Oerlikon Barmag at the Polyurethanex fair in Moscow

Polyurethane (PUR) is conquering ever
more areas of modern life – automobiles, furniture, shoes, medical technology
and packaging. However, processing it is extremely complex and demands tailored
solutions for the respective applications. Here, the Oerlikon Barmag precision
metering pumps fulfill the very highest demands of the chemical industry – from
highly-accurate metering all the way through to greater durability and superior
efficiency. Visitors to the Polyurethanex trade fair (Pavilion 1, Stand 1A03),
being held in Moscow between March 30 and April 01, 2021, will now also be able
to convince themselves.

Oerlikon Barmag at the Polyurethanex
fair in Moscow

As soft foams, PUR in car seats,
furniture upholstery and footwear and, as rigid foams, in insulation materials
for buildings and cooling units. Vehicle manufacturers use it to produce
composite components, while virtually every industry deploys cast PUR
elastomers to create cushioning elements, rollers and many other items. This
flexible material harbours huge potential and industrial competition is
correspondingly dynamic: in demand are tailored PUR processing solutions for
highly-efficient, rapid-response and, above all, environmentally-friendly mass
production.

GM and GA pumps series for
challenging applications

Oerlikon Barmag has been catering to
the growing requirements with its gear metering pumps for many decades now. At
the Moscow trade fair, the Remscheid-based company will be presenting its GM
and GA ranges, along with the corresponding components for the most diverse
applications. These pumps also reliably master the most demanding processes in
the chemicals, plastics and paints and lacquers industries. They are
characterized by low-pulsation feeding of the conveying medium, which promotes
more accurate metering.

High-speed pumping despite poor
lubrication

One of the greatest challenges here
is the highly-accurate metering of poorly-lubricating and abrasive media. The
high-speed metering pump was developed especially for this: “It is beneficial
above all in cases of chemical manufacturing processes that focus on aggressive
acids”, emphasized Thorsten Wagener, the sales expert responsible for
industrial and chemical application pumps.

The main advantage of this high-speed
pump is its sealed product space. The space that comes into contact with the
media is therefore limited to the area around the gears. This extends the
lifespan of the pump considerably.