Food & Beverage

Since almost any crop can be grown in California, the food industry is as diverse in California as anywhere in the world. Fruits to nuts, corn to sugar beets, are all grown and processed in our state. California is far and away the world's largest producer of processed tomatoes, accounting for nearly half of the world's total production.

	Bran+Luebbe pumps are used in many food plants for the careful dispensing of minor ingredients, such as flavors or additives. Bran+Luebbe blending systems precisely produce everything from mayonnaise to jellies and juice.
	Lightnin mixers are everywhere, stirring powders into liquids, blending and suspending solids. If there is more than one ingredient, it will need to be mixed.
	Waukesha has two types of sanitary pumps that are very popular with food processors. Rotary lobe pumps are used for many types of thick products, while centrifugal pumps are used for more viscous liquids.
	Tranter heat exchangers are used for all types of processes in food plants. All liquid that needs to be heated, or cooled, (including steam) will require some type of heat exchange. Tranter manufactures plate and frame as well as platecoil style heat exchangers.
	Flowserve pumps, including Durco, Worthington, Ingersoll Dresser and many other brands are used in all types of fluid transfer.
	Flowserve mechanical seals are used on almost every type of rotating equipment. Mechanical seals require less maintenance, and are more cost effective than packing.
	Sunflo pumps are used as a reliable wash-down pump, high pressure with a simple, quality design.
	Pacific Press Co. Specializes in the manufacture and installation of filter presses and related support equipment to remove solids from liquids, coupled with engineered solutions to unique separation applications
	Tuchenhagen sanitary valves and accessories, aseptic, mix-proof, specialty valves, actuators, and spray balls.