A sanitary pump and sanitary valve is provided employing a dual action
piston for providing a constant pressure metering and delivery of fluids
utilizing a drive shaft positively driven and controlled by a drive motor
for sanitary applications. The sanitary pump may be fabricated from
materials which do not include surface imperfections that would allow the
growth of bacteria or allow the contamination of products that may be
precisely metered by the sanitary pump. The sanitary pump includes
sanitary check valves for opening and closing a high speed dependably and
reliably and cycles up to 200 cycles per minute and preferably in the
range of 60 to 160 cycles per minute by providing guides for maintaining
check valve stem stability. The sanitary pump further includes
compression seals for sealing the drive piston to maintain high
reliability and dependability in high speed constant pressure
applications.