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Forward Irom the Pres|deot 3

0ompaoy Proh|e 4
Our Vision 5
Our Mission 5
Strategy 6
Our Business Partners 7
Act|v|t|es 8
A- Construction Materials Industries: 9
I. Cement Industry 12
II. Insulation Material Production Lines 20
III. Concrete Batching Units 23
B-Electrical & Process Automation: 24
I. Electrical System Design 25
II. Electrical Panels Manufacturing 26
III. Process Control System Design 29
IV. Engineering & Application Design 29
V. FAT test 32
C- Agro-Industries: 33
I. Grain Receiving, Storage & Port Facilities 35
II. Feed Mills 37
III. Fertilizers Plants 43
Narkets 44
Forward from the
Techno Group President:
Dear valued client,
It gives me a great pleasure to introduce the Techno Group of Companies as
a leading engineering group in the felds of design, manufacturing, supply
and installation of machines and complete industrial production plants.
Since Techno Group was established in 1990, we have evolved as a reliable
partner for the establishment of different industrial activities in the region;
that is because we avail ourselves to our clients insights, merging those
with our diversifed capabilities and strong industrial experience to achieve
the best Industrial solutions.
In order to be closer to its clients, Techno Group companies and
representatives offces are present in nearly every country of this region.
Furthermore, Techno Group has formed alliances and cooperation relations
with a number of international companies in Europe and the US to better
serve clients. These efforts lead to the spread of Techno Group market in
the region.
To realize our slogan Dedication to excellence, we have concentrated our
energies on high-tech design and fne craftsmanship. The satisfaction of
our clients and our commitment to adopt the latest technologies are the
primary forces driving the Techno Group.
We hope that this catalog conveys our philosophy, approach, capabilities,
skills and achievements.
We are proud of our accomplishments, and we look confdently for a
promising future for ourselves and for our clients.
Cordially
Eng. Yousef I. Kamal
Techno Group President
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The Techno Group is an association of leading engineering frms in the felds of
process design, machine design and fabrication, and industrial automation. The
Techno Group is specialized in providing industrial solutions and Turn-key projects at
the highest International Standards.
Our presence around the MENA region and Europe, gives us the unique position
of being close to our clients. Our network of companies includes the following
independent entities:
PERTECH-UAE Dubai United Arab Emirates
CEMATECH-JO Amman Jordan
PERTECH-GER Munich Germany
Techno Group-JO Amman Jordan
Techno Group-SA Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Techno Group-EG Cairo Egypt
The Techno Group considers its people as its biggest asset. Its highly energetic and
knowledgeable staff of Engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, Control, Automation, Civil),
Process Designers, Computer Programmers, Agricultural specialists, and Technicians
are passionate about maintaining the Techno Group at the cutting edge of technology.
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To be a globally recognized leader in the felds of design, supply,
manufacturing and erection of complete automated turn-key industrial
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Providing clients with high quality products and services at reasonable
prices and excellent after-sale services,
Becoming one of the regional economic pillars contributing to the
economic and cultural development, with the best utilization of
technical knowledge and expertise, and
Maintaining workers satisfaction and self esteem, while achieving
reasonable return on Investment that would facilitate the continuing
growth of business.
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Investing in our Engineers and Technical staff to stay on the cutting edge of
industrial design and fabrication accuracy.
Pursuing strong cooperation links with most renowned international
companies in their felds.
Expanding of activity into industries related to areas where the Techno Group
has accumulated experience and knowledge.
Providing best client service through:
- Providing pre-contract assistance and preliminary studies to clients
- Developing proposals for new projects for investors and fnancing
establishments
- Providing reliable after sales service under all conditions.
Techno Group has formed strong and long term cooperation
relations with the most renowned international industrial frms
specialized in supplying machines for the Construction and Agro
Industries* , and parts for Industrial Automation.
The list of companies that the Techno Group cooperate with refects
the strong commitment Techno Group has for excellence, as each
of these companies is considered to be a global leader in its feld.
Our technical ability and long experience allows us to have strong
interaction with these companies leading to the best industrial
solutions for our Clients.
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USA * Logos are registered trade marks of the respective companies.
* Techno Group maintains excellent relations with all major sub-suppliers in its feld, accordingly Techno Group reserves the right
to source and procure its equipment from the a/m sub-suppliers or other prominent ones.
