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industries in order to create better products and production processes.

(Air Operated Double Diaphragm) and hose pumps.
Well financed and focusing on long term success.
Founded by Mr. Lennart Wiklund (previous Johnson Pump Sweden owner) & Christian Soderholm
Majority owner is the Albin Invest group
16 employees
4 million Euro turnover 2007

maintenance, high energy consumption, noise, vibrations, inflexible etc.
The Albin Pump AD thanks to the central flow, the more efficient air motor, new flap valve design and flexible diaphragm suspension addresses all these problems.

pulsation (-70%)
Lower air consumption (-35%)
Lower maintenance costs
Longer diaphragm lifetime (3-5 times)
Compact design and low weight
Total flexibility in installation - easy to integrate
Easy service – less downtime - lower lifecycle cost
More cost effective solutions for both OEM manufacturers and end user
Higher performance

Centrifugal)
High maintenance cost due to abrasion or dry running (PC)
Reduce performance due to high manometric lift or high viscosity (AOD / PC)
Difficulties in having high outlet pressure (AOD)
Short life time of pump while pumping high or low PH liquids ? (PC / Centrifugal)
Low dosing accuracy due to wear (PC)
Heavy maintenance on hose pump with integrated bearing box or wheel pressed on the shaft (Bredel)
Short hose life (all other hose pump manufacturer)

problems:
The ALH hose pump

Our solution

of shoes on the wall of an rubber hose.
Shoes are assembled on a rotating wheel.
Sealing under the shoe is performed by the compression of a local area of the hose.
Frictions between shoes and hose are reduced by using a lubricant which also acts as a coolant.

of the hose.
The pump has no mechanical seal.
No particle are usually trapped between the walls of the inner hose, when the shoe is squeezing the hose, a small wave in front of the shoe rejecting the particles.

Working principal 2

units generally
used in laboratories
Max. pressure 1.5 bars
Not reinforced hose
Manufacturers 90
World market 97 million Euro
Leader Watson Marlows

HOSE PUMPS
Industrial heavy
duty pumps
Max. pressure 40 bars
Manufacturers 15
World market 56 million Euro
Leader BREDEL

lift
(up to 9m of water @ sea level)
Continuous dry running is possible if no valve are close
Appropriate for abrasive products
Excellent volumetric capacity (dosing)
Particles (not sharp) up to 15% of hose ID can be pumped
Simple and inexpensive maintenance
Reversible pump

or AOD pumps (5x)
This type of pump is heavy and large
(2000 kg for an ALH125 (88 m3h))

(ABAQUE-A)

)

KAWA ( 3 ranges )

CRANE ELRO

(Manufacturer turnovers)
BREDEL (NL) turnover : 8 M€
VERDER (UK) turnover : 2.5 M€
CRANE (D) Elro range turnover : 1.8 M€
PCM/ DELASCO (F) turnover: High pressure ranges:1.5 M€
BLACKMER (F) turnover, ABAQUE range.: 1.4 M€
BOYSER (Sp) turnover: High pressure ranges :1.2 M€
VALISI (I)turnover: High pressure ranges :1.1 M€
Other manufacturers under 1 M€: PONDORFF(D) , ENVIROTALEMENT PUMP SYSTEM(UK), ALLWEILLER(D), RAGGAZINI(I), CALPEDA (I), LAROX(S)….and Albin pump soon on top!!!
60% of this turnover is made in spares (95 % hoses)

5 years.
The main gross is in the process industry: filter press and underflow applications

the fluid being pumped,
chemically aggressive products.

of synthetic or metallic fibers.
4 to 5 manufacturers worldwide are able of making these hoses following our demanding specifications

The hose conception

Inner liner

Cover

Reinforcement layers (2 to 6)

suits the diversity of pumped products
NR (natural rubber)
For abrasive fluids (white marking)
NBR (Buna)
For oily fluids (Yellow marking)
EPDM
For acid & corrosive fluids or high temperature
(red marking)

ALBIN decide to increase the abrasive resistance of their hoses, for this reasons we do not machined it.
Second advantage of non-machined hoses: the lubricant has a better grip on the hose, there is less friction between the shoe and the hose inducing a longer life.

