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Pumps for fried food applications

Michael Smith Engineers has extensive experience in the supply of pumps for hot oil applications in the food industry. The majority of the leading UK producers of potato crisps, oven chips, potato wedges, and many other fried food products use pumps supplied by us.

This AK4124A internal gear pump, manufactured by Viking Pump, was one of several supplied to a leading potato crisp producer in Northern England for the circulation of hot sunflower oil. The pump is long-coupled via a gearbox to a 0.75kW, 4-pole motor, delivering a flow rate of 40 LPM at 2 bar.
This low operating speed coupled with the robustness and durability of the 4124A series pumps makes them ideal for handling hot oil in potato frying systems.

Viking gear pump for hot oil