ABSTRACT

This internship report serves the

purpose of record the details of
industrial training which was
conducted in
PRABHULINGESHWAR SUGARS
SHRI PRABHULINGESHWAR AND CHEMICALS LTD, for the
SUGARS AND CHEMICALS LTD, duration of one month
course
Internship
INTERNSHIP REPORT
 B.V.V. SANGHA’S

BILLURU GURUBASAVA MAHASWAMIJI

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

2020-21

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

AN INTERNSHIP REPORT ON
‘PRABHULINGESHWAR SUGARS’

Submitted by
SHIVAKUMAR GANI 2LB17ME010

Submitted to
Prof. M. D. Komar Prof. Pandurang Paraddi Prof. M. D. Komar
HOD Co-ordinator Guide
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Title Page
No. No.
01 Introduction 1

02 Sugar industry profile 2-3

03 Company profile 4

04 About the company 5-7

05 Company work 8
process flow chart
06 Manufacturing 9-10
process
07 Machines used in 11-
industry for juice 22
extraction
08 Reflections 23
09 Conclusion 24
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
India is a highly agriculture dominant economy, where agriculture
contributes close of 16% of total GDP. In such an economy sugarcane
plays a very pivotal role as it is the second highest cultivated crop behind
cotton. Globally India is the second largest producer of sugar just behind
Brazil. Due to favourable climatic conditions for cultivating sugarcane
there is ample supply of sugarcane. Though the global as well as
domestic sugar production is going up year after year, both global as well
as domestic demand vis-a-vi consumption of sugar has stagnated. In such
a scenario the market price of sugar is bound to go down consequently
the sugar cane price will also come down.
In order to protect farmers from this the government announces Fair and
Remunerative Price for purchase of sugarcane which is the minimum
statutory level of price to be paid by the mills to procure sugarcane.
However, due to cut throat competition among sugar mills to procure
higher quantity of good quality sugarcane, the mils end up announcing
additional prices which is far above the Fair and Remunerative Price.
This affects overall profitability of the mills.
The excess supply of sugar over demand has caused the sugar price to
plummet. To make sugar production business commercially viable, the
Central Government has announced Minimum Selling: Price for Sugar
at Rs. 31.00 per kg. Though this has helped the industry to some extent,
for survival of the sugar mills in the long run the government needs to
hike the Minimum Selling Price.
The government is also encouraging sugar mills to divert more and more
sugarcane towards production of ethanol. In the normal sugar season,
about 320 LMT of sugar is produced against domestic consumption of
260 LMT. This 60 LMT of surplus sugar which remains unsold, blocks
funds of sugar mills to the tune of about Rs, 19,000 crore every year
thereby affecting liquidity positions of sugar mills resulting in
accumulation of cane price arrears of farmers. To deal with surplus
stocks of sugar, sugar-mills are being encouraged by the Government to
export sugar, for which Government has been extending financial
assistance.

