Pumps for Food and Beverage Industry

Food & Beverage Industry

Precise System Solutions for Hygienic Processes with LEWA

Process integrity, recipe compliance, and product reliability are basic prerequisites in food technology. Hygienic aspects and cleanability play a central role: The process must remain closed and contamination of the process media must be prevented in every phase of production.

LEWA supplies precise system solutions in the manner in which they are required in the food and beverage industry for processes such as homogenization, mixing, and filling.

LEWA metering system for the food and beverage industry

Areas of Application for LEWA Pumps and Systems in the Food Industry

Our products allow you to convey and meter, as well as process and homogenize.

Product applications	Typical tasks	Examples of subindustries
Areas of applications in the food and beverage industry	Conveying low-viscosity and viscous media	Processes in the production of sausage and meat products Pastries and baked goods Mineral water
	Proportionally metering additives, e.g., flavorings, acids, vitamins, color pigments, in a precise and controlled manner	Feeding extruders and vats in the confectionery industry (gelatin processing, caramels, cereals) Flavorings, vitamins for mineral water and soft drinks Acids and bases in oil and grease processes
	Mixing/dispersing/homogenizing	Milk and dairy products, margarine
	Filling	Filling containers precisely, e.g., for spreads
	Tempering	Chocolates, gelatin
	Spraying for drying and preparing food under medium to high pressure	Powdered milk for baby food Spices, sauces, baked goods Grease composite
	Treating with SO₂, O₂, and preservatives	Soft drinks, sparkling wine, wine, spirits Treating sensitive foods
	Extraction, e.g., with CO₂	Decaffeinating coffee, for example
	Coatings	Confectionery industry

Our pumps and systems convey, meter, and process a multitude of substances for the production of foods and beverages.

	Substance	Examples of end products
Typical conveyed, metered and processed substances	Gelatin, chocolate	Confectionery, marshmallows, gummy bears
	Sugar, glucose mixtures	Candy, jelly fruits
	Waxes, wetting agents	Jelly fruits
	Oils	Peanuts
	Vegetable oils, vinegar, (oil in water emulsions)	Mayonnaise
	Enzymes	Food and beverages
	Yogurts, creams	Salad cheese

Solutions in the Food and Beverage Industry

Illnesses and allergies from contaminated food are all too commonplace unfortunately. That's why food safety, recipe compliance, and process integrity are top priorities for LEWA equipment. With our products, you can process and homogenize food and guarantee your end customers the best quality as a result.

Thanks to their hermetic seals, our products and systems prevent cross-contamination and contamination resulting from abrasion. And the optimum cleanability that they offer helps here too.

This is ensured thanks to a hygienic design that complies with national and international guidelines and standards. EHEDG certificates are available for the relevant products.

Perfectly designed pumps and process-safe systems for homogenization, for example, guarantee recipe compliance and reliable quality in the end product – always reproducible and economical, even over long periods.

We work together in technical commissions with end users and official agencies to create and review guidelines. This allows us to focus our actions on the current needs of customers and ensure that our knowledge is always up to date.

Advantages at a Glance

High end pumps, equipment and systems

We deliver high-end pumps integrated into complete systems and units for your specific applications. In doing so, we of course rely on the tried-and-tested LEWA quality.

Easy to clean

An especially important advantage for pharmaceutical and food industry is that our systems can be quickly and easily cleaned with cleaning chemicals or hot steam.

Minimization of unproductive times

Our systems are extremely reliable and low maintenance. Thus, you can get the maximum out of your production and avoid costly downtime.

Sanitary & hygienic design

Highly polished surfaces and a minimal dead space construction are the basis for a system design that meets all the industry's hygienic standards.

Economic solutions

We always deliver economic pumps, systems and units with minimized energy consumption, high efficiency, low maintenance and a long lifetime.

Tried and tested modular system

We design our systems and units in modular design with numerous engine and pump head combinations for different applications.

Special materials

On request, we can build systems with special materials such as Hastelloy, titanium, duplex stainless steel or further materials. If you are interested, please contact our product manager.

Patented sandwich diaphragm

Our patented diaphragm metering pumps use metal or PTFE sandwich diaphragms with Diaphragm Protection System (DPS) for maximum operational safety.

International standards

LEWA pumps, systems and units are compliant with major international standards such as DVGW G280, WHG, PED, ISO 9001, ASME, ATEX and TA-Luft. Of course, you can also define your own standards.

Applications

Caustic soda production

At LEWA, find out about custom plants for producing and diluting different bases like caustic soda. Ask our experts for more information.

High end pumps, equipment and systems

Easy to clean

Minimization of unproductive times

Sanitary & hygienic design

Economic solutions

Tried and tested modular system

Special materials

Patented sandwich diaphragm

International standards

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Ulmer Str. 10 71229 Leonberg

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71229 Leonberg