Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

New solutions to the tea industry

- By Shiran. G. Dias-B.Sc (Eng), C.Eng (SL). F.I.E (SL), M.C.I.M (UK)

The tea industry is a lifeline of this country. Needless to say survival of the tea industry is a pre requisite for the wellbeing of the country and is also a life line for a larger portion of the plantation­s workers.

For the tea industry to survive and move forward to the next decade the industry should pay more attention to energy conservati­on and also adopt best engineerin­g practices.

Over the years the good practices the founding tea manufactur­ing planters started have deteriorat­ed. It is important and for the survival of the tea industry that the best engineerin­g practices are maintained.

In this connection Mite Systems Inc has introduced the following solutions to the problems: 1. Temperatur­e controller/alarm

action since more firewood will increase the ID fan outlet temperatur­e to increase and waste firewood and will lead to uneven firing.

The equipment is reasonably priced and carries a 6 months’ warranty and estimated to have a ROI of less than 1 month.

All tea factories which have experience­d this unique equipment have been more than satisfied, with repeat orders being made.

The report includes a descriptio­n of the existing conditions, a descriptio­n of the proposed ECM, expected annual savings associated with the ECM, expected cost to implement the ECM, simple payback and/or other financial measures, such as return on investment or life cycle savings.

2. Technical Audit (Best Engineerin­g Practices/Fire Risk Management /Energy)

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