Mars Mineral is a leader in the design, manufacturing and servicing of manure pelletizing systems that help poultry farmers dispose of their animal waste in a manner that is environmentally safe and profitable. The systems include pin agglomerators, disc pelletizers or deep drum pelletizers.
For more than 40 years, the technology we are using to pelletize poultry manure has been employed primarily for agitation agglomeration -- the conversion of fine powders and dusts into spherical pellets. Over the past decade, we have established a presence in the poultry production market while continuing to serve customers in the steel, foundry, chemical, mining, cement, lime and fertilizer, and consumer products manufacturing sectors.
Our equipment and services are backed by solid experience, an engineering staff qualified in material handling, a veteran technical support group and in-house manufacturing expertise.
Regardless of your specific application, we have the experience to meet your needs while exceeding your expectations.
Mars Mineral is based in Mars, PA, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. The company is a division of Woodward Inc.
With federal Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) regulations in effect, the time is right for you to consider pelletizing your poultry waste and creating a new revenue source while complying with potentially burdensome government rules which are being updated continually.
Mars Mineral's Manure Pelletizing Systems give you everything necessary to make pellets for sale to fertilizer users such as agricultural production companies, independent farmers, golf courses and commercial landscapers, and "middle men" who deal with companies that use or sell fertilizer.
Our systems enable you to process from 500 to 50,000 tons (100 million pounds) of poultry waste annually.
The pelletizing process captures agriculturally valuable nutrients and minerals that originate from grain-based feed, along with organic material and humus to produce a certified organic fertilizer.
Mars Mineral is capable of designing customized manure pelletizing systems to almost any specification. Systems may include pin agglomerators, disc pelletizers or deep drum pelletizers.
Your Mars Mineral Manure Pelletizing System can enable you to generate significant new revenue from a waste material in five easy steps:
Establish
Develop
Fabricate
Install
Train
The Pin Mixer receives dried chicken manure from the storage bin and feeder, mixes it with binder, pelletizes and sends the pellets to the Dryer.
The Dryer dries and cools the pellets, discharging them onto a conveyor belt that carries them to the Screen.
The Screen removes and recycles oversized and undersized pellets, sending the “good” ones to the pellet storage bin, located outside the building.
The Bagger takes the pellets from the pellet storage bin and automatically fills a flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) or other package.
The Palletizer & Stretch Wrapper arrange the filled bags on pallets, stacking them for shipment and stretch-wrapping them to the pallet for stability in transport.
With a Mars Mineral Pelletizing System, you’re helping to reduce environmental and public health problems by converting dusts, fines or powders into pellets which are easy to transport, re-use or store.
To make organic fertilizers and soil amendments with superior moisture retention properties, depend on our Pin Mixer PRO-CM.
With a capacity to produce 0.3 to 50 tons of pellets per hour, the Pin Mixer PRO-CM can help you:
The Pin Mixer PRO-CM features carbon or stainless steel construction, as well as variable frequency drives to help you maximize productivity.
To learn more, contact us at info@marsmineral.com or call 724-538-3000. Also visit us at www.marsmineral.com/pinmixer to get a customized quote.
Description | Research Study | Pilot Scale Development |
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Test Results | Success based upon generation of customer-defined pellets, as determined by analysis | Scale up data obtained and/or quantity pelletization |
Required Quantity of Sample | 5-10 Gallons; 15-25 Gallons for pin mixer pelletization |
500 – 2200 lb (225 – 1000 kg) |
Binders | Water and 2 binder additives; Additional binders will increase fee |
Predetermined binder |
Equipment | 8D32L Pin Mixer | 12D54L Pin Mixer |
Sample Yield | Up to 500 lb (225 kg) | ≥ 450 lb (200 kg) of pellets |
Special Conditions | None | Milling, pre-treatment, mixing, special feeding, drying, screening, or post-treatment at extra charge |
Price | $2,500 per test | $3,000 per day (one day minimum charge) |
Here are some technical papers and website addresses which may be useful as you consider manure pelletizing options.
If your pelletizing needs go beyond manure, visit our corporate website at www.marsmineral.com
We also develop customized solutions for pelletizing limestone. Details are available at www.pelletizedlimestone.com
We're experiencing dynamic growth. As a result, we're looking for smart, ambitious, team-oriented professionals to help us meet increasing demand for our agitation agglomeration equipment, services and systems. This equipment is used in the production of spherical pellets in a wide range of applications and materials.
If you have a technical or laboratory background and believe that one of our positions listed below may be right for you, send us your resume
Below are links to 2 application specific websites using Mars Mineral’s pelletizing equipment and a national trade association of which Mars Mineral is a long-standing member.
Parent Company:
Pelletizer Microsites:
Trade Associations:
128 Myoma Road • Mars, PA • 16046
Phone: 724-538-3000 • Fax 724-538-5078
info@marsmineral.com
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