Hygienic pump for beverage and pharmaceutical industries
Engineered to meet stringent hygiene demands, this versatile pump facilitates seamless cleaning and sterilization, ensuring efficient and reliable fluid handling across diverse processing environments.
Facilitates Hygienic Fluid Transfer and CIP/SIP Operations
The GEA Hilge CONTRA series is a hygienic multi-stage centrifugal pump designed for demanding industrial applications across the beverage, dairy, food, and pharmaceutical sectors. Crafted from deep-drawn stainless steel 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L), it ensures a homogeneous, smooth surface for easy cleaning and reliable operation. Its high motor efficiency, coupled with sophisticated hydraulic design, delivers quiet and energy-efficient performance. This pump accommodates a variety of mechanical seals, impeller geometries, and is adaptable with a frequency converter for variable speed operations, optimizing both energy usage and process flexibility. The CONTRA series supports a range of products such as milk, beer, WFI, and insulin, ensuring contamination-free CIP and SIP processes. Meeting stringent hygiene requirements, it is CIP and SIP capable, certified for ATEX areas, and offers extensive customization for seamless production line integration. The Adapta variant allows quick motor changes without needing revalidation, minimizing downtime and enhancing productivity.
Benefits
- Enhances process reliability with smooth, pore-free surfaces for hygienic operations.
- Minimized maintenance with easy-to-replace wear parts and quick motor change capabilities.
- Customizable design accommodates diverse operational needs, ensuring optimal efficiency.
- Supports compliance in sensitive environments, including ATEX-certified areas.
- Lowers energy costs through high-efficiency motor and variable speed options.
- Applications
- Food,Personal care,Liquid food,Proteins,Nutrient solutions,Beverage,Biopharmaceuticals,Flavors,Dairy,Pharmaceutical
- End products
- Blood plasma,Protein concentrates,Milk-mix drinks,Soft drinks,Beer,Alcoholic drinks,Insulin,Water for injection (wfi),Mash,Lotions,Fruit juices,Milk,Concentrates,Liquid soap,Yeast,Creams,Edible oils,Wort
- Steps before
- Purification,Extraction,Mixing,Homogenization
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Filling,Packaging,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- beer,wort,mash,yeast,alcoholic drinks,juices,concentrates,soft drinks,milk,milk-mix drinks,WFI (water for injection),infusion,insulin,blood,blood plasma,nutrient solutions,flavors,proteins,liquid food,oils,soaps,cremes,lotions
- Output ingredients
- hygienic pump functionality materials,processed liquids,cleaned liquids,handled delicate media
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Flow
- 100 m³/h
- Head
- 200 m - 230 m
- Liquid temperature
- up to 95 °C,150 °C (SIP)
- Operating pressure
- PN 25
- CIP/SIP capability
- Yes
- NPSH value
- Very low
- Impeller sizes and geometries
- Various
- Motor efficiency
- High
- Mechanical seals
- Extensive variety
- Frequency converter
- Integrated,up to 18.5 kW
- Material
- 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L) steel
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Energy efficiency
- High motor efficiency
- Changeover time
- Quick motor change
- Cleaning method
- CIP / SIP
- Air incorporation control
- Smooth and quiet operation
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes,due to AISI 316L steel
- Cleanability
- High,facilitates CIP/SIP
- Density/particle size
- Various media compatibility
- ATEX certification
- EC declaration of conformity in accordance with ATEX guideline 2014/34/EU
- CIP/SIP capability
- CIP 121°C / SIP 150°C
- Material Used
- Deep-drawn rolled and forged steel 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L)
- Installation Type
- Horizontal/Vertical
- Footprint
- Compact,close-coupled
- Motor Type
- Motor with built-in frequency converter
- Pump Configuration
- Single- and multi-stage
- Temperature Capability
- up to 95 °C,150 °C (SIP)
- Pressure Capacity
- PN 25
- Flow Rate
- 100 m³/h
- Head
- 200 m to 230 m
- Connection Variability
- DIN,ASME,ANSI,special connections available
- Impeller Size and Geometry
- Variety for efficiency
- Mechanical Seals
- Single and double,various materials
- Mounting Options
- Horizontal and vertical installations
- Frequency Converter
- Integrated,up to 18.5 kW
- ATEX Certification
- Adaptavariant model for explosive areas
- Material Composition
- Forged steel AISI 316L