Abstract—This work presents the design of pelletizing machine for the production of pellets from a mixture either in its powder or molten form. This idea came up during the process of producing pellets for the purpose of strength measurements of powder agglomerates/pellets for good handling of powder materials for usage and during transportation. The machine consist a mixer. This machine is mainly found in production industries, railway/coal corporations and steel industries. Index Terms—Pelletizing machine, pellets, agglomerates. I. INTRODUCTION OF DESIGN Palletizing machine is specialized equipment. It is used for pelletizing of powder materials into pellets. It is original and peculiar with large scale disc-pellet machine and designed on the basis of the large scale disc- pellet machine that is used in industries like iron and steel industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, cement industry, ceramics industry, railway corporations, seen in metallurgical workshops and some related industries. This machine adapts to pelletizing many kinds of powder material provided it is mixed with a particular solvent. The rotation disk is automatic and raw material collection and granulating capacity will be higher. The disc balling machine is used in the balling granular used to make damp granule into antique pellets. [1]–[3]. It is equally used in the palletizing and alkaline leaching of powdery low grade zinc oxide ores [4]. It is also used in the mines. Disc balling granulator is suitable for mixing material pelletizing equipment with nutrient [5]. It has the following advantages: 1) High balling rate 2) Big roundness intensity of particles 3) Visual operation and easy for maintenance. They are of different kinds and forms ranging from its sizes, shapes, method of operation (manual or automatic), capacity, function, etc. A. Types of Pelletizing Machine 1) Pelletizing machine (Balling disc): Balling disc machine is mainly used for production of balls and agglomerates pellets. 2) Floating feed pellet machine: This type of pelletizing machine is used for production of feed for animals. 3) Wood pellets machine: This type of palletizing machine is used for making pellets of wood, plastics etc. 4) Biomass pellet machine: This type of palletizing Manuscript received October 22, 2013; revised April 19, 2014. K. O. Ikebudu and Swift O. N. K. are with the Anambra State University, Uli, Nigeria (e-mail: ikbuduk@yahoo.com). Chukwumuanya E. O. and Nwokeocha Toochukwu are with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeri. machine is used for producing pellets from biomass. B. Pelletization Pelletization [6] is the unit operation of producing larger bodies from fine powders so as to alleviate many of the problems associated with fine particulates, for example, some of the benefits provided by pelletizing coal include; 1) Improved fugitive dust control 2) Decrease in transportation costs and losses 3) Reduced risk of spontaneous usage Only partial understandings of the fundamentals of powder material pillarization exist in this project. In this project, we attempted to design palletizing machine for understanding of engineering material handling. II. DESIGN SIGNIFICANCE Poor handling of coal has affected the iron and steel industries, Railway Corporation and coal industries. However, the contemporary palletizing machine is so expensive that some industries in Nigeria cannot afford the price. With the design of pelletizing machine to form pellets as the case maybe, for good handling of powder material, there will be improved fugitive dust control, decrease in transportation costs and losses, reduction in the risk of coal freezing and lowered risk of spontaneous combustion/ usage [6]. III. DESIGN ANALYSIS Considering the single phase induction motor with a speed of 400rpm, having a power of 1800kw, the diameter of the shaft from the motor is 20mm. To calculate the angular velocity of the motor; W=2πN÷60= (2×3.142×400) ÷ 60 W=41.89/sec To find the actual torque of the motor Torque (T) = P/W where P=1800×1000 W=41.89 T=1800×10³×1000/41.89=42969.7 KN/m Again to calculate for the torque transmitted T=P × 60/2 Πn T=1800 × 1000 × 60/2π×400 T=108000000/2513.3 T=42971.835 N/m IV. MATERIAL SELECTION One of the basic factors that affect the choice of a project is the availability of materials, selection of materials, and Design of Pelletizing Machine (Balling Disc) K. O. Ikebudu, Chukwumuanya E. O., Swift O. N. K., and Nwokeocha Toochukwu International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2015 9 DOI: 10.7763/IJMMM.2015.V3.156