EPC solutions for individual plant components or whole factories in the sugar and food industries.
Whether you need help with financing, factory planning, standard construction, mechanical or plant Engineering - with BMA, your large-scale project is in safe hands right from the start.
BMA - a Partner you can rely on throughout all project phases.
Whatever your setup, our project management ensures that everything runs smoothly, from planning to delivery and installation and to project handoff.
Our references below are simply examples of the many projects we have completed in the past 160 years. Good reasons to be proud, we think.
BMA’s equipment and automation solutions are intelligently controlled, trimmed for minimum power consumption and modular for all requirements. They are trendsetting and preferred for the fourth industrial revolution and the benchmark in every Total Cost of Ownership analysis.
BMA extraction plants offer maximum extraction rates coupled with low investment and maintenance costs for both sugar beet and sugar cane.
Efficient energy use in the processing of renewable raw materials.
BMA evaporation plants are perfectly tailored to the overall process, thus ensuring energy efficiency in sugar factories and refineries.
Beet and cane sugar factories and sugar refineries worldwide rely on continuous crystallisation plants (VKT) and cooling crystallisers from BMA for perfect sugar crystallisation.
Centrifugals are the most dynamic type of machinery used in sugar production. In centrifugal design, BMA’s top priorities are excellent performance, a long service life and reliability.
Beet and cane sugar factories and sugar refineries worldwide rely on BMA machinery and equipment for the drying and/or cooling of refined sugar, white sugar, and VHP and VLC sugars.
Not every process optimisation task requires a lengthy engineering and development stage. In fact, we have a range of standard products, permitting us to respond quickly and efficiently to the most frequent queries. Tailoring these products to your specific requirements is, of course, possible.
From the first idea to the planning and implementation, to maintenance, process optimization and modernization, we assume responsibility for the entire life cycle of equipment and are engaged with an expert level service portfolio.
BMA has bundled all digital products and services under its label smart4sugar®.
Four hundred new factories and several thousand standalone solutions for the international sugar industry are evidence of our passion for innovation and our experience
Every question deserves an answer. Every process, the right perfomance.
Our project management teams support sugar producers and investors during all phases of plant installation.
At your request, we will handle the complete assembly at the destination. Please contact us for details.
Our BMA experts will also assist you in the first start-up of the plant and instruct your personnel how to operate the new process equipment.
BMA offers courses on all topics related to sugar production, machinery, equipment and process components. For newcomers and those with experience.
Our range of expertise extends across the entire portfolio of the BMA Group, including automation hardware and software solutions.
BMA Automation will handle your entire project, from the initial consultation to commissioning, and for the entire life cycle management of your plant automation system. Your benefits include: expertly trained staff, global availability of services, and the comprehensive technological experience and expertise of the whole BMA Group.
BMA is advanced engineering Made in Germany and proven process expertise from raw material delivery to the packaging of the final product. Our innovations provide security of investment and ensure progress in the sugar industry.
For many years, we have been testing new and innovative methods for customers in the BMA laboratory and pilot plant.
Demand for crystalline forms of sugar substitutes is growing. As an integrated solution provider, we assist you in developing and implementing your project – from the laboratory to the pilot plant and ultimately to planning and delivering complete industrial plants.
As the service competence center within the corporate group BMA Assistance serves with heart and soul. Our objective is clear: To get the most out of your investments whilst maintaining safety and efficiency, around the clock and across the entire life cycle of your factory.
With our sophisticated logistics and regional parts warehouses, BMA parts are available at short notice, wherever you may be in the world.
Because of their size and complexity, some BMA machinery and equipment can only be shipped as assembly kits. In these cases, BMA offers full on-site assembly by qualified technical staff.
BMA Assistance offers service agreements with various scopes of services. Alternatively, we let our customers compile their own service package, precisely tailored to their budget and safety requirements.
We are continuously expanding our range to offer you even more innovative upgrade options.
