A copacker of more than 300 varieties of chili, stews, soups, tamales and other products, Hoopeston relies on batch processes to produce high-viscosity canned products.
With rotary lube pumps, “the company’s finished product all too often did not meet customer expectations,” recalls Al Johnson, the plant’s production manager. Impellers on the rotary-lobe pumps consistently sheared product. Pump cavitation occurred every few days, further contributing to product degradation.