Piston pump from WAGNER: function, areas of application and advantages

The piston pump is one of our most powerful pumping technologies. It can also be used to process viscous and highly viscous materials. Here we explain the mode of operation, areas of application and how the WAGNER piston pump differs from other, conventional piston pumps.

What is so special about piston pumps from WAGNER?

At WAGNER, we invented and patented the SSP system. SSP stands for "Special Spray Power" and is primarily a technology for processing highly viscous materials. The construction method ensures that the scoop piston continuously supplies the pump with material.

At WAGNER, the piston pump is also available in three different drive systems: electric, petrol-driven or pneumatic.

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Hydraulic piston pump

The hydraulic piston pump offers a higher delivery capacity than the electrically powered model, which has compact dimensions and is more than sufficient for materials of medium viscosity.

The hydraulic piston pump offers a higher delivery capacity than the electrically powered model, which has compact dimensions and is more than sufficient for materials of medium viscosity.

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Pneumatic piston pump

The pneumatic piston pump is actually explosion-protected and can be used in workshops, for example.

The pneumatic piston pump is actually explosion-protected and can be used in workshops, for example.

Piston pump advantages

A piston pump has high suction performance and a very good delivery rate, especially with highly viscous materials. The pump itself is robust and resilient, which is all the more important when processing heavy fluids.

The fact that it does not run continuously also means that wearable parts are spared. The high material pressure and the large material volume also allow the use of long hoses - and this in turn reduces the frequency and distance you have to carry containers.

Of course, we have also designed the housing to be as light as possible, but also tough and suitable for harsh environments and construction sites.

Area of application for the piston pump: Which materials can be processed?

The piston pump has a wide range of applications. From low-viscosity materials such as glazes to high-viscosity and highly filled materials for outdoor use: basically anything is possible.

The following can be processed:

  • Varnishes and glazes
  • Dispersion paints
  • Latex paints
  • Flame retardants
  • Thick coating materials
  • Zinc powder paints
  • Iron mica paints
  • Airless spraying fillers
  • Corrosion protection
  • Water-proofing of buildings
  • Bitumen and bitumen-like coating materials
  • Fabric adhesives
  • Sealants
  • Plasters (filled) and others.

Our piston pumps are available in various performance classes and designs. For low-viscosity materials, for example, the piston pumps in the PowerPainter 90 are ideal.

If you primarily want to spray a lot of highly viscous substances or fillers, a powerhouse such as the HeavyCoat 970 with scoop piston is suitable for a higher delivery rate.

Which users and which applications is the piston pump suitable for?

The piston pump has been designed, developed and enhanced for professional use. It allows a wide range of materials to be processed, from paints to coatings to plasters and adhesives, which is of course ideal for painting businesses. There, the acquisition costs are quickly written off through frequent use. By spraying the coating material, you save an enormous amount of time, which you can invest in other projects. The amount of material consumed is also less compared to other application methods.

WAGNER devices with a piston pump are available either as electric drive or petrol (especially the larger machines) and can even be converted from one drive to the other, so you are completely flexible and independent of the power supply on construction sites.

The smaller devices, however, are not only suitable for craftsmen, but also for active DIY-ers who tackle their own projects around the house and where the paint sprayer will often be in use. For example, if you want to spray a property exterior yourself, or treat a patio or garden shed, you may well consider whether a paint sprayer with an electric piston pump is the right thing for you.

ANW PS3.31 mit TS326  Dispersion Innen schwarzes Gestell

Dispersion coating

ANW HC750 Spachtel Wand 1

Filler coating

P1110489

Wood coating

HC 950 E Aussen Bitumen hart

Bitumen coating

HC 950 Hebebuehne Korrossionsschutz hart

Functional coating

The differences between piston pumps and other WAGNER technologies

The piston pump is one of four different material delivery technologies used across the WAGNER range. You now know how the piston pump works, here are the others:

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Membrane pump

With a membrane pump, the material is transported through a membrane. This is moved via a hydraulically powered piston, sucks up material via a vacuum and then forces it into the hose.

Diaphragm pumps

With a membrane pump, the material is transported through a membrane. This is moved via a hydraulically powered piston, sucks up material via a vacuum and then forces it into the hose.

