Stop Rebuilding & Replacing

Your Pumps

Stop rebuilding, replacing, and spending your

valuable time on other PD pumps. Fristam’s FKL
pump simply runs better and lasts longer.

Engineered for lasting performance, its shaft is

thicker and stronger than the others. The FKL’s
shaft and unique balanced rotor design reduce
rotor-to-housing contact that can prematurely
wear your pump.

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Sanitary Circumferential Piston

Positive Displacement Pumps
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Stop Rebuilding & Replacing Your Pumps
Stop rebuilding, replacing, and spending your valuable time on other
PD pumps. Fristam’s FKL pump simply runs better and lasts longer.

Engineered for lasting performance, its large diameter shaft is stronger

than others. The FKL’s shaft and unique balanced rotor design reduce
rotor-to-housing contact that can prematurely wear your pump.

The FKL is the first close-clearance PD pump to be designed for “True

CIP.” Fristam’s FKL needs nothing removed from the pump for CIP. The
cover and rotors remain in place. This provides a simple and effective
solution with minimal downtime and no performance loss.

The FKL’s port-to-port dimensions can be customized for easy

replacement of other PD pumps, so make the change.

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 Reliability Begins on the Inside
The Fristam FKL features heavy-duty construction from the
front cover through the pump and gearbox.

Bearing-supported Gears
page 10

Large Bearings
page 10

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 Up to 500 PSI

Large Diameter Shaft

page 6

Balanced Rotors
page 8

True CIP
Without Disassembly
page 12

Offset Rotor Bolt

page 13

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 Stronger Shaft
The diameter of a Fristam FKL shaft is up to 25% larger
than other manufacturers’ shafts. It’s made from a solid piece
of 316L stainless steel and has a shorter overhung load to
withstand elevated pressures without breaking.

The FKL’s stronger shaft reduces rotor-to-housing contact.

This “deflection” in other pump shafts causes premature wear
for shafts, rotors, and housing. With a Fristam, you won’t need
to replace or rebuild pumps nearly as often.

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“In all my years, I’ve never
seen an FKL shaft break.”
– 35-year processing industry expert

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 Balanced Rotors
Fristam FKL rotors are balanced, meaning the support hub is
centered so that force acts through the center of the rotor to keep
the lobes from distorting. Other pumps’ unbalanced rotors do not
distribute force evenly. At higher pressures, unbalanced rotors can
bend at their tips (deflection), further damaging the pump.

deflection

Rotor contact point

causing damage to
rotor and housing

FKL Balanced Unbalanced

Rotor Rotor

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“There is no doubt the FKL is stout.”
– Consumer and industrial chemical manufacturer

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 The Gearbox – The Business End
Low Maintenance Lubrication
The FKL uses petroleum or food grade oil instead of grease to lubricate its gears.
With this design, the oil lasts eight times longer than grease and only needs to be
changed once every 4,000 hours. Using oil avoids the need for grease change-out
and eliminates grease-related contaminant build-up that reduces bearing life.

Bearing-Supported Gears
Fristam gears are located between the front
and rear bearings for even load distribution
and less shaft deflection. FKL gears are
straight-cut for easy timing.

Large Bearings
The FKL uses large double tapered
bearings for longer bearing life,
meaning less maintenance. Quite
simply, larger means stronger, and
stronger lasts longer.

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The Gearbox – Revolutionary Design
The Fristam FKL’s revolutionary split-style gearbox provides quick and easy
access to bearings and shafts (available on models 15–250).

Using simple forcing studs,

the gearbox halves can be
separated in less than one
minute.

Once separated, only a few bolts

need to be loosened; then, the
entire shaft, gears, and bearings
assembly can be removed as
one complete set.

Reassembly is just as simple,

and there is no need for an
arbor press to reinstall the shaft
assembly into the gearbox or to
join the two gearbox halves.

Smart engineering and design,

through and through.

“It’s built like a tank!”

– Salad dressing and sauce producer

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 True CIP – No Disassembly Required
The FKL is the first close-clearance PD pump to be designed for true CIP.

