New ATEX

pumping system
A major manufacturer of chemicals required a pumping solution for a pilot
plant, where it could be established whether chemicals which had recently been
developed could be produced profitably.
The pilot plant scales up from a

The pump was specified with a

small, laboratory-sized quantity to

conductive PTFE casing and standard

a production yield large enough to

PTFE wet side materials. The pump

require an IBC. There is a multitude

was required to handle 20-30 litres

of different compounds being handled

per minute at 5.25 4.5 bar with

in the plant, with a flushing of hot

suction lift of up to 1 metre. The

water at 90C between the different

connection was a standard NPT.

types. The pump was also required

to run-dry and self-prime due to the

The pump was fitted to a stainless

nature container emptying.

steel trolley with 4 rubber antistatic rubber roller bearing wheels.

As the IBCs cover a wide area, the

An earth wire and clip an air filter

pump was required to be portable. As

regulator was also fitted.

with any chemical production facility

handling aggressive chemicals, it is

The Verderair Pure pump provided

an ATEX-rated zone and the pumping

the perfect solution

solution had to be compliant.

with not only

being able

The Verder Service Centre

to handle all

produced a mobile trolley

of the aggressive

pumping system.

fluids and meet the

The system features a Verder Pure

ATEX specification,

15 air-operated double diaphragm

but also allow hot water

pump. The ATEX compliance required

flushing at 90C, which

the pump to be conductive and to

is 25-30C higher than

The Pure also features a highly

be able to be earthed during the

many other AODD PTFE pumps.

responsive air valve which is

pumping process.

extremely fast acting when opening

The Verderair Pure is machined from a

and closing. This prevents any air

single block of 100% pure virgin PTFE

being wasted and instead, all of the

(with conductive material in this ATEX

air being used to move the fluid. This

model). As the pump is machined

provides a huge cost-saving on the

rather than cast, the pump has fewer

quantity of compressed air required

stress lines which makes the pumps

to operate the pump.

integral build structure much stronger.

All pumps in the Pure range feature

The trolley build itself was produced

over-moulded diaphragms so as to

and tested by our workshop

not have an inherent weakness from

technicians at the Verder Service

the pneumatic mechanism directly

Centre in West Yorkshire.

working on them.

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