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In 2001 Heritage Group was chosen by Mitsui & Co., Japan to partner a joint
venture in Sri Lanka. This was the first step in the creation of our advanced tea
cleaning, blending and processing plant. |
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The equipment which makes up the Plant consists of: |
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- Dust extractor units and a dust containment unit. This machinery extracts excess
and unwanted dust and tea dust particles to give a clean and uniform blend.
- Grid, bar and drum magnet units. These units are present to remove any metallic
particles out of the tea, such as fine iron filling particles, nails, etc. The
magnets are of varying strength so that even the heaviest metallic particles are removed
before blending and processing.
- Sifter and vibrator unit. This stage of cleaning weeds out all the non-metallic
particles from the tea, such as paper, wood, string, etc. This is done by utilizing
two fine wire meshes to trap and remove extraneous matter from the tea.
- Blending drum. The largest unit of the plant. This is a food grade stainless
steel drum capable of blending 1,500 Kg of tea per blend cycle (approx. 20 minutes).
The unit rotation mixes the teas within the drum producing uniform blends.
- Advanced metal detection unit. The most sophisticated machine attached to the
process. This machine is tasked with extracting any and all ferrous and non-ferrous
particles found in the tea. This is done by a two stage sensor system which detects
and rejects extremely minute particles which maybe preset in the blended teas.
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The plant adheres to the highest quality standards, and conforms to the stringent
requirements of both ISO 9001:2000, HACCP and NAASA certification. We have also gone to
great lengths to ensure employee safety, and to incorporate measures to ensure that the
tea is hygienically placed at our facility. With all of this, the company's plant
has earned a reputation for being one of the best blending and processing facilities in
Sri Lanka. |
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