Hidrostal is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pumping equipment, specializing in the development of highly efficient screw centrifugal pumps. Founded in Switzerland over 60 years ago, Hidrostal has earned a reputation as an engineering innovator in the field of fluid handling with high solid, fibrous, or viscous content. The brand’s products are used in dozens of countries around the world — from water utilities and treatment plants to the food, pulp and paper, mining, and oil & gas industries.
What Hidrostal manufactures: product overview
Hidrostal’s pump range is based on the patented screw centrifugal technology, which combines gentle handling with high performance. Key products include:
- End Suction Volute Pumps — modular solutions for sewage and industrial wastewater, suspensions, sludges, as well as food products.
- Vertical Column Pumps — ideal for deep tanks, sand pits, and wastewater basins, where avoiding cavitation and ensuring stable operation at varying fluid levels is critical.
- Submersible Pumps — designed for heavy-duty media, including wastewater with sand, gravel, fibers, fats, or organic matter. Available with oil-filled or dry motor chamber configurations.
- Bearing Frame Pumps — designed for high-pressure systems, including the transfer of sludge, grease, and chemical effluents.
- Submersible mixers and aeration systems — for biological wastewater treatment at municipal treatment plants.
Fields of application
Hidrostal pumps are designed for tough operating conditions. They're most in demand in these areas:
- Water supply and wastewater management: pumping of raw sewage, sludge, stormwater, and sediment at treatment facilities.
- Food industry: gentle transfer of meat mince, fruit purées, liquid eggs, and fish by-products without damaging the product structure.
- Mining and oil & gas industry: handling of heavy sludges, slurries, sand, and emulsions.
- Pulp and paper industry: pumping of paper stock and fibrous suspensions with a high concentration of solid content.
- Energy sector: handling of ash-water mixtures, cooling liquids, and wastewater from thermal power plants.
Technical advantages of Hidrostal pumps
- High solids passage capacity — up to 12 cm in diameter without clogging.
- Low shear effect — gentle pumping of sensitive products.
- Energy efficiency — up to 80% efficiency thanks to the unique impeller geometry.
- High reliability — reduced wear due to hydraulically balanced design.
- Wide temperature and chemical range — suitable for handling liquids up to +90 °C, acids, fats, and organic matter.
Why choose Hidrostal?
If your company needs stable, reliable and durable pumping equipment that operates in conditions with high solids content, high viscosity or aggressive environments, Hidrostal is the ideal choice. Thanks to a wide range of models, installation options, customisation possibilities and proven efficiency in difficult conditions, this brand's pumps have long been the gold standard in a number of industrial sectors.
Steiner Ukraine is an official supplier of Hidrostal pumping equipment. We help select solutions tailored to specific technical conditions, taking into account industry standards and economic feasibility.