Left: A Sugar B Sugar feeding C Washing D Feeding of the dose water E Industrial water F Steam G condensate H utilisation This plant produces saccharose syrup useful for the production of sweets and similar products, sugary and alcoholic drinks, stuffing for praline, candying and fruit treatment, etc. The preparator does not have an internal agitator, but the turbulent flow which is necessary for melting the sugar and forming the solution is carried out by the recycling, by means of a centrifugal pump. The heating action, which is necessary for concentrated syrups, is obtained by passing in a tube-system exchanger. Sugary solutions which are not particularly concentrated can be cold prepared, that is to say without using a heating means. The water contained in the dose is batched by an accumulating litre-counter, while sugar is fed by a double-speed conveyor or driven by an inverter. Storing tanks, which are placed on load cells, weigh in detraction the quantity to be fed. The concentration is controlled by a continuous in-line refractometer. The plant may work either in batch or in a non-stop modality: products are transferred to the utilization unit only when they reach the required characteristics. In discontinuous working, inside the tank it can happen to have a cooling and maintenance stage at controlled temperature. Using a PLC allows to accumulate different production runs and to memorize a certain number of preset recipes which are recalled each time by the operator. In the preparator the temperature of dissolution and maintenance is controlled and kept at the desired level by a regulating system with a temperature bore, automatic modulating valves and on-off valves on the industrial water circuit. The plant is completely washed by an in-line CIP. Different plant sizes are available according to its efficiency. The system used to store the sugar is chosen on the basis of specific productive and supply needs.

NECESSARY DATA FOR THE DESIGN
NECESSARY DATA FOR THE PLANNING (TO BE DEFINED WITH THE CUSTOMER)
Required productive efficiency
Features of the required syrup
Type of supply of sugar and storing modality
Characteristics of the washing plant linked to the preparation plant
Amount of steam and industrial water available

TECHNICAL DATA
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Automatic plant for the preparation of saccharose syrups
Automatic load of sugar, carried out by double-speed conveyors and batching in deduction by means of load cells
Batching carried out by a litre-counter and accumulator of the dose water
Dissolution machine with recycling system by a centrifugal pump
Temperature regulation system with bore and modulator valve
CIP washing circuit of the preparator and of the delivery pipes
Two-connection dispatching distributor, with automatic valves for delivering washing solutions
Automatic management through PLC of the production run and of the various pre-settable recipes.
Used fluids: steam and industrial water
All components are in stainless steel AISI 304