Operator training

These courses are intended for presentation in the factory environment. They target the skills of factory operators. They should be be run at a sugar mill so that practical, site-specific aspects of training can be covered effectively.

Usually these courses are customised to suit the specific sugar factory where they are presented. They are best run just prior to season start so that operators can apply their new knowledge.

SRI offers a range of other training options. Refer to these links for further details:

Clarification/ filtration course (2 days)

Cane juice clarification has direct implications for sugar quality. This course addresses the factors that affect the performance, including operation and control of the juice handling, clarification and filtration processes as well as troubleshooting procedures when performance deteriorates. Equipment designs (both past and present) are discussed together with routine and seasonal maintenance requirements.

This course is designed for shift supervisors and operators.

Juice evaporation course (2 days)

The evaporator station has a large impact on factory operations as the scaling of the tubes and the subsequent reduction in juice processing capacity dictate the need for maintenance stops for the factory. In energy efficient factories the evaporator station provides the bleed vapour for juice heating and the pan stage. This course examines the factors that affect juice processing capacity, steam consumption, scale formation and chemical cleaning. Different evaporator and heater designs and their characteristics, control of evaporators, troubleshooting and maintenance are also discussed. Condensate management and the role of the evaporator station in the overall HP-LP steam balance of the factory are covered.

This course is designed for shift supervisors and operators.

Sugar boilers’ course (2 days)

The course gives a balance of technical and practical information for factory operations of the sugar boiling process. The objective is to add a sound technical basis to the decisions which have to be made by operators, and improve the efficiency of pan stage operations. The course includes aspects on pan scheduling, batch and continuous boiling, C seed and magma preparation, pan control as well as fugal and dryer operations.

The course is designed for sugar boilers and assistant sugar boilers. It will also be beneficial to process supervisors.

Fugal operators’ course (1 day)

The course covers the practical operation of the high grade fugal, low grade fugal, and sugar drying stations. It employs simple concepts and explanations to give operators an improved understanding of the operations and interactions of the stages. The course includes factors affecting productivity and quality, procedures and control systems, troubleshooting, supervision and maintenance.

The course has been designed to be suitable for factory operators, and does not require particular mathematical or technical skills. It is particularly suited to workshop type presentation for a single factory or group of factories.

TOTools users’ course (2 days)

The course provides an introduction to the Traffic Officer Tools (TOTools) computer package. TOTools can be used by traffic officers to help control daily transport operations. TOTools is also the interface to the other transport scheduling programs ACTSS and ACRSS. The course covers the setting up of the TOTools database via the Data Manager and Options Manager programs, setting harvest rosters, creating daily ledgers and locomotive runs, balancing allotments, deliveries and collections, adjusting allotments and printing reports.

The course is designed for traffic officers and transport schedulers who have no previous experience with the TOTools package. It is suitable as an introduction to TOTools for mills considering using the system, as well as an introduction for those wishing to learn about TOTools as an interface to ACTSS and ACRSS.

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