Here are the nominees for the 2012 Pump Industry Awards.
25 January 2012
Members' Content
An unwelcome by product of the oil production process is solid waste and waste oil. One option is to bury it and risk the consequential impact on the environment. However, another option is to incinerate the waste and this is just what happened at a site in Papua, New Guinea. Here we tell how a Mono Widethroat Waste Oil Incinerator Feed progressing cavity (pc) pump reduced the environmental impact of a waste plant.
11 October 2011
A European waste facility required automation and control equipment to separate paper from commercial and industrial waste. A compact one-stop solution was chosen. Sourcing the technology from one company meant the installation of the various components was straightforward and enabled the control system to be replicated at two further facilities.
04 October 2010
A Danish company was having trouble transferring water-based ink onto print rollers. A gentler solution was needed which would ensure the ink was bubble-free. The installation of five peristaltic pumps proved successful in overcoming space constraints and reducing the risk of downtime associated with cross contamination and spillage.
13 May 2010
Pump consultant, Brian Nesbitt attempts to clarify the technical language used by pump engineers by explaining common terms used in conjunction with pump application and pump design.
23 February 2010
In this short series of articles, Rafael Ocampo examines the basic theory concerning fatigue, the influence of stress raisers on fatigue failure, and the steps to take to reduce fatigue failures.
23 February 2010
Clogging, or ‘ragging’, is a major headache for operators of sewage pumping stations, and can be very costly in terms of downtime and possible sewage pollution. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Uwe Thamsen of TU Berlin – Fluidsystemdynamik explains how recent research may change all this.
25 March 2009
A food processing plant wanted to find a way to meet odour control regulations without breaking the bank. A range of progressing cavity pumps from Mono made it possible to enclose completely the processed meat and improve the working environment at relatively low cost.
02 March 2009
The pumping station at a European holiday park was old and in need of replacement. To transfer the site's wastewater and effluent effectively, the park decided to replace its current system with a package from pump specialist Mono NOV.
02 March 2009
A biogas plant required a solution to keep its digestion process working efficiently, ensuring that food waste was reduced down to comply with regulations governing animal by-product disposal. Mono's TR Muncher fitted the bill, reducing the waste to an homogenous product.
02 March 2009