6–8 T/H Manure Granulator in Indonesia

Why the Customer Added One FZLH420 Instead of Rebuilding the Plant

The customer had already been producing loose and granulated organic fertilizer in East Java, but the existing granulation section had become restrictive as commercial demand increased.

Some of the existing upstream equipment remained useful.

Manure receiving, aerobic composting, mature-compost storage, crushing and mixing did not need to be replaced simply because the factory wanted a different granulation route.

The customer therefore focused investment on one production bottleneck: the machine that converts prepared fertilizer powder into a denser, more standardized physical product.

This retrofit approach reduces unnecessary capital expenditure and allows the customer to reuse existing infrastructure where it still matches the new process.

It also gives RICHI a clearer engineering task.

Rather than designing an entire organic fertilizer production line from zero, the project starts by checking how many tonnes per hour of mature prepared fertilizer can actually reach the granulator, whether the mixer and buffer bin can feed it continuously, and whether the cooler and screener can handle the resulting product.

FZLH420 Selected for the Granulation Section

The FZLH420 uses a 90 kW main motor and is designed for ring die granulation of properly prepared organic fertilizer material.

A fixed 6–8 T/H capacity is not assigned to this project.

Actual output depends on mature-compost bulk density, particle size, moisture, fibre content, added minerals or organic amendments, die configuration and required pellet characteristics.

Cow-manure compost can behave very differently from poultry-manure compost, and a formulation containing substantial fibrous crop residue can create a different die load from a finer, denser fertilizer blend.

For this reason, RICHI sizes the granulation section around actual prepared material rather than extrapolating throughput from motor power alone.

Fresh Manure Is Not Fed Directly into the Granulator

The most important process rule in this project is that the FZLH420 fertilizer granulator machine does not receive fresh livestock manure.

Fresh cow manure and poultry manure first need biological stabilization.

Depending on collection method, they can contain high moisture, unstable organic matter, pathogens, ammonia-producing compounds and other characteristics that make direct granulation unsuitable.

The customer therefore keeps composting upstream of the pelletizing section.

The practical process follows this sequence:

1. receive and separate livestock manure from plastics, stones, metal and other unsuitable foreign materials;
2. blend with suitable bulking or carbon-rich materials where required for compost structure and moisture control;
3. carry out controlled aerobic composting with turning and aeration;
4. allow the material to reach the required maturity and stability;
5. adjust moisture where necessary;
6. crush and screen the mature compost;
7. dose additional approved fertilizer ingredients according to the product formula;
8. mix the material uniformly;
9. feed the prepared fertilizer into the FZLH420 for granulation;
10. cool, screen and package qualified finished granules.

The granulator is therefore part of the fertilizer-finishing section, not a substitute for composting.

Cow Manure, Chicken Manure and Crop Residues Are Not a Fixed 40:30:20:10 Formula

The customer has access to cow manure and chicken manure from livestock and poultry operations in East Java.

These provide a realistic manure base for organic fertilizer production.

However, RICHI does not prescribe a permanent formula such as 40% cow manure, 30% chicken manure, 20% rice straw and 10% cassava peel.

The correct composition depends on the actual materials.

Dairy-cattle manure varies according to bedding and collection method. Poultry manure differs between layer manure and broiler litter. Rice straw and cassava by-products also vary considerably in moisture, fibre and nutrient content.

During composting, chopped rice straw or another carbon-rich material can be useful for improving structure, porosity or carbon-to-nitrogen balance.

That does not mean rice straw must remain at 20% of the final commercial fertilizer.

Cassava peel can also enter a composting or organic amendment route where it is clean and suitable, but high-moisture peel requires its own handling logic and should not be added merely to create a four-material marketing formula.

The customer therefore treats these materials according to analysis and process need rather than one generic percentage recipe.

Moisture Control Happens at Several Different Stages

The original raw materials do not need to arrive at 18–22% moisture.

Fresh manure is usually much wetter than the finished feed material required by a ring die granulator, and moisture can vary substantially according to livestock housing and collection system.

Composting itself removes water through biological heat and aeration.

Additional dry bulking materials can also change the overall moisture level.

After maturation, the customer measures the material again before deciding whether further drying or moisture adjustment is necessary.

This distinction can reduce unnecessary operating cost.

If mature compost is already within the granulation operating window, passing every tonne through a rotary dryer would waste thermal energy.

If the material remains too wet, drying or another moisture-control step becomes necessary.

The correct granulation moisture is then established during commissioning from pellet formation, motor load and finished-product condition rather than fixed permanently at “below 20%.”

The FZLH420 Changes Physical Form, Not Fertilizer Nutrient Content

The manure granulator compresses prepared fertilizer into a more convenient physical form.

It does not create nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or organic carbon.

Those properties come from the composted manure and other ingredients entering the formulation.

Ring die granulation can provide several useful handling advantages.

Compared with loose fine compost, granular fertilizer can be easier to meter, bag, transport, store and apply with appropriate spreading equipment.

Granulation can also reduce the proportion of loose dusty material in the final product when the process is properly configured.

However, it is not correct to say that a denser pellet automatically prevents nutrient loss, raises crop yield or improves Indonesian soils.

