EnviroGear^® Pump Solves Pump Problems at Cargill Vitamin E Plant

Challenge

• Pumping a sterol mixture with a mechanically sealed gear pump
• Seal leakage causing high maintenance costs
• Seal leakage causing environmental, health and food safety problems
• Unplanned maintenance incidents resulting in process downtime
• Switching pump brands typically requires significant process piping, pump mounting and drive changes

Solution

• Replace existing pump with an EnviroGear sealless gear pump model S1-32-SS that was dimensionally interchangeable with the existing mechanically sealed gear pump

Results

• Maintenance-free pump service for 6 months to-date
• Sealless design eliminated maintenance costs associated with seal leakage
• Sealless design eliminated environmental, health and food safety concerns
• No downtime, no process disruptions due to the pump performance

“PeopleFlo understands the failure modes of the competition and has done their part to engineer a better, more reliable and cost effective product.  Their service to the customer has also been exceptional”.

- Mark Hughes, Maintenance Manager, Cargill Vitamin E