Pumps are a vital part of many dairy processing facilities, but it is important to select the correct pump for both the product (for example, creams might have different requirements than fruit purees) and the process.
Pumps and valves can be a dairy processor's secret weapon for maximizing plant efficiencies and producing superior products. Being able to move liquids swiftly and safely through piping can reduce operating expenses while enhancing food quality.
When A E Rodda and Son, a Cornwall, U.K.-based creamery, looked for a new depositing machine for its factory, the company's previous success with a MasoSine pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) ensured it returned to the same source for a second unit.
With supply tanks 220 meters (720 feet) from the ice cream freezers, a Belgian ice cream processor found that powerful eccentric disc pumps solved a problem.
August 4, 2016
Ice cream made with nuts, fruit or candy is more viscous than a simple vanilla mix. One dairy processor installed eccentric disc pumps to move the material.
The SPX Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (WCB) brand provides leading expertise in positive displacement (PD) pump technology for the dairy, food and beverage industries.