STEAM TURBINES PROVIDE POWER FOR THE SUGAR INDUSTRY
The processing of sugar cane requires a substantial input of energy. As sugar mills are often located far from electricity utility power lines they must generate their own electrical and mechanical power.

The opportunity:
Bagasse - the waste material left after sugar cane processing - provides the mill with a readily available source of energy. It can be burned to raise steam for steam turbines; these can then be used either to provide direct mechanical drives to mill machinery or to drive alternators for the generation of electrical power.

The solution:
Throughout the world, sugar mill operators have turned to Peter Brotherhood to design and manufacture steam turbines to meet their needs.

Single stage Peter Brotherhood steam turbines are widely used for mill, cane shredder and alternator drives; the company's multi-stage machines are equally widely used within the sugar industry for electrical power generation and for driving shredders. More than 500 Peter Brotherhood steam turbines are installed in sugar mills worldwide.

Peter Brotherhood can supply complete packages which include not only a turbine, gearbox and alternator but all the necessary switch gear and control systems.

The company:
Peter Brotherhood has more than 85 years' experience of the design and manufacture of steam turbines. It has an established record for producing efficient and reliable machines. Several Peter Brotherhood turbines are still in regular service in sugar mills after nearly 40 years.