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cleaning of the production facilities
The BCFH range received its EHEDG certificate in 2018.
Photos: Seepex is programmed and controlled.
Clean-inplace flushing (CiP) cleans
surfaces in piping, machines,
devices and tanks without residues.
Other food pumps produced by the
company enable sterilization with
superheated steam in the cycle
operation. The pumps are designed
in accordance with the USA’s 3-A
Sanitary Standard regulations
and follow the strict EHEDG and
smoothies, fruit products and energy and disposal costs. Seepex FDA guidelines for the production
beverages, among other items, also offers its own separate “MD” of foodstuffs. The certificates are
can be transported hygienically product group for the dosing of always updated in good time. They
and without any microbiological additives such as enzymes or flavors. therefore ensure a high level of
contamination. The specialist product safety.
from Bottrop in North Rhine- RESIDuE-FREE CLEAnInG
Westphalia, Germany, supports food AnD FuLFILLMEnt OF StRICt thE tEChnICAL SIDE: MAny
and beverage producers with its StAnDARDS uSES, A hIGh LEvEL OF PRODuCt
sophisticated technology. Seepex In order for the strawberry to reach SAFEty
CS progressive cavity pumps enable its destination, a pump must be able The progressive cavity pumps
low-pulsation pumping, can be to convey particularly sticky and made by SEEPEX are especially
cleaned quickly and without any viscous or highly viscous products. easy to maintain because of a
residues and therefore satisfy all Hygienic progressive cavity pumps plug connection between the
hygiene and safety requirements. transport the strawberry mixture rotating unit and the drive and
Whether for apple juice, strawberry with soft solids effortlessly, so that easy-to-install joints. These can be
yoghurt, tomato sauce, beer or wine it ends up in the yoghurt in the right assembled and dismantled without
production: Seepex offers high-tech quantities and in pieces of the right the use of special tools. The high-
concepts for the correspondingly size. Dairy products in particular quality surfaces of the housing
gentle handling of foodstuffs. are extremely susceptible due to walls and the rotating internal parts
An essential feature of the food microorganisms. For this reason the guarantee residue-free cleaning,
pumps from the CS product group highest hygiene standards apply to while the mechanical seals that are
is the gentle and non-destructive the production of fruit yoghurt. In adapted to the respective application
conveyance of whole fruits. Many addition to the gentle conveyance ensure the hygienic sealing of
types of fruit and vegetables also process and residue-free cleaning, the shafts. Norman Dicks, Team
have to be freed from their peel and Seepex food pumps have a special Leader, Technology & Innovation,
surface quality as standard, with Product Range Development at
seeds, while green waste also needs the result that the pump housing is Seepex, sums up the advantages
to be reduced and compressed. The free of dead space. This means that of using progressive cavity pumps
waste volume from the fruit residues strawberry residues cannot become in the food and beverages industry:
is reduced by up to two thirds in the stuck here. The orbital cleaning “Progressive cavity pumps convey
Seepex process. This saves the food system is directly connected to the items more gently – above all
and drinks industry considerable housing, so that the disinfection and sensitive foodstuffs. This means
that sensitive fruits are preserved
in their entirety. The dosing options
are also very precise. The low-
pulsation conveyance enables us
to achieve stable volume flows,
which represents great added value
when it comes to dosing very small
quantities, for example as additives.”

Food Marketing & Technology 23 December 2020