Problem: The philosophy for Goya® Foods, a multi-national, family owned business that specializes in Hispanic cuisine, is best summed up in its slogan: “If it’s Goya®, it has to be good.” When Goya opened a new facility in Houston, the company wanted to incorporate new manufacturing and packaging technologies that would enhance the Goya reputation for quality.
Solution: Frazier & Son, a company that designs, engineers, and manufacturers bucket elevators and net weight scales, sat down with the team from Eriez and developed a plan to combine Frazier’s elevators with Eriez vibratory feeders/screeners and metal detectors. They came up with an integrated system that would allow Goya to move beans easily and safely throughout their process.
Result: The result is a product line that moves the beans through the plant quickly, screens for contamination and scans for metal contamination in a smaller footprint than Goya imagined was possible. Goya uses the Eriez Vibratory Feeder/Screener Model HD-66 in combination with Frazier’s bucket elevators. The beans are bagged and then run through the Eriez E-Z Tec DSP Metal Detector. Goya now can process the beans in its plant with the knowledge that any metal contamination picked up in the field or in transport will be eliminated.
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