PUMPS LIMITED -
A VERY BRITISH
MANUFACTURER
EXPORTING GLOBALLY
paints, petrochemicals and yoghurt as well
as aggressive chemicals such as acids, MEK
and Toluene. Flotronic pumps can provide
constant liquid feeds and pump thin or
viscous liquids. Flotronic Pumps’ products
are in operation around the world. All pumps in the standard Flotronic
Stainless Steel Slimline range are hygienic.
There is also a sanitary Stainless Steel
range with specialised surface finishes,
seals and internal radii. Our pumps with
PTFE parts meet USP Class VI standards.
The air-operated double diaphragm
pump has other advantages … Flotronic Pumps ‘H’ and ‘E’ Style pumps
…
Applying the innovative style which had
characterised Norris Brothers approach
to engineering, Lew Norris’ new company
pioneered the air-operated, double-
diaphragm ‘ONE-NUT’ pump. Flotronic’s
‘ONE-NUT’ design allows quick pump
disassembly for inspection, cleaning
and maintenance – delivering a massive
benefit for customers in terms of reduced
down-time, particularly as the pump
can be inspected or maintained in line
without disconnection of pipework. The
‘ONE-NUT’ design can be found on all the
pumps manufactured at Flotronic’s original
Ricebridge works near Bolney in West
Sussex and the company remains the only
British-owned specialist manufacturer of
air-operated, double-diaphragm pumps in
the UK. … over alternative pump types include
self-priming, the ability to ‘dry-run’,
ease in dealing with ‘dead-heading’ and
solids content. The absence of a need for
electricity also makes the pumps readily
portable and very safe. And while other
manufacturers have struggled to get
round the problems of product leakage
and suction pressure damage inhere ntly
associated with air-operated diaphragm
pumps, Flotronic has been able to include
diaphragm reinforcing plates in any of its
pumps where required. The reinforcing
plates are held in place by the ‘ONE-NUT’
and mean the pumps can withstand
pressures in the suction line – known as
unsupported head - of up to 7bar with
no damage to the diaphragms. Suction
pressure challenges resulting from causes
as diverse as pressure cleaning, large
tanks and bulk containers, pump priming,
re-circulation and thermal expansion can
all be met by any Flotronic pump with
diaphragm reinforcing plates. … take ‘sanitary’ to an even higher level.
Made in Britain but manufactured to meet
internationally recognised standards,
Flotronic Pumps ‘H’ and ‘E’ Style pumps
have been through processes which
see them enjoy the United States
‘3-A’ and European and EHEDG
accreditation respectively,
with ‘H’ and ‘E’ Style pump’s
drainability key to their
accreditation success.
Flotronic Pump’s ‘ONE-NUT’ design
today … Flotronic Pumps and sanitary
applications … has evolved substantially from the
original and is integral to an extensive
range of models and deployment in a huge
variety of critical process applications.
These include transferring materials as
diverse as adhesives, cosmetics, drinks,
dyes, food stuffs, hand cream, mayonnaise, Consumers rightly expect food and other
hygiene-critical products to be clean
and free from agents that cause disease
or infection and their expectations are
reflected in increasingly demanding
legislation and internationally recognised
accreditations.
K specialist pump
manufacturer Flotronic
Pumps Limited was
founded by Lew Norris
in 1981. The engineering
design consultancy ‘Norris Brothers’ had
been involved in the design of specialist
pumps, packaging machines, spool valves,
lift trucks and explosion proof boxes since
1952. They had also been involved in
the design and development of the high
speed Bluebird boats and car in which
Donald Campbell broke post-war water
and land speed records.
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‘ONE-BLOCK’ as
well as ‘ONE-NUT’
The Minichem,
another
innovative design
on offer from
Flotronic Pumps,
is machined from
a solid block of
FDA approved
PTFE, removing the
need for separate
manifolds. This
‘ONE-BLOCK’ approach,
incorporating internal
ball valves, means there are
no manifold seals and therefore
no obvious leak paths, making
the Minichem safe to operate
in hazardous environments and
applications.