Dairy Crest takes mature approach to pump maintenance 01 October 2013

Dairy Crest says efficient operation of the vacuum packaging system on its Cathedral City cheese production line is down to its use of vacuum pump manufacturer Busch's service package.

Chris Lowe, engineering manager for Dairy Crest Pre Pack, in Frome, explains that Busch's engineers provide regular service to vacuum pumps, including three R5 rotary vane units and seven booster pumps on the ring main system, which supplies vacuum to Multivac and Supervac machines.

The Multivac line produces Cathedral City sliced and thick sliced mature and lighter cheese, with the Supervac used for the 2.5kg and 5kg deli block line.

"The importance of ensuring we have continuous and efficient operation of our vacuum packaging system is something that cannot be overestimated," says Lowe.

"We rely on the service provided by Busch's engineers and their knowledge and expertise is extremely helpful to us," he continues.

"In addition to the quality of maintenance and service they give, they also offer useful advice on other solutions to help us to increase our operational efficiencies."

"A well planned and regular service contract, using skilled personnel, brings a range of benefits, but probably most important is the peace of mind it provides to production and engineering managers," comments Mark Yates, after sales director for Busch (UK).

We have been working with Dairy Crest for several years now at a number of their sites and believe this is an excellent example of how a service contract should operate."

Brian Tinham

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