Case studies

Design and materials

SLES or Sodium Laureth Sulfate, is an organic chemical compound, called a surfactant, with excellent cleansing and foaming properties. For this reason, it is an ingredient of various detergents, household products, soaps, and shampoos.

SLES is usually supplied to the producers of the above liquids at a concentration of 70% and due to its physical properties, this concentrated solution is difficult to handle and must be diluted below 27% before using it in the process line. Buying SLES at a 27% concentration can be a huge financial investment for companies, however, with Tapflo’s SLES Mixing and Dilution Unit customers can purchase SLES at 70% concentration and dilute it themselves. Our system allows continuous dilution with maximum efficiency and safety, reducing the cost to the company in the long run.

Features

• Precise diluting of SLES or other surfactant to the required concentration and flow rate.
• Immediate operation gives homogenous and stable in time liquid.
• Brings energy, time, and space savings (compared to other dilution methods).
• Continuous or batch supply of SLES solution at a given concentration.
• Constant tracing and recording of operation parameters.
• Small in size, lightweight, and well-thought-out construction.
• Local or remote control over the Unit.
• Possible extensions: dosing of additional ingredients, feeding 70% SLES solution directly from a road tanker.

Benefits

• Savings of chemicals with exact SLES volume.
• High quality of the on-site prepared SLES solution.
• Energy-efficient and reduce the total cost of the final product.
• Independence from deliveries of diluted SLES.
• Flexibility and continuity of production.
• Significant cost reduction of SLES purchase, transportation, and storage.
• Additional savings on the warehouse space.

Technical data

Technical data

Transferring a specified volume of liquid with an AODD pump is now very easy and precise.

Electronic Batch Controller is an automation unit designed to perform a batching process. Working together with Tapflo diaphragm pumps, it allows transferring almost every liquid. By counting and summarizing strokes of a pump, we reach the precision of 60 ml per batch (by using TR 20 pump size).

Working principle

With every stroke of a pump, there is a signal sent from the inductive sensor (-5 C or -5 CF option in pump configuration). Each signal is received and summarized by the controller. The volume of liquid pumped per stroke is preset.

Operation starts by setting the batch volume and pushing the START button. The pump will operate until reaching the desired volume of the pumped liquid. At that moment controller will stop the pump air supply by switching off the solenoid valve.

The next batch is simply started by pushing the START button again. The pump can also be switched into Manual Mode where the START button is pressed to keep the pump in operation.

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FEATURES & BENEFITS

• No mechanical seal or stuffing box
• Lowest cost of ownership and quick and easy maintenance
• Reversible flow
• Low sound level
• Self-priming and continuous dry running
• Accurate and repeatable dosing and metering
• Long life and greater reliability

Resistance to corrosive products

The PTL P peristaltic plastic pump is designed to withstand the most aggressive chemical media to ensure safety and protection.

Housing of our PTL P series pumps are made from antistatic polyethylene (PE HD) which has a superior wear resistance. The pump housing is fully sealed, so the liquid remains inside to avoid any contamination of the floor. The rotor and the roller holders are nickel plated to reduce the downtime and maintenance.

Operating data

• Capacity: up to 10 m³/h
• Viscosity: up to 15000 cps ***
• Temperature of pumped liquid: up to 80^oC *
• Differential pressure: up to 4 bar **
• Discharge pressure: up to 2 bar
• Self priming: up to 7 m ***

* At a room temperature of 20°C. Furthermore, it depends on the pumped fluid, on the hose quality and on the motor construction.

** It depends on the pump dimension and on the hose quality.

*** It depends on the pump dimension/execution, on the speed and on the tube material.

Typical applications

• Pharmaceutical industry
• Water treatment
• Pasta, cheese industry
• Bread dough & fruit cake
• Cosmetics industry

Tapflo is proud to announce, that we have broaden our offer with automation & control solutions.

By using both pneumatic and electric devices to monitor flow parameters, we are able to ensure safe work of all Tapflo pump units.

Air Operated double diaphragm pumps

Centrifugal pumps

Stainless and painted steel control cabinets available!

• Built-in frequency inverter
• Start & stop pushbuttons
• Main switch: padlockable in OFF position for service purpose
• Configured according to customer’s guidelines

Benefits

Tapflo Tank Units are perfect for storing and transferring or dosing liquids in every branch of industry

The solution based on Diaphragm Pump operation is suitable for handling almost any kind of liquid whether it is viscous, chemically aggressive, or with solids.

Various sizes of tanks and robust pumps in multiple executions are available together with additional equipment.

This is how we created the most simple and versatile pumping solutions on the market.

Typical APPLICATIONS

• Food & Beverage
• Chemicals process industry
• Household chemicals & cosmetics
• Water treatment

Based on strong experience in design and production, Tapflo offers wide range of compact process pumping systems.

We create units that are dedicated to certain applications in certain industrial sectors. In Tapflo we provide almost limitless possibilities of pump units’ development, both in mechanical & automation disciplines.

In addition, Tapflo might take responsibility for project management, assembly works and integration with existing on site systems.