Act|v|t|es
The Techno Group took a strategic decision of establishing its activities in the Construction Industries,
Electrical and Process Automation, and Agro-Industries being the three industries most active in the
MENA region. By assembling the right teams of engineers & experts, and cooperating with the most
renowned International Companies in their felds, the Techno Group was able to build a proven track
record in building Turn-Key fully-automated projects and production lines in each of Construction
Material Industry, the Electrical and Process Automation, and the Agro-Industries. Our main emphasis
in these sectors has been on the following felds:
A- 0oostr0ct|oo Nater|a|s |od0str|es:
Clinker-Cement Production Lines.
Insulation Materials Production Lines (Rock Wool, Glass Wool, and Ceramic fber)
Concrete Batching Plants ( 20 - 150 m
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Electrical System Design
Electrical Panels Manufacturing
Process Control System Design
Engineering & Application Design
FAT test
0- Agro-|od0str|es:
Grain Receiving, Storage & Port Facilities
Feed Mills
Fertilizers Plants
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The construction industry has been the main target of the Techno Group at the time of its establishment. Techno Group took the strategic
decision of diversifying its activities in this sector to cope with constant changes of focus in this industry. The Construction Industry
in the MENA area has experienced a great expansion in the last decades inspite of the volatile nature of the area. This expansion is
expressed in both size and diversity of activities.
The Techno Group activity in this sector started by building Insulation Material production plants, mainly Rock Wool production plants;
proceeded into producing concrete batching units of different capacities; fabricating and suppling spare parts for the Cement and Potash
Industries; and culminating in developing a strong presence in the cement, and cement-related Industry. A great effort is currently spent
into expanding the Techno Group activities into other mineralogical industries, like Calcium Carbonate plants, and Gypsum industries.
With the Techno Group strong technical background, its long experience in undertaking turn-key projects, and the addition of highly
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qualifed and specialized engineers and experts, the Techno Group was able to forge strong relationships and alliances with the most
internationally renowned companies in the different felds of the Construction Industry.
The Techno Group commitment to excellence and cooperation with major international partners has helped it become one of the main
regional Turn-key project providers in the MENA region. We are proud of successfully undertaking of many projects in the region and
gaining the trust of major companies throughout the region, and as always we look forward to proving our abilities in all our future
projects.
Portland cement is made of a combination of calcium, silicon, aluminium, and iron. Production of cement that meets specifc chemical
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manufacturing process. Cement manufacturing starts with
quarrying the needed raw materials. The raw materials for
the cement industry consist of combinations of limestone
(for calcium) coupled with much smaller quantities of clay,
sand and iron ore. Clay, sand and iron ore mined from a
quarry near the plant.
The First step in the Cement Manufacturing Process is
initial minimizing of the size of the raw materials entering
the production process by running the raw materials
through the Crushing Department; the second step is
formulating the raw mix at the right content, size , and
blend; the third step is burning the formulated raw mix
to undergo chemical reaction ending with the production
of Clinker; the fourth step is Grinding the Clinker into
Cement; and the fnal step is loading the produced Cement
in bulk or bags.
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This department consists of two crushing areas, the frst area is for
quarried Limestone and Clay, and The second area is for other Additive
Materials.
- Quarried Limestone and Clay are received through two receiving
stations. The material is then transferred to an Impact Crusher to crush
the Limestone-Clay mix. Impact Crushers can handle individual lumps of
materials as large as 1,500mm x 1,200mm x 1000 mmin size; effectively
crushing raw materials into a product size of 0-80mm. Crushers could be
stationary, mobile, or semi-mobile depending on the project particulars.
- Cross belt analyzer performs online analysis of the Limestone and clay
material thus adjusting inclusion rates of those materials at this early stage
to command a stringent quality assurance on the process.
- Other additive materials (Gypsum, sand, Iron Ore, Correction Limestone,
etc) are received through separate receiving station. The Gypsum and
Correction Limestone are crushed by a Gypsum crusher before storing
these additives into a multi compartment Storage.
- Longitudinal or a circular Storage with a stacking system provides a
covered storage for the crushed limestone-clay. The stacking system
places the materials in layers effectively pre-blending the raw materials.
- Additives longitudinal hanger with a stacking system provides a
covered storage for additive materials: Gypsum, Sand, Iron Ore, and
other correctional materials. The stacking system places the materials
in different compartments of the two sided facility. This system could be
expanded if required.
