There are many pumps that have been performing vital operations for decades. Solidly built and offering reliable service, in some cases long after the manufacturer has gone by the wayside. However, there comes a time when even the most stoic of equipment needs to be refurbished, if only to improve performance and efficiency back to the original specifications.
International companies in the vegetable oil production market are closely linked to agriculture. The daily production of large quantities of oils requires a smooth production chain – starting with the farmer who cultivates the fields. Today, the most important oil crop in the world is soybean oil.
St. Eval Candle Company is reducing its chemical waste to a minimum and has doubled production after switching to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions pumps and fluid path components.
When it comes to dewatering, Tsurumi is the go to brand. In Hall 6, the pump manufacturer presented the new KRDX explosion proof dewatering pump and the new LSC2.75S residue pump. The company also demonstrated how to get all construction gear on site onto the network: namely, amazingly simply with the Tsurumi Connect-Box.
Amarinth has secured an order from Yinson Production of two large API 610 OH2 pumps for use aboard the FPSO Atlanta, which has been commissioned by Enauta.
At a nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea, until the end of 2017 cost-optimized diaphragm pumps from a regional manufacturer were used to pump 98 percent sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid is required for the extraction of nickel from laterite. However, as the units previously used had a high failure rate and long downtimes, those responsible decided to replace them with new models.
During the modernisation of an ethane cracker plant, HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH supplied two 12-stage, sealless, canned motor pumps from the CAM 32/6 + 6 series. With this petrochemical plant, the provision of raw materials to the company-owned plastics manufacturers at the integrated site is ensured.
Whether providing process heat or fulfilling the pumping process – in numerous industrial and technical processes, the pump technology used must cope with extremely high temperatures and the high pressures that often accompany them.
CIRCOR International, Inc. announces that the CIRCORSmartTM smartphone app that puts critical product data in the palm of your hand now also supports IMO Product Series 3E, 3G, 3D, 6D and 12D pumps. CIRCORSmart’s constant access to operation and maintenance information, paired with the reliability of IMO products, keeps downtime to an absolute minimum.
The new EOV range is based on a radically re-designed volute casing and impeller featuring an improved vane design that improve efficiencies by up to 35%. Not only are flow rates and discharge pressure increased, these improvements are achieved absorbing considerably less power and reducing running costs.
