Case Study: Enhancing Flour Quality with Sivtek Roto Sifter Solution

Overview

A prominent food manufacturer in the Philippines faced challenges in ensuring impurity-free flour production while optimizing efficiency and space utilization. Each of them had different needs at various facilities, so they went to Galaxy Sivtek’s Roto Sifter for a bespoke solution. This case study illustrates how the innovative sifter has positively influenced the flouring process for its operator, enhancing both quality and operational efficiency.

Client’s Requirements and Challenges

The customer was struggling with the above challenges at the time when it contacted Galaxy Sivtek for assistance:

1. Impurity Control: Providing the capability of removing bugs, ferrous particles, and contaminants for achieving high-quality standards.
2. High Throughput Demands: The high processing capacity required for the application runs between 10-12 tons per hour at the highest work efficiency.
3. Space Constraints: 18 manufacturing units with their distinctive layouts made it impossible to have a common solution that fits them all.
4. No Vibrations Allowed: The online metal detectors come with a solution that must be non-vibrated for accurate readings.
5. Storage and Flow Synchronization: The outcome must serve as buffer storage along with its seamless integration with hoppers and packing machines to facilitate continuous production.

Galaxy Sivtek’s Solution

To meet these needs, Galaxy Sivtek offered a customized solution:

• Customized Roto Sifter: Galaxy Sivtek designed and installed a completely customized Centrifugal Sifter/Roto Sifter, intended to operate with and alongside the existing production flow.
• Efficiency Optimization: The detail was such that the Centrifugal Sifter was engineered to serve in efficiently screening the multi-grain flour from impurities while maintaining the throughput requirement of 10-12 TPH.
• Space Utilization: Utilizing close collaboration with the maintenance & engineering teams within each of the plants, Galaxy Sivtek designed customized Roto Sifters to meet the space constraints of each manufacturing site.

Results

The following outcomes were achieved with the installation of the Sivtek Roto Sifter solution:

1. Superior Product Quality: The sifters removed impurities efficiently, producing cleaner flour than the customers expected.
2. Sustained Efficiency: In spite of the extra screening step, the production could still guarantee the same, high throughput rate (10-12 tons per hour), guaranteeing uninterrupted and on-schedule deliveries.
3. Space Optimization: The personalized designs seamlessly fit into various facility designs, which have the characteristics of optimizing spaces, and reducing downtime.
4. Enhanced Synchronization: It has improved synchronization while being totally in line with hoppers, metal detectors, and packing machines.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Galaxy Sivtek’s tailored Roto Sifter solution effectively addressed the client’s challenges, ensuring impurity-free flour production while enhancing operational efficiency and product quality. The client was happy, stating that there were significant improvements in screening accuracy, processing efficiency, and product quality. This success has fostered continued collaborations, reflecting their trust in Sivtek’s expertise in providing innovative flour sieving solutions with Roto Sifter. This case study demonstrates the impact of customized solutions in tackling industry-specific challenges and achieving excellence in the competitive food processing industry.