ViscoTec Pumpen- und Dosiertechnik GmbH

Food & Pharma

The Company

ViscoTec. We are a company from the Upper Bavarian region, concentrating on systems used for the conveying, dosing, coating, filling and emptying of medium-viscosity and high- viscosity products.Media, which have a viscosity of up to 7,000,000 mPas in individual cases, are conveyed and dosed using our systems pulsation-free and with an extremely low shearing force. Our dosing pumps and systems are tailored optimally to the relevant application.In addition to technically sophis-ticated solutions, ViscoTec can also provide you with all components

Our Endless-Piston Principle

required for your application, even for the most complicated tasks. This guarantees that all components will work together and you will not have to spend

time dealing with laborious and expensive interface problems. More information at:www.viscotec.de

Employees at ViscoTec

On the whole, the dosing principle of ViscoTec pumps corresponds to an endless-piston dosing feeder (see diagram).

The special dosing geometry facilitates an endless, pulsation-free dosing flow. The option of reversing the dosing direction (retraction) prevents dripping and leads to a controlled breaking off of the medium.

Sensitive media with high viscosity and filler content are handled gently through the low shear stress and low pressures.

Consequently: Many tasks – one principle!

Be it dosing, filling, feeding, emptying or treating – with ViscoTec, you always make the right choice!

Just imagine a piston.

Or even better, several pistons behind each other.

Now we`ll make the wall thicknessof the piston zero...

...and change the piston shape slightly.

Already we`ve got the endless-piston principle!

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Business Unit Food & Pharma

We concentrate on filling and dosing in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Hygienic, reliable filling, dosing and conveying of high-viscosity liquids and pastes is our competence.

In this sector, very high demands are placed on the technology used. The viscosity, dripping, tendency to thread formation and much more must be taken into consideration. Especially when the media to be filled are pasty, with solid content, chunky, temperature-sensitive, shear-sensitive or sticky, the dosing system must be oriented precisely on these demands.

Advantages at a glanceGentle on product CIP/SIP possible Quick and easy dismantling of dosing pump All materials are FDA-compliant Suitable for filling hot and cold products Pulsation-free Quantity can be adjustedNo energy input into product

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Tomato puree, ready-made sauces, dips, dressings with herbs, yoghurt, quark, ice-cream, mayonnaise, oils, fats, fruit preparations, jams, honey, meat mash, flavourings, fruit juices, mustard, chocolate, animal feed, marinades, cream cheese, soft cheese, fruit extracts, yeast, buttermilk, peanut butter, and much more.

Cosmetics, vaseline, creams, lotions, gels, lipsticks, mascaras, ointments, dental products and much more.

Food

Product Examples

Cosmetic & Pharma

Medium (20° C)

Ether

Water

Milk

Glycol

Soja oil

Olive oil

Sugar solution

Rapeseed oil

Tomato puree

Beer yeast

Vegetable soup

Glycerine

Mayonnaise

Fruit juice concentrates

Shampoo

Hand cream

Jams

Honey

Tar

Ink

(dyn.) Viscosity

0.23 mPas

1.0087 mPas

2 mPas

40 mPas

60 mPas

107.5 mPas

107.5 mPas

120 mPas

160 mPas

195 mPas

370 mPas

430 mPas

1,500 mPas

2,500 mPas

3,000 mPas

8,000 mPas

8,500 mPas

104 mPas

106 mPas

107 mPas

Dosing Pumps

The RD series has been designed to perfection as far as its cleaning capabilities are concerned. It is no wonder that it passed the EHEDG test with flying colours. Its hygienically enclosed mechanical seal (with buffer chamber arranged behind), positioned ideally in the flushing area, enables first-rate cleaning results.

The RD also has an excellent streamlined interior design. It has no dead spaces and all internal and external surfaces are electropolished. Our dosing pumps are CIP and SIP capable. Careful elastomer selection guarantees the reliability of the dosing pump. All parts which come into contact with the product are food safe and FDA-compliant.

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TYPE EL - CLASS IMARCH 2010

The RD series by ViscoTec stands for the perfect interplay of hygienic design and functionality. This series has been used in the food industry and, in particular, in the pharmaceutical field for many years. In these industries, the highest demands are placed on cleaning and sterilisation of machinery, which ViscoTec completely fulfils. The pump was audited in accordance with EHEDG guidelines at the university in Munich/Weihenstephan. As part of these investigations, it was certified with an “optimum in cleanability” again after ten years.

EHEDG Report

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RD Hygiene Design

All data in mm.