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Chapter-2
SUGAR INDUSTRY PROFILE
2.1 Production
Currently, about 110 countries produce sugar from either cane or
beet, and eight countries produce sugar from both cane and beet.
Sugarcane, on average, accounts for nearly 80% of global sugar
production. Last October/September season the top ten producing
countries (India, Brazil, Thailand, China, the US, Mexico, Russia,
Pakistan, France, Australia) accounted for nearly 70% of global output.
Sugar has been produced in India since ancient times and then it spread
to other parts of the world. Sugarcane is a native of tropical Indian
subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In India, sugarcane is planted thrice a
year in October, March and July depending on part of the country. Most
of the sugar production in India takes at local Cooperative Sugar
mills. After gaining Independence, India made serious plans for overall
industrial development of sugar industry.
Sugar industry is a big business in India. Around 503 mills produced
more than 31 million tonnes of sugar in the last crushing season, which
lasted from October to April. This makes it the world's second largest
producer, Next to Brazil(41.8 million tons). Some 50 million farmers and
millions of more workers, are involved in sugarcane farming. India is the
world's largest consumer of sugar. According to data from the Indian
Sugar Mills Association, the country's sugar mill produce
268.21 lakh (26,821,000) tonnes of sugar between October 1, 2019 and
May 31, 2020.
Uttar Pradesh, the leading sugarcane producing State in the country,
sugar production in U.P. in 2020-21 SS is estimated to be around 124.57
lakh tonnes by 120 sugar mills, as against 126.37 lakh tonnes produced
in the 2019-20 SS.
Sugar production in Karnataka is estimated to be around 108.02 lakh
tonnes in 2020-21 SS , as against 61.68 lakh tonnes produced in 2019-
20 SS by 65 active sugar industries out of 81 total industries, i.e. higher
by about 46.34 lakh tonnes. Also, due to timely and adequate rainfall,
sugarcane area in Karnataka has also increased in 2020-21 SS. Area
under sugarcane in 2020-21 SS is expected to be about 5.01 lakh ha as
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against 4.20 lakh ha. The Sugar Industry in Karnataka has around 71
sugar factories which are distributed all over the state.
long-term solution to deal with surplus sugar, to improve sustainability
of sugar industry and to ensure timely payment of cane dues to farmers,
Government has been encouraging diversion of excess sugarcane &
sugar to ethanol for supplying to Oil Marketing Companies for blending
with petrol which not only would reduce import dependency on crude
oil, promote ethanol as a fuel which is indigenous & non-polluting. but
will also enhance income of sugarcane farmers. In order to achieve this,
one of the very key policy measures announced by the Central
Government is Ethanol Blending Programme. Under this programme the
government has permitted the oil Marketing Companies to blend ethanol
to the extent of 10% with petroleum products Currently MOCs have
achieved only 5% blending Also the government has announced a better
price for ethanol produced from B-heavy molasses. These factors have
created high demand for molasses which in turn is yielding high prices
for B-heavy molasses. This will improve the sugar mills in terms of
financial profitability and liquidity.
2.2 Consumption
Between 2001 and 2018, world sugar consumption increased from
123.454 mln tons to 172.441 mln tons, the equivalent to an average
annual growth of 2.01%. However, the second half of the current decade
has seen a considerable deceleration in world sugar consumption growth
to less than 0.84% per annum (average for 2016-2018), while no growth
has been for 2018. Major sugar consuming markets include India, the
EU, China, Brazil, the US, Indonesia, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico and
Egypt. One of the threats for sugar industry is negative publicity for
sugar based confectionery items in the recent times. Though this is bound
to affect the demand for sugar, this is compensated by increase in Indian
and global population.

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ABOUT THE COMAPNY
Name of Industry:- Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.

Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars & Chemicals Ltd., founded by Shri.

Jagadeesh S Gudagunti, is an integrated company primarily engaged in
the manufacture of sugar and allied products. From a humble beginning
in 1999, Initially commissioned plant capacity of 2500 TCD & 17.5 MW
cogeneration plant in Siddapur Village, Jamakhandi Taluka, Bagalkot
District. Today plant is fast-growing industrial group with a capacity of
12500TCD & 54.5 MW a strong presence in diversified fields such as
sugar manufacturing, power and ethanol/industrial alcohol production.
Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars and Chemicals Limited is a Public
incorporated on 25 May 1995. It is classified as Non-govt company and
is registered at Registrar of Companies, Bangalore. Its authorized share
capital is Rs.600,000,000 and its paid-up capital is Rs.466,185,950. It is
involved in Human health activities.
During season 2019-20 due to floods and excess rain fall in high sugar
recovery areas considerable amount of sugarcane crop was destroyed
Due to this sugar mills struggled to get good quality sugarcane. Despite
facing such tough challenges, our company achieved a crushing of 9
lakhs MT sugarcane at a very respectable sugar recovery of 11.16% due
to strong supply chain and relationship with the sugarcane growing
farmers. Annual turnover of the company in the year 2019-20 was
43957.71 Rs(In Lakhs) has crushed 905031.671 MT’s of sugarcane
Produced 8,73,800 Qtl’s of sugar.

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Chapter 4
COMPANY PROFILE
A. Location of the factory : Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars &
Chemicals Ltd,Siddapur.Jamakhandi,
Dist. Bagalakot.
Karnataka.Tel.No.08353238004/238146
Website: http://www.prabhusugar.com

B. Registered office : 1"Floor "SUKRUT- Building.

Opp: K.C.Park, Main Gate, P.B.Road,
DHARWAD-580008, Karnataka
Tel.No:0836-2745036, 2742833, 2743703
Website: http://www.prabhusugar.com

C. Plat manufactures : Skyline developers Bangalore

D. Nearby factories : Nirani Sugars 10KM
Sai Priya sugars 20KM
Nandi SSK 18KM
Jamakhandi Sugars 28KM
ICPL Uttur 30KM

E. Nearby Cities : jamakhandi 06KM (Towards North)

Mudhol 12KM (Towards South)
F. Nearby Railways : Belagavi 130KM
Bagalakote 88KM
Vijayapur 80KM
Miraj 107KM

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G. Year of commissioning : 1999

H. Registration Number : No 17861 of 1995 DT 25/May/1995

I. Cane potential : 12500 TCD

J. Source of water : Bore wells and from Krishna river Via

Pipeline.

