The Vogelsang pumps helping ED&F Man Terminals’ role in the food chain

ED&F Man Terminals – a part of ED&F Man Commodities – plays an important part in the food chain; most people will have eaten something each week that has a connection with a product stored by the bulk liquid storage provider.

The molasses, stored at the Grangemouth, Hull and Liverpool terminals, is used in a number of functions that form a part of the food chain. It is used as a key ingredient in animal feed, reducing dust and encouraging the livestock to eat. This part of the food chain then produces beef, lamb, and dairy products. It is also used in industrial fermentation, where the molasses is used to produce yeast, amongst other products, which is then used to make bread, beer, whisky etc.

ED&F Man also stores a range of vegetable and fish oils, which again form the foundations of the food chain being used in animal feed, in particular the production of fish feed to support the UK’s well-established farmed fish industry.

To make all of this happen, ED&F Man uses Vogelsang’s rotary lobe pumps. The pumps were first installed on the molasses tanks over 15 years ago, and have kept the product moving ever since.

The rotary lobe pumps are built to handle and pump a range of viscosities, such as molasses and oils, and are also designed to be as easy to maintain as possible, and keep downtime to a minimum.

Ian Mackenzie, UK Operations Manager, says, “Having all of our pumps by Vogelsang is so helpful to us. It means that we can store frequently used spare parts on-site, so that when we need to change a part, this can be done quickly.

“The pumps are fantastic at pumping molasses, and they’re economical with their usage too. We recently had an efficiency drive and looked for ways to cut our energy costs. Vogelsang took a look at our pump systems and suggested that we don’t need to run them at full speed to achieve the BEP (best efficiency point); they could do the job we need with them running at as little as 50 per cent. This reduced our energy costs by staggering 30 per cent.”

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Notes to editors 

Vogelsang is a leading manufacturer of rotary lobe pump and progressive cavity pumps to the tank storage industry. Whatever the application, Vogelsang’s pumps are built to handle most media: abrasive chemicals, tough adhesives, high pressures and even gentle pumping needs. All of Vogelsang’s pumps are easy to maintain and can be quickly serviced on-site, reducing stoppage time. They are also economical to run, reducing operational energy costs.