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A Scraper Reclaimer is used to reclaim Limestone-Clay mix from the storage facility by going through profles of
the material at the time thus achieving reclamation and blending of fles of the material at the same time. The
scraper inclination can be adjusted to match the slope of the Limestone-Clay stack. An inclined drag trough is
integrated into the scraper bridge located at the scraper chains discharge end, loads the reclaimed material
onto the belt conveyor while traveling with the machine.
A Scraper Reclaimer reclaims through profles of the raw materials from the slope side while operating
automatically along the whole length of the stockpiled materials, thus ensuring an optimum reclaim of raw
material layers. The Scraper can also travel between different working locations. A semi portal scraper is used
to handle multi compartment storage hanger. Scraper chains has a proven track record of low maintenance and
operating Costs. Other types of Scrapers can be used depending on the confguration of the storage space, and
the type of stored material. (e.g. Portal Scraper, Cantilever Scraper, Combined Stacker Reclaimer, Bridge-type
Scraper, and multi purpose Portal Bridge Reclaimer).
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A number of Weigh feeders dose the Raw Meal (Limestone-Clay) and the different additives, to produce the
required chemical composition of the cement. The Weigh Feeders feed the various materials to the Raw Mill
accurately and reliably. Apron feeders could be used for poorly fowing materials.
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The Proportioned Raw Mix is fed into the Vertical Roller Mill where the Raw Mix is drawn in between three stationary grinding rollers and
grinding track, resulting in the grinding of the raw mix by pressure and shear. The compression force is generated by hydro-pneumatic
tensioning system. Ground material is moved by the centrifugal force toward a stationary nozzle ring. Air fowing through the nozzle carries
the ground material up to a classifer where the fne fnished product is separated from the grits. The fnished product is carried through
the classifer with the air stream and into cyclones where the ground material is separated. The grits fall back into the center of the grinding
zone to be re-ground. The vertical raw mill utilizes the thermal energy of process gases while operating dust fee and have low noise level.
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The fnely ground Raw Meal is conveyed to a Homogenization Silo. The Homogenization silo bottom is divided into sectors. Each of the
sectors is further subdivided into triangular segments. Each of the segments is equipped with aeration boxes to allow for air to be blown
into the material in a controlled sequential manner. Separate rotary blowers can be aerated simultaneously.
The fuidization air is blown through pipe when a pre-set pressure is reached. The discharge openings are equipped with slide gates and
pneumatically operated shut-off valves. Fluidized material drops onto air slides to the centrally placed mixing tank below. Effective aeration
fuidizes the raw meal in the mixing tank, which performs as an ideal mixer.
The mixing tank is placed on load cells, the weighing signal from these cells regulates the total extraction process from the silo bottom,
keeping the material level in the tanks within set limits. The minimum amount of material in the tank will typically correspond to 12 minutes
consumption of kiln feed.
The Homogenization silo acts as insurance against upset conditions at the raw mill, ensuring that fnal clinker quality remains unaffected.
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The Burning Department starts from the point where ground Raw Meal is discharged from the Homogenization Silo and
conveyed into the Pre-Heater tower and dosed by combination of kiln feed bin and solid fow meters.
3.2 Pre-heater aod Pre-0a|c|oer
The Pre-heater is designed to save energy and increase kiln capacity by preheating the Raw Meal using hot exit gases from the
kiln before the Raw Meal enters the kiln. The Pre-Heater Tower supports a series of cyclone chambers through which the Raw
Meal is exposed to the hot exit gases as it passes on its way to the kiln.
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The Pre-heated Raw Meal is directed to a rotary cement kiln for a process commonly called the pyro-processing phase. A
rotary kiln is a slightly inclined cylindrical furnace lined internally with refractories. Upon entering the Kiln from its upper end,
the Raw Meal slides and tumbles down the kiln through progressively hotter zones toward the fame. The intense heat triggers
chemical and physical changes (evaporation of water, dehydration of minerals, and calcinations of the Raw Meal) ending
with Oxidation reaction at 1450
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constituent. At the lower end of the kiln, the raw materials emerge as red hot particles called clinker, often the size of marbles.
The kiln is the worlds largest piece of moving industrial equipment.
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A cooling process follows the pyro-processing phase to lock in the mineral structure of the clinker and to reduce
the temperature of the Clinker so that it can be handled with conventional conveyors. Cooling is done by directing
ambient air through the clinker so that it cools to 65
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air from the clinker is then recovered and reused in the furnace as combustion air.
