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

Interview

BMA Info talks to Igor Djoukwe?

Igor Djoukwe? is Plant Manager at Compagnie Sucrie?re Se?ne?galaise based in Dakar, Senegal. Between 2006 and 2014, Djoukwe? worked for BMA AG, most recently as Senior Sales Manager for the West Africa region.

Info:
Mr Djoukwe?, in the past, BMA focused its business mostly on beet sugar plants and refineries. But in the past three to four years, it has increasingly stepped up again its activities in the cane sugar industry. As a former employee and current customer of BMA, you have unique insight into both the opportunities and the risks BMA faces in the cane sugar sector. What would you say is BMA‘s status in the industry?

Djoukwe?:
Many thought initially that BMA was not really prepared for the demands of this market. But that changed quickly. By now, it is clear that the experience BMA has gained in the beet sugar industry is in many areas perfectly transferable to the cane sugar sector. This is particularly true when it comes to energy efficiency. Today, many factories invest more in improving their efficiency – and BMA has an outstanding engineering division that can provide excellent support with mass and heat balances.

Could you name some examples?

Of course. One would be cooling crystallisation. BMA developed its OVC vertical cooling crystalliser for beet sugar production – but I think that it is even more suitable for the sector I work in. With its configuration, it is certainly an excellent approach to dealing with the problems we typically face in cane sugar production with the output of C-product.

Another good example are BMA‘s falling-film evaporators. Other companies have in the past tried to introduce such equipment in cane sugar production. But this never really worked, for a number of reasons. A recent project in India, involving installation of a 5-effect evaporator station from BMA, demonstrated, though, that it can work. I could continue this list: vacuum pans, BMA‘s new diffuser, and, of course, its centrifugals. All of these have now proven their worth in cane sugar production. I would say that about sixty percent of all operators today would opt for a diffuser rather than a traditional mill for cane sugar extraction.

You mentioned India, but what about the market in West and Central Africa? Have your colleagues also recognised the opportunities that BMA offers?

I should think so. Simply because our plants are showpieces for the entire industry in the region, and because we are a good BMA customer. Our OVC, the evaporator station, the massecuite pumps and centrifugals – these are all BMA products. Most sugar factories in West and Central Africa follow closely what we do. And when we‘re successful, they copy us. (laughs)