ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Alapala recently manufactured its 3,000th Similago II roller mill, marking a significant milestone for the food processing technology company.
The Similago II, which was developed with ITALDESIGN, has received global design recognition such as RedDot, Good Design Awards and Grapas.
The roller mill provides grain processing for flour, semolina, maize mills and other food production plants.
The chassis is made of thick special carbon steel resistant to machine vibration to ensure smooth and consistent machine operation that provides more durability, the company said.
The aerodynamic profile of the roll mechanism allows for air circulation between grinding rolls to avoid overheating of the mechanism, providing efficient operation and minimized downtime, the company said. Similago II’s specially designed transmission drive mechanism includes a specially profiled belt, which ensures clean and silent operation without the need for lubrication. The EZ Roll Pack Change System ensures the change operation can be performed in just 20 minutes, which is a significant reduction in scheduled downtime, according to the company. The operation can be carried out with the standard toolset and no lifting devices required.
Control is provided with a 7-inch LCD touch-panel screen to set the operational parameters, as well as monitoring the feed roll speed, hopper product level, electric motor amperage load and instantaneous power consumption.
Slide Gate Mechanism Pneumatically actuated slide gate mechanism adjusts feed amount to the feeding gap, thus ensures uniform flow to the feed rolls. The polycarbonate inspection glass enables the operator to inspect the status of the machine in feeding. It also can be easily removed from the outside without the need to dismantle the feed spouts and related parts, for cleaning, the company noted.
