Dickinson Fowler P. Ltd. Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka

Vibratory Conveyors are of mass balanced design.Simple, robust and most efficient conveying equipment. Depending on layout, vibes are designed, viz., Normal, Semi compressed, Fully compressed, Inverted etc. Built in features are linked to application. Can be fitted with Pneumatic trap doors or Metal detecting head etc.

Tippers are used to tip product from C48 box or 1 m3 box to any height. Normally used to tip Dry Stem, Add backs and Cut tobacco to a Maker feeder. Fitted with Safety barriers and manual operation push button station. Normally connected to an Auto feed or Holding band, depending on the application.

Thresher is designed to efficiently strip lamina from stem when processing conditioned leaf or butts.   Mild steel plate construction Hinge rod pivoted front and rear doors provide access to a central rotor, as on option motorised door can be provided, which is mounted on plummer block bearings and supported from the main casing. Adjustable position, stationary comb teeth are located within the base of each door secured in upper and lower machined grooves with central tie rods. Product entry is through the top inlet, passing through the thresher and basket to the lower exit aperture of the casing The thresher baskets are interchangeable and are located in the thresher, and clamped in position by both doors when closed. AC variable speed drive is part of the panel Threshers are fully guarded with door interlock switches for safety and a support stand to suit application Adjustable tooth spacing Quick-change tooth bars for easy adjustment and maintenance Variety of basket sizes Heavy-duty tapered roller bearings Sizes range 600, 750, 900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2400, 3000 & 3600

Stem Tester is fast, accurate laboratory determination of tobacco stem content in lamina from threshing line and indicating thresher efficiencies in just minutes, Dickinson Fowler supplies complete machine, including electrical components and the control panel.   The sample is spread on the conveyor and switched on The conveyor automatically feeds the thresher through vibratory conveyor at a closely uniform rate The thresher basket size and rotor speed combine to reduce the average size of the sample with the minimum quantity of fines The threshed sample is pneumatically conveyed to the separator and is discharged in to the tower separator In tower separator the lamina is removed from the threshed material and conveyed to a second tangential separator Second tangential separator discharges this lamina to a collection box The heavies from the separator are returned via the vibrating conveyor to the thresher for re-threshing This cycle of operation continues until completion of test, usually 4 minutes Stems are collected in a box after opening a gate provided in the vibe.

This new generation Inclined Bale Slicer is of unique design. Slices the dry compressed tobacco cases or bales uniformly. Capacity of up to 7000 kgs/hr, depending on slice thickness and number of slices. Slicer can be positioned either inline or perpendicular to the feed line, depending on the layout.

Features : Silos are used for blending and bulking of product, to achieve uniformity of moisture and even mix of exit product. Generally chain driven which in turn has a prime mover comprising of geared motor. Doffers ensure uniform discharge across the cross section with minimum product degradation. Many variants like Standard, Nose to Nose, Multi deck etc., are available.

Type : Horizontal

Material : Metal

Shape : Rectangular

Feature : Durable, Large Capacity

Capacity : 50-100 Ton

Finishing : Polished

Direct conditioning and casing cylinder is a co-flow lamina conditioning equipment. Gently opens the sliced bale. Presents the opened lamina uniformly for conditioning and casing application. Size of the cylinder is dependent on the throughput of the plant. Provided with a stand alone control cubicle, where in all the steam valves are housed, thus easing the maintenance.

Counter Flow Classifier is widely used in threshing industries. The Counter Flow Classifier is a closed loop separator this contains Casing assembly, Separating chamber & Hood.   Product enters the Separating chamber through main doffer which spreads the tobacco across the chamber. Heavies are thrown back across the chamber again with a secondary doffer. Vertical airflow through a perforated Metal band to remove the lights through the discharge hood, while the heavies float on the Metal band and are carried our the discharge side. A perforated metal band avoids tracking problems and minimizes maintenance. Provision made for easy removal of metal band. Low power consumption. Variable speed for Main doffer is part of the panel. Separating chamber with see-through doors. Air control dampers to adjust air flow. Maintenance door for Metal band cleaning. Illumination chamber for lighting. Separators are provided with single or double fan depending on width of classifier. Mounted on legs to bottom cleaning. Heavies from classifier can be removed in several ways like Straight discharges on to another classifier, Airlock discharge or through a venture duct. Sizes range 1200, 1500, 1800, 2400, 3000 & 3600 wide

AIR PRODUCT SEPERATOR   APS is part of pneumatic conveying of tobacco. Airflow carries the product across the face of a screen and thereby gets decelerated, which provides separation of Air and Tobacco. Product falls through a rotary air lock. Air passes through the screen to bag filter and blower. Various sizes of APS are available, selection is based on the product and desired throughput.

Admoist Stem Conditioner has been developed to raise both moisture and temperature of product, whilst achieving complete penetration of conditioning throughout the cross-section of individual particles. The Admoist technique is so effective that it has been possible to condition stems from 11% to 50% moisture in a single pass, with no surface moisture apparent on the product. Other applications for Admoist include heating of stems prior to rolling, and the addition of 'casing' or other additives which is combined with the conditioning process. The majority of stems conditioning systems can be dirty, and require frequent cleaning to maintain efficiency. Admoist does not suffer from this difficulty, as the process is inherently self-cleaning. The tumbling and mixing action of the rotor ensures that all surfaces of the product are exposed to the wetting, steaming and if fitted casing sprays.