New pump with 3A and EHEDG Type EL Class I certification

Certa is the latest innovation from MasoSine, the creators of Sine pump technology. Its introduction is said to set even higher pumping standards in food processing. Offering EHEDG (Type EL Class I) and 3A certification as standard, Certa pumps are extremely easy to clean for minimal maintenance and downtime.

Furthermore, this advanced new innovation in food pumping technology not only delivers high suction capability to handle viscous products, it is also claimed to offer significant advantages over alternative technologies. Unlike traditional pumps with rotors that cut through the fluid, Certa's sinusoidal rotor gently carries fluid through the pump to reduce shear dramatically, while cutting power consumption by up to 50 per cent with high-viscosity fluids.

Pumping high-viscosity food products

Engineers in food and beverage plants are frequently faced with pumping high-viscosity products, ranging from frozen orange juice, deli salads and bakery produce, through to cheese curd and savoury pie fillings. For many years, Sine pumps have played an important and highly successful part in conveying foods with viscosities of up to 8 million cP. Certa now completes the existing product range by offering users a fully CIP-capable pump at flow rates up to 99,000 l/hr. Users can be assured that media is pumped safely and without degradation.

Food and beverage plants the world over understand that equipment can play a key role in reducing the risk of contamination and maintaining high quality levels. With this in mind, all contact parts on the Certa sine pump are FDA and EC1935 compliant.

With the high demand for cleanliness also comes the requirement for simple and fast cleaning, typically through CIP procedures. Certa significantly minimises the cleaning time, which results in a more efficient production procedure. As well as minimising downtime, this quick procedure also means that chemical and water use is reduced - and less waste water requires disposal.

Performance and reliability

Of course, the food-contact compliant Certa Sine pump also offers all of the typical advantages and high performance levels delivered by proven MasoSine sinusoidal technology. Gentle pumping with virtually no pulsation, superior viscous handling, simplicity, reliability, energy efficiency, interchangeable parts and low cost of ownership all help food and beverage plants compete in a highly competitive marketplace. These benefits apply to all stages of the process, from unloading of the raw material to a storage tank, through transfer to a mixer/agitator/reactor/cooking vessel, to final transfer to the filling line.

Certa Sine pumps are said to offer a far better proposition than circumferential piston pumps, for example, which are difficult to clean in their standard configuration. Indeed, for CIP, users will find they have to subject circumferential piston pumps to modifications by drilling the rotor hub, which ends up in a performance loss.

Certa can also offer significant benefits over less-efficient lobe pumps, as well as twin-screw pumps that exhibit high internal slip due to bigger internal clearances and, therefore, offer less gentle handling. Importantly, different applications - with correspondingly different viscosities, temperatures and flow rates - can be easily deployed with one pump setup. This means there is no need for modifications such as bigger clearances for high-temperature applications.

Along with certification for use in food industry applications, the new Certa Sine pumps are also suitable for cosmetic production or at any facility that requires high cleaning standards.

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