Fives

Fives. Originally founded in 1812 as the Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Cail, Fives’ core specialty is manufacturing equipment for the sugar industry. The company grew extensively through the three industrial revolutions, expanding to become the Fives-Lille Cail industrial group in 1958. From 1995-2002, the group solidified its worldwide presence by opening subsidiaries in India and Brazil and through the acquisition of its competitor, Fletcher Smith.

Today, Fives designs and supplies state-of-the-art equipment for many industries, including some of the world’s largest and most energy-efficient machines and process equipment for the sugar industry. Our proprietary Cail and Fletcher equipment boasts high operational flexibility and reliability, combined with strong environmental performance.

Fives Products

IN-LINE SHREDDERS

HIGH PRECISION DESIGN AND EFFICIENCY

The high-precision Cail & Fletcher in-line shredder offers a better cane bed density, with more sugar cane fed into the first mill. It also features an extended surface for prepared cane particles, which improves the imbibing efficiency.

Thanks to its advanced design, our Cail & Fletcher in-line shredder achieves a preparation index of up to 92% without the need for a cane knife – with chopped, whole stick or mixed cane.

The absorbed power on Cail & Fletcher in-line shredders is approximately 25% less than with conventional technology.

UPGRADEABLE
WITH A LARGE
RANGE OF CAPACITIES

Cail & Fletcher in-line shredders are available in a wide range of capacities, and a width from 48 to 110 inches. They can easily be upgraded in case of the expansion of your sugar plant.

Our in-line shredders feature automatic speed adjustment, which ensures the highest level of efficiency, whatever the characteristics of the cane at the shredder inlet. Installation can be made on the existing carrier.

In addition to crushing the cane, the equipment also protects sugar cane mills by ensuring that the raw material is free from rocks and metal.

FLEXIBILITY FOR PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

Our in-line shredder is a cost-efficient solution in several different ways:

Its rotor is balanced in our workshop before installation on site, and vibration is monitored during operation to ensure maximum efficiency

Thanks to the adjustable anvil, the preparation index can be adapted according to fluctuations in electricity and sugar prices to ensure maximum profit

Maintenance costs and downtime are drastically reduced compared to conventional technology

The shredder can be connected to our Cail & Fletcher SMART ControlTM system to be monitored and adjusted remotely if needed, to optimize cane preparation.