FLUID HANDLING
BEYOND CLEAN – SEEPEX’S LATEST PC PUMP
MEETS SUPERIOR HYGIENE STANDARDS
SEEPEX has developed a new hygienic
progressive cavity (PC) pump range. The
BCFH range is the first to be certified by the
European Hygienic Engineering and Design
Group (EHEDG) under its new, more rigorous
testing regime.
As well as giving end-users peace of mind that
their closed equipment is microbiologically
clean, equipment designed to EHEDG
standard typically require 76% less cleaning
time, saving on water, detergent and energy.
However, the challenge is to ensure that
adherence to superior hygiene standards
does not adversely affect product quality. This
is exactly what SEEPEX has designed the BCFH
progressive cavity pump range to achieve.
Thanks to their low shear action, SEEPEX’s
PC pumps do not affect a product’s physical
quality; even sensitive products. Equally,
they can efficiently pump viscous and sticky
products, as well as those containing soft
solids.
Pumps in the BCFH range have a titanium
flexible rod as the rotating unit, which is
corrosion resistant and low maintenance.
Containing no joints, the rotating unit is
detachable from both the rotor and the plug-
in drive shaft, making maintenance easier.
They also have a split suction casing, designed
using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as
Norman Dicks, Product Range Development
Team Leader at SEEPEX, explains: “The use of
CFD identified improvements that could be
made to the suction casing inlet, to produce
‘swirl flow’ which guides the CIP fluid to all
areas of the pump, creating more efficient
cleaning of all surfaces. It also means that less
aggressive cleaning fluids can be used, which
increases the pump’s lifetime and improves
environmental acceptability.”
Tel: 01935 472376
www.seepex.com
MORE THAN CLEAN
EHEDG PUMP
The EHEDG certifi ed BCFH range of progressive cavity pumps handles thin to highly viscous products,
including those containing soft solids with a low shear action and minimal pulsation which enables
accurate fl ow control. BCFH pumps fulfi ll the stringent demands of cleanliness in the food, beverage,
chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
EHEDG Type EL Class 1 and 3-A Sanitary
Standards certifi ed Equipment requires less cleaning time
compared to other CIP solutions
Enhanced internal design ensures residue
free cleaning with CIP/SIP Easy maintenance due to detachable rotor
connection and split suction casing
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