K. Business type : Manufacturing type

.
L. Type of unit : Large Scale Agro Based Manufacturing
Unit.

M. Initial investment : 400 crore.

N. Land : 250 acres.

O. Workdays : 180-230 days.

P. Activity undertaken : 1. White crystal Exportable Quality

sugar.
2. Co-Generation of Capacity 38 Mw.

Q. Number of employees : 762-780 (above).

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4.2 organization structure

Organization structure is a basic frame work within which the
decision-making behavior of an executive takes place. It is an established
pattern of relationship among the components of the organization.
SPSCL is headed by the chairman and M.D. and technical Adviser This
crew guides the GMs of all departments.

Chairman

Board of directors

Managing Director

Heads of Departments

Production Administration

Engineering & co-gen General

Manufacturing Finance & Accounts
Distillery Civil
Agri&Cane Irrigation
Development
H.R
Environment
Marketing
Information Tech

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chapter 5
Company work process flow chart

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Chapter 6
Manufacturing Process
6.1 The cane preparation process described as follows
 The sugar cane is used as input or the source of production to the
factory and the white crystal Exportable sugar is main output or the
factory production along with the by-products such as bagasse, final
molasses and filter cake.
 The exportable sugar grades are M30, S1-30 & S2-30.
 The water heated in co-generation plant is used to extract the juice in the
mills.
 The sugar cane of required varieties is received from cane yard through
sources such as tractors (70%) Lorries (20%) and bullock carts (05%),
but now-a-Days bullock carts are minimized.
6.2 Introduction to cane handling and juice extraction process
6.2.1 Cane weighment
The cane is weighed on electronic Weighment systems called
weigh bridges that basically uses electronic load cell system. Cane
Weighment system is very essential step for making cane payment to the
formers and for Chemical control.
6.2.2 Cane handling
Unloading- Cane Unload device called crane is used for lifting &
unloading device. These lifts and transports the cane from the tractor
trailer &truck and feeds it on the feeder table.
Feeding- Feeder table is the large table which is used for Uniform
(regulation) feeding of the cane to the cane carrier. It is located at the
right angle to cane carrier.
Cane Movement- The function of a moving apron type cane carrier is
to convey sugar cane from the feeder table to the mill house through the
set of cane preparatory device called Kicker, Chopper and Fibrizer.
6.2.3 Cane preparation
Levelling- Cane Leveller is installed on the cane carrier to prevent
excessive cane being fed to cane chopper which causes jamming in the
arrangement.

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Cutting- Chopper is installed next to the Kicker and the cane carrier
itself and it cuts/chops the hard rind cane& breaks the too short pieces
which will increase the mill efficiency. Fibrizer cuts the cane to very
small pieces it breaks the cells without extraction the juice. The Fibrizer
in the cane preparatory device station helps to improve the mall
extraction.
6.2.4 Juice extraction
The mill house extracts juice from the prepared cane with
squeezing & pressing operation, it is called milling operation. The
disintegrated cane is fed into first mill of milling tanker the subsequent
mills performs the function of extraction of juice from bagasse sucked in
water. The mixture of primary juice & secondary juice is screened
through a DSM Screen.
 Primary juice: The juice extracted from the first mill is called primary
juice.
 Last expressed juice: the juice expressed by the last mill is called last
expressed juice.
 Secondary juice: The juice expressed by the last mill is recycled for
penultimate & so on. finally, the juice extracted by the 2nd mill is called
secondary juice.
6.2.5 Imbibition
The process of adding of hot water around temperature of 800C
to extract the remaining juice present in the pre-extracted Bagasse is
called imbibition. This process is carried between last 2 mills. The
imbibition helps to maintain the Pol% Bagasse and Brix% juice.
6.2.6 Rotary screen
Rotary screen is installed above the mill surface level in the mill
house itself. The rotary screen filters mixed juice that separates the fine
Bagasse particles called Cush-Cush from the mixed juice.

