Advantages and disadvantages of thick dies

Advantages:
    - pellet quality is not as sensitive to operator input / control
    - the quality of the pellets is not connected to the operator's experience
    - increased pellet durability

Disadvantages:
    - decrease in capacity / productivity
    - frequent clogging problems
    - higher production costs
    - increased wear of dies and roller shells
    - lower conditioning temperature
    - lower moisture content of feed
    - higher temperature resulting from friction
    - possible damage to the die track