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Processing

Hygienic Pumps for Favorite

Fruits: A Clean Affair

thE InCREDIbLy GEntLE product liability laws, but in the global
JOuRnEy OF A StRAWbERRy competition they also have to satisfy
IntO A yOGhuRt the high demands of well-informed
Strawberries are among the critical consumers. Manufacturers
Germans’ favorite fruits. Statistically, of cosmetics and pharmaceutical
every German consumes 3.4 kilos of products also place the highest
the delicious fruits every year. By demands on exemplary technical
no means only fresh from the field: solutions and customized systems
strawberries are also a pleasure to for their production processes. The
eat deep-frozen, as jelly or jello, as most commonly used pumps in
puree, sauce, ice cream, a smoothie the food industry are centrifugal
or in yoghurt. The processing of both pumps. These are used for liquids
fruits and vegetables requires very with relatively low viscosities. At
sophisticated technology because higher viscosities, however, their
fruit and vegetables have to be use is no longer recommended from
treated gently in order to preserve an economic pointof view, as the
their valuable vitamins. Ideally, all efficiency of the pump decreases.
surfaces that come into contact with Here, progressive cavity pumps can
these foodstuffs must be easy to represent an alternative: for the Norman Dicks
clean with little or no dismantling purposes of transport and dosing in
work. Hygiene and safety standards equal measure. suppliers of certified progressive
in the food and beverage industry cavity pumps in the hygiene sector.
have increased over the last few hIGh-tECh FOR thE PROCESSInG With its products, the company
years. In addition, producers not OF FRuIt AnD vEGEtAbLES offers technologically leading
only have to comply with the strict Seepex is one of the world’s favorite solutions so that dairy products,

Progressive cavity pumps are also used for the precise dosing of dough and food additives.

Food Marketing & Technology 22 December 2020