newsletter BMA News December 2009

DynFAS MW – BMA's microwave measuring device for measuring density The new DynFAS MW microwave sensor that we have presented this year has met with an excellent response from the international sugar industry. The device, which is designed for determining dry substance content in aqueous solutions, can be used for a wide range of applications in various sectors of industry. The most important user is the sugar industry, where it serves to determine the Brix value in vacuum pans. • Reliable in-line real-time density

measurement • Simple calibration directly on the

device • Very high accuracy and

excellent repeatability • Easy integration into existing

automation systems Customers in Germany, China, the USA and Central America have already ordered sensors of the DynFAS MW series. DynFAS (Dynamic Factory Automation Systems) is the brand name for electrical products made by BMA. The series also comprises the DynFAS FS sensor for non-contacting layer thickness measurement in sugar centrifugals. Like the DynFAS MW, the DynFAS FS has already been sold to many of our customers in Germany and abroad. The DynFAS FS sensor can be supplied with new centrifugals, but it is also available for retrofitting machines of the 'B' and 'G' series.

Refinery plant inspected and approved by Cosumar/Morocco In our BMA Information 47 we reported that we had received orders in 2008 for extensive services and equipment supplies for the optimisation and extension of the Casablanca refinery. In August 2009, the converted plant went into operation with great success and through close cooperation between Cosumar and BMA, the plant has since then been further optimised. The performance runs have been completed without any problems and the plant has been approved by Cosumar. Extension of Sunabel/Morocco As part of a continuing modernisation programme for the former state-owned sugar factories in Morocco, Cosumar is planning to extend and increase the capacity of the Sunabel plants of Mechra Bel Ksiri and Ksar el Kebir. BMA has received orders for the basic concept and the basic engineering services.

Dear Reader, The year 2009 is drawing to a close, and news about the economic crisis continues to hit the headlines. We are determined to actively respond to these challenges with committed and reliable action, new products and capital investment. This newsletter is to give you but a few examples. The new DynFAS FS and DynFAS MW sensors for non-contacting layer thickness measurement and determination of dry substance content are two of our latest innovations. In 2009, we have yet again expanded our team of specialists, and within the next few days some of our offices are going to move into a building extension that will provide urgently needed space for our new colleagues. What may also interest you is that we have taken a number of measures that allow us to significantly reduce the shipping times for our batch and continuous centrifugals. Please contact us if you need machines at short notice! Yours truly,

Uwe Schwanke Member of the Board

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New process building of Casablanca sugar refinery for crystallisation, centrifugation and sugar drying

Five BMA diffuser production campaigns without any problems Sagar Sugar in Nelavoy Village in the State of Uttar Pradesh/India has excellent reference material for BMA machinery: a sugar cane diffuser, 4m wide and 59m long, with a capacity of 3,500 tcd. Since it was put into service in 2004, this diffuser has been operating without any problems and to our customer's fullest satisfaction. ...In recent years, there has been growing interest among sugar producers in replacing mill technology with diffusion technology when planning new sugar cane factories. The reason for this is a higher sugar yield, at a lower input of electric power. While, in cane mills, the sugar juice is pressed from the cane with considerable force (mechanical extraction), the BMA diffuser uses the countercurrent principle for solid/liquid extraction, which is a much more efficient process that helps to considerably reduce the energy needs of the sugar factory. This allows India and other countries to sell the surplus of electrical energy they produce in their modern high-pressure steam boilers and turbines, and feed it into the national grid. In this context, BMA diffusers can be used as an effective tool for producing energy from renewable raw materials. Benefits: • Higher yield • Lower power consumption • Much reduced maintenance

requirements • Basic foundations • Can be installed outdoors • Easy to operate

…and finally on a less technical note: Together with other companies in Braunschweig we have set up a crèche facility at one end of our premises to provide care for the youngest children of our employees and other local families. The crèche project receives very valuable assistance from several public institutions, and we hope that similar crèche facilities will soon be set up in our region, thus copying a project which remains unparalleled. The extension building for BMA Schaltanlagen is about to be structurally completed. Since the company has constantly grown during recent years, the available space was no longer adequate. Additional offices and workshop facilities were urgently required to meet the growing space requirements.

Acknowledgements BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG Postfach 32 25 38022 Braunschweig DEUTSCHLAND Phone +49-531-8040 Fax +49-531-804 216 sales@bma-de.com www.bma-worldwide.com

Overall view of diffuser At the top in front:

the feeding unit

Exhausted bagasse between dewatering drum and discharge stirrer