Are you in search of top-tier equipment solutions for the sugar industry?

Look no further! We specialize in fabricating and supplying a comprehensive range of equipment designed to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in sugar processing.

Our offerings include:

Our commitment to quality, innovation, and customization sets us apart as a trusted partner in the sugar industry. To learn more about our equipment, explore tailored solutions, and discuss how we can meet your specific requirements, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Email us at info@schaffersugar.com, and our team of experts will be delighted to provide you with all the information you need to take your sugar processing operations to the next level.

Discover the future of sugar industry equipment with us. Contact us today!

Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

Introduction

As specialists in custom-engineered and fabricated shell and tube heat exchangers, we merge state-ofthe- art technology with decades of industry experience. Excellence is not just a word for us – it’s a promise we deliver with every product.

Our Offerings

Schaffer Sugar Services presents a varied portfolio of shell and tube heat exchangers tailored to cater to your distinct requirements:

  • Fixed Tubesheet
  • Floating Tubesheet

  • U-Tube

Standards and Certifications

Dedication to quality is at the heart of our operations. All our heat exchangers are:

  • Designed following the industry-standard TEMA configurations.
  • Manufactured strictly to the ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 1.
  • Compliant with TEMA class R, C & B standards.
  • In line with API-660 standards, ensuring top-tier reliability and performance.

Materials Expertise

At Schaffer Sugar Services, versatility is one of our strongest suits. Our adeptness covers a wide spectrum of materials, including:

  • Stainless Steel
  • Carbon Steel
  • Nickel Alloy
  • Duplex

Conclusion

Choose Schaffer Sugar Services, and rest assured, you’re opting for the pinnacle of heat exchanger technology. No matter the industry – be it sugar production, chemical processing, or any sector requiring efficient heat transfer mechanisms – Schaffer Sugar Services is your trusted partner.

Direct Contact Heaters

Introduction

Engineered for precision and efficiency, our heaters combine state-of-the-art technology with a robust design, ensuring optimal performance across diverse applications.

Key Features

  • Optimal Approach Temperature: Experience the benefits of the closest approach temperature combined with a higher turn-down ratio, ensuring efficient heating processes.
  • Enhanced Steam Economy: The low approach temperature advantageously utilizes the heating vapors of subsequent effects, significantly improving steam economy.
  • Consistent Performance: Our heaters maintain their peak performance consistently throughout the season, eliminating the need for regular cleaning.
  • Rugged Design: Built to last, our heaters boast a rugged design that promises durability and longevity.
  • Maintenance-Free Operation: Say goodbye to frequent check-ups. Our Direct Contact Heaters ensure smooth, maintenance-free operations.
  • Improved Clarification and Settling: With the efficient evacuation of dissolved air from venting, witness enhanced clarification and settling processes.
Direct Contact Heaters

Syrup Clarifier System

Introduction

We present an innovative syrup clarification station.This state-of-the-art Clarifier is equipped with a foam removal system and a flocculation mechanism, ensuring optimal utilization of the flocculant.

Key Features

  • Foam Removal: The clarifier boasts a peripheral foam elimination system, ensuring the syrup remains uncontaminated and pure.
  • Syrup Extraction: For maximum efficiency, clarified syrup will be extracted uniformly from the base and peripherally.
  • Peripheral Operations & Advanced Control System: Achieving the desired outcomes necessitates the integration of peripheral operations and a automatic control system.
  • Buffer Tank: A dedicated buffer tank will ensure a steady syrup flow to the plant. This controlled flow enables heating stations, liming, cold sulfonation, and flocculation to reach the required set points.
  • Air Micronization: Air will be finely micronized and managed in the final stage of the reaction tank.
  • Optimal Brix Level: The proposal suggests managing syrup clarification at a Brix of 65, facilitating greater insolubilization of material. As a higher Brix translates to a lower syrup temperature, rectification via a shell and tube heat exchanger becomes essential.

Conclusion

Our Syrup Clarifier System is meticulously designed to streamline the syrup purification process, ensuring optimal results while minimizing operational complexities. Experience the future of syrup clarification with our advanced solution.

Falling Film Evaporator

Introduction

Discover the pinnacle of evaporation technology with our state-of-the-art Falling Film Evaporator. Designed for optimal performance and efficiency, our evaporator combines innovative features with patented technology, setting new industry standards.

