We understand your challenge

• Once melted, many waxes are relatively low viscosity liquids. But viscosities can be higher for some specialty waxes.
• Complicated maintenance procedures require a pipeline shutdown in order to address issues. The downtime wastes valuable resources.
• Leaking product all over your pumps and floor can lead to costly cleanup and create a slip hazard to your workers.

Viking Pump has the solution

• Viking gear pumps can handle both high and low viscosity liquids, simplifying your processes.
• A rotatable bearing housing makes rotor end clearance adjustments easy.
• Our BXB Seres™ products come standard with our patented O-Pro® seal, virtually eliminating leaks and keeping your floors clean.

Wax Applications

• Box coatings for food boxes
  • Yogurt containers
  • Produce boxes
  • Juice boxes
• Wax coating for fresh produce
• Paper coating
• Candle manufacturing

Waxes can be natural secretions of plants or animals, such as beeswax, or by products of petroleum refining. Wax is commonly used in the paper and corrugated cardboard industries to make products such as cartons and paper packaging moisture resistant. Wax can also help prevent food products from sticking to paper packaging.

Viking in the Process

Once melted, many waxes are relatively low viscosity liquids, but viscosities can be higher for some specialty waxes. Viking pumps are used for manufacturing and refining oilseed waxes at oilseed processors, petroleum-based waxes at oil refineries, and bees wax at honey processors. They are also used to transfer molten wax in downstream product manufacturing applications such as box coatings. Viking pumps are used to transfer liquid wax from the melter to curtain coaters that feed box blanks under a curtain of liquid wax that coats one side of the blank and passes it to a drying section.

Cast iron construction is typically satisfactory, but stainless may be required for purity considerations. Depending on specific melting temperature, jacketed pumps are frequently required. Standard construction pumps with carbon bushings can generally be used, but some crude or filled waxes may require hardened constructions, such as tungsten carbide idler pin and bushing.