Using ALBIN selection tables in Winhy freeware
2. As most of pumped are mixed, by conducting a soak test:
Weight a piece, soak it in the product for a week…
If the weight didn’t varied more the 5% (more or less), it’s the right quality
If the weight variation is between 5% to 8%, let it one more week to soak.
If it stabilized, the rubber will be acceptable
Over 8% this type of rubber is not suitable

of the fluid on the inner wall of the hose
Mixing various pumped fluids

It consists in:
Water cleaning
Cleaning with an agent
(compatible with the hose material)
Cleaning with sponge balls

a rubber manufacturer on all hose pump manufacturer, the result was very similar.
On test on water (No chemical attack) ( 60 Rpm, 10Bar):
NR hose has a life span:
Double than EPDM
Triple than NBR

Hose Life

EPDM
3rd Choice: NBR

Hose Life Tips

Too Much Compressed
=
Unnecessary Brake Power,
and Lower Hose Life

What’s a correct shimming?

by adding shims between the shoes and the wheel.
(ALH25 to ALHS125 pumps)

Correct shimming

Be careful when ordering to precise the outlet pressure, the factory will pre-shims the pumps

following efforts on the shoe:
Equivalant to 5 bar, (without liquid) ==> 2 tons
Equivalant to 15 bar, (without liquid) ==> 4 tons
In real test at 15 bar, on water ==> 8 tons

Correct shimming

Optimal compression of the hose means optimal distance between shoes and casing
If you use ALBIN hose in BREDEL pump (specially SPX range), you must reduce the number of shims following our chart.
Bredel advice up to 14 shims on the SP range, while ALBIN advice a maximum of 5!!!

product

backflow of an abrasive product from severe pulsation
Remedy - remove the source of pulsation not to increase number of shims
Shows as very high discharge side impulse loss

Pulsation damage

cause is poor suction line conditions, which restrict the pump’s ability to re-fill the hose
This degrades the hose’s fatigue performance

the rubber breakaway when they are pulled and may stick together

hose starts to re-vulcanise
Rubber is built up under the shoe, leading to severe internal friction and a heat build up, resulting in re-vulcanisation
The failure will occur over the rotor shoe’s full contact path

Over shiming

Speed
If T > 60°C
- 30% speed require

For continuous duties

Over 75°C, the hose life reduce rapidly.
The hose life can drastically increase by reducing the temperature by 5 °C.
ALBIN propose a water cooling jacket which replace the pump cover

@ 20°C on continuous duty

and lubricant from a credible source. Our hose has taken many years to perfect and is typically of tri-laminar construction, providing an excellent life expectancy.
Not just experience, but sophisticated manufacturing technology also means that a World-class hose can be created each time, every time.
For the production of our hose we use a fully automated facility that ensures that dimensions are held to the tightest tolerances.

Problem 1: Poor Quality Parts
Some people purchase poor quality hose, because it's cheaper. Their experience with time will show that hose fails prematurely and that they spend more money on buying extra lubricant and then have the additional cost and inconvenience of downtime

Lubricant
As with hose, our lubricant has been designed to work perfectly with the varying requirements within a hose pump. The range of requirements within a pump, means that the lubricant needs to support not only hose cooling, but also have an inbuilt guard against freezing during winter time.
Our hose pump lubricant fulfils all these requirements

and often predictable life if all factors are consistent within a process and it will provide a number of compressions and returns in its operation before failure.
Pump speed has a direct effect on hose life, to the point where we could say as a guide, if you double your pump speed you will half your hose life. Conversely if you half your pump speed you will approximately double your hose life.
This simple guide has helped hundreds of pump installations to improve their hose life dramatically.

Hose life solutions

ALBIN Solution
As you can see the pump speed has a dramatic impact on the life of a hose for peristaltic pump. This being the case it is essential that when you are considering purchase you contact us to discuss your application in detail to ensure the correct pump is selected from the start.
More often than not it is wiser to purchase a larger pump and run it slower, than to squeeze the duty onto a smaller pump running fast and then suffer the cost of more frequent hose replacement.
If you have already purchased a pump and do not want to upgrade to a bigger pump, please give us a call and we will talk through your application and make recommendations.

of materials.
When we select a hose for peristaltic pumping, we consider many factors including the liquid that you are pumping, temperature involved and general duty expectations.
In order to extend your current hose life, we would review the duty application and ensure that the optimum material was employed.
Often we have found for example that natural rubber hose or natural rubber tubing has been selected for an application because of its excellent physical properties, only then to have the application changed to a more acidic product causing the rubber to rot away prematurely.
If you have a pump running whose hose life has reduced with time and is no longer acceptable, let us come and take a look for you

Hose life solutions

Problem 3: Incorrect Hose Materials
If your pump hose is failing regularly, it would be appropriate for us to check the compatibility of the hose material with what you are pumping through it.

many forces are placed on the pump hose that can lead to premature failure.
ALBIN Solution
A major improvement can be seen in hose life, through the introduction of a correctly sized dampening device.
Give us a call and we would be happy to advise.

