Where gear pumps fit in a food plant
A gear pump is positive displacement, which means it moves a fixed volume per revolution. This gives a steady flow with dense products and makes dosing simple, because quantity follows speed.
Typical duties are emptying mixers and cooking vessels, feeding filling machines, transferring ingredients from storage and metering them into a recipe.
FX series: stainless steel pumps for food products
The FX series is our pump for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. It is machined entirely from solid stainless steel, dismantles completely in a few minutes for internal cleaning and is prepared for C.I.P. washing. A heating or cooling jacket is available.
It is used with broth, mayonnaise, whey, dairy fluids, yoghurt, jams, chocolate and creams. Six models give theoretical flow rates from 19.4 to 247.1 l/min.
ZV series: small flow rates and ingredient dosing
The ZV series covers small flow rates, from 0.47 to 102 l/min. It has threaded ports and flanges directly to the motor, so it takes little space on a skid or under a tank. Its listed fluids include edible oils, wine, molasses and honey. It is the pump we propose when an ingredient has to be added at a controlled rate.
Food products we are asked about most
Each product has its own difficulty. Chocolate must stay warm, honey crystallises and high viscosity creams hardly flow at all. The pump, its speed and its jacket are chosen around that difficulty.
Tell our technical office in Bologna what you pump, the flow rate and the temperature. We reply with a model, a speed and a drive, which can be bare shaft, a motor pump unit on a baseplate or a geared motor for low revolutions. Write to us on WhatsApp or fill in the quote form.
