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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15.05.2015

Same process, new application

Installation and commissioning of a pan seeding system at CAHSA in Honduras

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.

Pan seeding system for better quality

Compan?ia Azucarera Honduren?a S.A. (CAHSA) opted for a pan seeding system from BMA for its Santa Matilde sugar factory. What was unusual about this project was that the Honduras plant processes not sugar beet, but sugar cane.

The first stage of crystal growth, typically in pan boiling, here takes place in cooling crystallisation. This makes for gentle crystal growth and prevents the formation of aggregates and fine crystals in the crystallisate. In the next step, the process relies on pan boiling to yield a homogeneous product that is low in aggregates, making it easier to process during centrifugation and drying. This requires less water and saves energy; at the same time, the desired product quality is easier to obtain.

Tailoring a winning formula

BMA has taken the known benefits of beet sugar production and successfully applied them in sugar cane processing. We have now installed the first ever pan seeding system in a cane sugar factory in Central America. We are also responsible for automation, a key factor in ensuring the plant will achieve its intended capacity. In January 2015, we saw the result of our work: during recommissioning, a more consistent product quality in terms of particle size distribution and a reduced volume of dust from drying were shown. Energy savings resulting from improved centrifugation will develop during further operation. After these successes, the entire sugar house process is now under review for possible improvements.

BMA project services

  • Detailed engineering and technological assistance
  • Supply of the core components
  • Intensive support of the operating team during project implementation
  • Commissioning including mechanical, measurement technology, automation, and technological aspects
  • Customer service beyond installation of the pan seeding system, e.g., optimisation and customisation of product crystallisation, centrifugation and drying

Dr Andreas Lehnberger
BMA AG
engineering@bma-de.com