The application relates to methods and systems for producing a sugar product. The method includes: receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic; receiving a second input in the control system representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for a centrifuge and operating the centrifuge in accordance with the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition in the centrifuge to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition.

The application relates to methods and systems for producing a sugar product. The method includes: receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic; receiving a second input in the control system representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for a centrifuge and operating the centrifuge in accordance with the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition in the centrifuge to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition.

The application relates to methods and systems for producing a sugar product. The method includes: receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic; receiving a second input in the control system representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for a centrifuge and operating the centrifuge in accordance with the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition in the centrifuge to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition.

The application relates to methods and systems for producing a sugar product. The method includes: receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic; receiving a second input in the control system representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for a centrifuge and operating the centrifuge in accordance with the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition in the centrifuge to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition.

A centrifuge for separating, in a massecuite, a quantity of sugar crystals from a syrup, the centrifuge including at least: a centrifuge basket into which the massecuite is intended to be introduced, and which has a peripheral wall; a measurement device including at least one light source designed to illuminate the peripheral wall over at least 90% of its height; and a photodetection system designed to detect light reflected by the peripheral wall over at least 90% of its height and to deliver photodetection measurements which are representative of the massecuite accumulating on the peripheral wall or of the peripheral wall itself; and a processing unit connected to the measurement device and designed to continuously process the photodetection measurements in real time.

A centrifuge for separating, in a massecuite, a quantity of sugar crystals from a syrup, the centrifuge including at least: a centrifuge basket into which the massecuite is intended to be introduced, and which has a peripheral wall; a measurement device including at least one light source designed to illuminate the peripheral wall over at least 90% of its height; and a photodetection system designed to detect light reflected by the peripheral wall over at least 90% of its height and to deliver photodetection measurements which are representative of the massecuite accumulating on the peripheral wall or of the peripheral wall itself; and a processing unit connected to the measurement device and designed to continuously process the photodetection measurements in real time.