Hose life solutions

Problem 5: High Pressure Discharge
For similar reasons to point 4, large pressure on the discharge can create considerable strain on the hose.
ALBIN Solution
We are one of the few companies who provide special long life hose for these types of application. In addition, we can provide a discharge pulsation dampener to reduce pressure shock to the hose and once again increase hose life
Problem 6: High Temperature Application
If you are pumping at a high temperature this can lead to early hose failure
ALBIN Solution
We would be happy to review your installation to consider ways that temperature can be reduced.

up to 60000 Cps, clay slurry up to 800g/l, lead sulfate, pyrite slurry. SABX, thickener underflow, flocculants & reagent feed, cyanide metering, activated Carbon, Acid Slurry
WATER TREATMENT (lime liquor, flocculate dispersion, sludge and slurries)
BUILDING INDUSTRY (liquid or fibrous mortar, liquid plaster, light concrete)
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (Glue, acid, alcohol, detergent pumping, etc…)
NUCLEAR (contaminated slurries and mud, ammonium dioxide, uranyle nitrate)
FOOD INDUSTRY (tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, gelatin, beer slurries, fish past, olive oil, slaughter house, liquid salt, seed fertilizer)
PAINT (water base and acrylic paint, pigments, wall coating)
FILTER PRESS (filling and pressing up to 15 bar)
PAPER INDUSTRY (latex, slurries, kaolin)
BIO FUEL: pumping the waste to produce bio-fuel
etc...

du Cascadec
Villeroy & Boch
RHODIA
SGN
Sika
XELLA thermopierre
Sogea
Solvay
Sotres
MS
Spi Batignole
Unilever
Mac Caine

fill the pump by the top. This way, the shoe is not obstructed by the sedimentary heap and does not track the hose.

Be careful this tip could be destroy a hose market, as BREDEL &VERDER advice to pump by the bottom

of the pipe increasing the friction loss, it should be install a back wash.
Avoid bends and curves just after the pump outlet which can form a plug, creating large overpressure whose are detrimental for the hose life.

This design has proven successful in the lower pressure applications, since lubrication is not really necessary between hose and roller and the radial force are very low allowing the rotation.
In the higher pressure area, from approx 3 bar, the rollers do not rotate anymore and the angle at the point of compression becomes fairly steep which acts negatively on the hose.
In this case the shoe design has proven more effective, since they act more gently on the hose.
To protect the hose, the shoes operate in a bath of lubricant. Depending on the application, different oil types or glycerin based can be used.
The ALBIN hose pump is designed for higher pressure applications and is therefore supplied with shoes as standard.

Shoe against roller design

Large angle

Close angle

pump

Don’t forget to specify the definite position at the order

handle viscous liquid

Piston membrane pump (ABEL)
expensive & difficult maintenance
expensive to buy
heavy air consummation

PC pump ( MONO )
expensive maintenance when
dry running or for abrasive product
low flow accuracy
only small particles

of heavy duty hose pump.

000 cps

Same pump casing, but different hose ID

32 and 50.
You can transform at low cost Bredel SP range and
Verder sizes in ALBIN size.
Advantage for the customer:
better hose life as the speed is reduce by 30%
30% more flow at the same speed
Advantage for us: the competition cannot sale their hose

ALBIN, a complete hose pump range

demand

10000 Cps)
Having a high suction lift
Because the pump hose does not have time to re-expand to initial position, prior new shoe passage
The solution is to reduce pressure outside the hose...
By putting the pump casing under vacuum

You can verify your expected flow with
our freeware:
Blue curve, standard expected flow
Red curve, expected flow with vacuum system

product, with this table you will be able to describe the viscosity.

kit fitted on the inlet of the pump
Casing depressurization equals inlet pressure
Air is mixed with fluid
Not to be used if rotation in both directions, or if inlet is in charge

Option 2: Venturi ejector
Air ejector kit for pump turning in both directions
Venturi ejector
up to 90 % vacuum
5 to 6 bars air pressure
67 Nl/mn (4Nm3/h) air consumption

hose pump has a perfect accuracy.
This accuracy don’t reduce over time due to abrasion. As it’s the case with PC pumps.
This perfect volumetricity allowed to measured accurately the flow by counting the wheel’s rotation.
You may use a inductive captor insert in the window to be able to detect when the shoe go past. That’s will replace expensive meters .

shampoo manufacturer (Palmolive) prove that 6% of the hose weight goes in the product during the hose life (in small particles). Long before the hose bursting, larger particle (> 1mm). As every hose pump users know, the lubricant turn black after a few hours…
Before the hose burst, small cracks appears from the inside to the reinforced lays, the pumped product may migrate between the lays without being detected nor being clean by C.I.P.
Inserts cannot be hygienic as they are not part of the hose’s
When the hose breaks…What happens with the dirty lubricant?