Typ3RD53RD102RD152RD202RD302RD402RD50

L385.0461.0476.0643.0761.5

1132.01217.0

a271.0348.0363.0497.0616.5891.0976.0

b160.0162.0164.0252.0244.0370.0370.0

h102.0102.0102.0102.0102.0155.0155.0

RD Pharmaceutical Design

Typ3RD53RD102RD152RD202RD302RD402RD50

L375.5457.5469.0622.5774.5

1104.01187.5

a279.0356.0367.5497.5649.5888.0971.5

b159.0160.0163.0250.0247.0369.0365.5

h102.0102.5102.5125.0125.0130.0155.0

All data in mm.

The VFL series is characterised by the best prerequisites for the food and pharmaceutical industry. One of its main strong points is its extremely quick and easy disassembly. All medium-contacting parts can be simply dismantled and cleaned in a cleaning bath, sink or dishwasher or using other methods. As a result, there is the outstanding option of manual cleaning of the pump, even with smaller productions.

ViscoTec fillers meet the challenging requirements for filling viscous and pasty products in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Not only are they highly suitable for these media, they offer the user the advantages of easy handling and flexibility of application: be it as a tabletop filling machine for small batches or for integration into complex, fully automatic filling systems such as deep-drawing machines, fill and seal machines (vertical or horizontal), sachet pack-aging machines, in-line fillers or rotary fillers. In combination with the ViscoDos 4000 control system, you will get a filling unit, in which all the individual components are perfectly matched.

Filling unit for fruit masses – Using this filler, sauces and fruit pomace are added to puddings and yoghurts. During the filling procedure, the nozzles move pneumatically to lay a product bead. The unit is mobile and can be docked easily to the existing filling line. ViscoTec supplies these compact systems including product source material containers, control unit, filler and carriages.

Examples of Use

Filling of lumpy cat food – In addition to the rapid filling of 300 ml per unit and the movement of the nozzles during the filling procedure, the hygiene aspect was a particularly major challenge. As the product is no longer heated in an autoclave after filling and sealing of the trays, the complete system must be absolutely germ-free. Before the hot-filling, CIP (cleaning) and SIP (sterilisation) take place. The high temperatures of SIP demand a high level of knowledge, particularly when selecting elastomers and seals.

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Filling units

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All data in mm.

Typ3VFL52VFL102VFL152VFL202VFL302VFL402VFL50

L390.0410.0477.0633.0732.0

1033.01110.0

a283.0303.0369.5508.0608.0885.0963.0

h150.0150.0150.0150.0150.0150.0150.0

VFL Dosing Pump

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For more than ten years, the technical centre of Danone GmbH in Rosenheim has used EHEDG-conforming pumps from ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertech-nik GmbH for delivery processes with flowable substances from drinks to pastes. The concept of the combined dosing unit and feed pump for continual opera-tion is what convinced us. The accuracy is 1% of the dosing weight. Furthermore, we value the uncomplicated and simple structure of the pumps.All parts touching the product

Our Customers about ViscoTec

Danone GmbH

can be steamed, including the revolving stator. The very simple and flexible approach of ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH towards customer orders and, particularly, its service department is a major plus point, as far as we are concerned.

Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH is a manufacturer of pack-aging machines for portion packs. Essentially, these are flat bag and stick pack machines.A large proportion of customers are companies from the pharma-ceutical industry or packaging contractors in this field. In the last years, Merz has used various pumps from ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH in vari-ous projects, particularly for the dosing of high-viscosity media. The clear and simple structure, dosing accuracy and wide range of application have impressed us. This applies particularly for cleaning the pumps and for

Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

the general quality of the pump design itself.One decisive factor is the similar corporate culture of our two companies. ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH and Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH are very factual in their approach and the technical centres available in the two companies speak for themselves. Tests can be carried out before statements are made and the resulting relia-bility is appreciated by Merz and its customers.

HSB dosing technology based on ViscoTec dosing pumps. For more than 15 years, HSB GmbH from Büdingen has been using the versatile and precise dosing pumps of ViscoTec Pumpen u. Dosiertechnik GmbH. In doing so, units are built for manual and semi-automatic operation, as well as for complex fully-au-tomated systems. The core of this is the dosing pump, which can be used from approx. 5 ml to 5 litres. HSB GmbH produces complete systems (see graphic) for optimal dosing in a huge array of packaging (trays, bowls, tubular bags, buckets, etc.). This means from the product takeover into

ESP 4-way dosing for dips, oil, soups, sauces, creams, etc. to fill trays on a deep-drawing- machine (5)

Lay-Gewürze OHG uses dosing pumps by ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH to convey vegetable fats and glucose syrup. The decision to use machines from ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH was made due to the following:

1. The dosing accuracy of the pumps

2. The uncomplicated structure of the pumps during use in production and in terms of maintenance and care 3. The good service and outstanding advice and cooperation with ViscoTec for pump uses in our factory 4. The special procedure for trials and tests at ViscoTec and the reaction to our wishes and special characteristics when handling our sensitive products We can always recommend the pumps of ViscoTec Pumpen- u. Dosier-technik GmbH for demanding and gentle conveying.