Agronomic performance depends on fertilizer analysis, application rate, crop requirements, soil properties, climate and farm management.

The equipment case therefore focuses on manufacturing a controlled physical product rather than promising a specific crop response.

Pellet Diameter Depends on Product Specification

An 8 mm fertilizer pellet can be produced where the customer’s market and application method require it, but it should not be described as the ideal size for Indonesian rice or vegetable farming in general.

Different fertilizer customers may prefer different granule dimensions.

Application equipment, packaging, granule hardness and dissolution behavior can all influence the final specification.

The customer therefore confirms pellet diameter before ring die selection.

Changing diameter can also change machine resistance and throughput.

For this reason, a capacity quoted for one die and one formulation should not automatically be transferred to another fertilizer SKU.

RICHI evaluates die configuration together with raw-material fibre, moisture and desired product strength during commissioning.

Commercial Organic Fertilizer Needs Testing in Indonesia

The customer sells fertilizer commercially, so producing a mechanically uniform pellet is only part of the job.

Indonesia has quality requirements for solid organic fertilizers.

The finished product needs to meet the applicable standards and regulatory requirements for the fertilizer category under which it will be marketed.

Testing can cover parameters such as moisture, organic matter, nutrients, physical granule properties and permitted contaminant limits.

This means RICHI does not describe fertilizer as automatically compliant, environmentally friendly or suitable for every crop merely because it contains animal manure.

The manufacturing process has to control raw-material source, compost maturity, formulation, granulation and finished-product testing.

The customer also needs to manage labeling, registration and circulation according to the applicable Indonesian rules.

The FZLH420 supports production of the physical fertilizer granule; it does not replace laboratory testing or regulatory approval.

Existing Equipment Must Be Checked for Line Balance

A 90 kW granulator can only operate effectively if the surrounding process supplies and receives material at a compatible rate.

The crusher has to produce enough prepared compost.

The screener must separate oversized fibre and foreign material before granulation.

The mixer must complete batches quickly enough to maintain a stable buffer ahead of the FZLH420.

After granulation, the cooler and finished-product screen need to handle the same real throughput.

If an existing cooler is significantly smaller than the granulator, the new FZLH420 organic fertilizer pellet machine will simply move the bottleneck downstream.

RICHI therefore checks the following interfaces during a retrofit:

prepared-material T/H, mixer batch volume and cycle, buffer-bin capacity, feeder arrangement, granulator discharge elevation, cooler capacity, screening capacity, recycle route, conveying system and packaging throughput.

This is more useful than selecting a machine only because market demand has increased.

Shipping to East Java Through Surabaya

The FZLH420 is prepared for export from Qingdao, China.

For an East Java customer, a Surabaya-area port provides a more direct logistics route than routing the machine through Jakarta unless a specific freight arrangement makes Jakarta preferable.

Tanjung Perak in Surabaya is therefore a practical destination for this project.

From the port, the machine can be transported inland to the organic fertilizer facility according to the customer’s actual location and freight plan.

The project does not rely on fixed shipping days, customs-clearance times or landed-cost percentages.

Before shipment, the more important work is confirming installation dimensions, support structure, feeding and discharge positions, electrical requirements and the capacity of the existing production line.

Manure Granulator in Indonesia

This manure granulator in Indonesia project uses one RICHI FZLH420 ring die machine to upgrade the granulation section of an existing organic fertilizer factory in East Java.

The machine uses a 90 kW main motor and processes mature, crushed, screened and formulated organic fertilizer material rather than fresh livestock manure.

Cow manure and chicken manure form the main organic base.

Rice straw, cassava residues or other agricultural by-products can be introduced where composting conditions or fertilizer formulation justify their use, but they are not locked into a fixed percentage blend.

The complete process begins with manure receiving and controlled composting.

After the material reaches maturity, moisture is checked and adjusted. The compost is crushed and screened, then blended with other approved ingredients where required.

The prepared mixture enters the FZLH420 for ring die granulation before cooling, final screening and packaging.

The finished fertilizer is then tested against the applicable product specification before commercial distribution.

For another buyer searching for a manure granulator in Indonesia, cow manure granulator, chicken manure pellet machine Indonesia, FZLH420 organic fertilizer granulator, manure pellet press or ring die fertilizer granulator, RICHI first evaluates the material after composting rather than only the tonnes of manure generated each day.

Useful project information includes manure source, fresh quantity, collection method, moisture, bedding content, current composting system, mature-compost output, mature material moisture, particle size, formulation, required pellet diameter, daily operating hours and existing crushing, mixing, cooling, screening and packaging equipment.

If the customer already has a stable composting and fertilizer-preparation system, one FZLH420 can be integrated as a standalone granulation upgrade.

If the project still has only fresh manure and no controlled composting process, the correct engineering solution has to start further upstream.

If planned production increases later, RICHI Machinery can determine whether expansion requires another granulator or whether the real bottleneck is composting, drying, crushing, mixing, cooling or packaging.

For an East Java manure-fertilizer project, send RICHI your mature-compost T/H, moisture, raw-material types, formula, pellet specification, existing equipment list and daily working schedule. These parameters provide a much stronger basis for selecting the manure granulator than an assumed 6–8 T/H catalogue output.