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Brewery laps up energy savings
20 May 2016
A well-known name in the brewery industry in the UK approached Grundfos Pumps to undertake an energy check on part of its operation. This showed a potential energy saving of 148,645kWh could be achieved by changing just two pumps; payback was just six months.
The pumps were replaced with two Grundfos NB 65-200 single-stage, standard bloc pumps manufactured at ISO 9001 certified facilities. The range comprises a complete series of close-coupled (NB family) and long-coupled (NK family) pumps that are compliant with DIN EN733 or ISO2858. All are non-self-priming single stage, centrifugal pumps with axial suction port, radial discharge port and horizontal shaft.
The pumps are delivering the promised energy efficiency and are proving reliable. A key customer benefit is that they can be automatically slowed at weekends when production is not as high, saving energy and helping the company with its global energy reduction targets.
