Versatile, High Performance Fluid Handling & Flow Control0 pages

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Thermo Scientific Masterflex Pumps:
Versatile, High Performance
Fluid Handling & Flow Control
Gregg E. Johnson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Fluid Handling, Barrington, IL, USA.

Key Words
•t Masterflex
•t Abrasive Slurries
•t CIP/SIP
•t Fluid Isolation
•t Peristaltic Pump
•t Precision Liquid
Transfer
•t Product Integrity
•t Shear-Sensitive
Products

Food processors face numerous challenges
to achieving efficient fluid handling and
flow control. Transferring and dispensing
highly viscous products, or products with
high concentrations of solids, can each
bring a certain set of problems, while handling shear sensitive products can bring a
whole other set.
t Food processors must also maintain
contamination-free flow and meet stringent product quality and safety requirements, while simultaneously maintaining
high production rates. Efficient fluid
handling and flow control with minimal
downtime is paramount.
Solution
Masterflex pumps are versatile, highperformance peristaltic pumps designed
to efficiently handle a wide range of food
processing applications – from pumping
shear sensitive products to highly viscous
material transfer – while continuously
providing accurate and contaminationfree flow control.
t Masterflex® pumps never need to be
cleaned or serviced between production changeouts because the material
is always contained within the pump’s
flexible tubing. Changing out the tubing
is a simple procedure that takes less than
a minute.
t By providing accuracy, reliability,
durability, and flexibility over a wide
range of flows and products, Masterflex
peristaltic pumps help food producers
maintain superior product integrity
while improving efficiencies and minimizing downtime. They’re perfect for
multiproduct food processing operations
where a major concern is the risk of
product crossover.
Versatile, high performance
fluid handling & flow control
t Whether it be the injection of
vitamins or flavor concentrates, or the
transfer of thick molasses or solid particles such as vegetable pieces and bone

particulates, Masterflex pumps stand up
to the challenges.
t High accuracy combined with low
maintenance make the Masterflex
pump a highly versatile and invaluable
piece of equipment for many different
food processing applications. Masterflex pumps provide a completely closed
system for contamination-free flow,
with a wide range of tubing materials
available for commercial food process-

ing applications to meet USP, FEA,
NSF, and 3A requirements.
Protecting shear-sensitive products
Another major advantage is that Masterflex pumps are very gentle on shearsensitive products, which is important
for product consistency as well as
maintaining the optimum appearance
of finished products.
t The product being metered, transferred or dispensed is never subjected
to mechanical grinding or shearing
from gears, valves or other components
with no unwanted frothing or product
emulsification. Masterflex pumps also
excel at moving highly viscous products
that require pumping at relatively
low flow rates and pressures in tough
applications that can cause clogging
problems with other pumps. In addition, Masterflex pumps easily handle
highly abrasive slurries that often result
in intensive maintenance and downtime
for progressive cavity pumps and other
pumping systems.
Masterflex: The smart answer
Masterflex pumps are the smart answer
for virtually all food processing applications, providing a well-balanced range