Regardless of whether sugar is manufactured from sugar cane or beets, it is a very complex process and production is seasonal. These parameters place great demands on the efficiency and operational safety of the drive systems. Optimum drive system designs help reduce power consumption as well as installation and maintenance costs. Thanks to its extensive experience in the ropeway sector, Kissling is able to help its customers achieve these goals. Together with several European and Asian system builders, Kissling gear units have been installed specifically in the sugar industry, where machines and systems are subjected to extreme operating conditions. Many system operators have opted for a robust and elaborate Kissling design to keep the risk of downtimes to an absolute minimum.

Here are some typical application areas for gear units in the sugar industry:

Roller presses
The compact design of the planetary gearboxes make it possible to attach relatively large gear units directly on the shafts of the roller presses. If necessary, one gear unit can be mounted on each end of the shaft and thus double the installed output. Among other things, this solution eliminates the need for costly foundations.

Conveyor belts and worms
Kissling shaft-mounted gears are ideally suited for use on standard conveyor belts and also discharge screws. The above-average durability of these gear units significantly reduces maintenance costs.

Chain drives
Shaft-mounted planetary gearboxes significantly contribute to the efficiency of plant engineering thanks to their compact design.

Pulp presses
Similar to swivel unit drives, several planetary drives are arranged in a star pattern around a ring gear or large pinion so that the screw press can be turned with the highest possible torque.

Gen sets (cogeneration)
The molasses generated in the process is used to recover energy. When combined with small steam or gas turbines, Kissling's single-stage parallel shaft gear unit and its coaxial power-split gear unit are ideally suited for use in containers for mobile energy recovery.