Moisttech, a division of Sensortech Inc. from the USA is one of the leading suppliers of online near infrared moisture sensors. The main product of this series is the IR 3000 sensor. As of now these devices are sold in Germany by BMA Automation GmbH. The sensors are used to measure the moisture in the food industry, tobacco processing, paper industry and other sectors. By online measuring the…

Many companies decide to optimise their processes primarily because they want to enhance the availability of their plants. In particular for very complex plants, this requires exact data logging over extended periods, and archiving of process data, signals and the operating status of machinery and production equipment in synchronism with the cycles of the programmable logic controller (PLC). These…

This year's Cologne Anuga Food Tec fair was held between 10 and 13 March. It is a platform for the manufacturing, packaging and distribution sectors in the food and beverage industries and brings together innovators and investors. More than 1,180 companies from 39 countries were represented in Cologne this year.BMA Automation GmbH and BMA Nederland B.V., both subsidiaries of the Braunschweig-based…

Retrofitting centrifugals that are already in operation in sugar factories plays an increasingly important role. In 1981, BMA AG launched its G-1750 centrifugal, which can hold 1,750 kg of massecuite per batch. Since 1998, several hundred machines of this type, including its B 1750 successor model, have been sold worldwide. Some of the first centrifugals of type G 1750 came with relay controls,…

We are pleased to announce that Bernd Stolte has been appointed General Manager of BMA Automation GmbH with immediate effect. Together with Ingo Bardischewski and Wilfried Rother, Mr Stolte will be part of the new BMA Automation GmbH management team. Mr Stolte, who joined the BMA group in 1989, last held the position of General Manager of BMA Nederland BV in Woerden (the Netherlands).

Konya Seker San. Tic. A.S. is the largest sugar manufacturer in Turkey and a member of a cooperative organisation of nearly 60,000 employees. But the company is also active in fields such as confectionery, irrigation systems and animal feed. A new segment in their product portfolio is equipment for the production of French fries.At the end of 2007, Konya Seker decided to commission BMA Nederland…

BMA for the first time attended the annual International Sugar Forum, which took place this year on the grounds of the all-Russia exhibition centre in Moscow between 25 and 27 February 2009. Now, in its 8th year, the forum has certainly established itself.With companies exhibiting their products and with conferences on sugar technology and sugar beet production issues, the forum once again proved…