The SRU positive displacement pump from Alfa Laval is said to provide a 20% reduction in curd fines along with higher flow rates.

Inter Ice-Pump manufactures continuous ice cream freezer pumps.

Lee Industries has designed Fluid-Flow ball valves specifically to meet the needs in the food and dairy industries.

GEA Tuchenhagen introduced both the 24/7 PMO Valve 2.0 and the aseptic valve product range of GEA Aseptomag to the U.S. market.

Fristam’s new FL3 series positive displacement pump provides gentle, high-speed product transfer and complete clean-in-place (CIP) in one pump.

Hinds-Bock tool-free spout centerline adjustment feature makes changeover from one package to the other very quick.

Alfa Laval’s Unique PMO mixproof valves include throttling edges on the upper and lower plugs of each valve to accelerate the cleaning fluid and to ensure maximum efficiency in the use of CIP to clean valve seats. This mechanical “scouring” effect enables faster, more thorough cleaning with the absolute minimum amount of CIP fluid. The Unique PMO is equipped with a fully maintainable actuator, designed to further optimize and conserve CIP fluids.

Pumps and valves move raw and pasteurized dairy products throughout a processing plant. As part of Dairy Foods’ focus on food safety this month, we asked equipment suppliers to share best practices in cleaning pumps and valves. Here is what they had to say.

MasoSine’s sine pump technology produces powerful suction with low shear and no pulsation.

MasoSine now has a 20-year warranty on its pump housing. Its pumps are engineered for a long service life without the high cost or inconvenience of off-site factory remanufacturing or reconditioning.