Priming Pumps In some applications where non-flowing fluids or soft solids need to be pumped, it can be very challenging to feed these fluids or materials into the pump. In fact, many products are simply considered to be ‘unpumpable’ when…
Pump the unpumpable! BestPump Ltd has designed a system that takes blocks, lumps, chunks or other awkward solids and feeds (or primes) a heavy duty pump. The affectionately named ‘BlockBuster’ removes any trapped air within the solids, that could cause…
Perhaps the most challenging duty we have encountered to date was the processing of 25kg chilled butter blocks. Our customer, who was using high volumes of butter to manufacture biscuits and cookies, needed a screw feeder to convert 25kg frozen…