Revolutionary dosing system uses Watson-Marlow peristaltic pumpheads

Redacre Ltd in Saffron Waldon, is an OEM specialising in building dosing systems for agricultural and water treatment industries across the globe. At the core of their Select dosing system they have used a Watson-Marlow peristaltic pumphead to provide a dosing solution that is easy to use. This enables anyone, from water technicians through to farmers and members of the rural community, to easily change the tubes within the unit to adjust dose rates.

When developing the system, Redacre identified that it would require a pump that could stand up to the forces of the agricultural environment and to aggressive substances. By using a Watson-Marlow 102R peristaltic pumphead, the fluid never comes into direct contact within the pump itself. As a result, when using aggressive substances such as acid, the pump does not suffer from corrosion damage. Additionally, unlike conventional pumps, the 102R pumphead will not contaminate the chemical being added to the water flow - this is particularly important in vaccination processes.

To change pump flow, different colour coded pump tubes need to be connected to the unit, making durability and ease of use critical criteria for the peristaltic pump. The ability to handle small amounts of fluid very accurately was also an important consideration with dosing rates ranging from 1:6000 to 1:20.

David Welch, Managing Director of Redacre Ltd comments: “When our technical team first embarked on designing the Select dosing system, they identified that it was essential to find a peristaltic pump that would be easy to use, could stand up to the agricultural environment and would be available at competitive prices. After investigating various options, we realised that Watson-Marlow pumps were the only products on the market that would meet these specifications."

He continued, “The technical support that Watson-Marlow gave in the new product development stage was also an added bonus. They visited our site on numerous occasions to lend technical expertise.”

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