Albany Engineering

AGRICULTURAL FEEDS

Many Albany Pumps are used on agricultural feed duties. Molasses including black strap, vegetable oils and soya oils are all examples of the products we are frequently asked to pump.

Molasses is a liquid with a wide variety of uses. As well as being used for agricultural feeds, it is constituent of rum. It is ultimately derived from sugar cane.

Many of these products have high viscosities. The highest viscosity will often come with the black strap type molasses. Albany often supply larger lobe pumps equipped with steam jackets to maintain the temperature of the fluid and keep the viscosity to acceptable levels. The heat is often also applied to the pipework in the system, which is always generously proportioned. Some of these products are also surprisingly abraisive, but Albany have applied pumps to these duties many times and know how to cope.