Thorite has a supplied three
PIAB vacuum pumps to
McCambridge Foods of
Blackburn, a producer of
mince pies. A bumper pre-
Christmas production run
put a noticeable strain on
existing pumps, with a
reduction in vacuum
resulting in batches of pastry
casings being pulled out of
place or damaged.

Clive Halliday, Thorite’s
process & vacuum manager,
recommended PIAB’s P6010
Coax Technology pumps, to
achieve more powerful
vacuum, a better ‘hold’ of pie
casings during production,
and improved quality control.

He says: “The PIAB P6010
provides up to 40% more flow
than conventional vacuum
pumps, while still reducing
overall energy consumption.

The maintenance-free design
makes it suitable for
automated material handling,
characterised by powerful,
non-heat generating suction
at very low feed pressures.”