19.01.2026
Hygienic, Reliable, Efficient: Rotary Lobe Pump for Foodstuffs
The requirements in the food industry are high, especially when it comes to pumping sensitive, viscous or solid-laden products. NETZSCH Pumps & Systems offers a powerful and food-compliant solution.
From dairy products and fruit juices to dough and convenience foods, the food rotary lobe pump ensures gentle, hygienic and efficient pumping while maintaining high economic efficiency.
Gentle pumping for maximum quality
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Sensitive media such as yoghurt, fruit preparations, creams, sauces or pastes place special demands on the pumping process. They react sensitively to mechanical stresses, such as shear forces, pressure peaks, or turbulence, which can negatively affect their structure, consistency, taste, and appearance. To ensure reliable, gentle pumping, a pump technology specifically designed to address these challenges is required. The TORNADO® T.Sano® rotary lobe pump from NETZSCH is the ideal solution. Its precise, synchronised rotary motion ensures uniform, low-pulsation and pressure-stable pumping. This reduces shear forces to a minimum, which is a decisive advantage, especially with lumpy or viscous products. Even sensitive solids, such as fruit pieces, vegetable components, or fibres, remain intact and are not crushed. This ensures your food products reach the customer with consistent quality, appearance and sensory profile.
Rotary lobe pump for highest hygiene standards
In food processing, the focus is not only on efficiency and conveying capacity. Product safety, hygiene and compliance with legal standards are at least as important. Especially with sensitive media such as dairy products, juices or chunky preparations, every component of the technology used must meet the highest hygienic requirements. T.Sano® rotary lobe pumps have been specifically developed for this application. They comply with internationally recognised hygiene standards, such as EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group) and the 3-A Sanitary Standards. They are made of robust, food-grade stainless steel and other materials suitable for food contact.
Easy cleaning thanks to a dead space-free design
Thanks to their dead-space-free design and smooth, gap-free surfaces, TORNADO® rotary lobe pumps for food are easy to clean. All components that come into contact with the product are designed so that no residues, deposits, or germs can accumulate. Furthermore, the rotary lobe pumps in food applications are fully CIP (cleaning-in-place) and SIP (sterilisation-in-place) capable. All internal areas of the pump are flushed or sterilised with steam without the need to remove individual components or clean them manually. This not only saves time and effort but also reduces your use of cleaning agents and disinfectants to a minimum.
Flexible food pump
The areas of application for the TORNADO® rotary lobe pump in the food industry are as diverse as the product landscape itself. Whether in milk processing, the production of confectionery and baked goods, beverages, sauces, soups, doughs, purées or in meat and sausage production – the pump impresses with its high adaptability to a wide variety of media and process conditions. No matter whether you are pumping liquid, viscous, pasty or lumpy products. The T.Sano® transports every medium gently, hygienically and reliably.
The solution for your food processes
The rotary lobe pump in food processing design from NETZSCH combines hygienic design with technical precision and high adaptability. This enables you to achieve a safe, efficient and economical production process. Your advantages at a glance:
- Compliance with the highest hygiene standards
- Gentle pumping of sensitive products
- Easy to clean thanks to CIP and SIP capability
- High flexibility in terms of viscosity, solids content and product variety
- Easy maintenance thanks to innovative FSIP® technology
- Compact design and modular adaptation options
As a global specialist in handling complex media, NETZSCH knows the requirements and challenges of the food industry down to the last detail. Our experts accompany you from the selection to the commissioning of your rotary lobe pump and beyond. We do not just deliver a product, but a tailor-made solution for your success.