New centrifugal control systems for a successful campaign In Russia, beet sugar plants are tested to the limits during the campaign. Technical system failures must be avoided at all cost during these three or…
Even in an emergency, customers can rely on BMA In an emergency, customers can reach BMA 24/7 on +49 531 804 666. The breakdown of a machine, interrupting production, can result in huge financial…
BMA Academy goes online with webinars In the sugar industry, knowledge transfer is the key to greater efficiency. The Academy is now offering its training solutions online as well. This…
BMA is further expanding its range of digital services with webinars, online presentations and a monthly newsletter. The corona crisis presents a challenge for corporate communications, too. But digital communication is bringing people worldwide closer together,…
Our international Sales team gets together online As a global company, BMA relies on the support of its international teams. To foster close collaboration, the whole Sales team normally meets once a…
Development of hardware is a giant leap forward for BMA towards a networked sugar factory BMA has been working on its digitalisation strategy smart4sugar for a digitally networked sugar factory since 2018. The aim is to make machine and…
Live support at the construction site thanks to remote solution At the end of last year, BMA successfully commissioned a mini sugar refinery at San Diego, California, for California Sugar Equipment LLC (Zucarmex…
BMA supplies E1810 centrifugals to sugar factories in Ukraine Over the past ten years, BMA has successfully commissioned more than 200 centrifugals in Ukraine. At the Podillya Foods Company and the…
International cooperation is key to success in the construction of China’s most cutting-edge sugar factory China’s population of more than 1.4 billion consumed 16.2 million tonnes of sugar in 2020. The country’s urbanisation has changed the younger…
Optimised BMA processes improve performance and protect the environment In the last 150 years, BMA has developed and launched a whole range of processes and products. Patents play an important role in this respect, as they…
The benefits: less energy use and higher output. Kayseri Şeker Fabrikası A.Ş., one of Turkey’s largest sugar producers, has been a BMA business partner since 1955. Now a new chapter has been added to…
Consistent visuals in E and K series for more user friendliness Programs and apps are becoming ever more intuitive and user friendly – also the centrifugal software from BMA. With our new graphical user interface…
Online ordering of spare parts and components “I’d like to access the spare parts catalogues and order parts online, even outside BMA’s opening hours” used to be one of the most frequent requests…
BMA boosts efficiency of its OVC cooling crystalliser How do you keep successful machinery and equipment attractive? The approach is well known from the automotive industry: minor changes are made to a…
How can the gamification approach be used to encourage “learning by playing”? How can digital content be designed in such a way as to communicate…
2020 marks the start of a new chapter for our “Info” publication.
BMA is evolving to become a digital service provider
Canal Sugar, a project for the largest beet sugar factory in the world, breaks all records. And BMA plays a key role in it: we are supplying the…
Several years ago, the American Crystal Sugar Company (ACS) started to systematically modernise their Drayton, North Dakota factory. In 2019, it was…
In January 2019, the Finnish company Fazer announced that they would be building a plant to produce the sugar substitute xylitol. That is the context…
A new chapter in a successful collaboration: because of the COSUMAR Group’s positive experiences with equipment from BMA, such as our vertical…
It is by now a good tradition: every year’s BMA Info introduces a member of the BMA team who has an unusual hobby. For this issue, we have spoken to…
The Galion sugar factory on the Caribbean island of Martinique is both a major cultural site and an economic asset. BMA has been involved in the…
BMA regularly implements refinery projects worldwide. Now we have completed a brand new mini refinery for Sucro Canada in Hamilton, Canada.
Our project with the East Asia Sugar Group is a fine example of BMA’s business success in China – and of the smooth collaboration between the German…
Nordzucker have closed the production of refined sugar at Arlöv and moved it to Örtofta, expanding and upgrading their sugar house at the new southern…
Mexico is known as an innovator among sugar producing countries in Latin America. Its sugar industry takes an interest in new technologies and in ways…
For over 160 years, BMA has been the first point of contact for all matters relating to the industrial production and refining of sugar. During this…
Experience is always a good thing. You can build on it in new projects, and it will help you achieve good results. This is what happened with the OOO…
Consumption down, efficiency up: our energy management efforts are paying off ISO 50001 is the name of the standard for establishing a rigorous and comprehensive energy management system at BMA. Its implementation is having many…
How the interface design of our centrifugals has evolved In the last 150 years, BMA has developed and launched a range of different centrifugal types. With each new model, we have drawn on research and…
BMA upgrades Nigerian cane sugar factory BMA has been doing business in Nigeria for about 40 years. As an engineering partner, we played a major role in building the country’s first cane…
Robot-based production line in Braunschweig now running In our Braunschweig workshops, a robotic system that forms part of a new production line at BMA’s main site has recently taken over the manual welding…
