Seedarat Belagro in Minsk, Belarus

Seedar recently attended the 20th annual Belagro exhibition in Minsk, Belarus.  Over recent years Seedarhas established a strong presence in the Belarusian market.  Large capacity (35-55 tonne) continuous batch grain driers have been the key to Seedar’s success, increasingly displacing farm-based continuous flow grain driers. The output of a continuous batch grain drier is approaching that of a mid-range continuous flow grain drier. Continuous batch grain driers are now receiving significantly increased interest in the UK as high hourly outputs are possible while retaining the benefits of a mobile batch grain drier.

At Belagro, Seedarexhibited a grain cleaning and drying system comprising of an auger supplying an M200 pre-cleaner with an output of 25 tonnes/hour (wheat). A second auger then lifts the grain and discharges it to an external hopper with a capacity of 56 tonnes.  The external hopper is located over the extended intake hopper of a SeedarS55 drier.  The SeedarS55 has a dual centrifugal fan system, four motor electric drive and automated computer system, allowing batches to run continuously.

In many applications running a continuous batch grain drier in such a system may have several advantages over a traditional continuous flow drier, including:

• Drying down to 14.5% in one pass, even from high moisture levels
• Continuous movement of the crop creating a more homogeneous product
• Reduced capital investment and increased resale value, resulting in a more favourable economic case