Key Features

  • Lowest ΔT Operation: Achieve unparalleled efficiency with operations ranging from 1.0°C to 4.0°C, ensuring optimal evaporation conditions.
  • Adaptable Design: Accommodate a greater number of effects within the given ΔT & ΔP, offering flexibility in operations.
  • Unmatched Energy Efficiency: Designed for the highest energy efficiency, ensuring sustainable and cost-effective operations.
  • Superior Heat Transfer Rate: Experience industry-leading heat transfer rates of up to 5000 W/m²K.
  • Minimal Residence Time: Benefit from the lowest residence time, resulting in reduced inversion and color formation, preserving the quality of the syrup.
  • Compact & Modular Design: Our evaporators are designed for space efficiency without compromising on performance.
  • Patented Technology: Leverage our patented distribution and process technology for unmatched evaporation results.
  • Intelligent Control System: Enjoy peace of mind with our fully automatic intelligent control system equipped with CIP (Clean-In-Place) for easy maintenance.
  • Versatile Configurations: Catering to diverse needs, our configurations are available with heating surface areas ranging up to a whopping 10,000 m² in a single unit.

Universal Applicability

Our Falling Film Evaporators are not limited in their scope. They are adept for all evaporation effects, offering unparalleled adaptability.

Advantages Over Conventional Systems

While traditional evaporators have their merits, our Falling Film Evaporators raise the bar:

  • Elevated Heat Transfer Efficiency: Experience heightened heat transfer coefficients.
  • Optimized Space Utilization: Requiring significantly less floor space, integrating seamlessly into your facility.
  • Innovative Entrainment Separation: Featuring a specially crafted Poly Baffle Arrestor for efficient entrainment separation.
Falling Film Evaporator

Seed Preparation Mill Equipment for Boiling Operation in a Sugar Cane Factory

Introduction

In the intricate process of sugar production from sugarcane, the boiling operation stands out as a pivotal phase. Our state-of-the-art Seed Preparation Equipment ensures that these seed crystals are optimally prepared to facilitate efficient crystallization during the boiling operation.

Benefits of Using Our Seed Preparation Equipment

  • Enhanced Crystallization: Properly prepared seed crystals enhance the crystallization process, leading to better sugar quality.
  • Consistency in Production: Ensures every batch of sugar is of consistent quality by using uniformly prepared seed crystals.
  • Durable and Reliable: Built to withstand the rigors of sugar production, ensuring longevity and minimal downtime.

Applications

  • Batch Pan Boiling: Tailored for factories that use batch pan boiling operations, ensuring seed crystals are consistently prepared for each batch.
  • Continuous Pan Boiling: Designed to provide a continuous and consistent supply of seed crystals for factories with continuous boiling operations.
Seed Preparation Mill Equipment for Boiling Operation in a Sugar Cane Factory

Continuous Vacuum Pan – Horizontal Unique Design & Capabilities

Our in-house designed Continuous Vacuum Pan is tailor-made for A, B, and C massecuites. Not only does it enhance both upstream and downstream plant capabilities, but it is also available in a diverse range from 75m³ to 220m³. Custom designs to fit specific factory requirements are also available upon request.

Consistency is key. Our pan ensures surge-free and unwavering vapour demand, aligning perfectly with steady-state boiler operations and maintaining consistent evaporator performance over extended durations.

 

Key Features

  • Strong Massecuite Circulation: Engineered for powerful and consistent circulation.
  • Uniform Crystal Growth Conditions: Ensures even growth conditions throughout the pan.
    • Narrow Crystal Size Distribution: Achieve consistent crystal sizes for a uniform product.
    • Simplified Controls: Designed with minimal control instruments for ease of operation.
  • Easy Maintenance: Provides easy access to calandrias, simplifying regular upkeep.
  • Streamlined Design: Simplified valving and feed pipework for efficient operations.
    • Modular Expansion: Easily augment production capacity with the addition of extra modules.
  • Consistent Production: Achieve steady production with minimal operator supervision.
    • Rapid Operations: Facilitates quick emptying, boilout, and restart operations.

Design Highlights

  • Horizontal Pan Layout: Comprising well-mixed cells for even processing.
  • Optimized Flow Path: Meticulously designed to prevent flow restrictions.
  • Optimal Cell Volumes: With a minimal number of cells ensuring efficiency.
    • Modular Design: Separate modules with calandria in each for streamlined operations.
    • Low Boiling Head: Ensures optimal massecuite processing.
  • Optional Stirred Modules: Mechanically stirred modules available upon request.

