Top Reliability Tips for Maintaining Food & Beverage Processing Pumps

Top Reliability Tips for Maintaining Food & Beverage Processing Pumps

It can be as smooth and clear as water or wine, or as sticky and thick as cookie dough or peanut butter. Regardless the viscosity, one thing remains a top priority when pumping processed food and beverages—no corners can be cut when it comes to keeping the systems clean and hygienically safe. Food-and-beverage pumps are subjected to extensive and harsh cleaning procedures to assure that they meet all health regulations.

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Preventive & Predictive Maintenance — How Frito-Lay Built a World-Class Manufacturing Facility

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance — How Frito-Lay Built a World-Class Manufacturing Facility

High-performance machines require highly skilled professionals who use a race-car team approach to preventive and predictive maintenance and reliability at Frito-Lay’s world-class North American manufacturing facility. Recently, the snack food giant announced it will add 120 jobs in a $200 million plant expansion.

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Top Tips to Ensure Chemical Pumping Performance

Top Tips to Ensure Chemical Pumping Performance

The biggest advancements in chemical pumps within the past decade come from the technology of automation and instrumentation built into metering and dosing pumps. A chemical pump expert shows how preventive maintenance can ensure chemical pumping performance and provides the Top 5 Tips for preventive maintenance for chemical pumps.

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Isolate the Problem to Solve the Problem When Troubleshooting Pumps & Valves

Isolate the Problem to Solve the Problem When Troubleshooting Pumps & Valves

Solving problems for his customers is what sets Jody Millsap apart from the pack. “I love to investigate a problem and find a solution,” the 50-year-old president and owner of Water Solutions Engineering said. “This is what I really enjoy. This is one reason why I like to do consulting in addition to our regular work. The customer I started consulting with in 2012 had a 15-year-old problem. It was water related and we were able to solve it. This is what I really love to do—go in and help a customer solve an issue—to show what the problem was and show how we solved it. The gratification of doing that means the world to me.”

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How to Build a World-Class Manufacturing Facility

How to Build a World-Class Manufacturing Facility

Petrochemical plant in India commits to superior maintenance and forward-thinking processes to build a world-class program and accelerate efficient operations. A 29-year-old facility looks brand new and operates at 390 MW with state-of-the-art equipment, technology, and automation. To keep this kind of facility operating at full speed requires world-class maintenance. RIL-Hazira

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