FEATURE: FLEXIBILITY KEY FOR CITY GROUP replace as many as 20 traditional stone mills, and provide several other advantages. The facility's four 150-tpd PesaMills FDQSURGXFHVHYHUDOW\SHVRIÀRXUTXDOLties and combine high throughput with HQHUJ\HI¿FLHQW RSHUDWLRQV 8VLQJ RQH PesaMill rather than several isolated traditional stone mills results in energy savings of up to 10%, Rahman said. 8QOLNH WUDGLWLRQDO VWRQH PLOOV ZKHUH millstones need to be redressed or replaced IUHTXHQWO\GRZQWLPHZLWKWKH3HVD0LOOLV minimal and it can operate 24/7. Hygiene standards are improved with the use of steel rollers rather than stones. 7KH V\VWHP KDV DFKLHYHG DWWD ÀRXU H[WUDFWLRQUDWHVRIEDNHU\ÀRXUH[WUDFWLRQRIDQGVHPROLQDIURPÀRXU extraction of 5%, Rahman said. There is room at the six-story facility for an additional 550-tonne expansion. From the grain silos the pre-cleaned ZKHDW FRPHV LQWR WKH ¿UVW DQG VHF- ond cleaning process. The cleaning is HTXLSSHG ZLWK D VRSKLVWLFDWHG SURFHVV WR DVVXUH WKH RSWLPDO TXDOLW\ IRU JULQGLQJ The new 30-tph Vega High Performance *UDLQ&ODVVL¿HUZLWKLWVVPDUWVLHYHFRQFHSWLVHI¿FLHQWLQVHSDUDWLRQDQGJUDGLQJ :LWKWKHQHZ0RLVWXUH&RQWURO8QLW and Water Proportioning, water may be DGGHG ZLWK DFFXUDF\ WR HQVXUH HI¿FLHQW grinding and consistent end-product moisture. The second cleaning is divided into four single lines to feed the grinding lines independently. The grinding process includes Antares roller mills, Sirius plansiftHUV3RODULVSXUL¿HUVDQG$LU(FRVLIWHUV )RUDWWDÀRXUSURGXFWLRQIROORZLQJWKH EUHDN SDVVDJHV WKH UHGXFWLRQ SDVVDJHV are replaced through the PesaMill. The mill grinds the semolina and medium/ ¿QH EUDQ ZLWK KLJK SUHVVXUH WR SURGXFH WKHDWWDÀRXU7KURXJKWKHKLJKSUHVVXUH the starch damage may be increased to allow for high water absorption needed for DWWD ÀRXU7KH VSHFL¿F UROOHU OHQJWK PD\ EHVLJQL¿FDQWO\UHGXFHG,WLVLPSRUWDQWWR grind wheat with less moisture (no higher WKDQLQRUGHUWRJHW¿QHUEUDQDQG to increase the shelf life. 7RUHGXFHWKHDVKGXULQJEDNHU\ÀRXU SURGXFWLRQSXUL¿HUVDQG$LU(FRVLIWHUV DUHXVHGWRH[WUDFWWKHVHPROLQDDQG¿QH bran particles. Clean semolina is sent WR WKH 3HVD0LOO IRU JULQGLQJ LQWR ÀRXU The pressure of the PesaMill needs to be reduced compared to the Atta production. The settings of the PesaMill are VZLWFKHGEHWZHHQWKH$WWDÀRXUDQGWKH EDNHU\ÀRXUSURGXFWLRQ 7KH ÀRXU LV SQHXPDWLFDOO\ FRQYH\HG LQWR WKH ÀRXU VLORV DQG ZLOO EH GLUHFWO\ SDFNHGE\FDURXVHOLQWRWKHNJEDJV DQG ZLWK D VPDOO SDFNHU LQWR WKH WR NJEDJV We want to hear from you - Send comments and inquiries to worldgrain@sosland.com. For reprints of WG articles, e-mail reprints@sosland.com. For more information, see Page 98. www.World-Grain.com / World Grain / October 2016 49http://www.etaautomazione.it http://www.etaautomazione.it http://www.World-Grain.com