185 lines
8.9 KiB
PHP
185 lines
8.9 KiB
PHP
<?php // phpcs:ignoreFile
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$pageTitle = 'Cane Handling';
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$metaDescription = 'See how LASUCA receives, scales, and prepares cane for milling.';
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$activeNav = 'factory';
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require __DIR__ . '/inc/theme-header.php';
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?>
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<main>
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<header class="hero hero-sub">
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<div class="container">
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<span class="badge">Factory information</span>
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<h1>Cane handling</h1>
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<p>
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Efficient receiving keeps fresh cane moving. From calibrated scales to automated feeders,
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the LASUCA yard turns deliveries into reliable throughput for the mills.
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</p>
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</div>
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</header>
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<section class="page-section py-5">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="row g-4 align-items-center">
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<div class="col-lg-6">
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<div class="content-card">
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<h2 class="h4">Scales tuned for modern hauling</h2>
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<p>
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The cane yard operates a Fairbanks platform scale for tractor wagons and truck trailers,
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alongside a dedicated 100-ton Fairbanks cane scale installed in 1992. These calibrated stations
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keep inbound weights accurate, traceable, and ready for ticketing.
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</p>
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<p class="mb-0">
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Cane arrives in chain-net wagons or trucks and is routed to one of two stationary dump stations
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or three direct-feed dump tables. Payloaders equipped with Cameco grabs and cleanup buckets keep
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the yard moving between loads.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="col-lg-6 text-center">
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<img src="/images/handling1-4-large.jpg" alt="Cane unloading at LASUCA" class="img-fluid content-image" />
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section class="page-section-dark py-5">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="row g-4 align-items-center">
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<div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-2">
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<div class="content-card">
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<h2 class="h4">Automated flow to the carrier</h2>
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<p>
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Each dump table is controlled by load cells on the main carrier, automating cane flow to match
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mill demand. Cane is washed before it reaches the carrier, improving cleanliness and preparation
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while reducing wear.
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</p>
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<p class="mb-0">
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A 70-foot drive-through rear truck dumper, commissioned for the 2002 crop, handles 50-ton loads at
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a 63° tilt. Operators can feed the main carrier immediately or divert to yard storage via apron
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conveyor when inventories need to build.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-1 text-center">
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<img src="/images/handling2-2-large.jpg" alt="Automated cane handling equipment" class="img-fluid content-image" />
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section class="page-section py-5">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="row g-4 align-items-center">
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<div class="col-lg-6">
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<img src="/images/handling3-2-large.jpg" alt="Cane preparation knives" class="img-fluid content-image" />
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</div>
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<div class="col-lg-6">
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<div class="content-card">
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<h2 class="h4">Preparation built for throughput</h2>
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<p>
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Cane is conditioned by three sets of preparation knives, each tuned for consistent fiber size and
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extraction:
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</p>
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<ul class="feature-list">
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<li>
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<span class="icon">1</span>
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<div>First knife – 1000 hp, 600 rpm, 32 blades cutting 20 inches from the carrier slats.</div>
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</li>
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<li>
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<span class="icon">2</span>
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<div>Second knife – 1400 hp, 600 rpm, 54 blades trimming within one inch of the slats.</div>
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</li>
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<li>
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<span class="icon">3</span>
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<div>Third knife – 1400 hp, 600 rpm, 96 blades making the final three-quarter inch cut.</div>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="mb-0">
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The carrier angle and belt magnet were upgraded in 1995 to complement the knife modifications and
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keep magnetic debris away from the first mill.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section class="page-section-light py-5 border-top">
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<div class="container">
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<h2 class="h4 mb-4">Explore more factory systems</h2>
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<div class="row g-3 row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-3">
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/milling-equipment.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Milling equipment</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Six-mill tandem, hydraulic drives, and Donnelly controls that power extraction.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/steam-plant.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Steam plant</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Bagasse-fired boilers, natural gas backup, and ash handling infrastructure.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/clarification.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Clarification</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Heaters, multifeed clarifiers, and vacuum filters conditioning raw juice.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/evaporation.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Evaporation</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Pre-evaporators, triple effects, and automated vacuum pans concentrating syrup.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/centrifugals.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Centrifugals</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Automatic batch and continuous machines polishing every massecuite grade.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/crystalizers.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Crystallizers</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Receiver capacity and continuous banks keeping massecuite conditioned.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/pan-supply-tanks.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Pan supply tanks</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Balanced syrup and molasses storage that feeds the pan floor.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/bagasse-storage.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Bagasse storage</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Covered storage and reclaim systems feeding the boilers year-round.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/final-storage.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Final storage</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Warehouse and tank capacity that stage raw sugar and molasses for shipment.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/vacuum-and-condensing.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Vacuum & condensing</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Spray ponds, ejectors, and injection pumps supporting stable vacuum.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col">
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<a class="content-card h-100 text-decoration-none text-reset d-block" href="/factory-information/miscelaneous.php">
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<h3 class="h5">Fire protection & utilities</h3>
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<p class="mb-0">Emergency pumping and sprinkler systems safeguarding the factory.</p>
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</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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</main>
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<?php
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require __DIR__ . '/inc/theme-footer.php';
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?>
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