Benefits

  • Superior Massecuite Exhaustion: Ensuring improved raw sugar recovery.
  • Enhanced Production Capacity: About 30% greater than a batch pan of comparable volume.
  • Powerful Circulation: Produce well-exhausted massecuite with high dry solid content, using minimal balancing water and steam/vapour.
Continuous Vacuum Pan – Horizontal Unique Design & Capabilities

Vertical Vacuum Pan Solutions

Introduction

Step into the future of crystallization with our cutting-edge Vertical Vacuum Pan. Tailored to meet the diverse needs of massecuite applications, our solution is engineered to offer unparalleled efficiency, precision, and superior product quality, whether you’re handling Refined, Raw A, B, or C massecuite.

Key Features

  • Versatile Massecuite Applications: Expertly designed to cater to all massecuite types: Refined, Raw A, B, and C.
  • Optimized ΔT Operation: Experience efficient operations within a temperature difference range of 5-15°C, ensuring optimal crystallization conditions.
  • Conglomeration Minimization: Our design significantly reduces false grain and conglomeration formation, ensuring a purer end product.
  • Superior Color Quality: With the least color inclusion, achieve a pristine and clear product.
  • Maximized Steam Economy: Built for enhanced steam efficiency, our solution ensures sustainable and cost-effective operations.
  • Honeycomb Calandria: Integrated with a high pumping rate mechanical circulator, our unique honeycomb calandria delivers optimal performance.
  • Centralized Control: Seamless operations are at your fingertips with our complete automatic control via a centralized DCS (Distributed Control System).
  • Compact & Efficient Design: Say goodbye to excessive accessories. Our design minimizes the need for receivers, pumps, and liquor storage tanks.
  • Space-Savvy Solution: Designed with a reduced footprint, our Vertical Vacuum Pan is ideal for outdoor installations, saving valuable indoor space.
  • Enhanced Exhaustion: Experience better exhaustion which effectively reduces recirculation and massecuite percentage, ensuring an efficient process.
  • Cost-Effective Crystallization: Witness a substantial reduction in the capital expenditure of the crystallization section.
  • Premium Crystal Quality: Our technology ensures the production of crystals with enhanced uniformity and luster, setting new benchmarks in quality.
Vertical Vacuum Pan Solutions

Performance Parameters:

ParameterValue
Total height of VCP25-35 m
Diameter of Calandria4 – 6.5 m
Heating Surface per chamber250-1500 m²
No. of chambers3-6 Nos.
Provision for graining2 chambers
Total holding volume per chamber50-150 m³
Designed heating steam temperature/pressure60-90°C/20-70 kPaA
Designed outlet vapor temperature/pressure30-60°C/4.0-20 kPaA
Feed liquor concentration60-80 % Total Solids
Effective temperature difference between boiling5-20°C
Crystal content range30-60% (depends upon Massecuite out massecuite purity)
Massecuite outBy gravity to pug mill

Batch Vacuum Pan Circulators

Introduction

Experience the next generation of crystallization with our state-of-the-art Batch Vacuum Pan Circulators. Engineered for optimal performance, our circulators are designed to elevate your processing efficiency, ensuring unparalleled crystal quality and reduced operational times.

Key Features

  • Enhanced Circulation Capacity: With a higher number of blades, our circulators offer superior circulation capacity, ensuring even and efficient processing.
  • Reduced Boiling Time: Experience quicker crystallization processes, saving valuable time and energy.
  • Variable Speed Circulation: Our circulators adapt seamlessly with the crystallization rate trend, ensuring optimal processing at every stage.
  • Superior Heat Transfer Rate: Benefit from uniform circulation, which promotes a better heat transfer rate, enhancing the overall efficiency of the crystallization process.
  • High Efficiency with Planetary Drives: Integrated with inline Planetary drives, our circulators promise the highest operational efficiency.
  • Impeccable Crystal Quality: Achieve crystals that are not only uniform in size but also boast a sparkling luster, setting new industry standards.
  • Fully Automatic Control System: With our fully automated control system, enjoy a hassle-free and precise crystallization process.
Batch Vacuum Pan Circulators

Horizontal Crystallizers

Introduction

Crystallizers play a pivotal role in the sugar industry, serving as both holding tanks and crystallization vessels. Their function and capacity vary depending on the type of massecuite being processed.

Key Roles of Crystallizers

  • High-Grade Massecuite: For A-massecuite and refinery massecuite, crystallizers act primarily as holding tanks.
  • Low-Grade Massecuite: For B & C massecuites, crystallizers not only hold the massecuite but also further the crystallization by increasing super saturation.

