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Rice like all seeds is a living,
breathing organism. The rice kernel is hygroscopic
and can at it's higher level of moisture content
increase and decrease it's moisture level
in keeping with it's surrounding. A rice kernel,
and especially a dry rice kernel, is very
sensitive to changes in the air surrounding
the kernel. At a certain moisture content
it becomes difficult for the rice kernel to
re-absorb moisture without fissuring occurring.
Using a correct relative humidity of the air
used for conditioning the rice will result
in substantial benefits including increased
milling capacity and milling yield. Starting
at harvest, the PM-LUFT/Tornum Rice Conditioner can
make your life easier and your efforts more
profitable by it's ability to:
Increase milling yield
Increase milling capacity
- Increase drying capacity by 50% or
more
- Reduce cost of drying by at least
30%
- Eliminate the loss potential from
"bounce back", that return of moisture
content after drying
- Eliminate overdrying, which costs
both in weight and milling yield, and
deliver full weight to the mill
- Avoid insect damage and the use of chemical
protectants
Normally at harvest time, the variation
of moisture content from one kernel to the
next, can be as much as 30%. Drying reduces
this deviation, but not nearly as much as
expected. We have seen a variance of 13%
after three passes through a columnar dryer.
We also frequently see a 6% deviation after
several months in storage. PM-LUFT/Tornum Rice
Conditioner is proven to reduce this spread
of moisture content, making your rice mill
better and giving a higher value. Safe storage
at lower cost, retaining higher value is
available today, using field proven equipment,
which can well pay for itself in the first
year of operation. If you are interested
in further details and a quotation please
let us have more information about your
operation including type of silos and total
storage capacity. Length of storage and
average ambient conditions is also of interest
to us in order be able to support you in
the best possible way.
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