Food application

DUE TO IMPULSE LOSSES
PRESSURE IN PUMPHOUSING BELOW INLET PRESSURE WHEN ABLBIN VACUUM ASSIST IS INSTALLED When the shoe leaves contact with the hose, its volume in the hose is filled with the fluid of the discharge line creating the pulsation

Do you need a pulsation dampner?

compressed air
Best result when the pick of maximum pulsation is +- 3 bar

With 75% of outlet pressure input, pulsations absorption can be as much as 90%.

Inline pulsation dampner

V1 [ l/bar]
ALH10 0.05
ALH15 0.2
ALH15 0.3
ALH25 0.8
ALH32 1.4
ALH40 1.5
ALHX40 2.5
ALH50 5
ALH65 7,5
ALHX80 10
ALH80 16
ALH100 33
ALH125 66

V1 volume [ l/bar]
Pd Discharge pressure [bar]
Example: ALH50 with pick of pulsation at 5 bars:
5 (l/bar) x 5 Bars = 25 liter tank

For the small pump, you may use a piece of closed pipe, (at least the ID than the hose) placed on a T connexion at the outlet of the pump.
This pipe length will be a 2/3 of the pump hose size.
Example: on ALH25: 75 cm

time needed for operation.
SP range :Tight coupling
SPX range Bearings inside the pumped liquid
Casing and wheel in ductile iron, Better resistance against shocks and low temperature.
SPX range in GL cast iron, lot of wheel breaking
Pump without bearing:
Double lips seal and leak at thee back of the pump protecting the gear box bearing.
SP range: difficult maintenance to change the bearing
SPX range: bearing inside the wheel in close proximity with the pumped product

ALBIN vs. BREDEL

Larger pump range:
Better ratio speed/price or hose life/price.
Most ALBIN pump parts are compatible with the SP range
Shoe replacement by the window
Not possible on SP
Standard inserts in stainless steel 316 L
On SP range in mild steel
and Bolts, nuts, brackets and flange in stainless steel 314:
Better corrosion resistance
Bredel in mild steel

pump high volume in a short time. It’s a very successful design for this application.
We designed our pump for high pressure industrial application.
Their hose life is very short over 3 bars due to their vacuum system. Because their hose wall is quite thin, they have to pump the pump casing under vacuum. To produce the vacuum, their hose has a small bore in line with the main bore, this make it a very fragile hose.
Lot more parts than our ALH
Bearing inside the pump in contact with the pumped product when the hose break
Weak aluminum construction
Fragile hose fitting due to the piercing in the aluminum casing

ALBIN vs. CRANE Elro

by experience this system is a nightmare. When you must replace a hose, the metallic ring should be heated or mechanically deformed in order to be able to fit correctly a new hose in the pump.
The depth of the threaded holes (which are often too short or wrongly machined) to fit the flanges on the pump casing
Its light thickness of the material (cast iron) around the threaded holes (which generates often cracks in the pumps casing)
After two or three hose replacement, you will be forced to replace metallic clamp rings.

ALBIN vs. VERDER

gear box.
(ALBIN hoses pumps have an ‘extra’ sealing (Merkel O-Ring).
First, by standard wearing of the lip seal (mainly due to the hose burst), the glycerine goes in the casing of the gearbox through this ‘special’ lip seal. The mix of glycerine and gearbox oil creates a kind of ‘bitumen’ which will not damage the gearbox but destroy it. If the pumps is supplied with a coaxial gearbox slightly undersized (which is very often the case on the pumps range VF10 to VF50), you imagine easily the consequences in terms of maintenance and repair costs.
ALBIN hose pumps have also in the pump casing ‘dripstone or drain hole’ which is useful first to protect the gearbox and finally to check physically if the Merkel O-Ring is leaking or worn. In any circumstances, the gearbox is protected against the presence of pumped liquid in the pump casing
Moreover, in case of overpressure, the specific double lip seal can support max 2,5 bar and as there is no other way than the vent hole of the gearbox the air with lubricant goes in the casing of the gearbox. The sealing is not more efficient and the presence of glycerine in the oil of the gearbox will cause the breaking of the gearbox

ALBIN vs. VERDER

The last point concerning the connexion of the gearbox on the pump casing is the installation itself. Indeed, when ALBIN hose pumps are supplied with 4 studs to fit the gearbox on the pump casing, the VERDERFLEX pumps casing have four holes in which 4 bolts and nuts are used to fix the gearbox on the pump casing. This construction is absolutely not leak free (the oscillating movement of the gear-motor increases this leakage effect) and to avoids glycerine leakage a thick layer of sealing pasta is used.

(shear thinning or thickening)
% of solids and particle size
Temperature
PH level

Pump selection - required information

maintenance
Better service
And better pricing