Capacity planning method
The full conversion method behind the planner, with a table by feedstock type.
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Run the numbers
Planning figures only. Fermentation days, footprint and utility demand follow the design basis of the specific project and must be confirmed by the engineering team before civil works are ordered.
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How the figures are calculated
- Fresh material to receive — finished output × shift hours ÷ process yield × the fresh-to-finished ratio of the selected feedstock.
- Fermentation area — daily volume ÷ bulk density × residence days ÷ pile height, multiplied by a utilisation factor for turning aisles, aeration plenum and access.
- Processing and storage area — scaled on line capacity, the process steps of the selected product form, and a defined stock of finished product under cover.
- Installed power — capacity × the specific power range for the product route; powder lines are much lighter than granular lines with drying.
- Process water — a proportion of the fresh tonnage received, covering moisture correction, dust suppression and cleaning.
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What the planner deliberately does not do
Planning numbers, not engineering drawings
The planner uses ranges, not measurements. Your real moisture, contamination, climate, labour cost and site shape will move every figure — sometimes by 30% or more. It is designed to tell you whether a project is broadly feasible and which variable is limiting, before you invest in engineering work.
What it will not do: quote a price, promise a throughput, or replace the mass balance. When you send us the same five inputs plus a feedstock sample and a site plan, we produce the real version.
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Turn the plan into a design
Layout and site requirements
What the plot, buildings, hardstanding, drainage and utilities have to provide.
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The four systems and how residence time and footprint trade against each other.
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Design basis, mass balance and the drawing set that follows.
Read more →Ask us to check your numbers
Send the planner output with your feedstock details; we reply with the engineering version, including the assumptions we would change.
FAQ
Plant engineering questions
How accurate is the planner?
It is a first-order planning tool. Footprint and freshwater figures are usually within 20–30% of a real design; throughput depends mostly on the moisture you actually achieve, which is why the mass balance and feedstock sample come next.
Why does the planner not show a price?
Because cost depends on the equipment scope, the automation level, local civil works, freight and currency. Padding figures belong in a commercial proposal issued against a defined scope, not in a planning tool.
Which composting system should I choose in the planner?
Start with windrow if you have land and distance from neighbours, groove if space is tight, aerated static pile if labour is expensive, and in-vessel if you are in or near a settlement or in an extreme climate. Compare the footprint and residence outputs between options.
Can I export or save the result?
Take a screenshot or copy the figures into the enquiry form. When you submit them with your feedstock data, we reply with the engineering version and the assumptions we would change.
Send us your design basis
Tell us the feedstock, the daily tonnage and the product you want to sell. The engineering team replies with the plant configuration, the equipment scope and the information we still need before layout drawings start.
- Feedstock profile — type, moisture, contamination, seasonal peaks
- Capacity — t/day fresh material or t/h finished fertilizer
- Product — powder, granules, bagged retail, bulk compost
- Site — available area, power supply, water, access road
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