Mackay Sugar has for many years used a system called pcEMB in the traffic office to aid traffic officers in maintaining train separation. The pcEMB is a mimic of the train track layout and is used to generate a clearance for a train along a section of track. The pcEMB...
Mill mud, mud/ash blends and ash have been distributed from mill to farms for many years. In Mackay, the distribution of these products has been undertaken on behalf of Mackay Sugar by haulage contractors. This distribution has been largely an ad hoc arrangement...
Recent advances in cane analysis techniques using Near Infrared (NIR) technology enable mills to measure cane constituents for quantities of between 4 and 6 tonnes cane (depending on crushing rates and NIR scan times). These constituents provide information required...
