Pump Tweets - Pump Industry News and Announcements

According to the company's website, ITT Water & Wastewater - Flygt Products has introduced a new series of sludge pumps. The pumps will be sold under Flygt's 2600 drainage pump range.

Griswold Pump has developed an online instructional video, instructing customer how to a mechanical seal. Visit www.GriswoldPump.com to watch the video.

Neptune Chemical Pump Company, a member of the Pump Solutions Group, offers a hydraulic diaphragm metering pump, called the Series 500. The pumps help farmers apply chemicals and fertilizers quicker, more precise, and cheaper than many other pumps on the market.

Warren Rupp's air operated double diaphragm pumps (AODD) have been recognized by Frost & Sullivan. Warren Rupp's AirVantage pump line was given the 2011 New Product Innovation Award, recognizing the product for its superior performance.

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Griswold Pumps, a leading centrifugal pump manufacturer, has announced a redesign of its corporate website. The website is one of the best in the business, offering instructional videos, product specs and an online pump selector.

Baker Hughes announced that it will supply Chevron with electric submersible pump systems for seven oil producing wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The pumps will be placed at a depth of 16,000 ft.

According to The Times-Picayune, the enormous pump drainage system is now in operation to protect the west bank of New  Orleans. The construction and pump installation has taken nearly 2 years to complete.

We've all experienced a broken pump shaft at some point in our career. J. Hamilton Wright makes a recommendation not to run centrifugal pumps at near shut-off or wide open unless you plan to replace the shaft. Read a great article on why centrifugal pump shafts break and how to prevent the damage.

KSB announces new fire fighting compact booster systems, which include several close coupled pumps, and inlet tank and controls. The system is designed to be very compact, able to fit through any standard door dimensions.

Grundfos has introduced a new dosing pump for water treatment and industrial process markets, according to the company’s website. The SMART Digital Dosing™ Pump Technology is designed to save time and operating costs. Grundfos is leading pump manufacturer for the residential, commercial-building and process industries.

Looking for tips on how to properly size a gear pump? J. Hamilton Wright gives us some advice on how to properly size and select gear pumps. He says is actually takes five pump curves to get what you want.

Pumps & Systems magazine announces its next live webinar series on June 30, 2011 at 1 p.m. Eastern. The series will focus on new pump designs equipped to improve energy savings and increase the pump life.

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing recently held their Pumpology - pump training course, according to the company's website. The course focused on pumping fundamentals, selecting the correct pumping equipment, installing and maintaining pumping systems, troubleshooting, pump maintenance, and much more. Look for the company to offer other training course in the future.

Godwin Pumps, a subsidiary of ITT Corporation and manufacturer of automatic self-priming, dry-running pumps, has opened a new branch in Poway, CA. The office will serve the San Diego areas marine, municipal and construction applications, as well as military applications.

Clark Solutions has announced a miniature diaphragm pump, called the Boxer 10K. Clark Solutions offers a wide range of pumps including piston pumps, gear pumps, peristaltic pumps, and bellows pumps.

Social media is a hot trend for businesses. The Dover Pump Solutions Group is certainly leading the way in social media in the industrial pump manufacturer space. PSG has engaged in strong content development throughout all the major social media channels, including: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It will be interesting to see if this effort increasing sales.

WeGotPumps.com, a leading online industrial pump retailer with more that 8 million dollars in inventory, has increased it's line card of pump manufacturers to now include AMT Pumps, Gusher Pumps, All-Flo Pumps, IPT Pumps, BSM Pump Corporation.