The Versatile Rotary Lobe Pump
Finding the right size and type of rotary lobe pump can help simplify pump-overs, moving wine, filling barrels, filtering and bottling.
by Curtis Phillips
New wineries have many options to choose from when purchasing their first pump. Given that the pump will likely be the only pump in the winery, at least for a while, it will be used for a wide variety of tasks. Too often wineries end up burning out a pump motor or impeller by trying to use the (single) pump they bought in ways for which it is not suited.
However, there are at least two winery pump designs that are versatile enough to be used for most winery tasks. The first is a flexible impell...
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