Sorghum Drying Case

1.Customer requirements

The Philippine client’s processing farm requires efficient drying of a large amount of sorghum, with a daily processing capacity of 15-20 tons and an initial moisture content of about 25% -30%. After drying, it needs to be reduced to below 14% to meet grain storage standards. Due to the high temperature and humidity in the local climate, the customer particularly emphasizes that the equipment needs to have corrosion resistance, uniform drying ability, and energy efficiency to adapt to long-term continuous operation and reduce operating costs. In addition, the customer hopes that the dried sorghum will maintain good color and nutritional content to ensure market sales value.

2.Jinlu Machinery’s 7-meter x 2-meter x 2.3-meter mesh belt dryer is optimized for sorghum characteristics and has the following core advantages:

① Multi layer mesh belt+precise temperature control: using five layer stainless steel mesh belt (0.1mm mesh), hot air penetrates layer by layer to avoid uneven drying caused by excessive accumulation of sorghum. The temperature can be adjusted (50-120 ℃) to meet different moisture content requirements.

② Uniform feeding of fabric machine: The matching fabric machine ensures that sorghum is evenly distributed on the mesh belt, avoiding local overheating or wet material accumulation, and improving drying efficiency by more than 30%.

③ Energy saving and environmental protection: The waste heat recovery system reduces heat loss, and the efficiency of environmentally friendly coal fired stoves is high, saving 20% energy compared to traditional dryers.

④ Corrosion resistant structure: The whole machine adopts 304 stainless steel key components, which are suitable for high humidity environments in the Philippines and extend equipment life.

3.Customer feedback on usage

After running the equipment for 3 months, the customer provided feedback:

✅  Efficient and stable: The daily processing capacity reaches 18 tons, and the moisture content is steadily reduced to 13% -14%, fully meeting storage requirements.

✅  Significant energy savings: Compared to old equipment, energy consumption has been reduced by 25%, saving approximately $12000 in fuel costs annually.

✅  Quality assurance: After drying, the sorghum grains are intact, without burning or discoloration, and the market price is increased by 10%.

The customer particularly recognizes the design of the fabric machine with a 0.1mm mesh, which solves the problem of clumping in traditional drying. They plan to place additional orders for corn drying projects. Jinlu Machinery focuses on the deep cultivation of the drying field and will do its best to serve every customer in the future.