to 3,000 grams of raw seed per batch (depending on seed size and coating/pelleting requirements), with a typical processing time of 30 a 40 minutos per batch.
This makes the equipment highly suitable for seed companies, seed processing plants, agricultural cooperatives, and growers who require regular seed pelleting operations.
Which seeds can be pelleted?
The KRT-480 is suitable for a wide range of small-seeded crops, including:
Vegetables: Peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, carrots, celery, lettuce, stem lettuce, Welsh onions, and bulb onions
Forage crops: Grain amaranth and alfalfa
Cultivos comerciales: Tabaco
Other small, irregularly shaped seeds
We recommend testing the seeds prior to full-scale production. As seed shapes, sizes, and pelleting requirements vary, sample testing is the best way to determine the optimal processing parameters.
Simple operation, reduced manual labor
Seed pelleting processes traditionally required significant manual intervention.
The KRT-480 effectively reduces manual workload by integrating multiple processing steps into a single unit. It automates the addition of powder and liquid materials and features a control system to assist operators in managing the production process.
Additionally, the equipment allows for the saving of frequently used production parameter settings—a particularly useful feature when repeatedly processing the same type of seed.
For seed processing enterprises, this translates to less time spent on repetitive manual adjustments and ensures consistent product quality across batches.
A Practical Choice for Seed Pelleting
The design concept behind the KRT-480 is straightforward.
It is engineered to transform small, lightweight, and irregularly shaped seeds into uniform pellets, thereby facilitating easier handling and sowing.
If you are working with vegetable, flower, herb, or other small seeds and are looking for reliable pelleting equipment suitable for standard production, the KRT-480 is certainly worth considering.