No Rotor Removal
Fristam’s FKL needs nothing removed from the pump for CIP. The cover
and rotors remain in place. This provides a simple and effective solution
with minimal downtime.

No Performance Loss
Other manufacturers have retrofitted their designs to accommodate CIP
by increasing the internal slip path. This “shortcut” significantly reduces
efficiency. The FKL cleans in place without losing any performance.

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 Easy Maintenance
Clean Exterior
A rounded exterior provides a sleek look and
maximum cleanability. An ultra-clean stainless steel
gearbox is optional for difficult environments.

Seamless Seal Changeover

FKL seals are completely contained within a
cartridge. They can be pre-assembled and shelved
for easy, one-piece replacement.
Additionally, no housing or pump modification is
needed to change the Fristam FKL from a single
seal to a double seal or from an O-ring seal to a
mechanical seal.

Offset Rotor Bolts

Traditional rotor nuts can back-off when pumping
viscous products. Once loose, they can severely
damage pumps. The FKL is equipped with offset
rotor bolts that lessen the unwinding force of the
product.
As it rotates eccentrically, the bolt provides natural
agitation to promote cleanability in the cavity.

Extended Housing Studs

The long housing studs guide the housing past
the shaft during assembly and disassembly. This
protects against housing-to-shaft contact to prevent
accidental seal and shaft damage.

“It has proved to clean perfectly and

drastically reduce our maintenance
costs and downtime.”
– Egg product processor

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 Model Specifications

Model 15 20 25 50 75

Displacement gal/rev 0.016 0.032 0.056 0.096 0.156

(at max rpm) gpm 15.5 25.6 33.6 57.6 93.6
l/m 58.7 96.9 127.2 218 354
3
m /hr 3.5 5.8 7.6 13.1 21.3

Speed (max) rpm 1000 800 600 600 600

Pressure (max) psi 200 200 300 500 500

bar 14 14 21 35 35

Fittings
Housing 1.5” clamp 1.5” clamp 1.5” clamp 2.5” clamp 2.5” clamp
Seal Flush Thread 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT

Special Options
Rectangular Inlet N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes
O-Ring Seal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Model 150 205 250 400 580 600

Displacement gal/rev 0.259 0.45 0.54 0.74 1.82 2.24

(at max rpm) gpm 155 270 324 444 728 896
l/m 588 1022 1226 1681 2756 3392
3
m /hr 35.3 61.3 73 100 165 203

Speed (max) rpm 600 600 600 600 400 400

Pressure (max) psi 500 500 500 500 300 300

bar 35 35 35 35 21 21

Fittings
Housing 3” clamp 4” clamp 4” clamp 6” flange 6” flange 6” flange
Seal Flush Thread 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/16” NPT 1/8” NPT M10 x 1.5

Special Options
Rectangular Inlet Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A
O-Ring Seal Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A

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FKL Options and Ordering Matrix

MODEL FITTING TYPE SEAL TYPES AND MATERIALS OTHER OPTIONS

15 C – Clamp* Single Mechanical Seal SS – Stainless Steel Gearbox
20 B – Bevel seat NFR – Carbon vs. chrome oxide SS* RI – Rectangular inlet
25 F – 150# flange CC – Silicon carbide vs. silicon carbide (available in models 50-400)
50 3F – 300# flange FRC – Chrome oxide SS vs. silicon carbide JC – Jacketed cover
75 N – NPT Double Mechanical Seal 25 – 25 Ra
150 I – I-Line (female) NFRN – Carbon vs. chrome oxide SS vs. carbon 20 – 20 Ra
205 X – Other (specify) CCN – Silicon carbide vs. silicon carbide vs. carbon 15 – 15 Ra
250 FRCN – Chrome oxide SS vs. silicon carbide vs. carbon EP – Electropolish
400 Single O-ring Seal (available on models 15-250) PV – Passivation
580 V – Viton® KO – Kolsterizing
600 E – EPDM TC – Tungsten carbide coating
Double O-ring Seal (available on models 15-250) AS – Aseptic
VV – Viton® PR – Pressure relief cover
E – EPDM DG – Degassing cover
X – Other (specify) FD – Front cover discharge
X – Other (specify)

