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Are Your Pumps Truly Running at Peak Efficiency Year After Year? Another busy week on-site for the ITS Servicing & Maintenance team, supporting an annual scheduled maintenance programme for a well-known food manufacturer operating across the bakery and packaged snack sector. Dan Hinton and Connor Littlewood dedicated the week, onsite,...

[video width="940" height="788" mp4="https://www.industrialtradingsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ITS-Post-IMG-Liag-Pigging-V-No-Pigging.mp4"][/video] Left side: No Pigging Product left behind in the pipe. Every changeover means waste, contamination risk, and money literally stuck in the line. Right side: Liquid Pigging A single pig pushes product out completely. The pipe is clean, empty, and ready for the next run. Why...

Still using timers in dairy UHT? You’re losing product. In this Anderson-Negele case story, Söbbeke Dairy replaced time-based phase transitions with real-time turbidity control. Improving phase transition wasn’t just about efficiency – it was about reducing waste and driving sustainability. By switching to the ITM-51 turbidity sensor, they achieved: ✅...

[video width="940" height="788" mp4="https://www.industrialtradingsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ITS-Post-Alfa-Laval-DuraCirc-Pump-img.mp4"][/video] Designed with hygiene at its core, the DuraCirc® removes the usual compromises between cleanability, efficiency, and product care. ✔ Hygienic by design Certified to EHEDG & 3-A standards with smooth, crevice-free surfaces. ✔ No dead zones Optimised internals support fast, effective CIP/SIP cleaning. ✔ Gentle handling...

[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.industrialtradingsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ITSART1.mp4" loop="true" autoplay="true" preload="auto"][/video] In industries where product purity is non-negotiable, microbial contamination remains one of the most persistent operational risks. From pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotech processing to food, beverage, and high-purity water systems, even minor breaches in filtration integrity can compromise product quality, trigger costly recalls,...

In hygienic processing environments, safety isn’t something you add on at the end; it has to be designed in from the very beginning. Every component plays a role, from protecting product quality to ensuring operators and equipment remain safe under demanding conditions. That’s where Servinox comes in. Servinox designs its...

Chocolate processing requires precise and hygienic handling, and the Alfa Laval Knife Edge OptiLobe Pump is engineered to deliver. Its advanced rotor design supports efficient handling of high viscosity media, ensuring smooth, low shear transfer that helps maintain product structure and consistency. The Knife Edge OptiLobe profile enhances cleanability and...

This March edition of our ITS Flow Time Newsletter uncovers new solutions, shares exciting major projects we’ve been a part of, introduces new faces to the ITS team, and celebrates our long-standing members. Catch up on all the latest updates from ITS Flow Time: https://tinyurl.com/ydz35dhc Stay tuned for next month!...

This March, we celebrate something truly special: 20 incredible years of Martin Williams being part of ITS. Martin is not just a colleague; he is a cornerstone of our ITS Technical Sales team and our trusted Valve & Tank specialist. Over the past two decades, he has brought not only...

As we all know, when it comes to food and beverage production, safety is not something that sits quietly in the background. It shapes every decision, especially when pasteurisation is involved. Pasteurisation plays a critical role in protecting product quality and consumer health, but it also brings a layer of...