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Blacoh Fluid Control recently consulted with a decontamination facility that pumped acids through a series of 15° spray nozzles to rinse radiation from contaminated metals. However, the pulsating action of their reciprocating pumps caused uneven spray into the rinse tanks, and in many instances, the metals were not rinsed completely.

Blacoh Fluid Control was contacted by a major pulp & paper mill in the Northwest who used PCC unloading pumps. The reciprocating action of these air-operated pumps created violent pulsations that caused both pipe stress and mounting fatigue.

Parker Hannifin, a world leader in refrigeration and air conditioning components and subsystems, and Siemens Building Technologies, a world leader in building automation, have announced a collaboration to jointly design, develop, market and service integrated solutions, …

Hurricane Frances battered Florida for three days causing billions of dollars in damage. At least seven deaths were attributed to the storm and over 6 million people lost power. Municipalities were negatively impacted, including Martin County in southeast Florida and the Everglades.

Recently, a manufacturer of metal soup cans located in New Jersey approached Blacoh Fluid Control with a problem. They were using 2″ air diaphragm pumps attached to the bottom of a 35′ tall tank to transfer a solution used to line the cans.

Weir Services Australia has been awarded two major contracts for water treatment plants at BHP Billiton’s Ravensthorpe Nickel Project.

A biomass power plant and two district heating stations in Güssing, Austria depend on the quality and reliability of Allweiler ALLHEAT pumps.

Weir Pumps has been selected to supply pumps to a major Canadian offshore gas project. Under the contract valued around US$ 8 million, Weir will supply firewater pumps, seawater lift pumps, condensate export pumps and general service pumps for Exxon’s Sable Tier-2 Gas Project.

Hurricane Frances battered Florida for three days causing billions of dollars in damage. At least seven deaths were attributed to the storm and over 6 million people lost power. Municipalities were negatively impacted, including Martin County in southeast Florida and the Everglades.

1500-Pump monitoring system is BOC Edwards’ largest networked facility in the world. Managing an entire system of over 1500 vacuum pumps as well as multiple exhaust management systems in a manufacturing environment where downtime can rise…