Determining Crystallizer Type & Capacity

The type and capacity of crystallizers are largely determined by:

  • Type of Massecuite:
    • A-massecuite and refinery massecuites are hot cured.
    • B-massecuite is cooled to around 52-54°C.
    • C-massecuite is initially cooled to 40-42°C and then re-heated to 50-52°C.
  • Capacity Factors:
    • Quantity of massecuite to be processed, generally kept around 10% higher than the pan capacity.
    • Time required to cool the massecuite to the desired temperature.
    • Duration needed to empty the crystallizer.

Batch Type Crystallizers

The sugar industry employs two primary types of crystallizers:

  • Batch Type: This includes both air-cooled and water-cooled crystallizers.
  • Continuous Type: Not elaborated upon in the provided information.

Air-Cooled Batch Type

  • Utilized solely for high-grade massecuites.
  • Designed as “U-shaped” horizontal vessels made from m.s. plates.
  • Equipped with slow-moving stirrers to maintain massecuite agitation.

Water-Cooled Batch Type

  • Typically employed for low-grade massecuites.
  • Features either fixed or rotating cooling elements.
  • Cooling elements can be in the form of coils or discs.
  • Has a cooling surface to volume ratio of 1.5-2.5 m²/m³.

Vertical Cooling Crystallizer

Design Features

  • Modular Design: Features modularity of the crystallizer cooling blocks and body.
  • Standard Elements: Equipped with a standard lifting system and product distributor.
  • Compactness: Space-efficient design, making it suitable for various setups.
  • Integration: Easily adaptable with piping systems due to standard flanges.

Advanced Technology

Our cooling crystallizers have been innovatively designed keeping in mind the fundamental theoretical principles of the process. These crystallizers effortlessly cool highly viscous massecuites, achieving a final temperature of 40 °C even at high non-sugar/water ratios.

Benefits

  • Efficient Cooling System: Utilizes standardized cooling block elements with a counter-current flow system relative to the massecuite.
  • Oscillating System: The entire cooling system vertically oscillates by 1 meter, optimizing retention times and massecuite cooling.
  • Versatile Functionality: Features a two-speed system for the cooling system’s up/down movements, driven by six hydraulic cylinders.
  • Optimized Flow: Consistent top-to-bottom flow of massecuite, uniformly distributed by a slowrotating distributor.
  • Maintenance-Free: No bearings or glands at the massecuite end, ensuring longevity and minimal maintenance.
  • Cooling Flexibility: Offers options for re-cooling, either through a separate unit or an attached air cooler.
  • Energy Efficiency: Consumes no more than 15 kW of energy.
  • High ROI: Promises a return on investment within the first two years.
  • Maximum Output: Offers a cooling surface of up to 1,400 m².
  • Consistent Quality: Ensures a purity drop of up to 9 points, with optimal desugarization and no fine crystal formation.

Molasses Conditioner

Key Features

  • Waste Heat Utilization: Our Molasses Conditioner ingeniously uses the waste heat of the evaporator body, ensuring energy efficiency and optimal conditioning of molasses.
  • Efficient Heat Transfer: With the direct contact of Non-Condensable Gases, our conditioner guarantees better and more efficient heat transfer, resulting in consistent and high-quality outcomes.
  • Power-Efficient Agitation: Our conditioner comes with an in-built static mixer that ensures vigorous agitation. The best part? It achieves this without consuming any electrical power, ensuring both operational efficiency and energy savings.

Benefits

  • Eco-Friendly: By utilizing waste heat and eliminating the need for mechanical agitation, our Molasses Conditioner is a sustainable choice for environmentally-conscious operations.
  • Cost-Effective: Reduce energy costs with our power-efficient design and harnessing of waste heat.
  • Consistent Quality: Achieve uniform conditioning of molasses every time, ensuring a consistent product quality.

Conclusion

For those seeking a modern, efficient, and eco-friendly solution for molasses conditioning, our Molasses Conditioner is the epitome of innovation and efficiency. Elevate your processes, reduce operational costs, and achieve unmatched molasses quality with our advanced conditioner.

Molasses Conditioner

Rotary Sugar Dryer

Introduction

Experience the revolution in sugar drying with our Rotary Sugar Dryer. Designed for perfection and built for durability, our dryer is an innovation in the field of sugar drying and cooling. With a unique design that leverages the mechanical motion of the drum, the Rotary Sugar Dryer offers a streamlined process that makes it especially ideal for Raw Sugar Factories and Refineries.

How It Works

The Rotary Sugar Dryer operates distinctively. As the drum rotates in a spiral loop, it conveys the sugar from one end to the other without the direct influence of air displacing the sugar. Instead, the air is employed to percolate through the sugar curtain, which is created when the sugar is scooped up and showered across the entire cross-section of the shell. This not only ensures an even drying process but also maintains the integrity of sugar crystals, especially those smaller than 600-750 microns.

