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Most recent articles relating to North Ridge Pumps Ltd;

Non Clog Solid Handling Pumps For Animal Rendering Plant Cuts Downtime

All industries create by-products that need to be reused, reprocessed or disposed of. Animal production and slaughter is no different, and this process can present particular challenges.FULL STORY...

Wastage Recovery: How one company is Profiting from Recovery of Oil Seed Rape

Rapeseed meal extract is a residual product generated during the manufacture of rapeseed oil. The oil is extracted from the plant's seeds, leaving behind a byproduct known as rapeseed meal. This meal is rich in protein and can be used as a substitute for soy in animal feed, or to modify the fatty acid composition of milk.FULL STORY...

Improved Hygienic AOD Design Accelerates Sprayball CIP Cleaning and Reduces risk

Cleaning in Place (CIP) is an essential step in maintaining plant hygiene. CIP cleaning is mostly performed utilising caustic washes at high temperatures using a dedicated CIP pump via dedicated ports, however at times due to the design of process equipment a spray ball may be required.FULL STORY...

Hygienic pumps and their application

There are many pump technologies available for use in processes where hygiene is an issue. Pablo Martinez-Moore offers some insights into which pump type may be best suited for which application. FULL STORY...

Easy clean pumps accelerate cleaning, safeguarding results and reducing risk in pilot plant

A UK Pet food manufacturer contacted North Ridge Pumps requiring four easy clean high viscosity transfer pumps for the transfer of tallow in a pilot plant being used in a new blend of pet food. FULL STORY...

Trialing and Scaling of Production for Startup’s

Beginning production of a new formulation, batch or innovative liquid product, can often bring about difficulties. Knowing which pump technology to use to ensure a safeand efficient process, but provide the flexibility for small scale batches, whilst undertaking refinements prior to commercialisation can prove challenging. FULL STORY...

Easy Clean Barrel Pump ensures Food is Gone in under 30 Seconds

A new design of Hygienic Barrel pump is now available from North Ridge Pumps, which enables easy cleaning, and stripping of a pump by hand without tools in under 30 seconds. FULL STORY...

Seven considerations for ensuring an efficient hygienic process

Whether you’re looking to avoid clogging, separation, downtime, or another issue – an incorrect solution could prove costly with time wasted troubleshooting and lower production meaning missed production targets and lower profit. FULL STORY...

Where is inefficiency hiding? Six places to look

The last six months have seen a wrath of unprecedented increases. Materials, Energy, Fuel, Raw materials and tax have in some cases been close to three times their cost in the past 12 months. FULL STORY...

5 Ways Pump Kits Can Eliminate Manual Handling, Reduce Risk and Improve Efficiency

Ensuring a production process meets all the requirements for food safety regulations is one of the main challenges facing any food manufacturing business, however one of the most often missed opportunities are investments into automating part of production to improve safety, reduce risk, wastage, increase accuracy or eliminate manual handling. The North Ridge bespoke food grade pump kits are often a solution to this. FULL STORY...

Pumps: Reducing Total Cost of Ownership during Wastewater Treatment

Find out how to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in flocculant, coagulant & polymer dosing during wastewater treatment. FULL STORY...

Automating Food Transfer for Batch Control & Traceability

Ensuring the production process meets current hygienic and food safety regulations is one of the main challenges facing any wholesale bakery business, when the budget is simply not there to have a fully automated food production system, handling different products in a safe sanitary manner can prove quite difficult. The North Ridge bespoke food grade pump kits are the solution to this. FULL STORY...

Edible oil transfer kit

A Vegan food manufacturer producing large amounts of pesto and hummus was looking to improve the hygiene in their food manufacturing process. Find out more... FULL STORY...

Mobile hygienic pump kit for high temperature viscous sauces

Find out how a bakery has automated the process of transferring viscous sauces into a process at high temperatures. FULL STORY...

ATEX food grade diaphragm pump for whisky distillery

A Scottish distillery was having difficulty finding a solution for transferring whisky from tanks to barrels for maturation. Low flow rates are required for the process along with the ability to adjust the flow for different size casks to avoid spillages and product wastage.  FULL STORY...