Bosch Holdings Enginuity ENGINUITY January 2018 | Page 2
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Words from the Chairman’s desk
This edition of Enginuity coincides with a recent review of the Bosch Purpose, Values
and Goals. In doing this, we have reflected on the past 10 years and agreed on some
challenging goals, which we will strive to achieve by 2025.
The goals we have set and road we choose to travel in achieving them, is built on the
foundation of a clear purpose. We have chosen to hold ourselves accountable to each
other and our Clients in living out our purpose and as such, I would like to share it with you:
• We are passionate about creating a positive lasting difference for our staff,
our Clients and communities.
• We deliver local integrated project solutions to an international Client base.
• We pursue excellence, innovation and extraordinary service through authentic
people.
Mike Gibbon
CEO Bosch Holdings
• We establish lasting relationships with our Clients by exceeding their expectations
and achieving exceptional results.
I hope that you enjoy reading through our selection of projects, both local and international,
included in this edition of Enginuity and please refer to our website for further information.
www.boschholdings.co.za
Innovation of Bosch Projects reduces cost of
sugar processing
Bosch Projects, in conjunction with our technical partners
in Thailand, have developed a short retention time (SRT)
refined sugar conditioning silo. This new concept is currently
being installed at a factory in Thailand and is sized to process
35 tons of refined sugar per hour.
The concept is derived from the latest developments in the
science behind sugar conditioning. The SRT silo works in a
batch sequence, making use of either 3 or 4 equally sized
smaller silos. As 1 silo is being filled, 1 will be discharged and at
the same time 2 silos will be undergoing conditioning phases
that are staggered by 8 hours. The system is completely
automated to give a continuous output of conditioned sugar to
the packing station.
sugar, the major difference being a smaller volume requiring a
much-reduced residence time of only 16 hours compared to a
conventional 72 hours.
The key to the SRT success is in the humidity and volume of air
which is introduced during the conditioning phase. The air will
pass through a filtration system before being de-humidified to
a specific value and then into the duty blowers. Downstream of
the blowers, the air will be cooled before being independently
introduced into the two silos, which are in the conditioning
phase. The SRT silo provides an economic benefit of reduced
initial capital cost of the silo, and reduced conditioning time.
Neil du Plessis - [email protected]
The process varies from conventional conditioning of refined
Short retention time silo construction progress
Short retention time silo 3D model