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This document is a Specifications document for a Pelletizer required by the USDA, ARS in Albany, CA. The key details are:

The USDA, ARS requires a state-of-the-art pelletizer machine with a mobile floor stand and wide shelf that can produce pellets from 1-4 extruded strands up to 6mm in diameter, with a strand speed of 0.1-30 m/min, a 1.9 kW rotor drive, and a 0.75 kW feeding roll. The machine must be adjustable by computer or manually, have a pellet box, automatic adjustment of granule length, a glass plate for the rotor area and box, at least 6 cutting blades, and produce pellets 0.1-20mm in length with a feeding height of 1055mm. The machine dimensions should be approximately 1268x608x504mm for portability and must have a mobile floor stand, safety switches, an emergency stop, and an emergency shut-off.

The related federal contract opportunity is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the pelletizer, with a solicitation number of 12905B24Q0187. Offers are due by July 30, 2024 at 3pm EDT and should be submitted to Shelley.steen@usda.gov. The requirement is unrestricted, with a NAICS code of 334516, and delivery is due within 90 days of award.

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Specifications Project: Pelletizer

Page 1 of 1 PELLETIZER | SPECIFICATIONS, June 11, 2024`

The USDA, ARS in Albany, CA has a requirement for a pelletizer with a mobile floor stand and a wide shelf that meets all of the following specifications:

1. A state-of-the-art machine to make pellets from extrudates of formulations of bioplastics.

2. The machine should be capable of making pellets from 1-4 extruded strands with a strand with a maximum diameter of 6 mm.

3. The machine should have a strand speed of 0.1-30 m/min

4. The machine should have a rotor drive of 1.9 kW

5. The machine should have a feeding roll of 0.75 kW

6. The machine should must be adjustable by computer or manually with a potentiometer

7. The machine must have a box for pellets.

8. The machine must have automatic adjustment of granule length with changing speed of the feeder.

9. The machine must have a glass plate for rotor area and box.

10. The machine should have at least 6 cutting blades.

11. The machine should have a pellet length of 0.1-20mm.

12. The machine must have a feeding height of 1055 mm

13. Dimensions must be approximately: 1268x608x504 for portability.

14. The machine must have a mobile floor stand with side shelf.

15. The machine must have a safety switch on the door of the cutting room.

16. The machine must have an emergency motor stop button.

17. The machine must have an emergency shut-off switch.

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