When the largest corn processor in Canada decided to improve the predictive monitoring of the pumps used in its operation, they turned to ITT Industries for PROsmart the latest technology for maintaining uptime on rotating equipment.

      The processing and refining of corn into its various mass-market products such as starch, high fructose corn syrup and glucose requires a large investment in plant and equipment. As the largest corn processor in Canada, Casco Inc. has a substantial investment in pumps and other rotating equipment. Since their founding almost 150 years ago, Casco has been consistently looking to improve the effectiveness of plant operations by effectively controlling their maintenance costs. Casco’s primary product is high fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetener in a variety of consumer food products such as dairy, carbonated beverages, breads, cakes, and low-calorie products. Other Casco syrups are used in brewing beer and providing functionality to candy and ice cream. They also provide dextrose products used by the pharmaceutical industry as well as starches for varied industrial applications such as adhesives, papermaking, plastics, water filtration and oil and gas drilling. Their three manufacturing plants in Ontario run 24/7/365. With such around the clock operations, Casco can’t afford plant downtime.

      To be successful today a company must be able to plan better for the future, and be proactive in their maintenance and repair operations. Until recently, most industrial operations relied mainly on the knowledge and expertise of veteran operations personnel. Just as you get used to the sounds and feel of the automobile you drive 365 days a year, operators know their equipment. As they do their walk-around, they can...

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