Industry News

Vesconite Hitemp 150 lasts one year without a scratch When the team responsible for the maintenance of the irrigation system at one of South Africa’s premier golf courses was confronted with high levels of debris and pumps running dry for periods, it shifted to a high-temperature-resistant, high-wear-resistant polymer, Hitemp 150, for replacement pump bowl bushings. […]

Not just motors: the high-reliability TECO MV510 VSD range TECO Electric and Machinery is a market leader, well known for producing high-quality motors. Unsatisfied with producing only motors, TECO committed to the manufacture of motor drives over 20 years ago. In 2016, the company launched the TECO MV510 range of medium and high voltage drives

Vale Roger Withers Long-time pump professional Roger Withers passed away from pancreatic cancer on 15 April 2020, aged 78. A well-known figure in the Australian industry, Roger was passionate about pumps and the pump industry. He was the Owner of Regent Pumps and took great pride in the company as an Australian-owned and operated pump

Floating pumps help boost water supply to Guyra By Eliza Booth, Assistant Editor, Pump Industry magazine As Australia continues to battle one of the worst droughts in living memory, more regions are looking to secure their water supplies now and into the future. One NSW council has taken this challenge on headfirst, constructing a purpose-built

Low water availability in 2020-21 for SA irrigators The South Australian Government has projected a minimum opening water allocation of two per cent for the 2020-21 water year, and urged SA River Murray irrigators to plan for low water availability. Despite this grim outlook, the SA Government clarified that this was only a projected minimum

Companies and councils urge residents to heed advice as blockages rise Water companies and local councils are urging residents to only dispose of flushable items in toilets, as major wastewater pipe and pump blockages are becoming more frequent.  Water Corporation, Western Australia’s principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services, reiterated to the community that

Concrete pumping company fined $375,000 for workplace fatality The NSW District Court has fined a Sydney concrete pumping company $375,000 after a worker sustained fatal head injuries from an unsecured hose at the site where it was operating. The director has been fined $10,000 and has been ordered to undertake due diligence and risk management

ARENA invests almost $1 million in pumped hydro plant The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has invested $951,000 to a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) company to explore the feasibility of using the technology in NSW. Oven Mountain Pumped Storage (OMPS) received the funds to undertake a study analysing the benefits that PHES would have

Applying dynamic lift up-stream pumping (USP) sealing technology to slurry pumps By Ian Gaffing, John Crane, Fluid Sealing Association Member The word “slurry” is a very general and broad term used across a wide range of industries. Typically, slurry refers to a fluid containing a significant proportion of solids, abrasives or fibres. Slurries are quantified

Pump restarts successfully after closure period One of South Africa’s largest independent polyurethane and plastic foam manufacturers restarted an important gear pump – used to pump glue to rebound foam chips – without difficulty after the company’s December-January closure period. Because the gear pump pumps viscous adhesive liquid at one of the company’s two chip