Reorientation of BMA America now complete In 2018, BMA management undertook a fundamental review and evaluation of BMA America’s commercial, organisational, operational, and financial…
BMA involved in upgrade of Kaset Phol plant BMA is in charge of a major part of this project: the new refinery at the Kaset Phol cane sugar factory site, located between the cities of Khon Kaen…
A new platform for the BMA Group’s quality strategy The intranet-based BMA Enterprise Quality Management links all employees of the BMA Group. In the office, at a customer site, or on the road – they…
Our engineering team unites experts from many fields First-class planning of new plants and smooth commissioning procedures, reducing energy consumption and increasing output for existing plants: BMA’s…
BMA Russia steps up production of plants BMA Russia has been consistently expanding the manufacture of technical equipment. As a result, far more locally produced top-range technology from…
Throughput, material & more: with centrifugals from BMA, all options are available Buying a new centrifugal is an investment decision that requires careful consideration, not just in times when budgets are tight. Which is why the…
BMA supplies fluidised-bed steam dryer to Ukraine The Ukrainian PAO Salivonkovsky Sugar Factory had set itself a number of goals: upgrade its drying plant for beet pulp, integrate a new fluidised-bed…
India, Brisbane, Braunschweig: Dr Omkar Thaval is now at home at BMA Dr Omkar Thaval works as a Senior Technologist in Engineering at BMA AG in Braunschweig. In this interview, he talks about his unusual career path,…
Dear readers, We are all familiar with it, from our own life and from those around us: growing up, leaving home, maybe starting a family, and…
The scope of our contract for construction of the new Egyptian Al Nouran sugar factory for Al Sharkiya Sugar Manufacturing (ASSM) is such that we have…
Hulunbuir Shengtong Sugar Technology Co. Ltd. has been planning to expand its beet sugar business in Hulunbuir, the northernmost region of Inner…
What started a few years ago with a contract for basic engineering has become reality: in December 2018, Dafeng Yinmore Sugar’s new refinery started…
In many countries, our molasses-massecuite mingler (MMM) technology is well-established. Now, it has conquered a new market: Latin America.
We have been working hard in Latin America to be considered more than just a manufacturer of centrifugals. Since the beginning of the decade, BMA has…
In December 2017, the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, North Dakota, decided to buy a new falling-film evaporator for the first effect of…
The American Crystal Sugar Company is welcoming a new drum dryer and cooler. This will help operators at the Drayton sugar factory in North Dakota…
Increasing capacity with only a small investment – is that really possible? Adding a fluidised-bed cooler to your drying system opens up a range of…
Bundaberg in the Australian state of Queensland is home to BMA’s first falling-film evaporator (FFE) on the continent: the first effect of an…
Operation of the new juice purification station at the Znamenskiy sugar factory in Russia is based on the pre-carbonatation principle. What makes this…
About three years ago, BIA (Biomass Industries Associates), who specialise in EPCM contracts in the MENA region, awarded BMA several major orders for…
Some years ago, we prepared an energy and upgrade study for the SUTA sugar factory owned by the COSUMAR Group, in close collaboration with SUTA’s own…
A new plant with new capabilities: BMA has delivered a cossette mixer (6.7 diameter x 8.5 m) to Tereos Dobrovice. It replaces an old mixer (5.6…
With around 190 million people, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country. BMA assists Nigerian sugar producers in their task of making Nigeria…
Digital technologies are changing the way we work. They offer a range of opportunities for increasing output, also in sugar production.
In industry, politics and the media, at meetings, conferences and trade fairs, there’s no way now of ignoring digitalisation and the Internet of…
Information is a valuable resource. To stay well ahead of the competition, data have to be available and analysed promptly. How can that be done? With…
One process step in sewage treatment plants involves adding flocculants to sewage sludge after biological treatment, for dehydration of the sludge…
Passion for Progress is the guiding principle for all BMA employees. We collect ideas and gain experiences, make suggestions for improvement, and…
Operating conditions in cane sugar factories are changing everywhere the world – to such an extent that a fundamental review of the production concept…
The food industry is always on the lookout for new ideas and concepts for enhancing the nutritional value of foodstuffs. One major contribution comes…
High-quality products, short lead times, high efficiency and flexibility – all of these characterise manufacturing today. Plus, of course, on-time…
Back in 2011, just after it was set up, BMA Russia was only a service centre that employed six engineers. Today, it is the largest engineering firm in…
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For our centrifugal experts in After-Sales, regular meetings are a long-established tradition. Now BMA’s on-site assembly staff in the project…
BMA has a network of subsidiary companies and sales offices that spans the globe. People from over 25 nations work at BMA’s main site in Braunschweig…
The executive boards and shareholders of Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG (SMAG) and BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG (BMA) have signed a…
BMA MENA, our Tunisian subsidiary, has moved to new offices in the immediate vicinity of the contracting firm BIA (Biomass Industries Associates).
