Meyer Helps Keep The Lights On For Almost 1 Million ...€¦ · Case Study Meyer HDX Rotary Valve...
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When the energy company purchased double flapgate valves, they were not expecting an established company to fall short of expectations. Issues developed with the cylinders, seats and gates not meeting standards to prevent leakage from occurring. Frustrated with the cylinders lasting only two months and both the seats and gates needing replacement every 12 months, the energy company reached out to Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. to provide the right solution. Meyer Helps Keep The Lights On For Almost 1 Million Americans INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. 1700 Franklin Blvd. |Libertyville, IL 60048 800-963-4458 | [email protected] | www.meyerindustrial.com Case Study Meyer HDX Rotary Valve How Sweet it is......... HDX Rotary Valve for Sugar Applica�on Overview O�s Spunkmeyer Bakery, produces gourmet cookies and ready-to-bake bread dough. Company started as a cookie manufacturer and has become the leading producer of contract baked goods for retailers and restaurants. They are commi�ed to making be�er products with fewer ingredients and none of the “funky stuff”. The Problem Company had a previously installed rotary valve handling sugar with large “chunk” pieces causing valve to jamb and frequent down�me. The constant failures became a maintenance nightmare. Jim Lierow, maintenance manager, reached out to Meyer looking for a solu�on to his reliability issues with the produc�on line. Jim has had over 34 years of experience with using rotary valves at other companies such as Purina and Chobani. Process Specifica�ons The rotary valve is installed below a twin screw auger beneath the sugar silo. The valve then feeds into a 4” pressure pneuma�c conveying line handling 9,000 lbs/hr of sugar. Sugar tends to be hydroscopic and builds up on the walls of the valve’s housing and headplates. Solu�on Meyer provided an 8x8 HDX (heavy duty) rotary valves which are designed with oversized sha�s to handle tough applica�ons such as processing sugar. The blade construc�on was modified for this project adding a knife edge bevel which reduces the land are and the drag on the housing and headplates. Meyer’s blade construc�on is up to 2 �mes thicker than many other valve manufacturers, providing the extra strength to power through chunk pieces while elimina�ng housing build-up issues. To improve packing life Meyer air purged the Teflon packing with a lantern ring and high pressure compressed air. Results A�er the current valve was replaced with the Meyer 8X8HDX, the frequent down�me was eliminated and company saved thousands of dollars in lost produc�on and maintenance costs. According to Jim Lierow, “the Meyer 8” HDX valve we installed is the best rotary valve I’ve ever seen”. “The Meyer 8” HDX we installed is the best rotary valve I’ve ever seen.” Jim Lierow SILO SCREW CONVEYOR WM. W. MEYER 8X8HDX - HEAVY DUTY UNIT 4" CONVEY LINE
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When the energy company purchased double �apgate valves, they were not expecting an established company to fall short of expectations. Issues developed with the cylinders, seats and gates not meeting standards to prevent leakage from occurring. Frustrated with the cylinders lasting only two months and both the seats and gates needing replacement every 12 months, the energy company reached out to Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. to provide the right solution.
Meyer Helps Keep The Lights On For Almost 1 Million Americans
INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.1700 Franklin Blvd. |Libertyville, IL 60048
800-963-4458 | [email protected] | www.meyerindustrial.com
Case StudyMeyer HDX
Rotary Valve
How Sweet it is.........HDX Rotary Valve for Sugar Applica�onOverviewO�s Spunkmeyer Bakery, produces gourmet cookies and ready-to-bake bread dough. Company started as a cookie manufacturer and has become the leading producer of contract baked goods for retailers and restaurants. They are commi�ed to making be�er products with fewer ingredients and none of the “funky stuff”.
The ProblemCompany had a previously installed rotary valve handling sugar with large “chunk” pieces causing valve to jamb and frequent down�me. The constant failures became a maintenance nightmare. Jim Lierow, maintenance manager, reached out to Meyer looking for a solu�on to his reliability issues with the produc�on line. Jim has had over 34 years of experience with using rotary valves at other companies such as Purina and Chobani.
Process Specifica�onsThe rotary valve is installed below a twin screw auger beneath the sugar silo. The valve then feeds into a 4” pressure pneuma�c conveying line handling 9,000 lbs/hr of sugar. Sugar tends to be hydroscopic and builds up on the walls of the valve’s housing and headplates.
Solu�onMeyer provided an 8x8 HDX (heavy duty) rotary valves which are designed with oversized sha�s to handle tough applica�ons such as processing sugar. The blade construc�on was modified for this project adding a knife edge bevel which reduces the land are and the drag on the housing and headplates. Meyer’s blade construc�on is up to 2 �mes thicker than many other valve manufacturers, providing the extra strength to power through chunk pieces while elimina�ng housing build-up issues. To improve packing life Meyer air purged the Teflon packing with a lantern ring and high pressure compressed air.
ResultsA�er the current valve was replaced with the Meyer 8X8HDX, the frequent down�me was eliminated and company saved thousands of dollars in lost produc�on and maintenance costs. According to Jim Lierow, “the Meyer 8” HDX valve we installed is the best rotary valve I’ve ever seen”.
“The Meyer 8” HDX we installed is the best rotary valve I’ve ever seen.”
Jim Lierow
SILO
SCREW CONVEYOR
WM. W. MEYER8X8HDX - HEAVYDUTY UNIT
4" CONVEY LINE
