AUSTRALIAN Bakels is the first Australian company to install Hurll Nu-Way’s Blackmer Mouvex Eccentric Disc Pump, a seal-free pump.
Australian Bakels uses the pumps on a line producing fondant for the decoration of doughnuts, cakes and pastries. The corrosive and viscous glucose and water syrup must be kept hot.
Before the introduction of the seal-free pump, nothing else that could cope with corrosive, viscous liquids running at up to 120°C, so the plant was forced to use gear pumps and mechanical seals.
According to Australian Bakels, prior to its implementation of Hurll Nu-Way’s seal-free Mouvex Eccentric Disc Pump, it had to replace the seals once a year. The gear pump seals had to be flushed with a constant flow of water, wasting hundreds of litres of drinking water a day.
The Mouvex Eccentric Disc Pump eliminated the cost and downtime associated with the annual replacement of seals.
Unlike lobe pumps, which leak faster as they age, the Mouvex Eccentric Disc Pump automatically adjusts for piston and cylinder wear, allowing for better flow efficiency and product stability.