Ready for the case that cannot be planned

At an international steel producer, a leak occurred on a hydrochloric acid line. A basement area filled with aggressive acid in a very short time — a routine situation became an exceptional one within minutes.

In such moments it is not only speed that counts, but the right technology: with aggressive chemicals the wrong pump can cause more damage than the leak itself. The incident was handled — but the lesson was fundamental: in the next emergency the right technology must not first have to be found. It must already be standing ready.

Chemical incidents do not follow deployment plans. Today hydrochloric acid, tomorrow caustic soda, next time a mix of acids, alkalis, slurries or solids-laden media. Anyone responsible for a plant's safety cannot rely on a solution for a single substance.

The choice fell on a mobile HODD pump. It handles acids, alkalis, slurries and solids, is designed to be dry-run safe, manages high suction lifts and is suited to emptying lines and tanks — a pump for the cases that cannot be planned in advance.

Because every minute counts in an emergency, the unit is built consistently as a plug-and-play system. It fits on a Euro pallet, can be moved to the site by forklift or pallet truck and is operational within a very short time once the hoses are connected — no elaborate installation, no complicated commissioning.

The most important decision was not made during the leak, but after it: the steel producer deliberately invested in a mobile emergency solution that is available at any time and covers a wide range of scenarios — designed not for the most likely case, but for the most difficult one. Those who are prepared do not have to search for the right pump in an emergency. They simply drive it to the site.