Located in Modesto, California, the Gallo Glass facility produces 2.5 million wine bottles a day.
24 hour operational performance, for the union workers, has increased due to a seven-day breaks every month.
CHALLENGES
Running a 24/7 schedule, the old system was unreliable
The system required high maintenance with frequent filter changes
Operating costs were high
Other technologies tried, including oil-flooded siding vane systems, also required unacceptably high maintenance and operating costs
The company wanted a highly reliable, low-maintenance system that could work with a close differential-only one-half inch mercury between high and low set points
SOLUTIONS
AES analyzed Gallo Glass' system parameters.
We engineered a DVT Duplex Vacuum System
Decrease the weight of bottles
BENEFITS
Increase performance of the push-pull system
Maintenance and operating costs decreased significantly
The installation was completed on schedule
The new energy efficient system will realize capital expenditure payback in less than three years
