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Golfetto sangati supplies roller
mills to durum facility
QUINTO DI TREVISO, ITALY - Golfetto Sangati (Pavan Group)
announced in December that it has provided a brand new line of Synthesis roller mills to Italgrani USA, a leading miller of durum wheat
located in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
With a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day, the milling
plant is one of the largest durum wheat mills in North America. Built
in 1987, the mill has been periodically renovated in order to maintain
its efficiency.
Italgrani USA has decided to increase its production capacity of
durum wheat intended for the entire U.S. In addition to the robustness and construction quality of the machines used, Italgrani USA
said the simplicity and speed of maintenance operations were a key
element for ensuring continuous and efficient production.
Italgrani selected Golfetto Sangati as an industrial partner for
the construction of a grinding mill consisting of 22 Synthesis
roller mills controlled by the newest generation of Siemens touch
screen interfaces.
Designed and built in the Italian facilities of Quinto di Treviso,
the Synthesis roller mills have a robust structure with cast iron
base to ensure machine stability and lower vibration and structural carbon steel beams that connect the two bases. All the parts
that come into contact with the product are made of extruded anodized aluminum.
The machines are provided with an internal double wall with cavity for condensation prevention and acoustic insulation. The internal
structure is made of electrically welded stainless steel.
The grinding rolls, internally produced at the Italian plant of
Golfetto Sangati, are made from centrifugal cast iron. Depending on the milling capacity required, the machines installed at
Italgrani are equipped with 1,000 or 1,250 mm rolls. A single belt
connects the fast front roll to the slow rear roll by means of a
tightening pulley mounted on an eccentric system, ensuring reliability and rapid maintenance.
This new system, currently being installed, almost completely replaces the existing rolling mills and allows production of more than
1,000 tonnes per day.

Golfetto sangati has supplied a brand new line of synthesis roller mills to
Italgrani UsA, a durum wheat mill in st. Louis, Missouri, U.s. Photo courtesy
of Golfetto sangati.

Tekpro enters u.s. market with truck probes
NORFOLK, ENGLAND - After two years of discussions, TekPro
Ltd. and Chief Industries finalized an agreement in October 2013
in which Chief will manufacture the Samplex CS90 range of truck
probes, opening the U.S. market for TekPro.
The electro-mechanical truck probes will be manufactured on U.S.
soil, greatly reducing the expensive shipping and tax costs, said Daniel
Howlett-Clarke, technical sales engineer with TekPro. Chief is already
taking orders and manufacturing the machines for the U.S. market.
"This will enable a customer to purchase proven British technology at a great price," he said.
Because the probes are electro-mechanical, they don't rely on hydraulics, which can contaminate a load if hoses leak due to damage
or general wear and tear. The Samplex machines detect the bottom
of a trailer, enabling a complete sample to be taken with repeatable
accuracy. An adjustable aperture at the tip of the probe allows an
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operator to control how much sample is taken.
TekPro is owned by brothers John Catchpole, managing director, and
David Catchpole, technical director. It was established 12 years ago to
house the manufacture of the Samplex machines, along with Holmen
(pellet durability testers) and Insectomat (insect detection in grain).
At that time, the agricultural and engineering divisions were
formed. The Samplex, Holmen and Insectomat products are represented by the agricultural division while the engineering division
takes conceptual ideas and turn them into reality.
Chief specializes in the design, manufacture and sales of grain
storage systems around the world. Chief offers everything needed
for a complete grain storage system, including steel grain silos, grain
handling, conditioning equipment (conveyors, elevators, fans, heaters and floors) along with continuous flow grain dryers and square
feed mill storage silos.
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