Product/Service

Mechanically Cleaned Silo Tank Agitator Assembly

Source: Walker Stainless Equipment Company, Inc., A Carlisle Company
Walker Equipment, the industry leader in dairy silos, now provides an exclusive, USDA accepted, mechanically cleaned, horizontal agitator, for use in 3-A dairy silo's and storage tanks
Walker Equipment, the industry leader in dairy silos, now provides an exclusive, USDA accepted, mechanically cleaned, horizontal agitator, for use in 3-A dairy silo's and storage tanks.

New Lisbon, WI, 7/18/2000

– F. Tracey Schonrock, Chief of USDA Dairy Grading Branch/Dairy Programs, stated in a letter dated 7/18/2000, "The Walker Mechanically Cleaned Silo Tank Agitator Assembly is accepted for use in dairy plants Surveyed and Approved for USDA grading service." This acceptance was based upon a technically challenging, yet straightforward, redesign of Walker's time tested, industry leading, optimal angle, horizontal CIP agitator which has been in service for over ten years. The simplicity of design also allows for an affordable retrofit of existing tanks.

Rick Angerhofer, Walker's Chief Engineer for Silo Products states, "this unique agitator allows Walker Field Service Crews to convert our customer's existing equipment to current 3-A standards with minimal disruption at an affordable cost, critical in today's operating environment".

Features of the CIP Agitator Assembly include:

  • Proven Long-Life Seal – Carbon face seal is bonded to a rubber flex/compression body for effective sealing.
  • Wave Spring – Fully automates the cleaning process by eliminating the need to manually loosen and retighten the retaining nut during the CIP cycle.
  • One-Piece Stainless Steel Body – Special contoured nose directs pressurized flow to effectively clean the impeller blades. One-piece construction eliminates internal threads.
  • Self-Lubricated Internal Plastic Bushing – Grooved for effective flow and cleanability. Provides a self-lubricated bearing surface between the shaft and body housing.
  • Sanitary Internal Construction – Free from internal springs, unsanitary crevices, and threads for more effective CIP flow-through cleaning.
  • Simple Disassembly for Periodic Inspection – Remove all basic components in just a few minutes! This permits full inspection of all internal parts.
  • Sizes: – 3, 5 and 7 ½ H.P. models.

Walker Stainless Equipment Company, Inc., A Carlisle Company, 625 State Street, New Lisbon, WI 53950. Tel: 608-562-3151; Fax: 608-562-3178.