Types of Food processing pumps used in the food industry
There is not just one type of food processing pump suitable for all food processing applications in the food industry. When you understand all the varying textures, viscosity and consistency and different temperatures needed, you can fully appreciate why there is not just one food processing pump type. No individual pump type can handle every possible process and application and that’s why we offer a number of different food grade pumps for our customers.
For instance, a food processing pump used to transfer high volume low viscosity fluids like milk from a dairy tank will have different design attributes and capabilities to one which has been designed to pump high viscosity foods and beverages like like honey or tomato paste from an open top drum. In the same way that a food processing pump that sucks non-flowing fondant icing from a mixing bowl may not be the same type of pump as one that is designed to pump corrosive fluids and cleaning detergents in a CIP environment.
Kecol offer a variety of different Food Processing Pumps including:
Select the right pump for your application
Some parts of choosing the right Food Processing Pump for your application can be obvious – for instance you wouldn’t use a centrifugal pump with an impeller spinning at 3,000 pm to process fruit into say a yoghurt mix. The speed would decimate the food product and likely block up and cause damage to the pump whereas a positive displacement pump running at a much slower speed would be more suitable.
Kecol offer different pumps for different applications
Gravity is a friend to some pumps, allowing fluid to enter the pump under it’s own power and these pumps would be situated below the drum or tank they are pumping from whereas some pumps need to be self-priming to offer the amount of suction needed to lift fluids vertically up and out of there drums. You need a different type of Food Processing Pump altogether if the material you want to pump doesn’t flow at all.
Next thing is how will you power your pump? Do you have a sufficient compressed air source onsite which you would probably use on an air operated diaphragm pump. Alternatively you could use piston pumps or drum pumps that can be powered by air motors. These can also be driven by electrical motors which we are happy to advise on.
Food Processing Pumps from Kecol Pumping Systems
Kecol Pumping Systems are International manufacturers and installers of Food Processing Pumps For advice and a free consultation, please call: +44 (0)1746 764311 or visit https://www.kecol.co.uk