Preferred Ordering
Sequence (sample) FKL 150 30 C CC VB S 2 15-EP

* Standard

FITTING SIZE ELASTOMERS ROTORS (TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIALS)

15 – 1.5" 1st – seal (Viton®*) S – Standard (∆ 140° F)
20 – 2" 2nd – cover gasket H – High temp (∆ 210° F)
25 – 2.5" (Buna*) SS – Stainless steel
30 – 3" V – Viton® X – Special clearance (specify)
40 – 4" B – Buna
60 – 6" E – EPDM MOUNTING (DRIVE SHAFT POSITION)
X – Other (specify)

1 2 3 4

– Drive Shaft 1 – Horizontal (top) 3 – Vertical (left)

– Idle Shaft 2 – Horizontal (bottom) 4 – Vertical (right)

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 FKL Composite Curve Models 15 – 150
Performance curve based on tests using 70°F water.
GPM Actual performance may vary by application or product.
LPM

100

350
90
FKL 150

300 80

70
250

60
FKL 75
200
50

150 40

30
FKL 50
100

20
FKL 25
50 FKL 20
10 FKL 15

0 0

CENTIPOISE 1 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

PRODUCT VISCOSITY 1265000451 Rev-

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 FKL Composite Curve Models 205 – 600
Performance curve based on tests using 70°F water.
Actual performance may vary by application or product.

GPM
LPM

500

1800 Stop Rebuilding & Replacing

450 Your Pumps
FKL 600

1600

400 Stop rebuilding, replacing, and spending your

1400 valuable time on other PD pumps. Fristam’s FKL

FKL 580
350 pump simply runs better and lasts longer.

1200
300 Engineered for lasting performance, its shaft is
thicker and stronger than the others. The FKL’s
1000
250 FKL 400
shaft and unique balanced rotor design reduce
rotor-to-housing contact that can prematurely
800
200
wear your pump.
FKL 250
600
150 FKL 205

400 100

200 50

0 0

CENTIPOISE 1 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

PRODUCT VISCOSITY 1265000450 Rev A

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 FKL Models 15 – 600
Horizontal Mount Dimensional Drawing

K
T
X W

ØA
V

L
B

D
TOP DRIVE

C
BOTTOM DRIVE
ØR

S
N H F E
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DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS (INCHES)

