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Processed powder: Icing sugar
Line for biscuit factory
Food manufacturer that specializes in biscuits, chocolate and cocoa.
The customer's process requirements involved the milling of granulated sugar into icing grade sugar. The icing sugar would then be suitable for use in chocolate paste and icing. A secondary purpose of the mill is to improve flowability and avoid lump formation without the need for additional additives.
Bag dump station with integrated control screener
The process starts with unpacking bags of granulated sugar to be discharged into the production process line. The operator lifts the bags using a vacuum bag manipulator and places them inside our Sacktip® SH hygienic manual bag emptying system. Once positioned on the grid above the powder discharge hopper, the bag is opened manually using a cutting tool. The bag is emptied of the granulated sugar and introduced to the next step in the process.
An integrated vibratory screen in the SACKTIP® manual bag emptying station preserves the production line against foreign contaminants, ensuring good quality of the final packaged material and protecting the pin mill during operation.
This integrated, custom-made screener controls impurities and allows the operator flexiblity to change mesh sizes. A vibrating motor improves the amplitude and intensity of the screening action. The vibrating screener can be adjusted according to the flow charachteristics of the material and the mesh size of the screen.
Tubular screw conveyor:
The tubular screw conveyor transfers the bulk material from the Sacktip® SH manual bag dump station to the industrial pin mill. The purpose of the tubular screw is to maintain a continuous rate into the mill system and ensure smooth and steady operation.
Sugar milling :
Data:
- Rotational speed: 6,000 rpm.
- Input grain size: crystal sugar n°2
- Output grain size: D90 <100µm SPAN 6
- Capacity: 2.5 t./h.
- Atex 20 inside/22 outside
The Poly-Mill industrial pin mill offers excellent reliability and performance for fine grinding applications. It is fed at a controlled rate by the tubular screw conveyor. Designed with robust and high resistance mechanics, the pin mill offers efficient and safe operation, as well as easy maintenance and cleaning. Due to the design of the industrial powder mill, there is no risk of cross-contamination with proper maintenance and cleaning practices. A rotary airlock valve positioned above and below the turbo mill allows steady sugar metering to the downstream process. The rotary airlock valve further contributes to a steady and controlled feed rate of the mill from the tubular screw. A threshing hopper is integrated post-mill to allow the icing sugar time to cool and avoid caking issues.
Bagging machine:
The powder mill is positioned above a second tubular screw conveyor. This material transfer screw is responsible for the dispensing that feeds two bag filling inlets. The PalSack® bag filling stations operate via gravity flow. The operator positions the bag between the inflatable seal and the clamping ring, which guarantees optimum dust containment. Pneumatic controls inflate the seal, locking the bag and sealing it against the clamping ring. Once sealed, the bag is then filled with the icing sugar. A weighing tray located below the bag allows control of the appropriate dosing amount. Once the target weight is reached the bag filling process stops.
A hopper venting filter completes the final part of this installation. The integration of a venting filter in this sugar processing line prevents pressure build-up in the equipment, maintaining containment over fine dust particulates.
The equipment is supplied with a complete electrical cabinet, including motor protection and necessary control functionality.
