Case Study
Tomato Washing Flumes For Harvested Tomatoes
Problem: A large tomato processing plant in Central California was losing efficiency due to both the sand in the source water supply (water well) and the dirt on the freshly picked tomatoes themselves. The sand in the well water introduced solids that clogged flumes and nozzles in the closed-loop process. This required substantial manual labor to clean on a regular basis. Added to the dirt that was already present on the tomatoes, a large am