Mackay Sugar – Queensland
Customer:
Mackay Sugar Cooperative Association
Location:
Mackay, Queensland
Product:
DC Raw Dry Sugar
Requirements of Mackay Sugar
The original refinery was to be upgraded by the addition of a new section to the manufacturing plant. Raw sugar had to be transported from one building to another so that:
- the higher standard of cleanliness is maintained, and
- no moisture could enter the belt and be absorbed by the sugar.
Technical Information
- Conveyors: 1
- Belt Width: 300 mm
- Length: 17 m
- Inclination: 9.2°
- Capacity: 10 tph
- Belt Speed: 0.64 m/s
- Drive Power: 1.1 kW
- Fan Power: 0.75 kW
- Product Density: 0.8 T/m³
Aerobelt Solution
Aerobelt Australia ensured a contamination-free means of transporting the product by installing a unit manufactured from stainless steel with a food grade belt with both top and bottom covers.
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