Hemp - ‘Field to Fibre’.
- Decortication equipment and cleaning of
hemp fibre for multiple end uses.
- Hurd/Shiv processing
- Nonwoven production lines (thermal bonded
and needled) for hemp fibre mat formation
- Airlay production line for insulation
products
- Cottonising and wet processing for
consumer disposable wipes.
The Decortication
and Cleaning equipment machinery is manufactured in the UK to strict
engineering standards.
We can
offer a complete service from ‘Field to Fibre’ for industrial hemp fibre
production. Our decortication & cleaning process has a gentle opening
action to maintain the fibre length so it is suitable for subsequent
processing.
We have
in the UK two of the most efficient hemp decortication lines operating in the
world. This efficiency is measured in machine utilization, low maintenance
costs and machine operatives.
Tatham manufactures
a Robot Feeder for 5 foot wide x 6 foot diameter retted stalk round bales input up to 4000Kg
per hour and a more traditional inclined hopper feed for rectangular bales with
an input up to 2000Kg per hour
New lines
on order are to be exported to New
Zealand, Canada and a European installation.
Tatham decortication lines take care of both the shiv and
the fibre. For each 1000kKg of stalk there is a maximum potential yield of 300Kg of fibre and 600Kg of shiv so both products require commercial solutions.
