APEX – Peak performance from the market leading hose pump manufacturer

Watson Marlow 25/04/2012

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Decades of experience and knowledge have combined with closely scrutinised customer feedback to deliver APEX, three new hose pumps from Bredel, part of the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group.

Designed to suit all dosing, metering and transfer applications from 2.8 to 1,200 litre/hour across a broad range of applications, the new APEX pumps are now the first choice for processing plants the worldwide. Unlike other pump types, APEX hose pumps have no expensive wearing components such as seals, valves, membranes, stators, rotors or glands. Subsequently, they are ideally suited for handling ‘difficult’ fluids – abrasive, corrosive, viscous, shear-sensitive, crystallising or even fluids presenting a combination of these properties.

Precise dosing capability
Offering the best performance available on the market for pressures up to 8 bar, along with reliable and stable flow up 1200 l/h (with 20mm diameter hose), makes APEX first choice for ongoing, precise dosing. This is boosted by a new generation of long-lasting hoses that also supports repeatable accuracy when dosing additives, while continuous pump speeds up to 100 rpm provide a wider capacity range in comparison with alternative hose pumps.

Ultimate process continuity
Users of the APEX pumps benefit from extremely low maintenance requirements, giving extended uptime and therefore process continuity. With cast aluminium housing providing superior heat dissipation, robust direct-coupled technology and precision machined hose elements, APEX provides decreased cost of ownership, reduced operating costs and low inventory stocking.
Ease of scalability
Among the many benefits of the new pumps is ease of scalability. While APEX offers optimum performance for low flow transfer applications, should process requirements change, easy upgrades are achievable without having to buy a new pump. This is because APEX models are three pumps in one, with a single pump body adjustable for three hose sizes (10, 15 and 20mm) when production volumes rise. Such scalability to higher flows provides future-proofing that cannot be matched by competitor pumps.

Proven technology for a range of applications
The all-round performance of APEX models means they are suited to applications ranging from lime dosing and slurry transfer, through to handling food and beverage products. Along with a two-year warranty, customers purchase safe in the knowledge that APEX pumps are manufactured by Bredel, the world’s largest manufacturer of hose pumps with more than 100,000 models in operation around the globe.
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) peristaltic tube and hose pumps meet requirements including: value for money; low cost of ownership; reliability and ease of maintenance to the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, mining and many other industries.

We demonstrate how pumps deliver significant process efficiencies over the lifetime of the equipment. Whether performing flavouring addition in food processing, chemical metering in water treatment or mineral recovery, we have a solution which can cut pump downtime and reduce costs through higher accuracy metering and transfer. WMFTG has dedicated application engineers available to help customers make the right pump and tubing choice from a range providing microlitres per minute to 80 cubic metres per hour flow rates.

The only part of the pump to come into contact with the product is the tube or hose. This means there are no seals or valves that can wear or fail. Replacing the tube or hose can be performed quickly and safely. Peristaltic pump benefits include:

Total fluid containment with no seals No ancillaries Handle viscous and abrasive slurries and sludge Self-priming capability Dry running without damage to the pump In addition to their range of positive displacement pumps, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has added PTFE-lined chemical and industrial hoses to their range. Aflex hoses are reinforced to withstand the most severe conditions and use.

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Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America

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Automation, Chemicals, Consultants, Components Electronics, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Tobacco, Water and Wastewater

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