Pelletizing apparatus for the production of pellets from a melt flow and related operating and maintenance method

A pelletizing apparatus for producing pellets from a melt flow comprising

• a pelletizer,
• a cutting chamber, and
• a suspension structure for suspension of the pelletizer and/or the cutting chamber,
• wherein the suspension structure has a stationary portion and a pivotable portion connected rotatably about an axis of rotation to the stationary portion by means of a joint,
• wherein the pivotable portion has a support arm which extends from the axis of rotation and has a distal end spaced from the axis of rotation in a distal direction,
• wherein the pivotable portion has, in a region of the distal end, a vertical support adapted to support the pivotable portion in a vertical direction, and
• wherein the pivotable portion comprises or is formed from at least one substantially horizontally extending runner rail extending along a longitudinal axis that extends from the axis of rotation to the distal end of the support arm, wherein the at least one substantially horizontally extending runner rail is adapted to mount the pelletizer in a suspended relationship moveably along the longitudinal axis, wherein the vertical support is offset from the axis of rotation and the stationary portion along the distal direction, which extends along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the vertical support is configured to vertically support the at least one substantially horizontally extending runner rail.