MATRIX PROJECTS

MONOCAL STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION

January 15, 2003

Matrix provided the structural, mechanical, electrical and controls expertise in designing a product blending, storage and convey system for a leavening acid used in the baking industry. The new system replaced existing mechanical screw conveyors and elevators with pneumatic blenders, transporters, mass flow silos and a modernized control system. This new equipment included a bulk bag unloading system and transporter for conveying a flow agent to two different locations where it is added and blended to different monocals.

A surge hopper was installed at the end of the monocalcium production process. The flow agent is added gravimetrically below this hopper and blended using an air blender/transporter.

From this location the monocal is conveyed to 250,000lb mass flow silo (with load cell package). From the silo the product is dense phase conveyed to two possible receiving hoppers above a packaging area.

We also engineered rework stations for feeding back both 50 lb bags and bulk bags into the final blending and packaging system. As a part of this project we also completely upgraded the controls for the monocal mixing and packaging system with large screen graphical operator interfaces. We also designed a new MCC room to accommodate this modernization project.