Bornemann Congratulates Eckes-Granini (05.02.2009)

Eckes-Granini, a leading brand manufacturer of fruit beverages in Europe is represented by subsidiaries in about a dozen European countries. In Germany, Eckes-Granini is the largest brand supplier with attractive brands such as hohes C, granini and FruchtTiger. The company's mission: "We give people the best from the fruit for a healthy and happy life."

At the Eckes-Granini factory in Bröl near Hennef/Sieg, an entire line of Bornemann SLH twin screw pumps are already in use.
The fact that the 100,000th pump was delivered, of all places, to Eckes-Granini, is more of a coincidence. However, it is no coincidence that this company swears by the versatile qualities of the Bornemann SLH pump. After all, juice processing is a business in which hygiene and pump performance are equally important.

Each individual liter of juice that leaves the Bröl factory was pumped by a Bornemann SLH pump.
If you stand in front of the huge liquid tanks, the dimensions we are talking about here become clear. These colossal tanks hold 60,000 liters, and an entire line of these giants are in use around the clock. There, everything moves very quickly. It takes just three hours for the tank to be filled – for example, with water, juice concentrate or flavors or a mix of all the above – and it is emptied again just as quickly. A more important aspect in this process, however, is not only the high speed of the pumping process, which is critical for efficient production, but flexibility in all pump sequences plays an important roll also, and it is precisely here where the Bornemann SLH pumps come into play.

Transportable, flexible, versatile use – efficiency on four wheels. . .
These pumps are flexible, you can justifiably describe them as "maximum pump efficiency on four wheels" – because these twin screw pumps are actually as-sembled, together with the complete control system, on a cart, which you can move effortlessly from tank to tank and quickly connect. And the SLH flights can be taken anywhere and connected wherever the production plan requires it. In addition to flexibility, however, the high capacity also contributes to efficiency. The pump can be cleaned in a jiffy and be put back into operation immediately.
 
High range of viscosities covered
A further important feature of the SLH type pump is its enormous pump output, which can handle an unusually broad range of viscosities. This is important for Eckes-Granini because the flavored concentrates, which are supplied in a thick, cooled state and immediately circulated in production, must be pumped just as reliably as other liquids. Whether tomato puree, apple concentrate or juice concentrates from citrus fruits, a completely stable suction power is an important requirement for continuous production processes.

Bornemann SLH pumps – trouble-free and hygienic
With Bornemann SLH type pumps, there is no metal-to-metal contact within the pump housing during the pumping process. This means that non-lubricating or corrosive and contaminated fluids are also able to be pumped. As the pump rotates, the screws intermesh and, together with the pump housing, form the individual pump chambers. These chambers fill with the pumped fluid and pump it from the pump's suction side to the higher discharge side of the pump. The pump's design also allows for reverse flow, which is achieved by simply changing the shaft direction. The suction line can therefore be turned into a pressure line and vice versa, without any modifications to the pump.

For Michael Amling, manager of juice processing at Eckes-Granini, it is very important that no impurities are caused by possible friction.
 
During the course of production, completely trouble-free operation naturally counts, and here Bornemann SLH puts all of its knowledge to the test. As Michael Amling explains, these pumps have experienced almost no malfunctions in all their years of use. "In addition to the suction power and its operational flexibility, reliability also ranks very high for us – all of these values together have resulted in an objective evaluation. One that has turned out so well for Bornemann that we have once again opted for an SLH. Naturally,we have repeatedly compared products with other pump manufacturers and pump types in the past, and still we have found that the Bornemann SLH type pumps are conventional displacement pumps, but, most importantly, they are considerably superior when it comes to productivity. They have demonstrated more suction power, greater continuous operation, better hygiene just from the pump concept, greater reliability, more options with the most varying viscosities. I have been with this company for more than 25 years and I have never come across better pump quality until now."

