Flux VISCOPOWER F570 Progressive Cavity Food Grade Barrel Pump

Food Transfer Pump and Hygienic Pump

Key Specifications
Max Flow Rate 80lpm
Max Head 150M
Max Temperature 100°C
Max Viscosity 80,000 cP
Solids 8mm
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The VISCOPOWER F570 sanitary barrel pump with planetary gear is designed for sanitary applications, including food processing, cosmetic, manufacturing, and the pharmaceutical market. This food grade drum pump is recommended for transferring thin to high viscosity liquids, pastes and creams up to 80,000 mPas (cP) from a drum or IBC. This Flux drum pump can be easily stripped down, cleaned and/or sterilised with minimum effort to ensure compliance with hygienic regulations. Thanks to its comprehensive modular design VISCOPOWER stainless steel barrel pumps can be disassembled in just 30 seconds, allowing quick replacement of components such as screws, stators, motors and seals for simple maintenance and cleaning and to adapt the pump to a range of applications and fluids. This means that the F570 pump is future-proofed for the ever-changing industry needs and you can save time and money investing in pump replacements.

Due to its progressive cavity design, this high viscosity barrel pump provides transfer at constant pressure, ensuring pulsation-free pumping with little disturbance to the pumped product, making it the perfect solution for transferring shear-sensitive media. Design with minimal dead space, the use of a closed mechanical seal and electropolished surfaces, the food grade barrel pump has no hidden voids or inaccessible parts. The F570 stainless steel hygienic barrel pump is FDA approved, and there are models available with 3A certificate and ATEX certificates.

This sanitary drum pump is lightweight and can be used both for stationary and mobile application that requires moving the pump between drums and IBCs. The stator of this Flux food grade electric drum pump can be supplied in various materials including NBR white, FKM and PTFE, making it a versatile solution for any application involving transferring high viscosity fluids and handling media containing solids up to 8mm. In addition, these hygienic drum pumps can be supplied in a range of motor options such as three-phase gear motor, brushless motor, compressed-air motor and commutator motor, and are available with open and close mechanical seals.

Features of the Flux F570 Food Grade Barrel Pump:

  • Sanitary drum pump with planetary gear
  • Recommended for low to high viscosity products (up to 80,000cP)
  • Suitable for shear-sensitive fluids
  • Range of motor options available: three-phase gear motor, brushless motor, compressed-air motor and commutator motor
  • Progressive cavity design ensures smooth pumping with very little turbulence
  • Advanced pump design without any inaccessible or hidden voids
  • Low-weight pump and motor
  • Transfer at constant pressure
  • With mechanical seal
  • Comprehensive modular system allowing easy pump modifications
  • Pump can be easily dismantled and cleaned in just 30 seconds
  • Flow rate adjustable (in combination with frequency-controlled three-phase motor)
  • Food safe FDA and 3A-approved versions
  • ATEX approved explosion-protection version available

This Flux pump is a perfect food processing pump solution for transferring high viscosity liquids from a drum or IBC. The food grade drum pump is FDA approved, and there are models available with 3A certificates.

  • High-quality barrel pump – Flux pumps are well-known German-made barrel pumps that have been in the market for over 70 years.
  • Quickly disassembled for sterilisation – The F570 stainless steel drum pump can be quickly and easily taken apart in just 30 seconds for cleaning, and all elements in contact with the liquid can be sterilised. Due to its lightweight design, this drum pump can be easily moved between barrels and IBCs.
  • Comprehensive modular design – The VISCOPOWER Flux barrel pumps are built with a special focus on easy and fast disassembly and application flexibility, allowing quick and easy cleaning and component replacement to match your industry's ever-changing needs, media or special applications.
  • Wide viscosity range - The F570 can handle both low and high viscosity fluids up to 80,000cP, making it an ideal solution for transferring even barely moving fluids.
  • Handle fluids containing solids – This hygienic pump can handle solids up to 8mm.
  • Suitable for shear-sensitive liquids - This high viscosity barrel pump has smooth flow at constant pressure offering low shear, pulsation-free liquid transfer.
  • Approved for hygienic applications – Flux F570 food grade barrel pump is FDA approved and available with 3A Certificate, meaning it is a suitable food processing pump, and for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals applications.

The Flux F570 food grade drum pump is made of stainless steel and can be easily stripped down to clean and sterilise components to prevent bacteria growth. It is also FDA approved and is available with a 3A certificate, meaning it is appropriate as a food processing pump and for hygienic applications.

  • Pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Creams and ointments
  • Lip gloss
  • Ointments
  • Toothpaste
  • Molasses
  • Tomato pastes and sauces
  • Juice concentrates

The Flux VISCOPOWER F570 Barrel Pumps are available with the following material options:

Stainless SteelPTFENBRFKM
TUBESETX
STATORXXX

FAQs

It consists of a spiralled helical rotor (like a cork screw) that sits tightly inside a rubber stator/sleeve. As the rotor turns inside the stator, it forms a set of fixed-shaped cavities that progress along the length of the stator and force the fluid inside to move along with them as they turn.

Their viscosity handling is unrivalled, apply low shear to delicate products and can handle large solids, which means that whilst they are quite expensive in design, they are often selected for applications when other pumping technologies will fail.

Yes they have excellent solid handling capabilities! However, it should be noted that abrasive fluids e.g. low viscosity/water based fluids containing solids may cause shorter stator wear.

Put most simply, a barrel pump, is a pump connected to an immersion tube that sits within the drum with its motor located outside of the container. The pump draws up the fluid through its immersion tube and is then dispensed via a hose or pipe that is connected to its outlet.

If you have a 1000 litre IBC you will require a 1200mm tube, a 205 litre drum requires a 1000mm and if you have a smaller container 700mm and shorter tubes are available. For larger containers we can offer longer tube sets on specification

For liquids with a flashpoint below 50°C, we offer our Stainless Steel F400 models and Viscopower series with ATEX approved motors or Viscoflux Lite EX.

Our range includes both FDA and 3A approved hygienic models. When the viscosity is >1200cP we offer the sanitary Viscopower F570 and F580 models and the Viscoflux Mobile. If <1200cP we typically select the F427, or the F430 food grade version when pumping alcohols or foodstuff with solids.

To ensure you get the correct Flux spare parts, we need to identify the exact Flux pump model you have. Please provide the model and serial number found on the pump name plate.

Castle Pumps can supply all Flux pump parts detailed on the spare parts list including motor, o-ring, shaft seal, impeller, inner and outer tube worldwide.

If you are pumping one liquid or very similar liquids, you can use the F314 or F424 seal-less models provided that the materials are compatible, if you are pumping multiple diferent liquids or where cross contamination is not desirable use the F310 or F430 drum pumps.

The general rule of thumb is that for low-medium duty applications where viscosity is <250cP the F300 is sufficient. For heavy duty applications, flammable liquids and viscosities of <1200cP choose the F400. For shear sensitive fluids or viscosities that exceed 1200cP then the Viscpower is required. Upon disclosure of your application, we can confirm the best solution.

All Flux barrel and IBC pump models are available with additional accessories that we can supply as a kit should you need delivery hose, a trigger nozzle, valves, flow meter and any other fittings.

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