It Is the Transfer.
Shampoo looks simple. The process is not.
Its viscosity can change with formulation and temperature. It can entrain air. It can foam during transfer. And when the flow is unstable, the filling line feels it first.
The result is familiar to many personal-care manufacturers:
A Better Transfer Principle
For viscous and formulation-sensitive products, controlled positive-displacement transfer can offer a more suitable approach than relying on high speed to create flow.
A sanitary rotary lobe pump moves the product through two counter-rotating lobes. The result is controlled displacement with a flexible operating range for different viscosities and process conditions.
With variable-speed control, operators can adjust the flow to match the product and the filling line—rather than forcing every formulation to run at the same speed.
Lower-speed operation can help reduce unnecessary shear and air entrainment during the transfer of shampoo, conditioner and similar personal-care products.
The goal is simple: move the product smoothly, with more control and less disturbance.
Where Bonve Adds Value
Bonve’s sanitary rotary lobe pump is designed around the complete product-contact path—not only the pump body.
1. Controlled Flow for Viscous Products
Positive-displacement operation supports stable transfer when product viscosity changes. The BV-TL range is developed for demanding high-viscosity applications, with configurations available for products up to 1,500,000 cP, subject to the final operating conditions and pump selection.
2. Gentle Product Handling
The rotary lobe principle allows the pump to deliver the required flow without depending on excessive rotational speed. This can help reduce shear, aeration and foaming risk when handling sensitive shampoo formulations.
3. Hygienic Product-Contact Design
For personal-care production, hygiene is a system requirement. Bonve configurations can include stainless steel product-contact components, polished internal surfaces, sanitary connections and hygienic mechanical seal options.
The pump can also be integrated into validated CIP or SIP procedures when the pump, pipework, seals, cleaning chemicals, temperature, pressure and holding time are assessed together.
4. One Drive System, More Process Flexibility
A variable-frequency drive allows the operator to adjust pump speed for transfer, filling and cleaning cycles. This creates a more adaptable connection between the mixer, storage vessel, IBC and filling line.
Designed Around Your Process
There is no universal pump setting for every shampoo.
Share your operating data, and the pump, drive and hygienic configuration can be reviewed as one complete transfer solution.
Less Disturbance. More Control.
Shampoo transfer does not need to be complicated.
With the right rotary lobe pump, manufacturers can build a more controlled path from mixing to filling—one that supports stable flow, gentle handling, hygienic production and easier process adjustment.
That is the value of a well-matched pump solution.
Not just moving shampoo. Moving the process forward.
Looking for a sanitary pump for shampoo or conditioner transfer?
Send Bonve your viscosity, temperature, flow rate, pressure and suction conditions for a process-based recommendation.
