Pumping Frostings With A NEMO^® BT Pump

"Recently I was asked by one of my food customers to help solve one of their pumping problems. This company does all of their mixing for frostings and various fillings in 50-gallon mixing bowls. They then wheel the bowl to the conveyor lines where they pump into a hopper. This keeps their cleaning to a minimum since they don't have to flush pipe lines after every mix.

The pumps they have been using are a Fedco piston style pump. The problems occur when product gets in behind the pistons and sets up. They repair one or two of these pumps a day, sometimes more; and have two maintenance workers dedicated to these pumps alone.

I suggested using a NETZSCH immersion style pump model 2NT20B. Equipped with an air motor, they could mount it to their existing hoists, which they were doing with the Fedco pumps. They were already using air so no new power requirements were needed.

This company is extremely happy with the performance of the NT series pump. It has run for three months without any downtime for maintenance. They are planning on purchasing six to eight more pumps within the next two months. Their maintenance supervisor says the pumps will pay for themselves within three months because the two maintenance workers will be dedicated to more important projects in the plant."

Brandon VanHulle, Sales Representative
American Controls, Inc.

*Since receiving this letter, this food manufacturer has purchased an additional NM series BT pump and has placed an order for four more BT pumps.