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.

Overview of all articles

12.05.2015

Engineering projects for the cane and beet sugar industries

Comprehensive studies in 2014. 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.

More and more cane sugar factories are following the trend of feeding surplus power from production into the public grid. Demand is therefore rising worldwide for our engineering studies. They comprise tailor-made solutions to enhance the economic efficiency of our customers‘ plants, from simple concept studies to detailed engineering.

When it comes to energy efficiency, many BMA innovations from the beet sugar industry can also be used in cane sugar production.

It is particularly striking that we are normally asked to identify additional power-saving potential in modern plants. Although these factories have already proved their considerable energy efficiency in operation over several years, figures are significantly improved thanks to our studies.

  • In February 2014, we prepared a concept study for Compagnie Sucrie?re Se?ne?galaise in Senegal, for the extension and optimisation of a cane sugar factory. We had already completed several studies for this customer in the past, and made the calculated improvements. For more information, please see the interview with Igor Djoukwe? on page 20.
  • In March 2014, we prepared a comprehensive energy study for our customer JDW Pakistan, aimed at increasing capacity and improving steam consumption. For more information, please see the article on commissioning on page 33.
  • And in January 2015, we prepared another heat study at Ksar El Kebir in Morocco (SUNABEL) with the aim of optimising energy consumption and increasing capacity. In this case, too, we were familiar with the existing plants from previous projects.

Thorough engineering studies like these are evidence that our technical expertise goes well beyond the supply of machinery, apparatus and plants. In addition, our high-quality theoretical groundwork always generates an interest in our products – and in follow-up orders, too.

In Pakistan, Senegal and Morocco, our studies have attracted considerable attention. The plants concerned are today considered pioneering projects for the respective regions‘ sugar sector.

Dr Fahmi Brahim, Steffen Kaufmann
BMA AG
engineering@bma-de.com