What are the features and why have we introduced them?
SFP background.
SFP was established in 1970 by Mr Alan Freeman, who
had already had several years experience in high pressure. The SFP team built up by Alan Freeman is not only a manufacturer of cell
rupture and homogenisation systems but also a leading global provider of very high pressure engineering systems with a well established
range of other high pressure components and systems; these include pumps for liquids and gases, valves, pressure vessels and systems
based around these components; with operating to pressures up to 14000 bar (200,000 psi, 1400 MPa). With this extensive experience
in laboratory and production applications and a deep technical understanding of high pressure equipment, it strengths and failings,
as well as long experience with supporting customers we feel well positioned to address the application needs for customers.
High
pressure Homogenisers have been in use for more than 100 years, with applications generally at low pressures of less than 350 bar.
In more recent times applications have emerged requiring increasing pressures with some systems now requiring pressure up to 4000
bar. Additionally the requirements of cell disruption and homogenisation also require the fluids to be pumped and used at high pressures
which are not as kind to the equipment as oil, water, ethanol and other common fluid used in high pressure systems. Furthermore, the
fluids processed will in many instances be used with minimal additional treatment so the system itself must not contaminate the product.
Following from the original SFP ‘Classic’ range of systems developed in the 1970s and the nG7400 range introduced in the 1990s, we at SFP examined the short comings of SFP systems and market competitors in the early 2000s and decided to develop and introduce a new range of systems. This range has been developed not just to extend the SFP range to match or exceed the performance of competitors but to take the design and functionality of high pressure homogenisers to a new higher level.
