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Alapala completes mill in Abu Dhabi
CORUM, TURKEY - Alapala announced on Jan. 27 that it had
completed the erection, commissioning and hand over of a new
400-tonne-per-day flour milling line for Grand Mills in Mina Port
Zayed, Abu Dhabi.
Grand Mills is a part of The Agthia Group PJSC, agribusiness division. The contract involved the dismantling of the old flour milling
line and the supply, erection and commissioning of a new state-ofthe-art automated milling line in the existing building with the minimum amount of civil works to accommodate the new milling line.
The new milling line was completed within the stipulated time
given by Grand Mills. This was carried out by a team of experienced

supervisors and erectors from Alapala. Grand Mills has benefitted by
reduction of the power consumption and less operating staff.
Agthia Group PJSC is listed in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
(ADX) with its symbol "Agthia," which in Arabic means nourishment. The majority shareholding is held by SENAAT General Holding Corp., an Abu Dhabi government entity and the rest being held
by institutional and individual investors.
The group, which has four divisions involved in the production of
food, beverages and dairy products, is one of the largest in its sector
in the UAE. It also has assets in Egypt and Turkey and employs 2,000
people overall.

Alapala completes flour mill in the uAe
CORUM, TURKEY - Alapala recently completed a new turnkey
automated flour mill with a capacity of 160 tonnes per day of wheat
to Astarta FZE, which is based in the Hamriyah Freezone, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Astarta FZE was established in April 2010 in the Hamriyah
Freezone, Sharjah. The Hamriyah Freezone, which is next to the
Hamriyah Port, made it the ideal position for receiving wheat,
which is imported by ship. Alapala also supplied steel silos with

an overall capacity of 20,000 tonnes for wheat storage.
Alapala designed and supplied a flexible mill which enables Astarta
FZE to mill blends of different types of wheat to produce a variety of
high quality flours required by the local UAE and export markets.
Astarta FZE recently awarded yet another contract to Alapala for
a bulk flour loading facility with a truck loading capacity of 15 tph.
This new facility will enable Astarta FZE to service its large industrial clientele by delivering flour in bulk.

Ocrim implements the Build the Mill system
CREMONA, ITALY - Ocrim S.p.A. said it has utilized its vast experience of producing "turnkey formula" projects it has designed to create the "Build the Mill" system. Ocrim designed the system to reduce
error risks and the time it takes to build and commission installations.
Ocrim said the chromatic element is an important part of this service. Ocrim assigns a specific color to each floor (both during the
design phase and just pragmatically) and then each machine, device
or other type of material of that floor is marked with the same color.
When the materials arrive into the plant site they are stored and
classified according to the color, and then they are positioned onto
the corresponding floor. This system simplifies the materials storage
when the crates arrive and improves works organization. The system
is equipped with a GPS geolocator that exactly locates where a crate
or even a single component is at that moment. As a result, the time

for the materials research is significantly reduced.
Together with the Build the Mill system, Ocrim has developed
software that automatically identifies the exact position of any component or machine on the floor, and it also gives further information
about them for a correct and efficient positioning and installation.
This is a remote control system. With a simple Internet connection,
the software system automatically connects with Ocrim's central
server, downloading immediately all the operations carried out. This
allows Ocrim, from its headquarters in Cremona, Italy, to control the
operations and monitor the building of the milling facility to react to
each possible problem and solve it quickly and efficiently.
Ocrim said the Build the Mill system guarantees maximum functionality and optimization of investment costs while building the
plant on time.

CHOpiN opens North American subsidiary
OLATHE, KANSAS, U.S. - CHOPIN Technologies, a division
of Tripette & Renaud Group, announced on Jan. 23 the opening of
its new North American subsidiary to meet the needs of the North
American cereal processing industry.
CHOPIN Technologies Inc. will be located in Olathe, Kansas, U.S., and will include a full service center and demonstration
laboratory.
"We are pleased to establish our new subsidiary as part of
our commitment to provide innovative products and outstanding service in the North American market," said Tripette & Renaud Chief Executive Officer Marc Doligé. "I am thrilled to have
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Ian Trood join our team as vice-president of business development. Ian will be responsible for heading up our subsidiary. He
brings extensive experience and expertise in the cereal industry to
our organization."
"Our priority will be to bring the finest laboratory equipment,
service and technology to our American and Canadian customers,"
Trood said. "The new facility will support the needs of millers, bakers, growers and many others dedicated to the quality control and
processing of grains, flour and other cereal byproducts. We look forward to providing unparalleled service to all of our American and
Canadian customers."
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