BMA Info 53/2015

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A successful year for BMA America

New projects and new colleagues in Colorado.

Breaking new ground in Central America

Last year, a total of four top sugar producers in Central America decided to upgrade their plants. They opted for BMA products – breaking new ground for sugar factories in the region.

Installation and commissioning of a pan seeding system

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar industry.

Manufacturing and service – BMA Brazil expands its capacities

In 2012, BMA set up its subsidiary BMA Brasil Equipamentos Industriais Ltda. – who has since gone from strength to strength. A new production and service centre opened in Indaiatuba in early September 2014.

Interview

BMA Info talks to Igor Djoukwé

A force, to be reckoned with

BMA MENA Industries are going from strength to strength as a design and service provider in the Middle East and North Africa.

Agrosnabsakhar – How a project turned into a big surprise

On first contact with the Agrosnabsakhar sugar factory, nobody at BMA could have foreseen how this collaboration would grow.

Russian pioneers – VKT for a competitive edge

The Russian sugar industry is driving the extension and upgrade of its production sites and BMA plays a key role in this development. The result: a significant increase in output.

Four companies, three continents, two years, one goal

Together with Etihad Food Industries, the BMA Group has got a large-scale project off the ground – collaboration at its best.

Innovations for better performance – A new drying and cooling plant

A good cooling and drying system is the key to high sugar quality. Reason enough for BMA to continuously enhance this equipment, launching new and innovative products on the market.

A premiere in Pakistan – Successful commissioning of two falling-film evaporators

Reducing consumption of resources to a minimum while enhancing performance – those were the objectives for a factory in Pakistan specified in the order JDW Sugar Mills Ltd. placed with BMA.

Indian Cane Power Ltd.– More revenue thanks to co-generation

Indian Cane Power Ltd. (ICPL) relies on bagasse for power generation. For several years now, BMA has helped the company implement its innovative concepts with numerous supplies of equipment.

Uzbekistan‘s most cutting-edge factory

The Angren Shakar refinery was commissioned in August 2014.

Expanding centrifugal production for China

In 2014, BMA China expanded its assembly range to include not only continuous centrifugals but also batch-type machines (see also BMA Info 52/2014). The model in question belongs to the well-established and reliable B series.

Centrifugals from BMA: Made in Germany

2014 was a truly international year, also for BMA‘s product business: customers on all continents opted for BMA centrifugals.

BMA Automation: a complex factory acceptance test

With the supply of the process control system including all key electrical equipment, BMA Automation was involved in the design of the new refinery in Iraq right from the start. The complex factory acceptance test was a major milestone on the path to the finished plant.

Scientific exchange across the globe – BMA at international conferences

BMA has been presenting the latest developments from current international sugar industry projects at conferences across the globe. The report on the upgrade and capacity extension of the ICPL cane sugar factory is a recent outstanding example.

Engineering projects for the cane and beet sugar industries

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar sector.

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23.01.2020

BMA ships world’s largest extraction tower

An extraordinary project: BMA completes the first of two extraction towers for Canal Sugar in Egypt.

Braunschweig. BMA is sending the world’s largest extraction tower on its way from Braunschweig to Egypt. It is the first of two extraction towers to be supplied by us. The BMA Group is also supplying the automation and control systems for this colossal project in the Egyptian desert. Southwest of the city of Minya, a truly extraordinary agro-industrial complex is taking shape: a huge area of about 76,000 ha for the cultivation of sugar beet, wheat and maize.

Dimensions of colossal project in Egypt

The size and scope of the large-scale plant in Egypt are a special challenge for Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG, and so far unparalleled in the world. The beet sugar factory and refinery are designed for a processing rate of 72,000 t/d of beet; 36,000 t/d are planned for the first development stage.

Such a processing capacity in sugar production requires plant engineering experience and appropriate plant manufacturing facilities. BMA ticks all the boxes and won the contract for the supply of two extraction towers – two very large towers, to be precise: with a diameter of 13.6 metres and a height of 26.68 metres, they are, in fact, the largest of their kind in the world.

Automation technology

BMA Automation GmbH is building and supplying the automation components. More than 30 million newton metres (Nm) are needed to drive the extraction towers. To provide this immense force, each tower will be equipped with 12 motors and 12 frequency converters.

One particular challenge is to ensure synchronous operation of all the drives. BMA Automation, a Siemens Solution Partner, are the experts who will handle this part of the project, using the latest PLC and drive technologies from Siemens.

The dimensions of the automation systems for the extraction towers also exceed those in previous projects. BMA is supplying switchgear with a total length of 21.6 m for the Egypt project.

Extraction tower leaves Braunschweig

Because of its size, the extraction tower will travel in several parts from BMA’s workshops in Braunschweig and onwards to Alexandria as sea freight. Much preparation was needed to ensure everything would go smoothly during loading. Each HGV is carrying a load weighing up to 21,500 kg.

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