Hygienic Pumps
Hygienic Pumps are used when sensitive media have to be transported, and these media may not allow for any contamination. For this reason, they are particularly used in the production of food & beverages. Additional application areas are the pharmaceutical & cosmetic industry or in chemistry and individual industrial applications.
Hygienic design is another term that is also used more frequently when it comes to the suitability of components and installations for conveying or processing sensitive media.
Which requirements are imposed on hygienic pumps?
Hygienic pumps must meet specific requirements concerning the cleaning capability, the materials used, and the surface finish. Hence, the design does away with dead spaces and rough surfaces, where germs could be deposited, in order to avoid contaminations. On top of that, the materials must be suitable for regular cleaning with acid and lye.
Pumps intended for use in the corresponding areas by manufacturers are inspected by organizations such as EHEDG or 3A Sanitary Standards. If they pass the suitability test, they receive the corresponding certificate. In the USA, the American FDA specifies standards; in Europe, depending on the industry, the GMP directives have to be considered.
The SPA member ipp Pump Products is specialized in hygienic pumps with his
Next to him also the member NETZSCH offers his in
- NEMO® Progressing Cavity Pumps
- TORNADO® Rotary Robe Pumps
- NOTOS® Multi Screw Pumps
- PERIPRO Peristaltic Pumps
hygienic designs as well as FELUWA with his Double Hose-Diaphragm Pumps/Piston Diaphragm Pumps and sera with his Air Operated Diaphragm Pumps.
In addition some other SPA members DICKOW and GATHER can offer their radial pumps, inline pumps, side channel pumps, peripheral pumps and gear pumps in stainless steel designs that are particulary suitable for some hygienic applications of more uncritical media. But they aren’t according international hygienic standards.
