UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — Henry Simon’s new purifier (HSPU) received a Grapas 2022 Award during the VICTAM International exhibition in Utrecht, Netherlands.
The purifier was awarded for its innovations including Advanced Sensor Technology, which presents higher reliability, better operational safety, and consistent quality together in the bran removal process.
This is the third award for the machine following the Good Design Award in 2020 and German Innovation Award in 2021.
The new HSPU Purifier was developed in the collaboration of Henry Simon R&D team with Italdesign – one of the most famous industrial design offices worldwide.
The Advanced Sensor Technology includes four different sensors that are used to ensure safe and reliable bran removal process, and consistent performance. For example, the digital manometer sensor detects and warns about any fluctuation in the air pressure to ensure proper air flow inside the machine, and an efficient separation accordingly.
The purifier includes a touchscreen control panel that allows monitoring of the operating data including amplitude, frequency, static air pressure, motor load ratio, etc. In addition, the maintenance software allows monitoring of the status of consumable parts (rubber springs, LED light, vibro motors, etc.), as well as maintenance history, error log information, etc.
Besides being the newest flour mill in the United States, the Ardent Mills flour mill built along the Gulf coast in metropolitan Tampa, Florida, US, has several details that set it apart. Advanced analytics, state-of-the-art equipment, unusually large grain storage capacity and unique supply chain capabilities are among the mill’s distinguishing features.
At 17,500 cwts of daily flour milling capacity, the Port Redwing mill is not Ardent Mills’ largest and is not among the 25 largest flour mills in the United States. With the capacity to receive large quantities of wheat, though, Ardent Mills constructed a large grain elevator at the Port Redwing mill, with 4.1 million bushels of storage capacity.
The elevator may be the largest ever built concurrent with the construction of a US flour mill and, according to the 2022 Grain & Milling Annual published by Sosland Publishing Co., it is the sixth largest elevator of any US flour mill currently operating. The concrete elevator includes 12, 50-foot-concrete bins with 300,000 bushels of grain storage apiece as well as a number of smaller grain bins.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the world’s wheat supply has been thrown into question, with poorer nations facing scarcity and a potential food crisis, according to the United Nations.
Following are countries among the world’s least developed that are the most dependent on Russia and Ukraine for their annual wheat supply (2020), according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. Nations in Africa import 44% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine, according to the UN.
Sources: unctad.org and knoema.com/atlas.