Pumps
HP Reliability: Better equipment selection starts with understanding available upgrade options
It all started with a letter we received from a major multinational petrochemical company: A reliability manager related that he had recently asked each maintenance department within the corporation&#..
Blastcrete offers MX-10 mixer/pump
The MX-10 mixer/pump from Blastcrete Equipment Co. is a hydraulically-powered, 3-inch swing tube-style unit designed for refractory shotcrete and pump cast applications.
Spiral-wound or kammprofile gaskets?
There appears to be a shift toward the latter, but the choice isn’t always clear. Here’s where best to apply each type.
HP Reliability: Eccentric reducers and straight runs of pipe at pump suction
Questions relating to proper reducer application in centrifugal pump suction lines date back many decades. Until his death (at age 84, in 1995), world-renowned pump expert Igor Karassik frequently cor..
$8.4 billion Chinese pump market by 2015
McIlvaine is predicting that China will account for 21% of the $40 billion 2015 world market for industrial pumps. China is completing a five year plan which is adding 15,000 mgd of municipal sewage treatment.
Flowserve green lit for Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu' project
Flowserve Corp. has received final approval from Saudi Aramco on a master purchase agreement to supply pumps, valves and services for the Yanbu' export refinery project (YERP).
Pump aftermarket offers solutions for abrasive services
Upgrades substantially increased MTBR
ITT acquires Canberra Pumps in Brazil
ITT Corp. has acquired Canberra Pumps do Brasil, expanding the company’s pump manufacturing presence in the Latin America region. Canberra Pumps has an installed base of 20,000 pumps serving customers in the chemical, pulp and paper, and general industry pump markets.
Diamond-coated seals extend pump life
Although problem-free pump operation is the primary goal of all pump operators, achieving that goal is not a simple matter. The key components of a pump - mechanical seals, impellers, couplings, roller bearings and housings – are all subject to wear.
Case 57: Troubleshooting the cause of sudden impacts
Finding the cause can be elusive but calculations help
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
