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Pumps, Vacuum pumps
News Release from: Larox Flowsys | Subject: LPP pumps
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2008
Larox peristaltic pump benefits in a
paint factory
Larox Flowsys has supplied eight LPP65 pumps to Alcro-Beckers, a leading Swedish paint producer, that have been successfully operating from the start-up a new Latex paint factory in 2007
LPP pumps were chosen instead of often used screw pumps for feeding emulsions to the dissolvers and to the finishing tanks When the screw pump is run dry, mechanical sealing, stator and rotor assembly will be often damaged
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 13 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The binders in the Latex emulsions become very hard if they are in contact with air.
As the mechanical seal wears, it starts to leak and creates maintenance and environmental problems to the process.
The advantages of the Larox pumps include the fact that only the hose is in contact with the emulsion.
This isolates pumped medium from being in contact with air.
Seal-less LPP pumps will not get damaged even if they run dry for longer periods of time.
In LPP pumps the cylindrical rotor rotates along the hose and the process medium gets pushed forward through the hose.
At the same time, the hose behind the compression point reverts to its original shape creating a suction effect at the pump inlet port.
As a result, the hose bore gets filled with the medium.
No backward flow can occur as the hose is squeezed tight by the roller.
The LPP pump is also very gentle to the pumped medium and does not mix or shear it.
Headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland, Larox Flowsys is the preferred supplier of cutting-edge flow control technology.
Our product range includes peristaltic pumps and pinch valves.
We focus on abrasive, corrosive and other demanding shut-off, control and pumping applications serving a wide range of process industries worldwide.
Alcro-Beckers is a leading Swedish paint producer, owned by Finland's biggest paint company Tikkurila Oy, which is part of the Kemira Group. Request a free brochure from Larox Flowsys ...
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