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QUANTM Poultry Case Study
Poultry Plant puts QUANTM Pump to the Test
Poultry processors face a challenge with fluctuating prices, and as a result, producers are seeking ways to manage input costs and maintain product margins while ensuring control of automated processes. Two ways to reduce operating costs are to install high-efficiency equipment to reduce energy consumption and improve plant up-time by minimizing maintenance and repair. Graco’s new QUANTM electric pump accomplishes both and offers a key strategy to improve production in plants.
Replacing pneumatic pump technologies with an electric QUANTM pump can reduce operating costs by up to 80%, reduce noise levels and improve automation and control in the facility.
Common Industry Solutions
The following pumps can gently handle large particles, using flapper valves to minimize product damage during transfer. While these pump technologies are effective for large particles, they each have some common drawbacks.
Vacuum Style Pumps
Unreliable: Complex controls and wiring prone to frequent breakdowns
Inefficient: High energy consumption
Limited automation: PLC offers basic self-diagnostics, minimal automation
AODD Flapper Pumps
Inefficient: Requires compressed air, leading to high energy costs
Noisy: Creates a loud working environment for plant personnel
1:1 Flap Check Piston Pumps
Inefficient: High compressed air consumption increases costs and environmental impact
Noisy: Compressed air contributes to a noisy work environment
Limited automation: Additional components required to improve control
Save Green with QUANTM Electric Pumps
A leading poultry producer embraced QUANTM pumps for their significant energy and cost savings.
See for yourself the estimated savings of a plant running 16 hours a day, 5 days a week compared to a pump powered by compressed air.
QUANTM Pump Put to the Test
The maintenance team at a leading poultry producer sought to improve efficiency and reduce their usage of compressed air. They worked with Graco representatives to install a QUANTM pump in various applications throughout their production process.
Testing Ground
Diverse applications: Blood, fat, livers, gizzards, hearts and neck transfer
Long distances: Pumping over 100 feet to tanks
Previous pumps: VC pumps and AODD flapper valve pump for blood
| Previous Pumps | Why QUANTM? | |
| Noise | Loud and shaking | Quiet operation reduces plant noise pollution |
| Control | Limited control | Increased control for automation and remote operation |
| Maintenance | Frequent breakdowns | No maintenance calls in 10+ months |
| Ease of use | Complex controls | One-touch dial control for easy operation |
| Power source | Compressed air (high expense) | Electric (operational savings) |
| Durability | Unreliable under washdowns | Stands up to daily cleaning |
"The pump just works. We start it up, and it runs without issue. No wiring problems, no control issues, air concerns, nothing."
- Maintenance Lead
Washdown Capabilities
Per USDA requirements, the facility undergoes a nightly washdown procedure during which pumps remain in the room. Cleaning process includes foaming all equipment with specialty chemicals followed by a high-pressure spray wash down with hot water (130° F).
After 10+ months of operation, the QUANTM pump has not experienced any issues or downtime in the facility and is delivering the reliability and efficiencies the plant was looking for.
The QUANTM Benefit
- Up to 80% less energy consumption vs pneumatic
- IP66 washdown rated
- Control flow and pressure at the pump with one-touch control
- I/O for remote operation
- Requires no air
- Quiet operation
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