Peristaltic pumps -- no longer just for LABS

The popularity of peristaltic pumps can be attributed to their design,which uses an electric motor to drive a set of rollers.The rolls roll over the soft tube,repeatedly compressing and releasing it.This squeezing creates a vacuum that draws fluid through the pump line to complete the pumping process.Because only the pump pipe is water parts,so the maintenance and cleaning of this pump is simple and convenient.This design provides several benefits that make peristaltic pumps suitable for a variety of complex and difficult applications.

The design configuration allows the transported fluid to always flow in the pump pipe.This is very important for several reasons:first,the fluid will not pollute the pump;Second,the pump will not pollute the fluid.This is particularly advantageous when transporting chemically corrosive or highly purified fluids.Since the fluid will not touch the gears,sealing elements,diaphragm elements,or other moving parts,it is easy to select a chemically compatible pump for a particular solution by selecting a pump tube that is chemically compatible with the solution.

Because only the pump pipe is the water parts,so there is no need to worry about the corrosion,wear and loss of other parts.Other types of pumps in the delivery of this kind of fluid,moving parts are easy to be worn,resulting in frequent replacement of the above parts,increasing the potential failure of parts.Peristaltic pumps have been successfully used to transport solutions that tend to settle or harden.In this case,there is no need to completely disassemble the parts for cleaning,just flush or replace the pump line.

Peristaltic pump is also widely used in some of the requirements of higher standards,asepsis and prevention of pollution is crucial to the chemical process.Most pump types can easily withstand common sterilization procedures such as autoclave,gamma radiation,or ethylene oxide gas.Most systems are subject to field fumigation and field cleaning processes,which ensure complete sterilization of the pump system.

Peristaltic pumps have become an attractive alternative to conventional pumps where the sterilization process is time-consuming and labor-intensive.Peristaltic pump operation is very simple,many pumps can be taken out of the box to use.Some models have interchangeable pump heads that can be installed in minutes with hand screws.Advances in engineering have led to new designs that have reduced the time needed to replace a pump line to a few seconds.

In addition,the majority of pump control is simple,with a dial or small keyboard can be speed control,through the intuitive menu to programming control more complex tasks.