Roncaglia OPR: Space Age
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Technology for Grain Milling
Ever-increasing energy costs compel the flour milling industry to give serious con sideration to the daunting economic prospects involved in a new plant buildings, fuel, transportation and ser vices.
In many instances, the returns associat ed with conventional mills do not warrant the investment because of the inevitable tying-up of capital for long periods. But, now there is a solution that solves many of these problems. It is the Roncaglia OPR System, internationally patented.
As the world moves towards the 1990’5, the Roncaglia OPR System meets the challenge of this decade by giving the flour milling industry a concept of produc tion enjoyed by many since 1953 that at the same time meets the need for space age technology.
Roncaglia OPR mills can be part of an existing plant or they can be “turnkey” operations from cereal intake to final packing and bulk handling.
Roncaglia OPR mills can be housed with a minimum of fuss in any simple building of 5 metres height. They can be produc ing flour from wheat as from maize, oat,
barley rice, rye sorghum, millet in a mat ter of months from first ordering the plant.
Even mills as large as 500 m.tons of wheat per 24 hours capacity average only 12 months from inception to full produc tion.
This speedy completion of the project is entirely due to the unique Roncaglia OPR Milling System.
The first consideration is the elimination of the plansifter which requires large buildings with conventional installations.
This need has been overcome by the patented air-sifter, which uses air cur rents and a simple sieve. The air-sifter ob viates the need for the multi-storey con cept, thus making economic considera tions viable.
The Roncaglia OPR mill of whatever ca pacity can be housed in any simple build ing of five metres clear height. It is the only mill that can be built up from a small initial unit, or can have a number of units running side by side, milling different ce reals. It is the only plant that does not need considerable remodelling for changes in flour specifications.
No other mill-building company can guar
antee its products for 10 years nor can anyone assure a break roll life of as long as six to eight years without refluting. It reduces maintenance to minimum levels and offers economies in staffing.
The concept of large buildings inevitably means high energy and maintenance costs on top of the cost of the construc tion itself. Site selection and preparation can involve much expense and difficulty, especially if there are environmental complications.
The Roncaglia OPR system eliminates many of these difficulties, not needing much more than a simple foundation for a portal framed structure that complies with regulations of planning authorities. In many instances, it saves up to 70% in capital costs.
Every Roncaglia OPR system, whether large or small, includes erection and commissioning expenses, and training of staff to operate the mill effectively. To en sure confidence in the investment, Ron caglia has a comprehensive after-sales service to achieve the highest level of production at all times.
If you wish to know more about Roncaglia space-age technology in flour milling, send in the coupon;
Building capable of housing a Roncaglia OPR milling plant of any capacity.
Roncaglia OPR, capacity 300 m.tons of wheat per 24 hours.