The Amazing Pump That Keeps The Food Industry Cooking

By Author: Jim Lee
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Imagine how nightmarish the situation would be if you visited the local food joint looking forward to munch on some of your favorite treats and when you get to the place, you are informed that the joint is closed and would be so for a few days. Enraged at first, when you finally feel resignation, you may want to know what is the reason behind all of this? And you come to know that the pump malfunctioned. Of all the answers that you were expecting, it was never this. But it is the reality. Whether we like it or not, malfunctioning pumps often cause many endeavors in the food industry to lose productivity. It leads to unnecessary expenses and then to downtime. Now, you realize that a broken down pump has managed to enrage the management of the food joint even more than you. It is because of such unforeseen difficulties, big names in the food industry always search for alternative ways which would help them steer clear of too much hassle.


It is situations like these that have led to the invention and the subsequent popularity of peristaltic pumps ...
... Now, at this point, one may argue that the slurry pumps and diaphragm pumps are equally useful. But that is not the case always. Unlike the diaphragm, vane, gear and lobe pumps, the peristaltic machines do not come with valves, seals, glands, etc. These above mentioned things are the causes of most blockages, leaks and more prominently, contamination problems. No wonder, these pumps are so sought after and are constantly increasing their market share in the food and beverage applications industry. It goes without saying that the food industry requires pumps that can put the hygiene standards before everything else. The pumps must make the careful handling of food products much easy and give amazing performance for a long time without breaking down suddenly. The peristaltic ones guarantee the fulfillments of all these requisites. Moreover it also presents the user with enhanced performance, superior quality, amazing accuracy and more importantly, repeatability. Thus it also entails reduced downtime and lower maintenance costs.


Unlike the slurry pumps, these pumps are made to be valve-less and seal-less. They have absolutely no mechanical parts in the main product stream. There is a tube attached to these pumps which transfer the fluid from one place to the other. The tube is not just easily available, but it is also low cost, low maintenance and can be easily cleaned too. The peristaltic pumps are based on the physiological principle of peristalsis. It refers to the concept of alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles around a tube. This process facilitates the flow of the liquid in it. Then again, these pumps can keep the issue of contamination at bay as their design does not make use of glands and valves. The pumps do not have any internal gears and thus the fluid is totally contained within the tube or hose. Therefore, the risks of bacterial growth and product clogging can be ruled out too.