Food & Drink Processing & Packaging Issue 33 2021 | Page 42

MasoSine Certa pumps offer significant advantages over alternative technologies in beverage handling

Certa TM sets even higher pumping standards in food and beverage processing . Offering EHEDG ( Type EL Class I ) and 3A certification as standard , Certa is extremely easy to clean for minimal maintenance and downtime .
This advanced pump technology not only delivers high suction capability to handle viscous products , it also offers significant advantages over alternative technologies with rotors that cut through the fluid . Certa ’ s sinusoidal rotor gently carries fluid through the pump to dramatically reduce shear while cutting power consumption by up to 50 % with high viscosity fluids .
Pumping fruit juice or syrups may sound straightforward but this is far from the case . Fruit juice generally arrives at beverage plants in two components – as sugars and syrups / concentrates . In the case of the cold concentrates particularly , there are issues of acidity and high viscosity , which in turn can make pumping slow and prone to noise caused by cavitation if the correct pump type is not specified .
The unique MasoSine Certa pump design is ideal for the transfer of juice concentrates because they create powerful suction , reducing cavitation while increasing flow rates .
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Additionally , the low shear action generated by the single shaft and sinusoidal rotor , transports juice through the pump without damaging the product .
Broadland Wineries bring in wine by the tanker load , typically 24,000 litres at a time . The company ’ s previous positive displacement pumps were proving slow at transferring the wine from the tankers . In addition , the pumps were struggling with the concentrated , high viscosity fruit juices also delivered to Broadland to help make certain wines .
Efficiency was boosted by installing MasoSine process pumps and tanker offload times for wine were cut to 45 minutes – a process which previously took an hour . For fruit juice the impact was even bigger and what previously took all day in cold weather , is now decanted in four hours . Importantly , there is no oxygen introduced to the wine or juices in the transfer .
CertaTM pumps are fully CIP capable at flow rates up to 99,000 l / hr . CIP procedures require minimal downtime and also much reduced chemical and water use , while less wastewater requires disposal .
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