High efficiency continuous centrifugals used in "A" massecuite

The use of high performance, high throughput continuous centrifuges is a viable option to process "A" massecuite and then re-melt the sugar in the centrifuge to feed a refinery, as successfully demonstrated at the San Cristobal Mill in Mexico. This was accomplished by adding new engineered components to standard design continuous centrifuges enabling 5 specially equipped machines (in some countries referred to as high grade centrifuges) to successfully replace a larger battery of 26 older batch centrifuges. The quality of the sugar produced was equal to that produced by the batch centrifuges while at the same time operations were simplified considerably. Since continuous centrifuges are inherently less complicated with fewer moving parts and are less expensive to operate and maintain, sugar mills can expect at least a 50% reduction in initial investment and at least a 70% reduction in on-going operational expenses.