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Pump expert and author Mike Volk gives you advice that will save you time, money and ensure that you find the right pump.
This comprehensive guide, which includes 40 pump types, helps you determine the pump you need for your specific application.
Make your pump buying experience easier by understanding these key industry terms.
Expert Advice
Pumps are available in many different types and configurations. The key to finding the right pump for the job involves asking the right questions.
Centrifugal pumps can sometimes be noisy, perform poorly, break shafts, and cause other problems. This is often due to one of many pump suction conditions.
Though gear pumps may seem simple enough, properly sizing them can be complicated. Author suggests that it actually takes five pump curves to correctly size a gear pump.
Industry Updates
Pump manufacturer Best PumpWorks recently announced its acquisition of the Shreveport, Louisana-based American Pump Technology, Inc.
Double hose-diaphragm pumps in quintuplex configuration guarantee minimum pulsation and wear. German pump manufacturer Feluwa's Multisafe double hose - diaphragms pumps make easy work of moving aggressive or abrasive products long distrance, according to a company news release.
Grundfos recently celebrated the opening of a new "competency center" in Aurora, outside of Chicago. It's company's first U.S. production facility dedicated exclusively to the municipal waste water market.
Pump Tweets
Colfax introduces an online energy savings calculator for oil and gas industry pump applications. The calculator allows head-to-head comparisons between centrifugal pumps and rotary positive displacement pumps in both single and multiple pump applications. Check it out at the Colfax website.
Frost & Sullivan has honored NETZSCH Pumps & Systems with the 2011 Best Practice Award for increased customer benefit. NETZSCH's customer focus and product innovation were a few key factors in winning the award. NETZSCH is a leading manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps, screw pumps, lobe pumps, metering pumps and other equipment.
NETZSCH Mohnopumpen GmbH introduces a new version of its TORNADO rotary lobe pump. The new lobe pump is built to have a long service life and virtually eliminates any possibility of transmission damage due to leakage or contamination.