Switching to a pneumatic conveying system helped a noodle maker instill safety, efficiency and energy savings into its material handling process.
A family-owned and operated business based in an Amish community in Fredericksburg, OH, Mrs. Miller’s Homemade Noodles produces 40,000 lb. of noodles per week. The company is dedicated to using the best ingredients to produce high-quality, preservative-free, homemade products.
But the processors needed a new material handling system to keep its manual labor requirements to a minimum. “The goal was to implement a system that would efficiently convey 20 tons of very fine flour per week and eliminate the need for manual filling,” says Brian Miller, plant engineer for Mrs. Miller’s Homemade Noodles. An older, pressure-based material handling and conveying system transported the flour from a hopper through a volumetric feeder to a mixer.