When purchasing steel products, metal manufacturers should release the MTC (Mill Test Certificate) to the buyer. The MTC contains all [...]

This post will focus on two technologies we offer- Colder’s Drum Quik dispensing technology and Graco’s double diaphragm pumps- and how we can use them in simple drum unloading applications.

At Holland, we work with applications involving sanitary centrifugal pumps every day. We’ve written before about centrifugal pumps and what [...]

Our last blog post we looked at a case study where we were seeing a lot of slip in a [...]

A few months back we looked at the various clearance options available on a Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Universal 1, 2, & [...]

In today’s post we are going to take a look at the Gore Sta-Pure peristaltic pump tubing. The Gore Sta-Pure [...]

Below is a comprehensive graphic for surface finishes that we hope you find useful. The Surface Roughness Conversion Chart will [...]

This blog is the first in a series of posts about sanitary surface finishes. In this post, we will cover [...]

In today’s post, we wanted to focus on one Waukesha Cherry Burrell’s newest products- the Universal Twin Screw pump. Twin [...]

This post will cover the similarities and the differences between 3A and ASME BPE fittings and hopefully clear up some simple misconceptions.

This post will be the first in a series of posts focusing on applications and common questions we’ve helped our craft beer customers with.

To begin, a Mill Test Report (MTR) in the world of sanitary process is a quality assurance document that documents the chemical and physical properties of the stainless steel (or other alloys) used in the fabrication of hygienic process components and equipment. MTRs go by a variety of names, including Certified Mill Test Report (CMTR), Mill Certification, or Metallurgical Test Report. When a heat (lot) of steel is generated at the mill, it is assayed. The results of that assay are recorded and an MTR is generated.

Today’s post will take a look at sanitary perforated sheet and wedgewire strainers inserts and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

This post will focus on what a sanitary surface finish is and specifically the relationship between Ra, micron, and grit

Stainless steel is a generic term that refers to a variety of types of steel. But what is it that makes stainless steel “stainless” and why is stainless steel the material of choice for sanitary process components? This post will focus on those questions and provide insight into term that is often oversimplified