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The Cooled Clinker is conveyed by inclined pan Conveyors to Clinker Stacking Silos where Clinker is stored for further
processing. These are fat type Concrete Silos. A separate silo is set for off-spec Clinker to be returned to the process
in small amounts or to be sold out. All the Clinker stacking Silos are equipped with flter systems to prevent dust
emission. Sector gates at the bottom of the silos allow for the discharge of the Clinker from the stacking Silos.
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Clinker is discharged from the Clinker Stacking silos through sector gates situated at the bottom of the
silos onto reclaiming belts reaching into the Cement Ball Mill.
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The Clinker is fed into a Ball Mill . The Clinker enters the Ball Mill through transport lifters in the
diaphragm inside the mill cylinder. The Clinker is conveyed beneath the air fow into the grinding
chamber that contains the steel balls behind the diaphragm. As the mill Cylinder rotates, the steel balls
tumble and crush the Clinker into a superfne powder, which is the Portland Cement. A small amount of
correctional Gypsum is added during fnal grinding.
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The cement is transported mechanically from the Ball Mill grinder into the Cement Bulk Loading Silos
by a Bucket Elevator. A net of Conveyors allows transporting the cement into any of the Cement Silos,
thus allowing for higher fexibility in managing the Cement Storage and Loading, especially in the case of
producing different types of Cement.
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The standard raised Central Cone silos is used to store Cement in Bulk in preparation to loading
Bulkers, or transferring the Cement to Packaging Station. The raised cone is divided into sectors
incorporating porous aeration boxes to allow for the fuidization of the Cement within the Silo. The silo
has one extraction hole through which the Cement enters a feed box with several outlets. Above the
extraction hole is a large cone-shaped steel structure that releases the pressure above the outlet and
creates a fow inside the silo helping to maximize Cement discharge from the Silo. This design allows
for complete discharge of the cement in the silo while minimizing the specifc power consumption for
aeration needed.
From the silo outlet, the material passes via air slides to the feed tank, which is aerated by a single
rotary blower. The feed tank has one or more outlets with pneumatically regulated fow gates that can
open and close quickly to assist in bulk loading operations or releasing materials to the Packing Plant.
The Cement silos are raised over ground thus allowing for direct truck loading and increasing the
effciency of the selling station.
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Although new market trend is evolving towards receiving Cement in bulk rather than in a bagged form,
still a large percentage of Cement is sold in its bagged form. Thus it is imperative that a Cement plant
plans on setting packing Plant that can handle 80% of the Cement production. To allow for greater
fexibility, small storage bins (45 m3 each) are included in the Packing station. Each short-term storage
bin feeds two Packing Machines specially designed for the Cement Industry with a reliable dosing
effciency and dust control. A Packing Plant is also equipped with Palletizing Line to insure effective
storage and loading of bagged cement into truck.
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As Global awareness of Energy conservation is increasing, the importance of utilizing insulation materials as
means of energy conservation and effcient utilization of energy is taking center stage. As a major part of Energy
consumption is used for industrial processing, heating and cooling of living and working spaces It is an indisputable
fact that large amount of this consumed thermal energy can be saved by more effcient insulation practices.
Consequently, the world is presently experiencing an increased demand for Insulation materials including the use
of different types of Mineral Wool. Mineral wool includes the different fbers made from minerals or metal oxides,
including:
1- Rock Wool 2- Ceramic Fiber 3- Glass Fiber 4- Slag Wool
Mineral Wool fbers package air so well, that when pressed into rolls and sheets, they make excellent and reliable
thermal and sound insulator. Mineral Wool products possess further characteristics and properties advancing them
to all other thermo-acoustical insulation materials.
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The Techno Group has vast experience in this industry, and has
accumulated over ffteen years of technical know-how in this feld
resulting in designing, manufacturing and commissioning a number
of Rock Wool production plants in the MENA area. Rock wool
possess excellent thermal and acoustical insulation for residential
and industrial uses (furnaces, steam lines, stack chimneys, etc...).
Rock Wool has other industrial uses, as fller in compounds for
gaskets, brake pads, false ceiling, in plastics in the automotive
industry and as a fltering medium. Furthermore, Rock Wool is
used in agricultural hydroponics activities.
As all mineral Fibers, Rock Wool has the following Characteristics:
- Very effcient in thermal insulation applications, with a low
thermal conductivity factor, which complies with the international
standards.
- An inorganic, non-aging and dimensionally stable material.