Diaphragm pumps
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Double membrane pump

A further development of this pump is the double membrane pump. As the name suggests, two membranes move in tandem, sucking up and transporting material simultaneously.

Double diaphragm pumps

A further development of this pump is the double membrane pump. As the name suggests, two membranes move in tandem, sucking up and transporting material simultaneously.

Double diaphragm pumps
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Spiral pump

The spiral pump works by forcing material through a rotor and stator. This means that even high-viscosity materials can be processed.

Screw pumps

The spiral pump works by forcing material through a rotor and stator. This means that even high-viscosity materials can be processed.

Screw pumps
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Turbine

The fourth form of transport technology in our WAGNER devices is XVLP and HVLP technology. The turbine generates high air volume at a low air pressure to atomise low-viscosity material.

Turbine Paint Sprayers

The fourth form of transport technology in our WAGNER devices is XVLP and HVLP technology. The turbine generates high air volume at a low air pressure to atomise low-viscosity material.

Turbine Paint Sprayers

WAGNER sprayers with piston pumps

You will find our piston pump, either electrically or petrol driven, in the following WAGNER devices:

Airless devices with piston pump

The WAGNER piston pump is installed in our airless paint sprayers in various performance classes. The PowerPainter and ProSpray devices are designed for low or medium viscosity materials, frequent use and larger objects, depending on the model. They combine strong performance, flexible application areas and excellent value for money.

PowerPainter 90 Extra Skid Spraypack

PowerPainter 90 Extra Skid Spraypack

PowerPainter 90 Extra Spraypack

PowerPainter 90 Extra Spraypack

ProSpray 3.20

ProSpray 3.20

ProSpray 3.21 HEA Spraypack

ProSpray 3.21 HEA Spraypack

ProSpray 3.25 Airless Spraypack - Skid Version

ProSpray 3.25 Airless Spraypack - Skid Version

PS 3.25 Airless Spraypack - Cart version

PS 3.25 Airless Spraypack - Cart version

PS 3.31 Airless Spraypack

PS 3.31 Airless Spraypack

WAGNER power packs: piston pumps for objects over 800m²

At WAGNER, we are committed to developing and further improving the right technology for every application. As a result, we have our HeavyCoat power packs 750 and 970 with a delivery rate of up to 12 litres per minute for highly viscousmaterials in particular for large surfaces from 800m2. The ProSpray 3.34 and 3.39 devices are our solution for extreme surfaces and materials in the medium viscosity range.

HeavyCoat 750 E Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 750 E Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 750 E SSP Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 750 E SSP Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 750 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 750 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 950 E Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 950 E Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 950 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 950 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 950 E SSP Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 950 E SSP Spraypack / 230 V

HeavyCoat 950 G SSP Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 950 G SSP Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 970 E Spraypack / 400 V

HeavyCoat 970 E Spraypack / 400 V

HeavyCoat 970 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 970 G Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 970 E SSP Spraypack / 400 V

HeavyCoat 970 E SSP Spraypack / 400 V

HeavyCoat 970 G SSP Spraypack / Petrol

HeavyCoat 970 G SSP Spraypack / Petrol

PS 3.39 Airless Spraypack

PS 3.39 Airless Spraypack

For pump fans and amateur historians: the background of the piston pump

Of course, today's pumps are distinguished by the technical finesse of the pumping process and modern, high-performance, low-wear materials. But did you know that the functional principle of the piston pump already existed in ancient cultures, such as the Romans, for pumping water?

Many people also remember the hand-operated, mechanical water pump (the so-called hand pump) in allotment gardens or other places where plants need to be watered. The piston pump is an everyday piece of technology: just think of the air pump, like a bicycle pump, or a soap dispenser - the dosing pump inside it contains a small scoop piston pump.

There are records dating back to the 16th century made by a scholar from the Ottoman Empire. In these records, he describes a complex pump controlled by a central cam shaft and powered by water. It had no fewer than six cylinders, counterweights and non-return valves.

With the invention of the circulating pump, the piston pump is used less in the field of water transport. Another further development is the inline pump. This is a double-piston pump in which two piston rods move the pistons in opposite directions. It is used in various areas of industry, for example for liquid feeding in agriculture.

Otto von Guericke's proof of the existence of a vacuum would also have been impossible without the piston pump. It was in fact used to pump the air out of the sphere. This was the first time a piston pump was used to transport air, not liquid.