Challenges Faced
The Brazilian customer operates in the bioenergy and clean-fuel sector and supplies barbecue charcoal to regional markets. Until now, they rely on small, batch earthen kilns that produce inconsistent quality and low yields. Production capacity cannot satisfy the customer’s ambition to capture local market share. Market demand grows and competitors move quickly, so the customer needs a fast, reliable upgrade. They require a solution that delivers immediate throughput gains while enabling sustainable, scaled growth.
Goal for Change
Based on the market environment, the customer decides to abandon earthen kilns in favor of a continuous charcoal making machine. The goals are straightforward:
- implement continuous feeding and charcoal discharge;
- raise automation levels;
- secure consistent carbon product quality.
- shorten production cycles, reduce variability, and provide a repeatable process supports processing capacity increases.
Action and Solution
The Brazilian customer conducts a competitive evaluation and selects Beston Group for our integrated capability—customized solution design, factory manufacture, and worry-free delivery. Key elements of the solution include:
- Equipment configuration: supply a BST-50 (Q345R) wood charcoal machine equipped with a shaft-type material disaggregation dryer to ensure uniform moisture and particle size for mixed eucalyptus and bamboo feedstock.
- Process tuning: calibrate feed rates, temperature profile, and anti-dust mechanisms specifically for the raw materials to maximize yield and product strength.
- Compelete delivery: conduct manufacturing, on-site installation, and commissioning under the guidance of professional engineers.
- Training & documentation: provide hands-on operator training, and maintenance manuals to secure reliable daily operation.
- Sustainability focus: optimize for energy efficiency and lower on-site emissions to align with the customer’s environmental goals and market trends toward low-emission bioenergy.
Results Achieved
We deliver and commission the line on schedule. Engineers complete on-site debugging and operator training. The BST-50 charcoal making machine runs stably; cycle times shorten and throughput increases. Product uniformity improves and rejects decline because of controlled drying and feed handling. The system projects an annual output of about 6,000 tonnes of charcoal under normal operation. The Brazilian customer gains market-ready product quality and a reproducible process for scale-up.
Future Targets
This Brazilian customer plans phased capacity expansion toward 1,000–2,000 tonnes per month and will pilot industrial fuel grades. Beston Group remains engaged with technical support and process optimization. All in all, This project enables the customer to rapidly expand local market share while aligning with the shift toward scalable, low-emission bioenergy and carbon-aware products.
