corn processing

Corn Syrup Plant 300HP Drives Project

Where does High Fructose Corn Syrup come from? Horner has a customer that processes corn to make HFCS. This customer processes 230,000 bushels of corn every day that is used in almost every soft drink you purchase. If you look at a label and it has HFCS on that label, it could have been processed at this plant. HFCS does not have to be a liquid product. It is also processed as a dry product. The dry form of HFCS is super sweet, 2-3 times as sweet as liquid, and is processed by running it through a centrifuge made by a [...]

Corn Syrup Plant 300HP Drives Project2023-03-13T10:12:42-04:00

Pumps/Coatings Department Save Customer over $100,000

A large corn processing plant uses a large Ingersoll Rand, Axial Flow Process Pump in their process that experienced a bearing failure. The bearing failure caused the impeller to rub up against the inside of the pump case causing a large cut in the housing. The customer sent the pump to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), where they welded on the case, which in turn caused more damage to the case by warping the input flange. Which then had to be machined to have it match the inlet piping. This was done on more than one occasion and the last time [...]

Pumps/Coatings Department Save Customer over $100,0002019-09-09T17:59:55-04:00
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