Wherever fluids are transported in the food and beverage industry for cleaning and sterilisation, we can offer our customers suitable solutions. This applies, for example, to systems for cleaning bottles or pipelines. Another area of application is the transport of hydrogen peroxide. This is used in aseptic filling systems for the sterilisation of PET bottles, plastic containers and typical multi-layer carton packaging.

Schmitt pumps are also suitable when food products in baked goods production need to be treated with brine. Particularly important here: our pumps have the necessary food approval, for example to spray pretzels with precisely dosed sodium hydroxide solution or brine.

• Pumps for bottle cleaning systems
• Pumping acidic or alkaline cleaning agents for disinfecting pipework

• Disinfection of yoghurt cups
• Pumping hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
• Lye treatment of pretzels

Centrifugal pumps are among the most commonly used pump types in the food and beverage industry. Schmitt centrifugal pumps are used primarily in auxiliary process steps. Typical applications include the transfer of cleaning and disinfection media (CIP/SIP), lyes such as sodium hydroxide for the production of pretzel products, hydrogen peroxide, and other chemical auxiliaries.

A key advantage of centrifugal pumps is their uniform, low-pulsation volume flow. This is particularly important in auxiliary processes in order to ensure stable process conditions and uniform distribution of cleaning or process media in plants and piping systems. At the same time, centrifugal pumps have a comparatively simple design, making them robust, low-maintenance and durable – key requirements in industrial environments with long operating times and chemical exposure.

In the food and beverage industry, hygiene and process reliability are critical. Even when pumps do not come into direct contact with the food product, they must meet high requirements in terms of resistance, cleanability and operational reliability. They are therefore often manufactured from corrosion-resistant materials such as engineering plastics or stainless steel and designed for use in CIP and cleaning processes.

Another advantage is their versatility. Centrifugal pumps can be used in the food and beverage industry for various auxiliary applications, for example for circulating cleaning media, dosing chemical solutions or in water treatment and disinfection.