Shann, Soybean Crush Plant, 2009, 250 Ton Per Day, Mechanical Extruder & Presses, Siemens PLC

Description

  1. Overview
    1. All new equipment, plant never started up
    2. 250 ton per day extruder type
    3. Can be operated in place or relocated
    4. Plant is a physical (mechanical) extraction plant using extruders and presses, not a solvent extraction plant
    5. Designed for soybean oil at 20% oil content; cannot be used for canola or sunflower seeds without adding more equipment, especially expellers
  2. Key Equipment
    1. Technical extruders (2)
    2. Shann presses (2)
    3. Fluid bed dryers
    4. Degumming skid, 316 stainless steel, with (2) Alfa Laval centrifuges
    5. Roskamp grinders, crackers, and hammermills
    6. Rotex screener
    7. Sharples decanter centrifuge
    8. Kice cleaning equipment
    9. Boiler
    10. Chiller
    11. Cooling tower
    12. Lab equipment
    13. Bins and silos
    14. Loadout
  3. Electrical and Controls
    1. Siemens 3000 kva switchgear
    2. Starters and transformers
    3. Siemens plc control
  4. Outputs
    1. Meal
    2. Hulls
    3. Degummed oil
    4. Lecithin gums
  5. Condition
    1. Brand new, never started up
    2. Can be operated in place or moved