SUGAR INDUSTRY – CHAIN CONVEYING SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS

Raw Material/Yard Handling

• Apron Feeders & Drag Conveyors
  Cane, chips, wood pulp—low-speed, gentle conveying with dust capture.
• Pan & Plate Conveyors
  For moist, sticky matter; dependable in high-moisture environments.

Process Feed & By-product Disposal

• Bucket Elevators & Belt Conveyors
  For chips into digesters, ash or lime by-products handling.

Cane Carrier Chains

• Purpose: Transfers whole or chopped cane from unloading platform to cutter and fiberizer.
• Chain Type: Welded drag chain / Offset sidebar forged chains.
• Design Features:
  • Rugged pin-and-bushing design for sticky, wet cane.
  • Cleated or slatted flight attachments.
  • Working Load: 80–250 kN (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Pitch: 152 mm, 200 mm, 250 mm (as per design) (Higher customizable sizes available).

Apron Feeders (for billets or wet cane)

• Function: Metered feed of cane billets or chopped stalks to cutter.
• Chain Type: Drop-forged with bolted pans.
• Specs:
  • Pan width: 1000–1800 mm (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Speed: 0.2–0.4 m/s. (Higher customizable speeds available)
  • Custom serrated pan plates to prevent clogging.

Juice Extraction & Mill Inter-Carriers

Mill Inter-Carriers

• Purpose: Transfer shredded cane or bagasse between roller mills.
• Chain Type: Forged link chain with UHMW or MS flights.
• Key Features:
  • Moisture-resistant construction.
  • Flight thickness: 8–12 mm wear plate (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Flight pitch: 800–1200 mm (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Capacity: ~30–100 TPH (depending on mill output).

Bagasse Handling System

Bagasse Elevators

• Function: Vertical conveying of fibrous bagasse to storage bunkers or boiler feed hoppers.
• Chain Type: Central chain or round link type elevator.
• Specifications:
  • Lift height: up to 40 m.
  • Chain size: 26 mm – 38 mm (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Hardened buckets with wear liners for fibrous adhesion.

Bagasse Reclaim Conveyors

• Function: Reclaiming stored bagasse during off-cane season.
• Chain Type: Round link with flight scrapers or push paddles.
• Integration:
  • Often feed belt conveyors or pan conveyors.
  • Enclosed housings to retain fines and reduce dust.

Boiler House & Ash Conveying

Submerged Scraper Chain Conveyors (SSCC)

• Purpose: Removal of unburnt bagasse or bottom ash from boiler bed.
• Chain Type: Drop-forged twin strand with cast or steel scrapers.
• Specs:
  • Pitch: 142 mm / 200 mm (Higher customizable sizes available).
  • Ash temperature: up to 300°C.
  • Chain hardness: ~45–55 HRC (Higher customizable parameter available).

ESP Ash / Fine Char Conveyors

• Function: Transfer ESP- or cyclone-collected char and fine ash.
• Chain Type: Forged scraper chain.
• Capacity: 10–60 TPH (Higher customizable sizes available).
• Configuration: Enclosed drag or flow conveyor with optional dust covers and expansion bellows.

10. Final Handling & Packing (for bagasse)

Bagasse Silo Feeders & Elevators

• Purpose: Transfers stored bagasse to truck loading or compacting zone.
• Chain Type: Bucket elevator or flow conveyor.
• Design Note:
  • Gentle handling to maintain Fiber structure.
  • Self-cleaning bottom return option.

COMMON CHAIN TYPES FOR SUGAR PLANT EQUIPMENT

CONSTROMECH ADVANTAGES FOR SUGAR PLANTS

• In-house manufacturing of custom chain sizes, flights, sprockets, and guides for inter-carriers and elevators.
• All chains forged from Cr-Mo or Mn-steel alloys, hardened to 45–55 HRC (Higher customizable parameters available).
• Compatible retrofit kits for existing equipment
• Sealed bearings, guide rails, and shackle link kits available for maintenance-free operation.
• Service support available for alignment, replacement, and revamp of elevators and conveyors.