Specifying your Pump
1. Work with the end user to get as much detail to answer the “Essential 10” questions.
Special focus on the material viscosity, flow rates and layout of the system/piping
2. Solve for the expected Pressure Losses for the system
Look at both Suction and Discharge Side
3. Factor in Vertical/suction lift losses for the material.
1. Work with the end user to get as much detail to answer the “Essential 10” questions.
Special focus on the material viscosity, flow rates and layout of the system/piping
2. Solve for the expected Pressure Losses for the system
Look at both Suction and Discharge Side
3. Factor in Vertical/suction lift losses for the material.
4. Using your calculated values, select a pump size/style
5. Verify by checking with the selected pumps performance charts
6. Using the Chemical Compatibility Tool determine the best materials for the application.
7. Build the pump configuration in the online Graco Pump Selector Tools.
Application: Facial Salt Scrub
• Pump: 12:1 Drum Unloader‡
• Viscosity: 250,000 cps with abrasive grit, 55 gallon drum, 60 °F
• Application: Start-stop application based on mixture/formula requirements. Feeding a mix deck with additional ingredients added. 30’ OAL 2” diameter pipe to filler
Application: Solvent/Protein Transfer
Pump: 1040PH
Application: Application: Transfer the Slurry from 4000L tank to inline filter system
Fluid: Low temperature Blood product Slurry, including Alcohol (Solvent) , Earth (Adsorbent), Protein(Target Product).
Fluid Temperature: -10 DegC ~ -5 DegC
End product: Proteins
Application: Chicken Keel Processing
Pump: 4150 horizontal w/out manifolds
Application: Moving 3” long chicken keels from hopper to processing area. Customer tested several variations to prove out installation requirements that met their needs.
End product: Nutraceuticals
Application: Chicken Processing
Pump: 3150 Flapper vertical orientation
Application: Pumping chicken necks as they are coming off of the production line. Hopper fed and mixed with water.
End product: Further processing for other end products
Application: Tomato Paste
• Pump: 5:1 SaniForce Tote Unloader
– Double ball
• Viscosity: 100,000 cps
• Application: 300 Gallon Totes with poly bag, transfer into a hopper,10 ft vertical. 30’ horiz 3” pipe into mix deck for BBQ sauce
Application: Donut Icing
Pump: SaniForce 2.0 Pail Unloader
Application: Evacuating standard and chocolate sugar icing from 5 gallon pails. System was feeding a hopper on custom system icing donuts after the baking process.
End product: Donuts
Application: Ice Cream Varigates
• Pump: SaniForce 5:1 Drum Unloader with inflatable seal
– Double ball for reduced shear and temperature variance
•V arigates:
– Buttercream (65k cPs)
– Peanut Butter (65k cPs) [Concerned about denaturing]
– Marshmallow Fluff (50k cPs) [Stickiness]
– Chip Chocolate (100K+ cps) [“semi-solid at ambient”]
• Application: Evacuating 55 gallon drums of ingredients to mix tanks for various flavors.
Application: Cottage Cheese
• Pump: 2150 3A A.O.D.D. on rotating stand
• Viscosity: 13k CPS with curd integrity important
• Application: In-line with refrigeration unit and packaging machinery
Graco’s Sanitary Lab
• Dedicated space for proof of concept demonstration
• On-site viscosity checks
• Lab Results:
– Lab reports
– Video upon request
– In-person demonstrations
• ~90% sale conversion on all tests conducted.