INTRODUCTION

The Pelletizing Process courses are a three-day interactive educational series where customers are introduced to the operational, maintenance and process concepts for underwater pelletizing. This includes scheduled and preventative maintenance procedures, operating a pelletizing system and understanding the processes associated with achieving optimum performance. Using in-depth design information, practical hands-on demonstrations and equipment experience, this course study will help operators, maintenance personnel and system managers understand and optimize the MAAG Gala equipment for its best performance and reliability.

The course duration is three days, usually Tuesday through Thursday. Customers are given hotel recommendations as well as local information to help with their stay. Most attendees arrive on Monday and are invited to a complimentary meet & greet dinner at a local establishment. This gives everyone the chance to meet each other and discuss the next several day’s events. The following day attendees meet at MAAG Gala’s main facility at 9:00am for introductions and the start of the course. A wrap-up dinner is scheduled for the last evening of the course so attendees and instructors can discuss what was covered and any improvements that attendees may recommend.

COURSE OVERVIEW

  • Individual components — Detailed look at each part that makes up underwater pelletizers, tempered water systems and dryers, and how these parts fit together to make a complete system.
  • Methodology – How an underwater pelletizing system works. A thorough look at how we classify our systems, starting with the pelletizer, then the TWS and dryers. What does MAP, SLC, EAC, TWS80, 2008BF mean?
  • Scheduled, preventative and emergency maintenance methods – How to inspect components while the system is running or out of service.  Removal, inspection and reassembly of individual parts. We’ll dive into what should be inspected and when, along with recommended PM schedules and how to best handle emergency maintenance events.
  • Operation and optimization – Hands-on instruction on how to operate an underwater pelletizing system, how to set it up for optimum performance and what to monitor during production runs.
  • Controls – How the system is controlled and monitored. Understanding notice, warning and emergency alarms. Setting up the control system for specific scenarios.

COURSE ITINERARY

  • The Pelletizing Process course is spread out over three days, with classes on different subjects each day.

Attendees are divided into two groups, and each group is assigned a class schedule. There are two classes held each day, and groups will attend one of these classes in the morning, then the other class in the afternoon.

Classes:

  • Pelletizer
  • TWS & Dryers
  • Cutter hubs and Die Plates
  • Controls and the Pelletizer Process

This is a typical class schedule for the 1st and 2nd days.

On the 3rd day, attendees will perform hands-on disassembly, assembly and inspection tasks on the equipment. They will then start and run an actual pelletizing system. During this time, they will receive detailed instruction on the operation, monitoring, and optimization of the running system.

ATTENDEE SCHEDULE

This is a sample of the class structure