Several filling lines for Africa's largest sugar producer
Seven production lines for Africa's largest sugar producer - link chain conveyor system from modular automation
In collaboration with a German packaging machine manufacturer, modular automation developed seven conveyor lines for Africa's largest sugar manufacturer in Algeria. The newly developed system handles the transport of the individual sugar packets and, following the packaging system, the grouped and film-wrapped packs. In general, the transport takes place across the entire intralogistics process using link chain conveyors. modular automation was responsible for the planning, design, installation and commissioning of the seven conveyor systems.
Facts & figures about the project at a glance:
Conveying distance per line: 120 metres
Total conveying distance approx. 840 metres
Height bridging within the system of over seven metres
Conveying capacity: Piece feed per minute: approx. 2,000 pieces/min
Average conveying speed approx. 40 - 60 m/s
Product to be conveyed: sugar packaging and sugar packs
Moduflex systems used: FM and FH system in combination with Kevlar conveyor chain and steel slide rail
moduflex systems with Kevlar conveyor chain in use
The project was divided into a total of seven link chain conveyor lines on which sugar packaging and complete containers are transported. The transport takes place from filling and packaging to the subsequent palletising of the sugar packs. Each conveyor line consists of 12 belt sections, resulting in a total conveyor length of 120 metres. The conveyor length of the entire project is over 800 metres.
Link chain conveyor with Kevlar chain and steel slide rail to prevent wear
The FM (85 mm track width) and FH (105 mm track width) link chain systems from modular automation were used for the conveyor lines. As a special feature, it should be mentioned that a Kevlar conveyor chain was used on all conveyor lines in combination with a steel slide rail to prevent wear due to abrasion. Sugar is a very abrasive material that has a very rubbing and grinding effect.
Conveyor capacity, conveyor section and line layout of the link chain conveyor system
The conveyor lines run over two levels (floors) and bridge a height difference of seven metres. All seven lines run parallel to each other and transport the sugar packs and containers from the packaging machines to the final palletising process, from where the pallets are loaded directly into trucks for removal. The conveying capacity of the system is approx. 2000 sugar packs per minute. The conveying speed of the system is 40-60 metres per minute.