PUMP
MODEL INLET/OUTLET ØA B C D E F G H J K L M N P ØR S T U V W X
63 71.5 137.5 82 82 107 39 27 277 199.5 104.5 150 170 10.5 9.5 173 50 4.8 107 33
FKL 15 1-1/2" CLAMP 3/4" (2.48") (2.81") (5.41") (3.23") (3.23") (4.21") (1.54") (1.06") (10.91") (7.85") (4.11") (5.91") (6.69") (0.41") (0.37") (6.81") (1.97") (0.19") (4.21") (1.30")
63 71.5 137.5 82 82 107 39 27 277 199.5 104.5 150 170 10.5 9.5 173 50 4.8 107 33
FKL 20 1-1/2" CLAMP 3/4" (2.48") (2.81") (5.41") (3.23") (3.23") (4.21") (1.54") (1.06") (10.91") (7.85") (4.11") (5.91") (6.69") (0.41") (0.37") (6.81") (1.97") (0.19") (4.21") (1.30")
93.5 173.5 76 117 254.5 133.5 219 241 11 12.5 195 33 6.4
FKL 25 1-1/2" CLAMP 1-1/4" TBD (3.68") (6.83") (2.99") (4.61") TBD TBD TBD TBD (10.02") (5.26") (8.62") (9.49") (0.43") (0.50") (7.68") (1.30") (0.25") TBD TBD
73 102.5 192.5 120.5 85 136 88 63 390 282.5 147.5 240 280 13.5 12.5 285 55 7.9 141 67.5
FKL 50 2-1/2" CLAMP 1-3/8" (2.87") (4.04") (7.58") (4.74") (3.35") (5.35") (3.46") (2.48") (15.35") (11.12") (5.81") (9.45") (11.02") (0.53") (0.50") (11.22") (2.17") (0.31") (5.55") (2.66")
110 157 271 118 150 193 103.5 78 485 409 214 343 393 17.5 19 306 55 9.5 173 78.5
FKL 75 2-1/2" CLAMP 1-5/8" (4.33") (6.18") (10.67") (4.65") (5.91") (7.60") (4.07") (3.07") (19.09") (16.10") (8.43") (13.50") (15.47") (0.69") (0.75") (12.05") (2.17") (0.38") (6.81") (3.09")
99.5 171 291 114 177.5 227.5 111.5 86.5 521 443 231 364 414 17.5 19 326 61 9.5 184 96.5
FKL 150 3" CLAMP 1-3/4" (3.92") (6.73") (11.46") (4.49") (6.99") (8.96") (4.39") (3.40") (20.51") (17.44") (9.09") (14.33") (16.30") (0.69") (0.75") (12.83") (2.40") (0.38") (7.24") (3.80")
174.5 323 143 182 478.5 249 381 419 17.5 19 342 75 12.7
FKL 205 4" CLAMP 2-1/4" TBD (6.87") (12.72") (5.63") (7.17") TBD TBD TBD TBD (18.84") (9.80") (15.00") (16.50") (0.69") (0.75") (13.46") (2.95") (0.50") TBD TBD
196.5 359 129.5 215 532.5 275.8 381 419 17.5 19 377 65 15.9
FKL 250 4" CLAMP 2-1/2" TBD (7.74") (14.13") (5.10") (8.46") TBD TBD TBD TBD (20.96") (10.86") (15.00") (16.50") (0.69") (0.75") (14.84") (2.56") (0.63") TBD TBD
95 209.5 385.5 152.5 234 285 106 80.5 637.5 569.5 297.5 432 482 22 25.5 499.5 80 19 285 80.5
FKL 400* 6" CLAMP 2-7/8" (3.74") (8.25") (15.18") (6.00") (9.21") (11.22") (4.17") (3.17") (25.10") (22.42") (11.71") (17.01") (18.98") (0.88") (1.00") (19.66") (3.15") (0.75") (11.22") (3.17")
100 141 210 430 208 204 254 197 172 774 680.5 345 500 540 22 25.5 704 130 28 254 172
FKL 580* 6" CLAMP (3.94") (5.55") (8.27") (16.93") (8.19") (8.03") (10.00") (7.75") (6.77") (30.47") (26.79") (13.60") (19.69") (21.25") (0.88") (1.00") (27.72") (5.12") (1.10") (10.00") (6.77")
100 141 210 430 208 204 254 197 172 774 680.5 345 500 540 22 25.5 707 130 28 254 172
FKL 600* 6" 300# FLANGE (3.94") (5.55") (8.27") (16.93") (8.19") (8.03") (10.00") (7.75") (6.77") (30.47") (26.79") (13.60") (19.69") (21.25") (0.88") (1.00") (27.83") (5.12") (1.10") (10.00") (6.77")
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The Fristam Challenge
Give us your most difficult, challenging
application. You know the one that keeps
you up at night wondering if you’ll get
called in to keep production flowing at 2 a.m.
With Fristam, you can sleep like a rock.

Performance Guarantee
Our application engineers will work with
you to specify the best model and options
to tackle your tough application. Then, we
guarantee that the FKL will perform to your
expectations. If not, return the pump. It’s
that simple.

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 Stronger Shaft

A Fristam FKL shaft is up to 25% thicker than

other shafts and has a shorter overhung load. It’s
made from a solid piece of 316L stainless steel,
not stainless spin-welded to iron. FKL shafts can
withstand elevated pressures without breaking.

The FKL’s stronger shaft reduces rotor-to-housing

Positive
contact. This “deflection” in other pumps shafts
Centrifugal Displacement
causes premature wear for shafts, rotors, and Mixing
housing. With a Fristam, you won’t need to replace
or rebuild pumps nearly as often.

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TEL: 1-608-831-5001
1-800-841-5001
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