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| A more detailed account of our history can be read in the book "At the Tail of two Centuries" produced in 1977 to commemorate two hundred years of our company. |
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To see pictures of Rosedowns Presses through the years follow the link to our "Historical Presses" |
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The history of De Smet Rosedowns goes back to the year 1777 when John Todd established a foundry on our present site. Products at that time included cannons (hence the name of our street), and parts for windmills. These were our company’s first introduction into the world of Oilseed crushing. As the Port of Hull grew and became one of the world's major import centres for oilseeds, so the crushing industry in Hull developed. As this industry grew so did our company. |
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By 1820, our company was owned by Christina Rose and we had installed our first Hydraulic Press for expelling oil from Linseed. Messer's Downs and Thompson were also by now influential figures in the company. During the 19th century the company continued to grow, supplying Hydraulic Presses for many applications, and to many countries throughout the world. By the middle of the 19th century the company now called Rose, Downs and Thompson was a leading supplier of oil milling equipment. |
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In the course of the following years Rosedowns passed through the ownership of a number of corporate groups, but throughout this time continued to play a major role in many of the developments within the industry. For example, improvements in the processing of seed led to the Anglo-American Press patented in 1874. An example is shown which could process up to 2 tons per hour. This became the prominent product until the advent of the Continuous Screw Expeller. Another first for Rosedowns came in 1898, when it designed and produced the worlds first solvent extraction plant. In the early years of the 20th century, Rose Downs and Thompson joined the Power Gas Corporation, a large chemical process plant manufacturing company. This put Rosedowns, as the company was re named, into a better position to finance the increasing large and costly projects with which it was involved. |
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The first continuous Screw Press was designed in 1902. The Screw Press enabled continuous operation, rather than the batch processing method imposed by earlier equipment. This continuous operation meant that great savings were obtained in labour costs, as one operator could supervise several machines. Additionally, the costly press cloths required in the Hydraulic Presses were completely eliminated. The Continuous Screw Press rapidly became the oil extraction method of choice. Although early Screw Presses suffered from high wear, advances in hard wearing alloy steels enabled the Screw Press to replace Hydraulic Presses on all but a small number of heat sensitive applications. At this time, the capacity of Presses was low, 5 tons per day being a typical machine throughput. However, advances in technology and the advent of pre-pressing prior to solvent extraction has led to machines of far greater throughput and performance. |
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In late 1988, Rosedowns became part of the Belgium based De Smet Group. Founded in Antwerp just after the second World War, the group is a major supplier of solvent extraction and refining plant throughout the world. Within the group Rosedowns concentrated on Oil Milling and Rendering equipment, and in particular mechanical Screw Presses. The Sterling, Sovereign & Regent Presses were developed and became successful Products. A growing commitment was introduced to the Rendering Industry. Specific variants of the Press range were developed for Rendering and the parts business was grown by a new commitment to customer service. Membership of the De Smet Group gave Rosedowns access to the network of Regional Offices located throughout the world and provided a complementary product to the Group’s existing range.
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Rosedowns continued to form a Centre of Excellence for Mechanical Extraction Technology within the group. The Sterling Series of Presses was development, and set new standards for Press performance and serviceability. The 800 Series pushed the boundaries of Press throughput to in excess of 800 TPD, while our Parts service took this technology to existing installations through our upgrade and conversions service. Today De Smet Rosedowns remains at the forefront of the Screw Press industry and supplies Replacement Parts and Upgrades for all types of Presses, combining our vast experience with advancing technologies to meet the present and future needs of today's and tomorrow's processors. |
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