Allied-Tek CANE MILL

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Allied-Tek Cane Mill

Cane Roller Mill

A roller mill for extracting juice from cane sugar with 4 or 6 rolls of which three are crushing rolls, one is
underfeed roll and the other two at the same time feeding and pre-crushing rolls.
For 4 roller mill, there comprises of three crushing rolls sitting on cheeks in triangular form. The top roll is
placed on top position where pressure is applied on, one at the position of cane feeding so called feed roll
and there is the delivery roll placed at cane outlet. Underfeed roll is the forth roll being placed in the front of
feed roll.
For 6 roller mill, there comprises of 3 crushing rolls, two in front of top and feed rolls being for feeding so
called pressure feed (PF) rolls and the underfeed roll is placed in the front. PF rolls installed with separated
drives from crushing rolls are so called heavy duty pressure feed and light duty pressure feed where they are
driven through chain by top and feed roll.
6-Roller Mill

4- Roller Mill

Design

The latest development at Allied-Tek was in 2010 that an included angle of the 3-crushing rolls has been
reduced to 73 degree in order to reduce the length of turner plate as well as the length of pressure feed
chute, aiming at better juice extraction as well as lower power consumption.
Mill cheeks are modified for higher strength by increasing throat depth as well as placing of stiffeners at the
right positions. Corrosion resistant steel, 3Cr12 is clad on inside cheeks' surface at juice contact area.
Top caps are redesigned in order to suit for contunous operation up to 220 bars hydraulics pressure being for
higher juice extraction as well as lower bagasse moisture. Experiences show that first mill extraction is > 75%
while bagasse moisture is in between 47 50%.

Construction

Mill cheek comprises of two pieces high strength steel plate quality EN S355JR, each is cut from a single
piece plate. Fabrication is by low heat input welding process, MAG with mixed shielding gas 82/18 Ar/CO 2.
The latest welding technology of arc dynamics or forced spray arc which is designed for application root
welidng is under practiced for the fabrication of mill cheeks.
In combination with proper weld sequencing and furnace stress relieving the produced mill cheek is
minimized in distortion and residual stress. Pressure feed cheek is manufactured in the same procedure.
Stiffeners are additional placed at sensitive failure areas like top cap and throat of the headstock assuring its
strength as well as rigidity.

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Single piece cut steel plate
for fabrication
of mill cheeks

MAG Welding
under proper sequencing

Mill Rollers and Journal Bearings

Crushing rolls and pressure feed rolls are flangeless type, grey cast iron shell shrink fitted with solid forged
steel shaft. Underfeed roll is hollow cast iron shell with end discs and key fitted with steel shaft.
Material for shaft is either forged 28Mn6 or AISI 1030/1035.
Top roll is vertically movable by hydraulics at top cap with two
accumulators and automatic pressure control. Gauges showing
floating of top roll can be either mechanical or electronic
means.
Perforated or Lotus Top Roll is widely used.
Side rolls are fixed in positions by side caps and
removable pins.
Arcing or roll surface roughening
by arc welding with carbide alloy
helps in wear resistant and
better gripping of cane or
bagasse during feeding.

Rings bolted onto the end of rolls are for passage of juice to
juice tray as well as deflecting juice away from roll journal.
Side wear plates bolted on inside surface of mill cheek are for
guiding cane or bagasse to pass through crushing rolls,
fighting against abrasion.
Side wear plates are manufactured by weld surfacing of carbide
alloys.
Journal bearing is of bronze material, LBC-3 with independent
lubrication grooves and water cooling system.
Bearing for top roll is square half at top position and shell at bottom
position. Side roll bearings are in the opposite way.

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Trash Beam and Turner Plate
Trash beam and turner plate are of cast steel, machined and
rigidly tightened in position by high tensile steel bolts.
The beam is vertically and horizontally adjustable by shims.
Setting of turner plate is by dead eye bearings, linkages and
adjusting arms.
There developed a technology at Allied-Tek that turner plate
hardfaced with martensitic and complex carbide alloys at
tooth side as well as top faces and the whole top surface of
turner plate.

