A major concern in general of sugar factories is the dependence on conventional mechanical systems for the mobilization of sugar which only work in one direction, horizontal on a single axis. These systems are usually:
- Flat conveyor belts
- Crawler conveyor belts
- Canjilones
- Spiral screws
All these systems require a combination of them to achieve a tour inside a sugar factory, which usually turns these facilities into “iron cities”; likewise because they are mechanical systems they require an investment in high maintenance due to the normal wear and tear on their behavior; Another very important factor is that the movement by this type of mechanical systems is normally open to the atmosphere which produces waste of material, possible contamination of the product, pollution and with this last the risk of explosion in an installation of this type.
