Centrifugal pumps for hygienic applications | Alfa Laval Products Close at hand product catalogue near newsletter How does a centrifugal pump work? Case Stories Centrifugal pumps Alfa Laval centrifugal pumps raise product quality and process productivity for hygienic applications. Choose standard pumps for general product transfer duties or pumps for evaporation, high-pressure, self-priming, CIP return, and high-purity duties. Built to perform, these pumps ensure high efficiency, more uptime, gentle product handling, energy savings, easy maintenance, and low total cost of ownership. Robust, reliable hygienic centrifugal pump for gentle and efficient product transfer Low life-cycle costs due to energy-efficient operation, easy cleanability, simple maintenance and long service life Exceptional levels of hygiene with EHEDG and 3-A certification or compliance with current GMP regulations to minimize contamination risks Robust, reliable stainless steel design ensures continuous operation and more uptime Simple maintenance thanks to front-loading design, easy seal conversion, and quick wear parts replacement High-purity UltraPure pumps backed by Alfa Laval Q-doc documentation package for full material traceability. Maximize overall pump efficiency of your hygienic processes with Alfa Laval centrifugal pumps. From basic transport duties to high-purity product transfer, these sanitary centrifugal pumps reduce total cost of ownership across the dairy, food, beverage, home-personal care, and biotech and pharmaceutical industries. LKH pump Demanding duties Evaporation duties High-pressure duties Self-priming duties CIP return duties Duties with entrained air SolidC pump Basic duties Intermittent product pumping CIP transfer duties LKH and SolidC UltraPure pumps High-purity duties     . How does a Centrifugal pump work? The centrifugal pump impeller, which may be a semi open impeller or another design depending on the application, is mounted on a shaft driven by an electric motor. As it rotates, this essential part of industrial centrifugal pumps transfers energy to the liquid, thereby increasing pressure. The increase in pressure is due to the centrifugal force generated, a principle common to various types of centrifugal pumps, which subsequently increases the kinetic energy of the liquid.       . Happy Customers 2025-02-07 Alfa Laval LKH pumps reduce energy costs, downtime and emissions A major dairy in Denmark agreed to serve as a testing facility for a joint Alfa Laval-Tetra Pak pump audit. Insights from the audit revealed huge potential for savings in energy, maintenance costs and... You can be our next happy customer. We are eager to help you! Reach out to us here . Close at Hand catalogue   The hygienic equipment product catalogue "Close at hand" includes product leaflets, links to animations, brochures and lists for ordering purposes. Find an Alfa Laval product CAD portal   The Alfa Laval CAD portal is an essential platform for downloading detailed product information, 2D drawings and 3D product models. Visit the CAD portal   Visit the Application & Innovation Center   Do you want to identify the optimal equipment for the job and discover tangible savings before deciding on upgrades? In the Alfa Laval Application & Innovation Center, you can do just that. Learn more Optimize™ by Alfa Laval   Optimize™ by Alfa Laval boosts your existing processes and enables up to 90% savings on water, energy and chemicals with only small and no-risk investments.   Read more Enhance pump uptime and efficiency with the condition monitoring Clariot Discover how Alfa Laval’s advanced condition monitoring system Clariot can optimize your pump performance and give you peace of mind. Reduce the risk of unplanned downtime and save costs with real-time monitoring and proactive maintenance. Learn more about Clariot Subscribe to our newsletter Stay updated on important sustainability issues and opportunities in your industry and processes! Subscribe today Animations Visit the animations site and take a look inside a product to see and understand how it works.  View animations  White paper, Technical articles White paper - Technical articles on hygienic equipment Find all articles .