SUGAR

Extracting performance for sweeter progress

 

Blending tradition with technology, the sugar industry refines nature’s sweetness while transforming global food production.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, our advanced solutions power pneumatic conveying systems, using compressed air to transport sugar in granulated, powdered, or crystalline form through pipelines. Designed for efficiency and cleanliness, our systems enable seamless material handling across long distances in sugar mills and refineries.

Supporting this vital industry, our air compressor division offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from oil-injected electric screw compressors and diesel engine driven portable compressors to centrifugal, PET, and various reciprocating compressors. These systems ensure a reliable supply of clean, dry air for everything from drying and cleaning to pneumatic automation across processing lines.

Complementing this, our transmission solutions, featuring helical and bevel gearboxes along with planetary drives, deliver consistent torque and power across key machinery, enabling smooth operation in crushing, milling, and refining stages. With decades of experience and an eye on innovation, Kirloskar Pneumatic empowers the sugar industry to extract more from every harvest efficiently, reliably, and sustainably.

Sugar

Extracting performance for sweeter progress

Blending tradition with technology, the sugar industry refines nature’s sweetness while transforming global food production.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, our advanced solutions power pneumatic conveying systems, using compressed air to transport sugar in granulated, powdered, or crystalline form through pipelines. Designed for efficiency and cleanliness, our systems enable seamless material handling across long distances in sugar mills and refineries.

Supporting this vital industry, our air compressor division offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from oil-injected electric screw compressors and diesel engine driven portable compressors to centrifugal, PET, and various reciprocating compressors. These systems ensure a reliable supply of clean, dry air for everything from drying and cleaning to pneumatic automation across processing lines.

Complementing this, our transmission solutions, featuring helical and bevel gearboxes along with planetary drives, deliver consistent torque and power across key machinery, enabling smooth operation in crushing, milling, and refining stages. With decades of experience and an eye on innovation, Kirloskar Pneumatic empowers the sugar industry to extract more from every harvest efficiently, reliably, and sustainably.

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Sugar Mill Drive

Sugar Mill Drives are essential for crushing sugarcane, extracting juice, and other essential operations for reliable sugar production. Planetary gearboxes are used for power transmission from a motor to a mill's main drive components. The gearboxes provide high torque, reduced floor space, and efficient power distribution.

Co-generations turbines

Co-generations turbines generate electricity and steam for process heating and utilising waste heat from industrial processes. Both, helical and bevel gearboxes play an integral role in transmitting power, usually in conjunction with each other.

Banbury Mixer Driver

Banbury Mixers control the pressure exerted on the mixing materials for efficient mixing of rubber and plastic compounds. Helical and bevel gearboxes are used for the efficient transmission of power and reduced speed which are crucial for the Banbury mixers' operations.

Shunting Locomotives Drives

Shunting locomotives control brake systems for both locomotive and coupled wagons facilitating shunting operations. The railway transmission for locomotives is integral to help control speed, torque and the direction of motion, ensuring efficient and safe shunting operations.

Mixer and Calendar Drives

Helical and bevel gearboxes are used in industrial mixer and calendar driver applications for the efficient transmission of power and torque while changing direction and speed.

Cane Carrier and Cane Chopper

A cane carrier transports sugarcane to the crusher, while a cane chopper prepares cane by chopping it into smaller pieces. Helical gearboxes offer smooth operations and high efficiency when used for cane crushing. Bevel gearboxes are used for used for driving conveyor systems and offering smooth torque transmission, even with space constraints.

Drying

Air is used in drying sugar crystals to achieve uniform moisture levels for storage and packaging.

Pneumatic Conveying

In the sugar industry, compressed air is utilized in pneumatic conveying to move sugar through pipes in both granular and powdered forms.  This technique enables handling powdered sugar, transports sugar from manufacturing regions to storage silos effectively, and guards against damage to sugar crystals while in transit.  Another usage for compressed air is 'fluidization' in silos, where low-pressure air helps move sugar around and keeps it from adhering to the walls. 

Packaging

Compressed air powers pneumatic systems in packaging lines for sealing and labelling sugar bags efficiently.

Cleaning

Compressed air removes debris and residues from sugar production equipment and pipelines.

Process Air

Process air supplies air for aeration in crystallisation processes and pneumatic conveying of sugar.

Instrument Air

Instrument air provides clean, dry air to power pneumatic instruments and control systems in sugar mills.

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