Integration Possibilities

To enhance the drying process and ensure optimal results, our Rotary Sugar Dryer can be seamlessly integrated with:

  • Cooler: For rapid cooling post-drying.
  • Chiller: Ensuring sugar temperature is maintained.
  • Dehumidifier: Counters the climatic conditions and prevents re-absorption of moisture.

The type of integration depends on the sugar variety and prevailing climatic conditions. This ensures that the bagging temperature remains ideal, keeping the sugar in pristine condition.

Key Benefits

  • High Energy Efficiency: Our design ensures maximum drying with minimal energy input.
  • Inbuilt Dust Extraction System: Ensuring a clean and hygienic drying environment.
  • Cost-Effective: High efficiency paired with low maintenance makes it a cost-effective solution for all your drying needs.
  • Robust Built Quality: Crafted with precision, our dryer promises longevity and consistent performance.
  • Low Energy Consumption: Save on energy bills without compromising on drying quality.

Conclusion

Choose our Rotary Sugar Dryer for a seamless, efficient, and cost-effective sugar drying solution. Whether you deal with Raw Sugar, Refined Sugar, or any other variety, our dryer is designed to meet your specific needs.

Rotary Sugar Dryer

Fluidized Bed Dryer (FBD)

Introduction

The Fluidized Bed Dryer (FBD), a pinnacle in sugar drying technology. With a design rooted in the principle of fluidizing sugar using a bed of air complemented with a mechanical drive, FBD is engineered for excellence. As sugar immerses itself within the perforated screen, it enters a transformative state, behaving like a fluid, ensuring an unparalleled drying experience.

How It Works

At the heart of the FBD system lies the unique fluidizing process:

  1. Entry: Sugar enters from the top, meeting the perforated screen.
  2. Air Initiation: Air, coming from the bottom of the deck, starts fluidizing the sugar.
  3. Fluid State: As the sugar crystals interact with the air, they start behaving like a fluid, entering a suspended state.
  4. Mechanical Drive: This drive ensures the gentle conveyance of sugar from the feed to the dryer’s discharge.
  5. Continuous Contact: Throughout the deck, sugar remains constantly in contact with air, ensuring consistent drying.

Integration Possibilities

To further optimize the drying process, the Fluidised Bed Sugar Dryer can be integrated with:

  • Cooler: Rapidly cools the sugar post-drying.
  • Chiller: Maintains the sugar’s temperature.
  • Dehumidifier: Adjusts according to the climatic conditions, ensuring no moisture re-absorption.

The choice of integration is tailored based on the sugar type and prevailing climatic conditions, ensuring the perfect bagging temperature.

Fluidized Bed Dryer

Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer

Introduction

Presenting the Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer – which brings compactness and cost-effectiveness in sugar drying technology. While it operates on principles similar to the Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer, its distinguishing factor is the absence of a mechanical drive, making it an optimal choice for smaller capacity plants with moderate moisture inputs.

How It Works

The Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer’s operation is a marvel in simplicity and effectiveness:

  1. Air-Driven Fluidization: Without mechanical drives, the air takes charge. The air dries the sugar and, thanks to its high approach velocity, also aids the sugar’s traverse from one end to the other.
  2. Consistent Drying: The continuous airflow ensures that sugar remains in a steady drying state, delivering consistent results every time.

Integration Possibilities

To further elevate the drying process, the Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer can be seamlessly integrated with:

  • Cooler: For immediate cooling after the drying process.
  • Chiller: To maintain the desired sugar temperature.
  • Dehumidifier: Countering ambient climatic conditions, it prevents any chances of moisture reabsorption.

The ideal integration is determined based on the specific type of sugar and the prevailing climatic conditions, ensuring the sugar is bagged at the perfect temperature.

Key Benefits

  • Inbuilt Dust Extraction System: A promise of a contaminant-free drying process.
  • Negligible Maintenance Cost: Maintenance costs are kept at a bare minimum with no mechanical drive.
  • Robust Built Quality: Durability is at the core of its design, promising long-lasting service.
  • Compact Footprint: Ideal for spaces where every inch counts, it delivers without occupying much space.

Conclusion

For those who seek efficiency without compromising on space or incurring high costs, the Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer is the go-to choice. Crafted with precision and built for durability, it’s a testament to how simplicity can sometimes offer the most effective solutions. Upgrade your drying process with this compact powerhouse today!

Static Fluidized Bed Sugar Dryer