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Machines used in industry for juice extraction
7.1 Cane Weighment
 Need of equipment : Weighbridge.
 Make : Avery India Limited, Kolkata.
 Installation year : 1997

 Technical specification:
Numbers Capacity Platform size
(L×W)Meters
03 60MW
Weigh 16 × 03
bridges
40MW
01 40×01

 Operational information:
It is electronic type platform. The cane received from the cane
yard or from the field through tractors or trucks is weighed on the Weigh
bridges these are of electronic type and computerized with 2No and 4No
load cells used for Trucks (Loris) and tractors trailers. SPSCL plant is
having 4 weigh bridges 3 bridge of 60MT and 1 bridge of 40MT. The
weigh bridge consists of a 5 load cells. 4 load cells at corner and 1 load
cells at the center.
Weighbridge can be paired with a pair of 2 or 4 load cells
indicators, software and other accessories for a complete weighing and
data management solution.

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7.2 Cane handling devices

7.2.1 Cranes and Bridges
 Make : Extract Engineers (I) Pvt. Ltd, A’nagar.
 Installation year : 1997
 Technical specification :

No of Bridges : 3
No of Cranes : 6
No of motion : Two motion crane
Capacity : 20 MT. Safe Working Load
Height : 14600 mm
Crane gantry span : 27 Meters.
Operating speed : 11 meters/min
Hoisting drum drive : 50 HP/96O rpm
Holding Type : Hydraulic de-hooking
arrangement, 2HP
Cross travel drive : Cross travel-20 meters /min.
10 HP/960 rpm

 Operating information:
The cane is often loaded in packets or bundles tied with its leaf
itself. Cane Un loader is a lifting & unloading device which lifts the cane
from the tractor trailer & truck and feeds on the feeder table. The
unloading device called cranes at the factory site lifts the cane bundle
from trailer / truck with the aid of a steed bar/slings fitted with adjustable
hooks of Hydraulic de-hooking arrangement and lifts this bundle into the
horizontal feeder table.
This type of crane is used for handling & moving a maximum
specified weight of the components called capacity of the crane within a
specified area.
Type of motion : Vertical &Horizontal
Type of crane : Electric Overhead Travelling (E.O.T)

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7.2.2 Hydraulic Truck & Trolley Unloaders

 Make : S.K.S ENGINEERS PVT. Ltd. New

Delhi 1997
 Installation year : 1997
 Technical specification :

Number Of Tables : 02
Capacity : 40MT
Operating Pressure : 200kg/cm2
Hydraulic pump capacity : 53lpm
Motor make : ABB make ,25HP ,1440
RPM
Platform size : 3200mm wide ×8900mm
long
Angle of tilt : 550
Hydraulic Oil : Servo System 68

 Operational information:
Hydraulic Truck & Trolley Un-Loader is a lifting and revolving
device at an inclination angle of 55 degrees which unloads the cut cane
from the trailer or truck with a hydraulic lifting mechanism up to a
pressure of 200 kg/cm2. And it has a 90degree angle of rotation in
horizontal axis. It has the dimension of 28.48 square meters. This is used
to lift and dump the cut cane directly to the cane carrier. In this
arrangement the feeder table is not required.

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7.2.3 Feeder table

 Make : SPSCL
 Installation year : 1997 (02), 1999 (01)
 Technical specification :
Number Of Tables : 03
Length x Width : 8m × 8m
Drive : 2×15HP
Drive type : Duel Drive
Gearbox ratio : 70:1
Inclination : 30 at rear end
Number of strands : 08
Pitch of chain : 150mm
Chain breaking load : 45Tons

 Operational information:
Feeder table is the large table which is used for Uniform
(regulation) feeding of cane to the cane carrier by movement of 8
Stranded chain in feeder table, whenever the cane feed to the feeder table
it moves the cane by sliding chain alignment and the cane feeding is
controlled by manually for uniform feeding, mainly use the quality
components like chains, Gear boxes, Motors and VFDs.
For the chain the appropriate breaking load ranging from 30MT to
60 MT The feeder table is installed 90 degrees proportional to the cane
carrier such that cane from the feeder table must flow easily into the cane
carrier.