- A water-repellent material.
- A noncombustible and non-fammable material, highly resistance
to fre spread without any development of gases.
- Chemically and electrically inert.
- A non-hazardous and medically safe material.
- Durability and resistance to aging, chemical, weathering.
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1- Melting: Rock Wool production starts by melting crushed basaltic igneous volcanic rocks at a considerably high
temperature (1500C) to form a free fowing Lava. Two types of melting furnaces are used for this industry worldwide, the
tank furnaces and the copula furnaces. The frst type has to be operated non-stop, and will not allow adding other rocks to
the basaltic rocks, however the copula furnaces are considered to be the high-tech systems and are operated on a batch-
by-batch bases and will easily accommodate a vast range of mixes of different rocks producing Rock Wool products with
superior quality.
2- Spinning: The Lava is then spun at high speed spinning wheels forming a a mass of fne intertwined fbers with a typical
diameter of 6 to 10 micrometers. A misting of the mass of fbers with a binder and oil reduces dusting, makes the fbers
water repellent, and enable forming the mass of fbers into different shapes. The mass of fbers is spread with a pendulum to
maintain a constant density of fbers along the width of the produced mass of fbers.
3- Forming: The Rock Wool fbers are then processed by different chemical and mechanical operations (compaction,
stitching, facing, edge trimming, shearing, transverse cutting, coil forming, etc), to end up with the fnal desired product of
the specifed physical and chemical properties and specifcations.
Rock Wool products are made in different types with different sizes and forms to suit the different application needs. Rock
Wool basic types are:
- Loose Wool - Stitched Mattresses - Felted blankets - Panels (Rigid and Semi-Rigid) - Pipe sections
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Experienced professionals specialized in electrical design for heavy industries.
Design power distribution systems for heavy industries.
Perform load fow studies, short circuit calculations and cable selection for medium voltage, low voltage and variable speed drives consumers.
Work with electrical brand name such as ABB, Siemens, and Schneider.
Techno Group engineering team designs and builds electrical low voltage panels in house.


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Quality workmanship, timely delivery, competitive pricing, and friendly service are the cornerstones of our Electric Panel building business. Panels can
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1. LV0P (|ow vo|tage d|str|b0t|oo paoe|):
- Low voltage distribution panels (Fixed and withdrawable).
- Feeding panels and motor control center (M.C.C)
(Fixed and withdrawable).
The low-voltage electrical distribution panel is designed according to the criteria of safe, economical, reasonable and reliable by the requirements
of energy departments.
2. L|ght|og paoe|s:
They are produced to distribute power to all non-process consumers, such as Lighting, HVAC, and Socketsetc.


- Transfer switch and automatic starter panels.
- Process control panels.
- Power factor correction panels.
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ATS panels transfers load from the main power supply to the
emergency power, and will auto start the emergency generator in
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The motor control center forms the brain part governing the process of
motor coordination and protection.
- Motor Starter Combination.
- AC Drives.
- Motor Feeder.
5. NP (marsha|||og paoe|s):
These Panels insures the interconnections between the feld devices and the control
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The sub control local panels parts of the plants that operate as stand alone system, but communicate with the central system,
and exchange data through communication protocols such as Ethernet and Profbus.
7. Power Iactor correct|oo paoe|s:
They are produced to increase the power effciency for plant with high inductive loads, such as inductive motor; AC\DC drives; arc
furnaces; electronic controls. By using a power factor correction panel, we avoid drawbacks of poor power factor.
8. J0oct|oo boxes:
The part collects signals of feld devices and sends them to the electrical rooms through multi-core or feld bus cables.
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The architecture of the targeted automation system is defned at an early stage of a project.
The architecture of the automation system mainly depends on the nature of industry, and the type of process. These factors determine the quantity and
type of control units defnition, and the quantity and type of operation system.

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Engineering work starts by creating fow sheets. The fow sheets are divided into layers according to the process requirements in the plant.
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Confguring the system includes the following:

-Creating an address for each station and PLC,
-Confguring the PLC memory,
-Confguring the IO system,
Designing an interface between the operator and the plant equipment.
The interface must fully simulate the equipment conditions (E.g. motor
running, motor stopped, motor fault or motor local stopetc). It is
animated for ease of use.

This interface must enable the operator to fully control his equipment
such as:
- Start/Stop groups.
- Write process set point.
- Giving local permission for the feld equipment.