Setting or adjusting of trash beam and plate is

conveniently one by loosening and tightening of bolts

Scraper Plates and Scraper Blades

There are, at top and delivery rolls Scraper
Plates being for removing off bagasse
compacting in grooves of roll.
Teeth of craper plate are hardfaced with
Cr-martensitic alloy.
Scraper blades are provided at the
delivery roll.

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Top Cap Cylinder & Piston

Experience in Thai sugar mills there happens often leakage during operation. Good results from maintenance
service by Allied-Tek, the technology has been applied on the manufacture of new cane mill.
Top cap cylinder is shrink fitted with a hard chrome sleeve.
The piston is by copper bronze alloy
welded on frictional area in order to reduce
wear due to vertical movements during
operation. Additionally, there are two sly rings
placed on piston to avoid leaks.

Lubrication and Cooling System

Mill and PF roll journals are grease lubricated by an automatic injection system.
Bearings are cooling by water where nipples are provided ready for connection.
Lubrication, a central supply system comprises of
air pump, motor and grease drum. Lube tubes shall
copper or stainless steel.

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Mill Drives

Today, electric motor is a preferable installation for the reasons of mill crushing flexibility.power saving,
working environment as well as maintenance.
AC squirrel cage induction motors as well as AC Drives are among other technologies are of most interest.

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Standard Models

Allied-Tek Cane Mill :

CM 3771

CM 4179

CM 4587

CM 4790

CM 4995

CM 5313

Mill Roller, D x L,mm

CRS, mm

950 x 1.800
2,680

1,050 x 2.000
2,940

1.150 x 2.200
3,220

1,200 x 2,300
3,340

1.250 x 2.400
3,480

1.350 x 2.600
.. 3,760

TCD min-max + HF (6-Roller Mill)

TCD min-max
(4-Roller Mill)

3.500 7.000
2.500 - 5.000

4.500 9.000
3.500 7.000

6.000 12.000
5.000 - 9.000

8.000 16.000
7.500 12.000

10.000 20.000
9.000 14.000

12,000 24,000
12,000 18,000

Mill Shaft Dia x L, mm

Journal Size, DxL mm
Bearing Lubrication Points

530 x 4,540
460 x 560
3

570 x 4,950
500 x 620
3

640 x 5,440
560 x 680
4

680 x 5,680
580 x 700
4

700 x 5,880
620 x 740
5

780 x 6,350
680 x 800
5

Top Cap Cylinder Dia, mm

380 (15)
Top Cap Pressure, bars
160 240
Top Roll Vertical Movement, mm
30

406 16)
160 240
30

431 (17)
160 240
30

431 ( 17)
160 240
30

457 (18)
160 240
30

482 (19)
160 240
30

Square End x Length, mm

Pinion Bore, DxL mm

390 x 390 x 300

505 x 520

420 x 420 x 320

545 x 560

460 x 460 x 360

585 x 600

480 x 480 x 380

600 x 625

500 x 500 x 400

625 x 650

550 x 550 x 440

715 x 720

Mill Speed, 1/min

Rated Operating Power, kW
Single Drive at Top Roll / PF Roll
4 rollers Mill
6 rollers Mill, Mill Roll / PF Roll
UF Roll Driven by Chain

1.0 7.5

1.0 7.5

1.0 7.0

1.0 7.0

1.0 6.8

1.0 6.8

800
800 + 315
ATE 1245

1,000
1,000 + 400
ATE 635

1,200
1,200 + 500
ATE 635

1.500
1.500 + 600
ATE 1620-A

1,650
1.650 + 630
ATE 1620-A

1,800
1,800 + 750
ATE 6042

650
315 315
250 250
ATE 635

800
355 355
315 315
ATE 1620-A

900
400 400
355 355
ATE 1620-A

1,000
600 - 600
400 400
ATE 6042

Individual Drive at Top, Feed, Delivery Roll

PF Top and Bottom Roll

Top Roll, kW
400
500
Feed Delivery Roll, kW
200 - 200
250 250
PF Top Bottom Roll, kW
160 160
200 - 200
UF Roll Drivenby Chain
ATE 1245
ATE 635
** The above installed Power is general recommendation only,
actual Power to be installed shall be consulted.
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