Food & Drink features

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Accurate delivery for animal feed

How a highly regulated amount of an enzyme was delivered onto animal feed at a predetermined flow rate and pressure.

3 December 2019

KSB's close collaboration brings fine wine

How Vitacast single-stage centrifugal pumps from KSB helped produce alcohol-free sparkling wine.

3 June 2019

ANDRITZ supplies pumps to Italian food producer

Centrifugal pumps for the production of tomato paste and juice concentrate.

23 October 2018

Digitalization: The future of pumps

This article explores the possibility of designing a hydraulic element which is fit for Industry 4.0.

28 September 2017

The value of applications knowledge

Manufacturers need to find ways to adapt to current challenges, including investing in next-generation technologies.

21 September 2017

Using AODD in soda production

Billions of gallons of soft drinks are produced and consumed annually. However, production quotas can be put under strain if the manufacturing process expe

10 August 2017World Pumps

Space saving solution for Flojet beverage pump

The compact Bag-in-Box Syrup Pump from Flojet has a streamlined installation and versatile system capabilities that handles beverage syrups of all viscosit

20 February 2017World Pumps

Thermal fluids at the centre of consumer safety

Safety is an important factor when choosing a heat transfer fluid as a heat source for food and drink processing plants. The fluids need to be suitable for

19 December 2016Christopher Wright

Food and drink sector considers exhaust air quality

While there are stringent standards regulating the quality and specification of compressed air applications in the food and beverage production sector, the

28 November 2016World Pumps

Dry vacuum technology in heat treatment processes

Vacuum technology is an indispensable part of metal heat treatment. Vakuum-Härterei Petter GmbH (VHP) conducted an evaluation in which an oil lubricated ro

25 October 2015World Pumps

Pumping yeast in wineries with a peristaltic pump

Here, we look at how Verderflex pumps are used in the brewery industry to remove yeast from fermented wine before it is ready for consumption.

6 August 2015World Pumps

Hidrostal delivers major energy saving carrot

Ensuring customers can buy clean carrots when they visit a supermarket means they have to be thoroughly washed after leaving the field.

26 May 2015World Pumps

BJM has a stainless steel solution for Nestlé

BJM's stainless steel pumps tick all the right boxes for safe food production at Nestlé's plant in the US

16 March 2015World Pumps

Stainless steel solution for safe food production

To meet major food and beverage producer Nestlé’s high standards for safety, a solution was needed to pump both caustic and acidic wastewater laden with so

2 March 2015World Pumps

Flexible system meets dairy plant demands

Producing spreadable butter requires highly efficient equipment that is not only accurate but hygienic and durable. As a result, operators at dairy company

2 February 2015Andrew Smith

Chocolate spread success

Sine pumps help transfer two tonnes of hazelnut spread every hour at Kessko

15 April 2014World Pumps

Wort pump replacement in brewery

Grundfos Pumps replace brewery's 35 year-old wort pump that had reached ‘end of life’.

11 April 2014World Pumps

Vacuum pump's environmental benefits to coffee production

Edwards supplies GXS dry screw pumps for a coffee producer's freeze dried coffee production.

21 March 2014World Pumps

Cutting energy and maintenance costs at a food processing plant

How a triplex positive displacement plunger pump brought a payback in under 10 months.

20 March 2014World Pumps

Eccentric disc pumps in food processing

Paul Cardon industrial products manager, Pump Solutions Group, Mouvex looks at the role eccentric disc pumps help processors satisfy their strict demands.

3 March 2014World Pumps