Floating through the air – who hasn’t dreamed about it... Robert Bessel, Senior Manager Health, Safety & Environment at BMA in Braunschweig since May…
Dear readers, The only constant is change. That is also true for developments in the sugar market. Sugar prices had only just recovered in autumn…
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In over 160 years, the BMA Group has equipped more than 600 factories – an impressive record! Thanks to our wealth of experience, we can offer complex…
The Japanese Mitsui Group has commissioned Guangxi Construction Engineering (GCE), based in Nanning, China, with building a cane sugar factory for its…
Due to be commissioned in 2021: the new sugar factory near the Russian town of Kirsanov, immediately next to the old factory site. And what…
Most drying and cooling processes require large amounts of energy. Which is why cost and energy efficiency are top priorities for dryers from BMA.…
Nigeria may be Africa’s most populous country by far, but it is not the continent’s biggest sugar producer. That is about to change.
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Over the past 30 years, BMA has made a name for itself in Indonesia as a partner for technology and equipment. We have installed more than 200…
For BMA Brazil, 2017 was again filled with a range of activities relating to centrifugal production.
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If you want to be at the cutting edge, you have to be flexible. That applies in particular to business fields that move at breakneck speed – such as…
BMA has been a pioneer in the sugar industry in many ways, such as with the development of extraction towers. In the mid-twentieth century, we were…
Storing, managing and sharing data and information: for the efficient organisation of large projects, BMA uses a specially developed document…
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Pumps of various types can be found in many places throughout a sugar factory: centrifugal pumps, for instance, move cossette/juice mixtures, and…
Since its beginnings, BMA has implemented thousands of projects for customers across the globe, each of them unique. Our technical, financial,…
In the cost analysis of a plant, what counts even in the medium term is not the initial investment but operating costs throughout its service life.…
A compromise is a solution that is reached by all sides making concessions and accepted by all stakeholders. But we set the highest standards – for…
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BMA (Nanning) Industries Co., Ltd. are based right in the heartland of the Chinese cane sugar industry, in Nanning. It is the capital of the Guangxi…
In many sugar-producing regions, they are the most important industry events of the year: the meetings of sugar technologist associations.
BMA likes a challenge – whether it involves running races, playing football matches or towing oversized vehicles. Even in their spare time, BMA…
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Construction of the Dafeng refinery is reaching its final stage As China continues to grow, its wealth is increasing. The rising demand for sugar is…
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BMA supplies equipment to Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing StateAn extraction tower and a countercurrent cossette mixer – these are the items of…
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Strengthening sales in the SEAP region Physical proximity to customers and providing personal and technical assistance are the keys to continuing…
The Olympic motto “faster, higher, stronger” characterised last summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro. It also aptly describes the development of BMA’s…
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Why science is of particular importance at BMA At BMA, we continuously improve our plants and machinery, based on scientific findings from tests,…
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Sugar factories and refineries opt for a tried and tested method BMA has a tradition of developing juice purification systems. Milestones include the…
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An interview with Carsten Rehbock, Senior Manager Engineering
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Smart Sequencing for centrifugals in a cluster Better performance and lower operating costs – these goals are becoming ever more important for the…
A new addition to our range of manufacturing methods: water jet cutting From thermal separation to welding and to moulding, and from machining to…
The VKT – a highly efficient process solution More than 30 years have passed since the first vertical continuous pan (VKT) was commissioned in…
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On 29 February 2016, a leap day, Schweizer Zucker AG (SZU) based in Aarberg, Switzerland, placed an order with BMA for supply and installation of a…
Upgrades improve centrifugal performance and efficiency Sugar factories and refineries upgrade their centrifugals to keep them up to date, for better…
BMA supplies key equipment for Al Reef sugar refinery The sugar industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) is growing: existing…
BMA Brazil: study to increase the extraction output of diffusers Brazil is the number one sugar producer and exporter in the world. In this major…
