Savings of replacement costs of $2,500 for a new rotary vane pump on VFFS machine Background Piab visited a producer and distributor of fresh, packaged salads. During the visit, they asked if Piab had a vacuum solution for vertical, form, fill and seal (VFFS) bagging machines for packaging various types of produce. They have 11 lines with Bosch VFFS machines and they regularly have to rebuild or replace the mechanical vacuum pumps on each line. The cost was production line down- time, replacement cost and spare parts inventory. The customer provided Piab an opportunity to fully evaluate the application, provide retrofit recommendations and they would commit to a free test and trial installation. The primary obstacle was compressed air consumption. If our recommendation consumed too much co

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