Lay-Gewürze OHG

HSB GmbHa source material funnel (4), the filling material is filled through the ViscoTec dosing pump (3) via the subsequent filling piston (6) into the tub tracks below without any splashing. Using the control cabinet with SPS control unit (2) and display,the filling procedureis controlled incooperation withthe packaging machine.Furthermore, up to 50different dosing programmes can be stored, which considerablysimplifies changeovers.

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For medium to high-viscosity products (up to 7,000,000 mPas)

Residual amount < 1%

Barrel sizes from 1 litre to 1,500 litres

Clean wipe-off of barrel wall due to follower plate with special lip seal

Also suitable for ribbed or conical barrels, plastic containers, even with liners

Emptying speed can be electronically regulated

No escape of medium at the sides, as follower plate operates almost without pressure

Pulsation-free

Easy to handle

Barrel Emptying Systems

Advantages at a Glance:

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The ViscoTec barrel emptying system for the reliable conveying and dosing of high-viscosity media out of barrels consists of the components of pneumatic lifting device, electrically driven dosing/conveying pump and follower plate. Since these can be combined in various ways, we are able to offer a customer-specific solution for any application. Be it the dosing of tomato puree from a ribbed 200 litre barrel or the feed of mascara from a 20 litre bucket.

1 Pneumatic control system2 Electronic control system3 Pneumatic lifting cylinder4 ViscoTec dosing pump5 Container (with medium)6 Base frame with insertion module7 Electric drive8 Electric guidance

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The heart of a ViscoTec barrel emptying system is the ViscoTec dosing pump. These pumps have extremely good suction so that the pump with follower plate does not have to be pressed onto the product. The emptying is started using an electric switch. In contrast to other emptying systems, which press the product into a delivery pump using the follower plate, our pressure-less procedure guarantees that no medium is pressed onto the side of the follower plate. If the barrel is completely empty, the pump automatically deactivates using a level switch. The lifting device is controlled using compressed air. The pump itself is generally equipped with a three-phase current drive.

Complete Emptying

Barrel Emptying System ViscoMT-XL

Barrel sizes: 200 - 1,500 l Flow rates: bis 150 l/min

Barrel Emptying System ViscoMT-XSBarrel sizes: 10 - 50 l Flow rates: up to 3 l/min

Barrel sizes: 100 - 200 lFlow rates: bis 100 l/min

Barrel Emptying System ViscoMT-XM

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With the multifunctional ViscoDos 4000 control system, you have a dosing system that is easy to handle and operate, offers extreme flexibility in adjusting to varying operting conditions, yet enables high-accuracy dosing. This control operateswithout flow meters and can be used for all volumetric conveying dosing pumps.

You have the advantage of a control system that allows you to control your flow rate, and thus your desired dosing volume, simply yet accurately. Basically, by using a volumetric conveying pump, a volume of the product dosed or conveyed is exactly defined by the number of revolu- tions or even by angle degree change. After easy calibration, you can carry out all the required dosing operations.

Easy to integrate (power line to motor)Cheap (separate flow meter is not normally needed)Easy to operateCan be used for other displacement pumps as wellProgrammable recipesNumerous inlets and outletsHygienic switch cabinet

Dosing control ViscoDos 4000

Dosing Control

Speed

Time

Flow control

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Dosing quantity

Reverse-flow quantity

Advantages at a glance

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Your manufacturing product is analysed by us and tested using our technology. Our systems are especially adjusted to be in line with these parameters.

We deliver your system to you perfectly factory-set for your production procedure. In the case of more complex installations and systems, all para-meters are carefully tested and optimised at your premises or at ours under actual working condi-tions and your employees are trained specially in our systems.

All usual replacement parts and consumables of ourproducts are always available in our replacement parts store. This means short maintenance times and standstills for you.

Technical Centre

Start-up

Replacement parts

At ViscoTec, we not only sell products. We also offer you the complete service package. Concept advice at the proposal stage, user-specific testing in our technical centre, on-site start-up and trai-ning, our experienced engineers will help you find a solution to fit your particular requirement. Even after delivery of our products and success-ful start-up, we continue to be happy to help you with any queries you may have.

Service

ViscoTec Pumpen- und Dosiertechnik GmbHAmperstr. 13 | 84513 Töging a. Inn | Germany

+49(0)8631/9274-0+49(0)8631/9274-300

Telefon:Fax:

E-Mail:Internet:

mail@viscotec.dewww.viscotec.de

Perfectly dosed!