Where safety is paramount the SSP Pumps product range offers customers ATEX Certified rotary lobe pumps under the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC Group II, Categories 2 and 3, Gas and Dust.
SSP ATEX Certification applies to both Series S and Series X pumps that have, as standard, metallic wetted components manufactured from 316L stainless steel. These pumps are capable of achieving flow rates up to 115 m³/h and differential pressures up to 20 bar.
One important consideration with the application of pumps in an ATEX environment is the primary sealing device. As mechanical seals can generate high temperatures, particularly when subjected to dry running, some safeguard should be considered to detect such conditions. Here, SSP Pumps have developed their own solution for mechanical seals to enable customers to maintain the highest level of safety. This takes the form of single, single flushed or double flushed mechanical seal options which can be supplied with an embedded Type K thermocouple. Thermocouples can be connected to any appropriate monitoring device or PLC system to warn of increasing high surface temperature at the mechanical seal faces in the event of some system failure.
About SSP Pumps
SSP Pumps is a brand of Alfa Laval and offers the industrys most comprehensive rotary lobe pump (RLP) portfolio, for applications requiring a higher level of specification standards. The range of high-quality pumps is channelled exclusively through a selected worldwide distribution network, and directly from the companys production facility located in Eastbourne, England. The brand has a long and distinguished history. It was the first company to introduce 6 inch, followed by 8, 10 and 12 inch diameter ported RLPs as well as the first with ductile iron RLPs. SSP Pumps Ltd was founded in 1958 and acquired by Alfa Laval in 1987 to now become Alfa Laval Ltd.
For further information please contact:
Tony Marshall, Alfa Laval Ltd. SSP Pumps
Birch Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6PQ, England
Tel: +44 (0)1323 414509, Fax: +44 (0)1323 436509
Email: tony.marshall@alfalaval.com
