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Nestea Iced Tea and Powerade pounds) left in the truck and pipe BREWING
sports drinks. Recently, the twin system with the old pump. With the By 2012, Surly Brewing, Brooklyn
screw pumps tasked with these eccentric disc pump, less than 100 Center, MN, had grown into one of
unloading responsibilities were kilograms (220 pounds) remain in the nation’s most signifi cant craft

having difficulty performing them the pump and the piping system. So, brewers, forcing it to upgrade and
without freezing up, which would if we reduce waste by 200 kilograms expand its manufacturing operation.
delay the plant’s strict “just in time” per load and recover more than one The new beer-making equipment,
production schedules. The solution: ton, that saves thousands of euros.” along with Surly’s unique brewing
replacing the screw pumps with method that does not involve any

highly efficient and waste-averse BAKED GOODS filtration, led to the search for a
eccentric disc pumps. A large United States-based baked- pumping technology that could
goods manufacturer that produces steadily push the beer through the
“The reliability of the equipment nearly 600 products in its expansive production process in an even,
is very important because we manufacturing facility was having nonpulsating manner. Diaphragm
provide high-quality products and problems with a leaking pump. A cir- and centrifugal pumps weren’t
to create them we need highquality cumferential piston pump that was able to satisfy those operational
equipment,” said Zoltán Marincsák, being utilized to distribute choco- demands, and rotary lobe pumps
Maintenance Manager for the Coca- late coating over cookies was expe- were too maintenance-intensive,
Cola HBC Dunaharaszti facility. riencing leaks every two weeks that but a satisfying solution was found
“With the eccentric disc pump, we would result in the loss of 100 pounds in the eccentric disc pump.
eliminate waste, we reduce water of coating and a time-consuming in-
and energy consumption, and our terruption in the production process. “We’re seeing consistent yield
maintenance costs are reduced. The problem was solved by replacing increases with the eccentric disc
the illperforming pump with a seal- pump,” said Surly’s Head Brewer. “We
“Food safety is critical because it’s less eccentric disc model outfi tted don’t need downtime. This pump just

a hygienic industry and it’s very with pressure and flow switches that works and does what it’s supposed to
important that there are no seals would eliminate the leaks and im- do.”
where foreign material can enter prove operational effi ciency.
the system, so the hygienic design CONCLUSION
of the eccentric disc pump is very “Dealing with a leaking pump is With operational budgets tightening,
important,” he said. “Although there one extra headache you just don’t manufacturers of food and
was a strong argument to justify need,” said the plant’s Maintenance beverage, pharmaceutical and
integrating the pump into the Manager. “It’s nice to get the right cosmetic products that rely on
system, the key selling point was pump for the right application and hygienic systems would be wise to
the recovery of pure concentrate the eccentric disc pump is very low determine how much cost savings
and the contribution to the facility’s maintenance. I would defi nitely can be realized in targeted product
sustainability goals. There used to install another eccentric disc pump recovery. The fulcrum in optimized
be more than 300 kilograms (660 in the future.” product recovery is the pump that
is used to transfer raw materials
Sustainability is integrated across every aspect of Coca Cola HBC’s business as the company looks to or finished products through the

be a leader in the industry in terms of customer service and cost efficiency. Coca-Cola HBC prides itself suction and discharge lines. The

on the fact that its 59 production plants, 289 filling lines and 292 warehouse and distribution centers
operate in the most environmentally sensitive and cost-effi cient way possible. ultimate solution in this area has
proven to be the eccentric disc
pump, which, by its method of
operation, offers the line-clearing
and -stripping capabilities that other
pump technologies can’t deliver,
resulting in less product waste and
improved cost-effectiveness.

* Author is the Industry Product Manager
for Mouvex® and PSG®