Pump Industry features, July 2014

Features archive…

Remote pneumatic system helps keep Guernsey dry

Guernsey is just as susceptible to flooding as the rest of the UK. But thanks to remotely controlled, pneumatically operated pumping, one area of the islan

15 December 2014Andrew Smith

Heat pumps are set to help reach targets

The climate and energy package is a set of binding legislation which aims to ensure that the European Union meets its ambitious climate and energy targets

2 December 2014Andrew Smith

Current challenges in energy recovery for desalination

Anthony Bennett looks at the various desalination processes, thermal, membrane and hybrid, and how they have evolved, what the current challenges are for i

27 November 2014Anthony Bennett

Avoiding winter pitfalls in the pumps workplace

What are your health & safety obligations this winter?

18 November 2014World Pumps

Solving water supply issues in São Paulo, Brazil

WaterCAD helps to identify optimal hydraulic strategy, solving water supply issues in a hydraulic modeling project providing continuous water supply to 240

8 October 2014World Pumps

Harvesting the river’s energy for home heat

The open loop Mitsubishi-based heat pump system is claimed to be the first installation of its kind anywhere in the UK that harvests naturally stored energ

3 October 2014Craig Smith

Retrofitting mines benefits from VSDs

When Alkane Energy looked to replace its existing pumps, it looked to ABB’s range of variable-speed drives to help reduce pumping costs.

26 September 2014Craig Smith

High-performance will help tanker fuel waste

Efforts to improve the environmental impact from tankers are being stepped up by pump manufacturer Lewa and its partner Cryostar.

25 September 2014Craig Smith

Consider air seals for rotating equipment

A look at air seals, which can offer a number benefits over packing for sealing rotating equipment.

24 September 2014Craig Smith

Optimum centrifugal pump for suction lift

Addressing a long standing self-priming issue at a UK waste water treatment works by installing a static priming tank system to feed two new end suction pu

10 September 2014Craig Smith

Belzona restores pumps at historic reservoir

Providing corrosion resistance during the refurbishment of a UK reservoir.

10 September 2014World Pumps

Pallas iClad laser cladding for internal contours

Access apertures of less than 100 mm call for considerably slimmer optical heads. This is where the iClad comes in.

10 September 2014World Pumps

Festo improves the water quality at Nuremberg Zoo

Process automation technology supplied by Festo is improving the wellbeing and living conditions of the mammals.

10 September 2014Craig Smith

Direct365: staying safe when working with pumps

A few tips for those new to the industry, and refresh those who may have become set in their ways, to stay safe when working with pumps.

28 August 2014World Pumps

Marine desalination benefit from Cat pumps

RO desalinators for marine applications need to be compact, requiring pumps that occupy a small footprint, yet giving the high pressures needed by the perm

25 August 2014World Pumps

BJM fulfills stone washing requirements

When Midsouth Aggregates needed to replace a submersible pump BJM’s was confident that its 6 in KZN hard iron submersible pump could do the job.

22 August 2014World Pumps

Altra Couplings in Malaysian vibration solution

Altra Couplings reduces vibration at Malaysian raw water pumping station

21 August 2014World Pumps

Viking external gear pumps in oil & gas applications

Viking’s SG range of spur gear design external gear pumps handle low volumes of liquid at high differential pressures.

14 August 2014World Pumps

Top five things that go wrong with electric motors

There are many of issues that can cause electric motors failure. However, there are some that crop up more often than the others. European Automation has c

13 August 2014Jonathan Wilkins

Watson-Marlow in peristaltic solution

High flow dosing/metering peristaltic pump unit from Watson Marlow is a solution to quicklime and hydrated lime producer.

8 August 2014World Pumps

Singer Valves in Australian pipeline project

When selecting control valves for a major Australian water infrastructure project, engineers had to ensure that they could deal a wide range of flow rates,

7 August 2014World Pumps

Dutch pumps on the western front

Flood de-watering in UK's Somerset levels in the 'biggest pumping operation ever', shifts 7.3 million tonnes of water per day.

6 August 2014World Pumps

Industrial pump market size in China

A look at the possible size of the pump market in China.

5 August 2014World Pumps

Reliability and safety with Wilden AODD technology

When a Middle Eastern Chemical manufacturer was looking for a pump to transfer its liquid chemicals to the chemical reactors it turned to Wilden AODD pumps

1 August 2014World Pumps

AxFlow's water pumping station upgrade

AxFlow brings a troublesome pump back to full long term operating condition and provides the best return on investment.

31 July 2014World Pumps

Hydra-Cell seal-less pumps match plunger challenge

A Hydra-Cell T80K has worked on the same 23 hour daily duty as its plunger-type predecessor, but with minimal maintenance and no sign of wear, leaks or lo

30 July 2014World Pumps

ABB variable speed drives cuts 20% energy costs

A manufacturer of water fittings and valves explains how they are saving 20% of the energy costs of a large injection moulding machine, following the fitti

30 July 2014World Pumps