Pumping Soap, Not Bubbles

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More Than a Century of Experience in Pumps

More specifically, the company that is setting the standard in sliding vane pump design and operation is Blackmer from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. A company whose founder, Robert Blackmer, invented the sliding vane principle more than a century ago. Within Blackmer’s extensive family of sliding vane pumps, the SNP Series Sliding Vane Pump is especially suited for the use in many areas of soap and detergents manufacturing.

The SNP pumps have been designed with the needs and requirements of soap and detergents production processes in mind. They are versatile enough to be used throughout the whole manufacturing chain and perform exceptionally well in the following applications:

• Top and Bottom Unloading — due to their exceptional vacuum capabilities, SNP pumps allow soap and detergents plant operators to safely unload oleochemical and petrochemical raw materials from railcars, transport trucks and storage tanks faster and more completely than other pump technologies.

• High-Viscosity Product Handling — SNP pumps can handle fluids with viscosities in excess of 20,000 ssu (4,250 cSt) and are also equipped with a removable drain plug that allows for a self-draining of product residues in the unit.

• Thin-Liquid Product Handling — the SNP’s vane technology ensures superior sealing even after significant in-service time because the pump does not experience any of the efficiency-robbing “slip” that occurs in lobe and gear pumps.

Various Demands – One Solution: Technology is the Key

The demands placed on soap and detergents manufacturers are various: to reliably produce the products on which consumers have grown to rely, to be versatile enough to handle new products or formulations, and to do all of it in a way that is both environmentally friendly and benefits the company’s bottom line.

These many demands can only be met satisfactorily if the manufacturing process includes pumping equipment that delivers the best in reliability, versatility and efficiency. Therefore, savvy soap and detergents manufacturers are turning to positive displacement sliding vane pump technology to address the challenges that arise in their operations. For more than a century, sliding vane pumps have been the technology of choice for numerous industries, and their wide-ranging benefits continue to make them the ideal choice for the many unique operational processes that characterize the global soap and detergents manufacturing industry.

* The author is Director of Marketing with Blackmer’s Pump Solutions Group, Grand Rapids, MI (USA). Contact: Phone +1 (6 16) 2 41 16 11

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