Decanting role

Cavitation and noise issues from high pressure hoses and centrifugal pumps prompted beverage giant Halewood International to seek an alternative means of decanting sugars and fruit juice concentrates from tankers arriving at its UK HQ in Merseyside.

Installation of three Maso-Sine SPS4 pumps from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has halved unloading times for sugars, and for syrups it has been more than quartered. The pumps have a sinusoidial rotor for gentle, low shear product handling.

Heavy duty construction means they can also handle high pressure tasks.

Three MasoSine SPS4 pumps have been in operation at Halewood for 12 months and to date there have been no reliability issues.