What makes a polypropylene drum pump suitable for multiple settings? It’s the unique and durable material used for its construction.
Polypropylene is a synthetic resin. It can be molded into many plastic products that require durability, flexibility, and chemical resistance. It offers multiple advantages, making it a go-to material for certain drum pumps.
Tapping into these benefits, pump manufacturers offer a variety of polypropylene drum pump models to serve numerous industries. Each type differs in certain qualities, but the main concept is consistent: the pump fits into the opening of a drum, and the fluid flows through a tube to the receiving container. This provides a safe method to transfer chemicals between containers, which makes a polypropylene drum pump ideal for specific applications.
The list of applications below is diverse, and it includes some harsh environments.
Plating Solutions: Plating processes may involve more than a dozen harsh chemicals that must be carefully transferred, stored, and accessed. A polypropylene drum pump is capable of efficiently managing these tasks. It is ideal for emptying and refilling tanks with plating solutions.
DEF: Diesel exhaust fluid (also known as AdBlue) is the standard substance used for breaking down emissions and protecting the environment from diesel pollutants. A polypropylene drum pump can handle this harsh substance, making it ideal for portable DEF transfer and container-to-container transfers.
Medical settings: Kidney dialysis requires a safe and efficient transfer of chemicals. Due to the environment, this transfer may need to be quiet, quick, and occur in tight quarters. A polypropylene drum pump meets all these criteria.
Coolants: These substances can contain chemicals that are too harsh for some pumps to handle. A polypropylene drum pump is capable of safely transferring coolants. It is ideal for situations that require storage or relocation of these substances.
Cleaners:* The durability and chemical resistance of a polypropylene drum pump make it suitable for certain cleaner transfers.
Water treatment chemicals:* Water treatment processes may involve coagulants, pH neutralizers, flocculants, and other harsh agents. A polypropylene drum pump can be used to transfer these chemicals from bulk storage to day tanks, unload them from tank trucks, or empty batch treatment tanks.
Swimming pool chemicals:* Maintaining the appropriate pH range in swimming pools requires the careful use of chemicals to achieve balance. A polypropylene drum pump provides an effective method of transferring these chemicals for storing, unloading, or emptying.
*Always ensure the polypropylene drum pump is compatible with the chemicals involved in the application. Some manufacturers offer a hybrid unfilled polypropylene/unfilled PVDF version for pumping sodium hypochlorite as a very economical solution. Finish Thompson’s chemical guide offers additional information for quick reference.
Do you need a durable drum pump for your application? Finish Thompson has a polypropylene drum pump to suit virtually every setting. Check out the links below to learn more about each series and how these pumps can improve your operations.
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Finish Thompson Inc. designs and manufactures pumps for the safe transfer of a wide variety of corrosive liquids. Products include centrifugal sealless magnetic drive pumps with run-dry capability, mechanically sealed pumps, drum and barrel pumps, vertical mag-drive pumps, multi-stage pumps, and the FTI Air line of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps. For durable solutions for your applications, contact Finish Thompson Inc.