All of that will be done through special software dedicated for HMI
design, the designed HMI and the PLC must be connected to a database
in which they will exchange the information (set point, motor fault,
analog signalsetc).
General function specifcation describes the plant production shops,
sequences, the motors of each sequence and the concerned loops.
Detailed function specifcation (logic diagram), specifes a group
of motors corresponding to the same function that should start
together.
A program consists of special function blocks, each function block
presents equipment (motor, valveetc) or a special task (PID, PWM
etc).
A program is organized with respect to the production shops, in such
way that a group of equipment presents a separate operation group.
A software tool is used for recording the analog values (trends)
and the operation history, which are confgured according to
the process people.
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Techno Group personnel are capable of designing and installing such communication system and have special equipment for that.
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The aim of this test is to check with the system suppliers the complete System compatibility, both the hardware and the software, then testing
developed application.
Testing the applications includes:
Testing all the sequences.
Interlocks.
Safe start up and shutdown of equipments.
Alarms.
The color of the sequence.
During the application testing, the software runs a simulation that generates test signals between them to check the reaction of the application.
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The Techno Group has recognized the importance of the Agro-Industry sector since its early beginning, were
the Techno Group has constructed the frst fully automated chemical fertilizer plant in Jordan for the beneft
of the Modern Company for Fertilizers in 1990. However, it wasnt until 1997 that the Agro business became a
major focus of the Techno Group
To set a clear positioning of the Techno Group in the Agro-Industry market, the Techno Group management
decided to form strong relationship with the major international suppliers of machines in the Feed, Fertilizers,
Grain processing, and Grain storage industries. With a clear cooperation and commitment from Van Aarsen
International of the Netherlands, Stella Co. of Germany, Behlen Mfg. of Nebraska-USA, and many other sub-
suppliers. The Techno Group approaches the market with a clear positioning, strategy, and commitment to
excellence.
The Techno Group takes bride in its role in increasing the regional awareness in the Agro-Industry sector of
the importance of effciency and adopting modern production techniques as the main source of increasing
revenues. Through diligent marketing, technical competency maintained relations with International
renowned supplier, and effcient after sales services, the Techno Group has succeeded in building a good
number of projects for the major companies in the region. These projects include the frst fully automated
fertilizer processing plant in Jordan for the beneft of the Modern Company for Fertilizers, the largest feed mill
in Palestine for the beneft of Palestine for industrial Investment Co., the largest feed mill and Grain Storage
Facility in Jordan for the beneft of National Poultry Co. a company of the DELMONTE Co., the largest Ostrich
feed mill (non traditional feed) in the region for the beneft of AlWatania Agriculture-one of the companies of
A-Rajhi Group, and many other projects. These accomplishments elevated the Techno Group to the status of
the largest turn-key project provider for the Agro industry in the Middle East area.
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Grains and meals are mainly received through receiving pit
equipped with dust Control system to reduce emissions. Grains
are released to the receiving pit either through in-truck release
mechanism or by the aid of Truck Dumper. Received material is
passed through a magnet trap and a De-stoner to remove metals
and non-magnetic debris, in order to prevent damages of the
different moving mechanical parts of conveyors.
6ra|o Storage
Grain are conveyed into different storage structures through a
net of conveyors to allow for fexibility and maintained reliability:
Different types of grain storage systems could be employed
depending on the nature of stored material, Amount of received
materials, storage duration, and local environmental conditions.
Grain Storage Systems include: Steel Silos, used mainly for grains
Concrete Silos, employed for certain applications in the four milling
industry; or Flat Hangers, commonly used in moderate environment
for meal storage; Soymeal fat silos equipped with meal cutter.
All types of storages have to be equipped with adequate aeration
system, temperate sensing system, a mechanism for turning grains
over and/or prevent caking, and a reliable discharge system. Other
equipment could be used, like fumigators, Air Coolers, Thermal
insulation, etc.
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Feed Formulation and Consistency is the main element for successful animal production activities, as it
determines the health, and growth rate of reared animals. Feed cost accounts for about 70% of the total
cost of animal production activity, therefore the cost-effective formulation and high quality of feed is
aggressively sought.
Industrial Feed Milling produces standardized and controlled feed quality with high standards of hygiene
and uniform compounding of all the nutritional requirements of the different animals. Heat treatment
and compression of well balanced compound feed into pellets, crumbs, fakes, or expandates ensures
the hygiene and higher conversion factor of the feed.
