Delta Food Systems has
worked in partnership with
Watson-Marlow Pumps on
the implementation of a
pumping production station
designed to transfer viscous
meat mixes for savoury
products.

The machine’s chassis
supports a hopper that holds
250kg of meat at maximum
capacity. This is fed
to an auger box
before entering a
pump that feeds
material into a 10-
lane distribution
head which deposits
the mix into 10
equal portions in either spot
deposit or continuous mode.

As the viscous meat mix
and solid particulates are to
30mm in size, Delta turned
to a pulse-free MasoSine
pump from Watson-Marlow.

The MasoSine SPS series is
suitable for industrial and
sanitary applications
involving high pressures (up
to 15 bar). Capacity is up to
91.2m3/hr. The single rotor
design helps preserve and
maintain product integrity
and eliminates the need for
fragile timing gears.

The company worked with
Watson-Marlow to fit the
MasoSine SPS2.5 with servodrives
able to stop
and start the
pump in a
controlled way and
create individual
portions.

Alternatively, the
system can deposit
and leave a gap if required,
before depositing again. The
whole machine is PLC
controlled with a userfriendly
HMI that allows
operators to