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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30.11.2020

A major contract for BMA: construction of a new sugar factory in Bangladesh

BMA will be responsible for the engineering of a new sugar refinery, the supply of machinery and equipment, assembly supervision, and commissioning of the plant. The contract is worth 62 million euros in total.

Braunschweig. A major contract for BMA AG has come from Bangladesh: BMA will be responsible for the engineering side of planning a new sugar refinery, the supply of equipment and purchased parts, assembly supervision, and commissioning of the plant. The contract is worth 62 million euros in total.

With the signing in Bangladesh in January 2020, the project was sealed; in October, it was ready for kick-off. Like other companies, BMA has suffered considerably from the effects of the corona crisis, and this major 62m euro contract is hoped to counter the fall in the market. In recent years, the Braunschweig-based mechanical and plant engineering firm has been successful with a number of similar major projects, such as in Uzbekistan, Egypt and China.

BMA’s experience and global network are important assets in the planning of large-scale projects. At the planning stage, the location, raw material properties, production targets, and energy consumption are crucial for the finished product. Every machine and plant has its specific requirements and parameters. It is precisely here that BMA's many years of experience in project planning and implementation come into play.

The Bangladesh project benefits from the wide range of machinery and equipment offered by the sugar experts from Braunschweig. At the heart of the factory complex, the so-called sugar house is where the core sugar refinery process takes place. In this project, BMA will be implementing the entire sugar house for its customer. One key issue is energy savings, to be achieved by optimising steam consumption in sugar production, which is a major cost factor. State-of-the-art falling-film evaporators from BMA used in combination with a finely tuned plant design achieve steam efficiency, in beet and cane sugar factories and in sugar refineries. The overall concept is rounded off with the downstream drying of the refined sugar, and a packing plant.

The automation system for the plant will be supplied by BMA Automation. From single solutions, such as the control technology for individual centrifugals or vacuum pans, to vertically integrated DCS for a whole factory – automation solutions from BMA Automation increase plant efficiency while ensuring that all components work together perfectly.
As well as supplying the machinery and equipment, BMA will also be responsible for assembly supervision and commissioning. The overseeing of installation processes directly at the plant location, and production and logistics processes are major elements in the timely completion of a refinery.

Many sugar producers rely on BMA’s many years of experience, manufacturing quality and ability to deliver on time for their large-scale projects. For this project, BMA will continue to provide support until 2023.