Vacuum for the Pasta Industry: SIAB 2007

At Siab 8^th International Techno-Bake Exhibition in Verona, Italy from 5 to 9 May, Pneumofore exhibited for the first time, welcoming the opportunity to put focus on one of the most important applications of our air-cooled rotary vane vacuum pumps, namely the food industry.

Pneumofore is proud of counting several references in the world-wide food industry as well as in the Italian pasta industry. By reducing the humidity of the dough, vacuum plays an essential role in the production of pasta. The influence of the vacuum degree on evaporation and on relative humidity content determines the high quality of the finished pasta. Facts show that the quality of the pasta has been improved for all installations thanks to the UV series air-cooled rotary vane vacuum pumps, with capacities ranging from 250 to 2700 m3/h and 5,5 kW to 75 kW @ 50 Hz. The other popular application of UV units is the bread baking process with vacuum.

Displayed on the Pneumofore booth were the UV4 H vacuum pump for water vapour suction in operation with 250 m2/h, 5,5 kW and the UV16 with 971 m3/h, 22 kW @ 50 Hz. Presenting the vacuum pumps gave visitors the possibility to touch, see and to better understand the benefits of the UV series like energy savings, durability, reliability, efficiency and the lowest Life Cycle Cost on the market.