ADDING INNOVATION TO FOOD PUMPS

Following Grundfos' acquisition of the German Hilge Group three years ago, Grundfos has added production efficiency to Hilge as well as access to a global sales network, and both have benefited from the synergy resulting from the merger between the two.

Grundfos was already among the world leaders in all other pump types, including circulator pumps, submersible pumps and other centrifugal pumps. Hilge's stainless steel sanitary pumps opened new markets in an area that is seeing tremendous growth.

“Hilge was already a well-respected name, especially in the brewery industry,” says Mogens Roy Olesen, Segment Director at Grundfos. “While Grundfos has comprehensive knowledge and an innovative attitude to pump technology in general, Hilge had found a niche in that part of the food industry that makes high demands on pump quality. Most recently, a newly developed pump has been marketed for viscous foods such as ketchup, mayonnaise and dressings.”

Mogens Roy Olesen, Grundfos: “We are well on our way into the food industry”

Keeping the pumps going
With the sanitary pumps added to its portfolio, Grundfos has become an all-round supplier for the food industry, which at the same time is offered the worldwide service to its customers.

“Take for example a large modern brewery that produces between 5 and 10 million hectolitres of beer annually,” says Roy Olesen. “Such a brewery typically has more than 200 pumps installed in its production facility. If just one these pumps breaks down, the entire production could grind to a halt, and that is not acceptable in a modern production facility. An operation and service guarantee is thus an important parameter in the assessment of a pump's quality.”

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