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7.2.4 Cane carrier

 Make : ELECON
 Installation year : 1997
 Technical specification :
Number of carriers : 01
Width : 2300mm=7.659feet
Length of carrier : 81000mm (8Imeter)
Angle of inclination : 180
Feeding depth : 1320 mm
Number of Strands : 04
Four strand chain pitch : 200mm
Breaking load of chain : 60000kgs.
Drive : VFD drive 150 HP/
1450RPM
Speed : 3-10 meters/min
Gear box : SCN-450,80/1
Gear teeth : 100T X 210 FSW X 1"
DP
Pinion teeth : 23TX 210 FSW X 1"
DP

 Operational information:
The function of moving apron type cane carrier is conveying
sugar cane from the feeder table to the mills via the preparatory devices
installed in it. Commonly the cane carrier should have horizontal portion
of 30 meters suitable for cane feeding & inclined portion has ai slope of
about 180 to 210.

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7.3 Cane preparatory devices

7.3.1 Cane leveler

 Installation year : 1998

 Technical specification:
Number of levelers : 01
Drive : 60 HP/1450RP
Final RPM : 72
Clearance between Knives & Carrier slats : 250mm
Swing Diameter : 2200 mm

 Operational information:
Cane leveler on the cane carrier is to prevent excessive cane being
fed. Which avoids jamming of the leveler side it consists of steel shaft
directly coupled to the motor with arm & knives mounted on. It is
revolving normally 50 to 100 RPM in the reverse direction to the low of
the cane carrier, the motor capacity of cane leveler is 60 HP
7.3.2 Chopper

 Installation year: 1998

 Technical specification:

Number of choppers : 01
No, of Knives : 48
Drive : 400 HP/600RPM
Final RPM : 300
Gear box : Helical gear box
2:1
Clearance between Knives &Carrier : 1050mm
Diameter of tip of rotation : 1600 mm

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 Operational information:
Cane preparation by knives essentially consist of disintegrating the
hard rind & nods& breaking the too short pieces which will increase the
mill capacity & efficiency of mill extraction it revolves 300 RPM, The
preparatory index increases 56 to 60% in the cease of two sets of knives
(Chopper & leveler) as the same movement of cane if the two sets of
knives (chopper & Leveler) is rotates reverse direction of cane
movement the preparatory index can be 65 to 70%. Cutting knives =
Standard IS 8461, material of knives manganese (Mn) Chromium (Cr),
Cobalt, Steel. And shaft off forged Steel Quality 40C8 is commonly
used.

7.3.3 Fibrizer

 Installation year :1998

 Technical specification:
Number of Fibrizers : 01
Type : Heavy duty swing hammers
Swing diameter : 2130 mm
No. of hammers : 150
Wt. of each hammer Speed : 22 Kgs
Speed : 750 rpm
Motors (4020HP) : 2Nos. of 1500 KW each, HT
Motor IIKV
Clearance : 100 mm, 20mm

 Operational information
The preparatory device which combines the function of cutter
knives & secured to the Hubs & serves the dual function of cutting &
shredding cane which has passed through knives set special futures of
this machine are,
 Revolving in the opposite direction of cane flow
 The casing is so design as to ensure cutting action on the cane which
is thrown into rear chute & anvil where shredding is brought.
 The total HP of the Leveler & Fibrizer Combination is 35 to 40 Hp/ton
of fiber/hr.
 Heavy Duty Fibrizer manufactured up to 15,000 TCD Sugar Plants.

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7.4 Mills

 Make :
SS Engineers Pune (I mill and VI mill)
Krupp Engineering, Pune (l. I. IV& V mill)
 Installation year : 1999
 Technical specification:

 Mill No 1
Size of Rollers : Dial 250 mm X 2300 mm
Speed : 4.31 RPM
Drive : 1000 KW / 1000 RPM DC

 Mill No 2
Size of Rollers : 1066 mm X 1980mm
Speed : 5.31 RPM
Drive : 750 HP / 1000 RPM DC

 Mill No 3
Size of Rollers : 1066 mm X 1980mm
Speed : 5.31 RPM
Drive : 750 HP / 1000 RPM DC

 Mill No 4
Size of Rollers : 1066 mm X 1980mm
Speed : 5.31 RPM
Drive : 750 HP / 1000 RPM DC

 Mill No 5
Size of Rollers : 1066 mm X 1980mm
Speed : 5.31 RPM
Drive : 750 HP / 1000 RPM DC
 Mill no 6
Size of rollers : 1300 m X 2300 mm
Speed : 5 RPM
Mill Drive : 600 KW / 1000 RPM AC VFD
TRPF Drive : 200 KW/ 1000 RPM AC VFD

