productHealthy boost to business
An international healthcare company in Ireland recently asked Grundfos to look at providing a replacement pump solution to deliver 120m3/h @ 6.5 bar to replace two existing pumps.
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productMineral recovery role
British Fluorspar’s facility in the Peak District produces 60,000t of fluorite every year, helped by 21 positive displacement pumps from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group.
productService, repair & protection
Corrocoat Corrosioneering’s dedicated pump division offers customers a comprehensive service covering refurbishment, re-manufacture, modification and coating for corrosion protection of many types of pumps.
articleVacuum pumps: Technology and applications
Vacuum is used in the manufacture of virtually everything we use today, but there are many different methods of generating it and the selected technology will depend upon how it is going to be used. Here Mark Sumnall, UK sales director for Busch (UK) looks at some of the more widely used techniques.
productEnhancements made
Cat Pumps has made enhancements to one of its 345 bar high pressure pumps used for pressure testing, heavy-duty pressure washing including graffiti removal and in industrial processes.
productCompact drum pumps
Transferring liquids from small drums, buckets and carboys using hand-operated, manual pumps can be a time-consuming and messy process; an easier, safer and more efficient method, says Michael Smith Engineers is to use motor driven drum pumps such as the Finish Thompson EF Series.
productPumps for shear sensitive liquids
Hydra-Cell diaphragm pumps from Wanner International are claimed to impose only low levels of tangential stress on the pumped fluid, making them ideal for pumping a wide range of shear sensitive materials such as polymers, paints, coatings, dyes, inks, latex solutions and technical suspensions.
productMinimal stress
Pumping shear sensitive materials can be problematical; shear helps non-Newtonian fluids flow, but too much shear can cause temporary or even irrevocable damage, explains Wanner international.
productPrevents excessive torque
Smith Flow Control has launched TorkDrive, a device that can be mounted to either the valve input handwheel or directly to the valve input shaft to safeguard the valve from excessive torque.
productHygienic diaphragm valves
The latest addition to Dixon’s valve portfolio is claimed to be the most hygienic designed diaphragm valve available in the market. Designed and manufactured in Germany by SED, Dixon High Purity Diaphragm valves are EHEDG and 3A certified.
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