Feedmill Industry is linked to other highly specialized activities like, Vitamin/Mineral Premix production
lines and Feed Concentrates production lines. New trend in establishing Non-traditional feedmills based
on utilizing byproducts and fbrous farm materials.
The Feed Mill contains the following main processes:
Dosing Process: to ensure the strict formulation of the compound feed.
Grinding: to reduce the particle size of raw materials.
Mixing: to ensure the optimum distribution of different raw materials within the meal.
Pelleting: to change the physical character, hygiene, and nutrient availability of feed ingredients.
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Raw materials are transported to the feed
mill from storage facilities or directly from
bag emptying stations. The raw materials are
weighed on line while being transported into
their specially designated bins at the feed
mill. The on-line weight of each incoming
raw material is recorded in the facilitys main
computer system.
Groups of six to eight raw materials bins are
connected to a separate dosing Unit to speed
up the dosing process. Each raw material
is designed to allow for good fowability of
materials, and is equipped with level sensors
connected to the feed mill control system to
allow for automatic flling of the bins with
raw materials. Special knockers or vibrators
are installed on bins with a low-fowability
materials Each bin ends with a pneumatic
gate that is under the control of a frequency
converter. The length of the dosing slides
stroke and the speed of the opening/closing
process in combination with a feed-back from
the sensitive dosing apparatus assures the
precision of the dosing process. Once all the
raw materials are dosed, the batch is released
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The feed batch is transported into a milling machine (Hammer mill, or a Roller mill) to
reduce the size of different particles thus ensuring a larger surface area for enzymatic
digestion and higher availability of nutrients to animals. Furthermore, size reduction
ensures the success of pelleting process. Fine materials can be sieved ahead of the
grinding station to conserve power usage. Another known system named Pre-Grinding
implies grinding materials before the dosing step. However, certain measures have to be
takes to prevent molding.
Ground batch (including premixes and additives) is dumped into the mixer station where
liquids and oils are sprayed while all the ingredients are mixed to a highly uniform mix.
Different types of Mixers could be used (ribbon, double ribbon, and paddle). The mixing
time of every type of mixer should be followed strictly according to the equipment supplier
recommendation to avoid any under mixing, or segregation of the feed meal components.
The mixed meal of ruminant feed could be further mixed with molasses in a specially
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The feed meal is fed into the pelletmill by a feeder
with varying speeds that changes depending on the
temperature of the meal in the following conditioning
process. The meal is then fed into a conditioner
where it gets heated and mixed with steam at high
temperatures. Feed Conditioning is a crucial step that
determines the feed quality , as the steam cooking of
the meal increases its digestibility resulting in a higher
feed conversion factor; sterilizes the feed ensuring
the elimination of potential diseases; and lead to the
gelatinization of starches in the meal which is refected
into a better pellet quality. A new type of conditioner
(Long Term Conditioner) ensures that the meal is heated
up to 120C for 4 minutes to kill Salmonella bacteria.
The Cooked meal is then transported to the Pelletmill
where the feed is forced through pellet dye pores of
standard dimensions through the high force of rollers
moving against the dye. This force and the gelatinizing
of starches in the feed meal, forms the shape of the feed
compact pellets of uniformly mixed feed. The diameter
of pellets is determined by the dye pores, and the length
is determined by adjusting the distance of a special
knife from the dye.
The fnal step in the pelleting process involves cooling
the pellets to around ambient temperature to prevent
any cracking or caking of the produced pellets. Cooling
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Pelleted feed could be run through a crumbler machine consisting of two moving rollers with
adjustable distance, which cause the crumbling of feed into smaller sizes called crumbs that are used
to feed chicks.
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Temperature sensitive amino acids, enzymes, and vitamins could be sprayed onto cooled pellets to
prevent degredation by heat in the pelleting process. Oils and other liquids could also be sprayed
onto cooled feed to increase the nutritional value of pellets.
Se|||og Stat|oo
Produced Feed is fnally transferred into selling station where it could be bagged in 50Kg bags or
in jumbo bags, or feed can be sold in bulk. A Bulk feed terminal consists of a number of large bins
with slides that are controlled from the control system and are connected to the truck weigher to
determine the amounts of feed loaded into feed trucks. The truck weigher signals an indicator
connected to the invoicing system.
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The Techno Group has been active since its establishment in expanding its activities to the regional and
international markets. Thus a large number of Techno Group projects could be found mainly throughout
the MENA region.
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