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 Operational information:
The mill house extracts juice from the prepared cane with squeezing
& pressing operation, it is called milling operation. The disintegrated
cane is fed into first mill of milling tandem the subsequent mill performs
the function of extraction of juice from Bagasse sucked in water. The
crushing rate of prabhu sugars was 10000 TCD now extended to 12500
TCD and mill house is having 6 mills.
The plant machinery and equipment's supplied the first or five mills
having 6 rollers with GRPF and second, third, fourth mill having 4
rollers. The cane feeding is controlled by Auto cane carriers.
All mills ae provided with individual rake carrier along with
toothed chain conveyer for scrapping (lifting) the prepared
cane/Bagasse. And all mills are suitably arranged with an individual
planetary gearbox arrangement from the drives. That reduces the speed
from 900 RPM to 6-7 RPM. The Top and Feed rollers are provided with
chevron grooves for the proper extraction and feeding of prepared
cane/Bagasse. The mill head stock housing is the vertical round head
housing each mill lift controlled by two hydraulic head system which
consist of hydro pneumatic accumulator the pump gauge and suitable
control valves. The Top and Discharge roller for the scrapping of
Bagasse in the roller grooves. Each roller shaft support on the gun metal
bearing with housing which is lubricated by individual forced feed oil
lubricator and the bearing housing is covered with water jacket for proper
cooling.

Objectives of Cane Milling

 Maximum possible extraction of sucrose
 Minimum extraction of non-sugars
 Minimum sucrose in final Bagasse
 Optimum power of tie energy consumption
 Optimum moisture in final Bagasse

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7.5 Juice Rotary Screen Filter

 Make : KRUPP Industries Ltd, I No Indigenous

 Installation year : 1999 (02 filters) 2003 (01 filter)
 Technical Specifications:
Number of filters : 03
Type : Welded edge, wire rotary drum type
Screen size : 1800 mm x 36000 mm x 0. 35 mm
Capacity : 450 m3/hr each

7.6 Imbibition

 Equipment : Volumetric flow meter

 Installation year : 1999
 Weighing Capacity : 4003/hr
 Operational information:
The process of adding of hot water around temperature of 700 0C to
extract the remaining juice present in the pre-extracted bagasse is called
imbibition, the process is carried between last 2 mills.
7.7 Juice weighment
 Equipment : Mass flow meter
 Make : Promass-F
 Installation year : 1999
 Technical Specification :
Line size : 10’’
Weighing capacity : 100-500m3/hr
Temperature : 50 to 200 degrees
Pressure : 10kg/cm2 or 10bar or 147psi
Display : Digital display

 Operational information:
The juice to be sent to the boiling house from the mill is weighed
with the equipment called Mass low meter it is a U-shaped tube that
measures the accurate amount of juice been flowed to the boiling house
it is in terms of tons per TPH.

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EQUIPMENTS IMAGES

Weigh Bridge Cane unloader

Trolly unloader Feeder Table Cane Carrier

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Mills Rake Elevator Juice Container

Bagasse Carrier Chimney

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Reflections
1. I did my internship in Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars & Chemicals
Ltd, Siddapur and successfully completed one-month industrial
training. A Careful Study of Shri Prabhulingeshwar Sugars &
Chemicals Ltd, Siddappr is one of the leading sugar industries in
north Karnataka, which produce sugar & by products. Which is
supplied all over India.
2. In my training I learnt about the process of cane handling in the
industry and juice extraction process.
3. On first day of my training I visited various departments of the
industry like viz, Milling, Boiling, Water treatment and Co-
Generation departments.
4. As a mechanical engineering student I learnt about working of various
equipment’s of the industry which are used for the purposes of
weighment, handling, preparation of sugarcane, juice extraction from
the sugar cane and storing of the juice.
5. I also learnt about the safety measures to be taken in the industry and
importance of the safety in the industry.
6. The internship will be very helpful in my future growth related to the
sugar industry.

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Chapter 9
Conclusion
SPSCL, Siddapur is well managed factory earning profits, the
overall study shows that the factory is maintaining high levels of
inventory system. The cyclic nature of the industry significantly impacts
the operating performance and cash flow generation of the company.
Both the raw material prices and distribution of end products(sugar) are
regulated by the governmet.in addition to this, sale and distribution of
by-products (molasses and power) also are regulated at different levels
in different states. Along with this the company is trying to increase its
efficiency in managing fund. this I came to know by analysing different
types of ratios.
Thus, the study indicates that the SPSCL, Siddapur is functioning
very well and trying to adopt new techniques in-order-to increase its
efficiency in the management.

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