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Piston pumps shift high-viscosity liquids

A Pump Engineering product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 11, 2002

Transferring thick, high viscosity 'liquids' such as tomato purees, creams, syrups and other similar liquids in the food process industries, presents unique pumping problems.

Transferring thick, high viscosity 'liquids' such as tomato purees, creams, syrups and other similar liquids in the food process industries, presents unique pumping problems.

Furthermore, clean, quick and reliable liquids transfer is an important requirement for food manufacturers, who increasingly need to overcome the processing challenges of handling a growing variety of ingredients, while maintaining the highest quality control standards.

CSF piston pumps, from liquids handling specialist Pump Engineering, are ideally suited to the challenge of transferring thick, viscous liquids from tanks, drums and IBCs.

Most importantly, CSF pumps are available as quick-strip versions, so they can be easily dismantled for cleaning, without the need for tools.

The pumps are available as a long version for drum emptying where the piston is below the liquid level, this enables the pump to handle liquids with much higher viscosities.

Short versions are also available for bottom discharge vessels or wall-mounting where required.

The positive head and bottom-entry positioning of the pump combine to ensure an improved flow rate and increased efficiency.

CSF pumps are air-operated and depending on the model, will deliver pressures up to 20 bar, while flow rates reach up to 100 litre/min.

CSF pumps are also fitted with a special bag-in drum inlet, a feature which prevents the plastic drum lining used in some containers, from being drawn into the pump.

For non-flowable creams, pastes, gels and waxes, the pumps can be fitted with a follower plate and single or two post ram, which will empty almost any parallel-sided vessel.

Materials of construction are AISI 304 or 316 polished stainless steel, with a choice of PTFE or nitrile seals.

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