Buy a grain dryer from the KMZ manufacturer in Ukraine

The main stage of post-harvest processing of cereals, legumes, oilseed crops is drying, during which modern equipment — a grain dryer — is used; you can purchase the structure directly from the manufacturer. This unit is the most expensive part of the harvest processing complex, requiring significant expenses for installation and maintenance, so choosing a dryer must be done carefully. Equipment is used if the grain moisture exceeds 15%: forced drying is mandatory. Today, models are available in the market, differing in power, construction features, productivity, and other parameters.

Types of grain drying equipment

Classification of devices is possible by several parameters. The most common criteria:

• Operating principle. There are convective and contact models: the former provide processing through a stream of hot air moving through the grain mass, while the latter transfer heat via a heated surface.
• Method of operation (continuous flow dryers, silo-type, chamber devices).
• Direction of the drying agent flow. There are dryers with direct, counter-current, cross-current, and variable flow: in the first case, the directions of grain and air/combustion gas supply coincide, in the second they differ, in the third they are perpendicular, in the fourth they change.
• Construction. The most popular are drum and shaft-type grain dryers: the former have lower productivity, stricter processing regimes, and construction includes a drum with blades that mix the grain. The drying chamber is filled to 25-30%, moisture reduction rate — about 8% per cycle. The second type has higher productivity; the working chamber has a shaft shape, air supply is done via boxes. Moisture reduction rate per cycle — 6-12%, productivity — 2-50 tons/hour; equipment is produced as stationary/mobile.
• Recirculation rate of air/combustion gases. There are recirculating models and single-pass drying agent models.
• Installation type. There are mobile, stationary, and disassemblable units; selection is determined by the application field, volume of grain requiring processing.

Today, grain dryers are offered by domestic and foreign manufacturers; private landowners, large farmers, grain product processing complexes, and industrial crop cultivation facilities purchase the equipment.

How to choose a grain dryer?

Before ordering equipment, it is necessary to consider several factors to avoid problems. When choosing, the following aspects must be considered:

• Fast, safe drying. Main criteria — thin layer of granules between cells, uniformity of processed crop, even air supply, mixing.
• Operational economy. Main points — electricity consumption, energy efficiency, possibility of thermal recuperation, presence of a mode for calculating released water.
• Service life. Attention should be paid to the weight of the equipment, material of manufacture of internal/external components, reliability of units, fire safety.
• Productivity, power of the dryer. It is recommended to perform preliminary calculations to determine minimum requirements according to the intensity of equipment use.
• Presence of automatic functions for quality control of grain. These options allow minimizing the risk of human error and ensuring optimal product quality.
• Cost of maintenance in case of breakdown. It is recommended to choose dryers from well-known brands to avoid unexpected breakdowns. In addition, well-known manufacturers provide official warranties, lasting several years.

Where to buy?

If you want to buy a grain dryer in Ukraine, pay attention to the KMZ Industries website. Here, an extensive range of agricultural equipment, grain, oilseed, and other crop dryers is offered, differing in power, processing speed, method of drying agent supply, dimensions, and other characteristics. Advantages of online selection:

• Rich selection of models, constant availability of most equipment types.
• Official certificates, warranty documents from manufacturers.
• Fast delivery across Ukraine, possibility to order installation of structures.
• Multiple payment options, acceptable pricing, possibility of installment payment.

To order a grain dryer, select the appropriate model, place the order on the page, providing data (phone, name, delivery address). If needed, the website managers will assist you.