Pump Industry Awards nominees Pump Industry Awards nominees

Here are the nominees for the 2012 Pump Industry Awards.
25 January 2012

Shrimp farming – a high water demand business Shrimp farming – a high water demand business

The development of intensive shrimp farming business in the last decades has created a need to design special features for seawater pumping. High water demand, extreme corrosion due to salt water, and unstable terrain conditions to place civil works are just some of the design challenges for ETEC engineers.
07 May 2010

Managing abrasive lime in a distillery Managing abrasive lime in a distillery

The pumps in a Scottish distillery were struggling to cope with the abrasive lime used for dosing. A peristaltic hose pump was selected for its abrasion resistance and ability to ensure the smooth passage of the liquid, regardless of its viscosity. Since its installation, costs and downtime have decreased.
30 April 2010

Transferring viscous waste in a brewery Transferring viscous waste in a brewery

Staff at a UK brewery had to manually empty mash waste from the equipment, costing time and energy. A pump was needed which could handle the highly viscous material at the production facility. Having approached a number of companies, a solution was provided which eliminated the labour intensive process and improved efficiency.
29 April 2010

Ducking energy costs with VSDs Ducking energy costs with VSDs

A European duck meat producer wanted to save energy and reduce costs by improving the drive control of its refrigeration plants, the greatest consumers of its electrical power. Installing variable speed drives from ABB helped it accomplish this – and led to it installing drives on many other types of plant in the Lincolnshire, UK-based factory.
02 March 2010

Technical definitions associated with pumps - a series by Brian Nesbitt Technical definitions associated with pumps - a series by Brian Nesbitt

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

Process Industry: Automation and communication Process Industry: Automation and communication

Comprehensive and interrelated communication between the field units and a central control station is indispensable in the modern process industry. This is particularly so where many pumps are performing delicate and accurate operations. Ralph Held, director of engineering and product management of sera at Seybert & Rahier GmbH discusses how a new generation of diaphragm dosing pumps lends itself to automation.
22 May 2009

Moving the waters for tunnel construction Moving the waters for tunnel construction

The largest civil engineering project in Ireland entailed building a road tunnel under a roaring tidal river. The massive components had to be prepared in advance and floated into place. This involved moving thousands of gallons of water, so SPP Pumps were brought in to make the crossing possible.
02 March 2009

Sweet smell of success at meat processing plant Sweet smell of success at meat processing plant

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

Grinding matter for the UK's first biogas plant Grinding matter for the UK's first biogas plant

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