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  1. cheme13

    Pigging System Issue

    Well to clarify any points made: Yes, the pig is being pushed forward at 50 psi and being pushed backwards at 50 psi (someone at a parent plant that my company owns is pushing at 50 psi and returning back with 65 psi to overcome the crimp issue) The metal detector is not near sharp turns BUT...
  2. cheme13

    Pigging System Issue

    The pig is symmetric so it doesnt matter if I turn the pig around. Yes the metal detector crimp decrease ID. I have talked to HPS and they have given me the run around and the engineers their don't even know how to solve the issue. I talked to a vendor who said it could be that the dump valve...
  3. cheme13

    Pigging System Issue

    Hello, We currently have an HPS Pigging System installed in our plant for our cold blend soup line. The pig is being pushed perfectly in the forward direction at 50 psi, however when the pig is returning back to its homing station, it gets stuck at the metal detector crimp we have installed (at...
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