The scouring line was completely refurbished and upgraded in year 2000.
Upgrade Work Included
Complete new electrical wiring.
Complete new stainless steel pipe-work and valves.
Installation of Streat Instruments Scourcom computer control system for the scour.
New Streat Instruments moisture meters.
Addition of new scouring bowl (bowl 1) to convert the scouring line to a 6 bowl scour.
Complete new galvanized framework and catwalk to elevate the scour 2.2m above the ground.
New infeed conveyor and belt.
New transfer conveyors between scour bowls.
New triple cranks and rake carrying bars for the scour bowls.
New heavy solids and pump out pumps.
Refurbish dryer including new drive chains.
Technical Specifications
Greasy Section
Hopper feeder with 5m storage conveyor.
2 drum opener.
Vibrating screen.
Hopper feeder.
Scouring Section
Infeed conveyor.
Pvc in-feed conveyor to bowl with vf drive.
All scouring bowls contained in galvanized steel framework with catwalk level 2.8m above the ground.
Bowl 1
Rotary dunker with vf drive.
4 hoppers - volume 20 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
10t squeeze press with vf drive.
Microdrive variable speed detergent pumps controlled through Scourcom, with Macnaught flow-meters and 50 litre storage tank.
Bowl 2
4 hoppers - volume 16 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
10t squeeze press with vf drive.
Microdrive variable speed detergent pumps controlled through Scourcom, with Macnaught flow-meters.
Bowl 3
3 hoppers - volume 10 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
10t squeeze press with vf drive.
Microdrive variable speed detergent pumps controlled through Scourcom, with Macnaught flow-meters.
Bowl 4
2 hoppers - volume 10 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
10t squeeze press with vf drive.
Bowl 5
2 hoppers - volume 10 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
10t squeeze press with vf drive.
Bowl 6
3 hoppers - volume 12 m3.
Side tank of 2 m3.
Gas fired heat exchangers; alternatively water can be heated by direct steam injection.
Triple crank main rakes, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
Throw forks, with direct drive Brevini gearbox and vf drive controlled by Scourcom.
20t squeeze press with vf drive.
Dryer and Stepped Opener Duster
Dryer
Conveyor dryer with metal perforated slat and chain conveyor with vf drive on motor.
Mark 1 gas firing system with regain control through Scourcom.
Alternatively the dryer can also be used with the steam heating system.
Streat's moisture meter connected to Scourcom for regain control.
Sundry
Streat Instruments "Scourcom" computer control system including full control of scour setup, customised batch reporting, capability to store "recipes" for scour setup, and automated pump out procedure.
Control room for Scourcom supervisory control system.
Electrical cabinets and computer system.
Flow-meters to monitor make-up water, bowl fill and rinse-water displayed on Scourcom.
Gas metering.
Pipe-work, valves and pumps for wool grease recovery feed, heavy solids flow-down, rinse-water flow-down and pump out.
Total length of scour from 1st hopper to the deduster outfeed at 98m.
Hydrocyclones, wedge screen, settling tank.
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