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News Release from: Hidrostal | Subject: Hidrostal pumps
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2006
Pumps for transporting delicate
foodstuffs
Food factories are using Hidrostal pumps rather than conveyor belts to transport the most perishable foods, for example oranges, apples, cranberries, beansprouts, peas and beans, around the factory
Food factories around the world are using Hidrostal pumps rather than the traditional conveyor belts to transport even the most perishable foods, for example oranges, apples, cranberries, beansprouts, peas and beans, around the factory The pump and pipe work system is particularly beneficial where space is limited or where there is a need to transport large volumes over long distances, or on complicated routes, where the alternative is transferring produce between numbers of different conveyor belts
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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One of the most important requirements of equipment used in food processing is, of course, an ability to handle produce gently and this is where Hidrostal screw centrifugal impeller pumps excel.
Hidrostal, who are the inventors of the screw centrifugal impeller pump, originally designed it to pump live fish.
As a consequence, the pump is renowned for its ability to transport even the most delicate materials without damage.
The pump is characterised by several unique features including an ability to handle delicate solids without damage and viscous materials at a low shear rate.
This allows the transportation of even the most fragile materials over a wide range of pumping rates.
It has a very smooth hydraulic path as well as large free passages which produces low re-circulation of the liquid within the pump.
This in turn results in high efficiencies, smaller electric motors, lower power costs and much reduced maintenance costs.
Cleaning the pump provides minimal disruption to the factory processes; it is simply a case of flushing with clean water or pumping a cleaning agent through the pipelines.
Because the pump system is a lot easier to clean it is also a lot more hygienic.
As well as promoting rapid and effective cleaning, the fact that the pipe work is enclosed eliminates the danger of any dirt falling into the system or indeed any produce falling out.
This has the double benefit of increased productivity and promotes a safer cleaner more pleasant working environment.
In an increasing number of applications world-wide, the Hidrostal pumps demonstrate a safe, efficient and economic method of transporting all kinds of produce ranging from the most delicate fruit to the bulkiest potatoes!.
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