Ten Process Innovations from One Factory

The paper describes ten of the more significant process innovations implemented over this 35 year period, including mud recycling, evaporator modifications, an entrainment separation device, development of a continuous pan and controls, low grade crystalliser drives and continuous centrifugals for magma production. Although each innovation was developed initially to address a Maidstone factory problem, several have subsequently been widely introduced into both the world’s cane and beet sugar industries.