Flour Mill

Ag Com Inc., a family-owned agri-business in south central Pennsylvania needed to expand their flour milling operation due to increased demand for their flour. Their existing mill dated back five generations in the family and was last updated in the 1920s. Ag Com knew the only solution to keep up with customer demand for their flour was to build a new mill.

Leonardo Roller Mill

The roller mill is one of the main machines in any milling plant. Using steel rolls and a patented drive system to reduce the kernel to flour in an energy efficient manor.

Plansifter Galileo

This sifter is constructed of stainless steel and anodized aluminum to avoid contamination of flours.

Purifier Michelangelo

Precision separation of flour, bran and germ is critical in the efficiency of the flour mill.

Raffaello Bran Finisher

Effective separation of flour and endosperm from bran for higher yields and a pure finished product.

Donatello Impact Destroyer

This machine destroys insects and eggs that may be present to ensure that the flour quality is not compromised.

Cimabue Impact Detacher

Loosens and separates flour particles from bran by effectively sifting our oily and sticky products.

Giotto Intensive Scrubber

cours the surface of the kernel to remove dirt, sand and other foreign materials to improve the quality and cleanliness of the product to be milled.

Project Background

Ag Com ultimately selected Bratney for the project being a "one stop shop" for the process design, milling equipment, construction and millwright services required to deliver the facility in turn-key fashion - allowing them to continue operating their existing flour mill, soybean processing plant and seed business during construction of the new project.

The new mill produces 2,500 cwt/day and included a forward-thinking layout to easily accommodate future expansion to 5,000 cwt/day. It’s sanitary design leaves prospective customers highly confident in the quality and cleanliness of their flour.

At the time of construction, the new will was the first in the United States to take advantage of Omas’ energy saving Leonardo roll stands. Omas’ patented Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) provided game changing energy savings for Ag Com, allowing them to do the project within the very limited electrical supply to their site.

Project Scope

process engineering
facility design
project management
millwright services
equipment selection
equipment installation
facility startup and commissioning
operator training

Project Details

Bratney completed initial site work and grading layouts to ready green-field site for construction
5 story pre-cast concrete building with concrete floors
2,500 cwt/day flour milled, planned for future expansion to 5,000 cwt/day