The Steamroller is the most powerful lint conditioning system available on the market today. Designed primarily for ginning speeds in excess of 40 bales per hour, the Steamroller is the only applicator that can consistently take cotton lint to maximum safe moisture levels under all conditions. All moist air applicators relieve pressure at the press, but Steamroller users typically see pressure not just reduced, but cut in half. Gin capacity is often increased by at least 2 bales per hour due to this press relief and increased lint slide capacity. Although it is not recommended, there are several gins that use approximately one inch of lint slide for each bale per hour of capacity (40" lint slide for 40 bales per hour). The combination of maximum safe moisture restoration for growers, coupled with greater efficiency for the gin, makes a Steamroller System a double winner.

How does it work?
Warm, moist air from a Humidaire Unit is pushed into the bottom of the Steamroller where it must pass through a perforated screen that the cotton batt is pressed against. After penetrating the batt, the moist air enters a rotating, perforated drum where it is then evacuated by suction. Application efficiency is so high that there is little remaining of the moist air to be evacuated! A final combination doffing and compression roller takes the fully conditioned batt from the large drum and gives it a final compression into a thin, heavy batt that slides easily down the warmed lint slide to the press.

A source for warm dry air is needed for the Steamroller. Although this air can be obtained from the Humidaire Unit, we recommend a separate auxillary heater for this, especially in cold climates. Samuel Jackson offers a 1-Million Btu Gas-Fired Heater designed specifically for the Steamroller. Discover more about the 1-million Btu/hr heater.