HYGIENIC PUMPS FOR ALCOHOL TRANSFER

AS AN EXISTING CUSTOMER, A long‐established distillery based in Dundalk, Ireland, contacted DPS Pumps as it had a new application and wanted advice on potential options for the new process.

The request required high specification units with specific requirements, while keeping pricing economical.The client had two parts to the application, one requirement for a transfer rate of just over 20m3/hr and another running at approximately twice the flow.
With a wide portfolio to choose from, DPS offered several solutions from several manufacturers to suit the client’s needs.In the end, the client opted to proceed with the recently introduced KSB range of Vitachrom hygienic pumps.

Meeting requests for a hygienic pump with the correct approvals, including ATEX motors, DPS offered two different sizes from the Vitachrom range for the two different flows.
The Vitachrom series offered options to cover both flow rates and meet all the specific requests while keeping costs down by using a rolled stainless‐steel construction.

Some other key features for the Vitachrom series included a zero dead volume casing design with excellent surface grades thanks to electropolishing.

The pumps are gentle with the fluid thanks to the polished surfaces, open impeller with wide free passage and smooth edges. The design is also available with numerous sealing options, including flushing making it suitable for clean-in-place (CIP) applications.

The pumps are supplied using a separate shaft design that allows the use of motors from various manufacturers and can accommodate KSB’s new range of premium efficiency SuPremE motors.