Eckes-Granini – highest outputs even in the filling plant
A tour through the filling plant shows the dimensions that employees at the Bröl factory are working with. About 1 million liters of juice are being pumped, trans-ported, and filled on a daily basis. If you look at the speed and the precision at which everything happens here, you get a good idea of a highly modern filling plant. "In this process, we actually emphasize automation as little as possible in the area of SAB (juice processing), even if it now sounds strange," explains Michael Amling "but it is for quality reasons. We want to be able to monitor and control the production processes that are coordinated with one another, and we have to ensure a uniform, stable quality result over the course of many years."
 
Today peach concentrate, tomorrow orange juice. The day after tomorrow,
tomato juice. . .
Rapid reaction to changing needs on the market goes without saying at Eckes-Granini. Although fruit juices are continuously stacked on 37,000 pallets, which are stored on modern high bay racking, flexibility in production is critical. Because, on the one hand, the juice inventories in the warehouse have long been assigned and leave the warehouse after a few weeks, on average. Secondly, the warehouse serves not only as the buffer against market fluctuations, but also ensures reliable delivery to the consumer markets. Flexibility in the produc-tion of fresh products is therefore an important requirement that must be met.

Markus Kolf, shift manager at the Bröl factory, gets to the point: "I know of no other pumps more reliable than Bornemann SLH – and reliability is simply im-portant to me. We cannot afford any production interruptions. With this in mind, we are naturally very pleased about the distinction of receiving the 100,000th pump of the SLH 125/38 type – it doesn't surprise me that so many have been produced…" And Klaus Renzelmann, sales manager for Food/Pharmaceutical Pumps at Bornemann, formulates it together with Angelo Perna, manager of the techical branch office of Bornemann West:
"The SLH is a major success story, but not only at Eckes-Granini. 100,000 units delivered, we are very proud of that – but it will not stay at that number for very long!"

Michael Amling, manager of juice processing at Granini (right, shown with Angelo Perna, manager of the technical branch office for Bornemann West, who is presenting the certificate and a gift basket.

Presentation of the certificate to celebrate the 100,000th Bornemann pump, which was recently delivered to Eckes-Granini:
Klaus Renzelmann, sales manager for the food/pharmaceutical sector of Bornemann Pumps as well as Angelo Perna,
manager of the technical branch office for Bornemann West, congratulate Markus Kolf, shift manager at the Bröl factory as well as
Michael Amling, manager of juice processing at Granini (from l. to r.).

About 1 million liters of juice are being pumped, transported, and filled every day at the Bröl factory - with the highest outputs even in the filling plant.

Powerful, reliable, and extremely flexible: The Bornemann SLH 125/38 pump, here with the complete control system.

Tour through production: Angela Kohlmeier and Angelo Perna (both in the middle) were able to experience how the
Bornemann SLH pump is used on site, thus getting a good picture of the extremely hygienic production sequences.
 

Powerful and reliable:
The Bornemann SLH 125/38 pump

This pump is a double-twin screw pump. The Bornemann twin screw pumps are self-priming, double ended positive displacement pumps with external timing gears and bearings. Manufactured in over 80 sizes, their design provides complete axial balancing of the rotating elements and eliminates all metal-to-metal contact within the pump. They can handle virtually any non-homogeneous fluid, regardless of viscosity, lubricity or abrasiveness e. g. gasoline, minerals, seawater, bitumen, molasses, lime, acid, caustic solution or hydrocarbon.

With Bornemann SLH type pumps, there is no metal-to-metal contact within the pump housing during the pumping process. This means that non-lubricating or corrosive and contaminated fluids are also able to be pumped. As the pump rotates, the screws intermesh and, together with the pump housing, form the individual pump chambers. These chambers fill with the pumped fluid and pump it from the pump's suction side to the higher discharge side of the pump. The pump's design also allows for reverse flow, which is achieved by simply changing the shaft direction. The suction line can therefore be turned into a pressure line and vice versa, without any modifications to the pump.