GEA doubles flow rates of the GEA Hilge CONTRA multistage centrifugal pump range With the introduction of a third size in
and O-ring sets are required to be kept
the GEA Hilge CONTRA range, GEA is
in stock.”
expanding the performance spectrum of 100 cubic meters per hour. The new
MITIGATING THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION
GEA Hilge CONTRA III meets the general
In both the food and pharmaceutical
requirements of the dairy, beverage and
industries, the requirements for
food industries. It is particularly well
purity and reproducible quality of
suited for demanding pharmaceutical
raw materials, active ingredients and
applications in which sterile, no-cast
end products are particularly high. In
materials in CIP- and SIP-capable
pharma applications, the water typically
specialized pumps are a critical factor in
transferred by pumps is of WFI (water
the manufacture of life science products.
for injection), PW (purified water) and
of its centrifugal pumps to a flow rate
FLOW RATES DOUBLED
AP (aqua purificata) quality. Other media to be transferred are infusion solutions,
The GEA Hilge CONTRA III multistage
suspensions, nutrient solutions,
centrifugal pump in the CONTRA range
alcoholic solutions, vaccines or blood
is designed according to the Hygienic
plasma. The plant components installed
Design guidelines and has a decades-
directly in the production area must not
long track record in sterile applications
contaminate circulating media (high-
thanks to its electropolished surfaces,
purity water) or products (cell cultures,
high-quality sealing materials and
solutions from the fermenter) – neither
versatile designs. “Centrifugal pumps
by the penetration of undesirable
are, so to speak, the workhorses of
substances from outside, nor by the
the process engineering industry. They
materials used.
are the most widely used pumps in the design ensures the necessary hygienic,
PROCESS-RELIABLE, FAIL-SAFE, EASY TO CLEAN
reproducible production,” explains Martin
GEA has designed the CONTRA pump
Zickler, Product Manager for hygienic
range to meet the highest process
pharmaceutical industry because their
centrifugal pumps at GEA. By introducing the new size with increased drive power, GEA has doubled the maximum flow rate to 100 cubic meters per hour compared to the previously available range. “Our target for the GEA Hilge pump range is to cover as large performance spectrum as possible with just a few sizes,” says Zickler. “This reduces spare parts inventory costs for plant operators. The greater the number of individual pump sizes in a process line, the wider the range of mechanical seals
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Our target for the GEA Hilge pump range is to cover as large performance spectrum as possible with just a few sizes reliability, material and failure safety requirements. “When CIP cycles are not perfectly carried out, production downtime costs increase. This is why we design plant components such as our GEA Hilge CONTRA III to be both hygienic and easy to maintain so as to improve plant availability,” says Zickler. This not only contributes to product safety, but also to gentle product handling and plant efficiency. CIP and sanitizing cycle times can be reduced, which in turn saves water and cleaning agents as well as the energy required to heat the cleaning media. Servicefriendly patented Adapta design of the CONTRA III allows the pump to remain
