Grundfos opens new branch office in Indonesia PT Grundfos Pompa, the sales company of Grundfos Group in Indonesia, has inaugurated its new office building in Surabaya, the country’s second largest city and the capital of the East Java province. The new branch office will help Grundfos serve customers across key segments including industry, water utility, […]
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SA pump stations to be powered by solar panels More than 19,000 solar panels will be installed at pump stations along the Morgan to Whyalla Pipeline as SA Water continues on its path to achieving a zero cost energy future. Civil works are underway to install 7.5MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) on the pipeline’s third
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Franklin Electric expands in filtration with First Sales acquisition Franklin Electric Co Inc has completed the acquisition of First Sales LLC, an Indiana manufacturer of water treatment and filtration equipment for residential and commercial markets. First Sales designs, manufactures and distributes its products under the Sterling Water Treatment and Avid Water Systems brand names, primarily
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Downtime is one of the biggest expenses for any plant. Manufacturers lose thousands of dollars every minute factories are offline. Knowing when a machine is going to fail, ahead of time, means problems can be addressed before they affect production schedules.
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Chemical, petrochemical and refining applications such as pipeline transfer services, waxy oil charge, polyethylene terephthalic acid (PTA) reactor feed or water injection require American Petroleum Institute (API)-compliant pumps that can deliver typical flow rates of 300 to 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) (68 cubic
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Tender: sewage pumping station refurbishment Central Coast Council (NSW) is seeking tenders for the refurbishment of three sewage pumping stations. TO01 is located at Belbowrie Street, Canton Beach; TO06 is located at Reynolds Road, Noraville; and TO09 is located at The Corso Gorokan. The refurbishment includes, but not limited to, protective coating to wet well,
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The two principal places for leakage monitoring are at the bottom of the motor (for vertical shaft motors) or in the seal barrier fluid containment volume.
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The best efficiency point (BEP) of a pump is the operating point, flow rate (capacity) and head where the pump offers the peak of efficiency. However, the importance of BEP is more than efficiency and best performance.
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There are many stories of expensive pump repairs and performance problems brought on by cavitation. In one case, a municipal water department was replacing impellers for its reservoir feed valve every 18 months, for years, until engineering efforts produced an accurate diagnosis and resolution.
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Tender: sewage pumping station refurbishment The Central Coast Council (NSW) is seeking tenders for the refurbishment of the sewage pump station FB4, located at Bakali Road, Forresters Beach. The refurbishment includes applying protective coating to wet well, replacement of pumps and pipe works, valve chamber, switch boards and power supply to reduce OH&S maintenance risks
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