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Mechanical pump can restore healthy heart
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Product news
WORLD PUMPS
May 2017
Mechanical pump can restore healthy heart
Evolved AODD designs spark overseas interest
Researchers at the University of Newcastle have discovered that using a battery-operated mechanical pump to help push blood around the body can restore healthy heart function to some patients.
to-transplant, something which can keep a patient alive until a heart is available for transplantation. However, we know that sometimes patients recover to such an extent that they no longer need a heart transplant.”
UK pump manufacturer, Flotronic Pumps Limited, has recently seen its overseas export market increase to 40% of total sales in 2016.
3-A accredited ‘H’ series sanitary applications pump and the EHEDG accredited ‘E’ Series pump generating particular interest.
The study, recently published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, examined the effect of mechanical heart pumps, known as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). The devices are normally used to support patients with severe heart failure while they wait for a heart transplant.
The authors report that 38% of people who recover enough to allow the device to be removed demonstrated a heart function which was equivalent to that of a healthy individual of the same age.
The company is known for its pioneering air-operated, doublediaphragm ONE-NUT pump design, created by its founder in 1981 and still used today. The design has evolved substantially from the original and is integral to an extensive range of models and deployment in a huge variety of critical process applications. Flotronic Pumps can provide constant liquid feeds and pump thin or viscous liquids.
Fifty per cent of Flotronic’s exports go to Europe, but pumps are being sold in increasing numbers across the world including the US and Canada (25%) and the Far East (8%) - with the remaining 17% distributed to the Middle East, India, South America, South Africa and Australasia.
www.ncl.ac.uk
However, this study shows that nearly 40% of severe heart failure patients went on to make a full recovery. Dr Djordje Jakovljevic, Senior Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Ageing and Heart Failure within the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University and lead author on the paper, said: “We talk about these devices as a bridge-
Researchers at the University of Newcastle have found that mechanical heart pumps can restore healthy heart function in some patients. (Image Jose Luis Carrascosa/ Shutterstock)
Enhanced monitoring from electronic motor protector Franklin Control Systems has recently launched the SubMonitor Connect platform which provides enhanced capabilities of real date and time-stamped system monitoring to improve troubleshooting while protecting three-phase motor and pump systems. The electronic motor protector offers a 32-character backlit NEMA 4X wash-down rated screen mounted on the front of the panel that allows for safe Franklin’s new SubMonitor Connect platform protects three-phase motor and pump systems. www.worldpumps.com
viewing conditions even when the motor is running. It protects the motor and pump systems against damage due to a variety of adverse conditions, such as low flow wells, clogging, bound pumps, and poor or unreliable power. A new application-based basic setup enables contractors to get up and running quickly while ensuring their motor is still protected, utilizing the FE Connect mobile technology app which allows contractors to easily monitor systems status live, complete basic or advanced setup, and view or send fault history via Bluetooth connectivity. www.franklinwater.com
Flotronic’s success in overseas markets is thanks partly to a particularly high overseas growth in pump sales into the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, chemical manufacture and cosmetics markets, with the ‘Minichem’', the
www.flotronicpumps.co.uk
Flotronic’s Slimline pump.
HI develops Pump Energy Index calculator tools The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has developed two different PEI Calculator tools to help pump manufacturers understand complex US Department of Energy test procedure and calculate PEI. Working alongside member companies, Engineered Software Inc. and Intelliquip LLC, the tools help manufacturers comply with the Department of Energy (DOE) pump energy conservation standard which was released in January 2016 and help them prepare to meet the 2020 compliance and labelling requirements. Designed to be used in-house and integrated into OEM testing programs, Engineered Software Inc.’s macro enabled, excel-based tool is exclusively available to HI members. The online tool, developed by Intelliquip LLC, calculates
PEI and presents it in a way that can also be uploaded into the HI Energy Rating Program. Both tools will help manufacturers determine their pumps’ PEI according to DOE Regulations. Each tool walks the user through the calculation process according to the pump type and the requisite section of the DOE test procedure. The PEI calculators will integrate with the HI Energy Rating Program scheduled for public release in mid-2017. www.Pumps.org
HI is committed to developing standards, technical resources and programs that benefit the pump manufacturing industry and pump system owner-operators.
Product news
WORLD PUMPS
May 2017
Mechanical pump can restore healthy heart
Evolved AODD designs spark overseas interest
Researchers at the University of Newcastle have discovered that using a battery-operated mechanical pump to help push blood around the body can restore healthy heart function to some patients.
to-transplant, something which can keep a patient alive until a heart is available for transplantation. However, we know that sometimes patients recover to such an extent that they no longer need a heart transplant.”
UK pump manufacturer, Flotronic Pumps Limited, has recently seen its overseas export market increase to 40% of total sales in 2016.
3-A accredited ‘H’ series sanitary applications pump and the EHEDG accredited ‘E’ Series pump generating particular interest.
The study, recently published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, examined the effect of mechanical heart pumps, known as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). The devices are normally used to support patients with severe heart failure while they wait for a heart transplant.
The authors report that 38% of people who recover enough to allow the device to be removed demonstrated a heart function which was equivalent to that of a healthy individual of the same age.
The company is known for its pioneering air-operated, doublediaphragm ONE-NUT pump design, created by its founder in 1981 and still used today. The design has evolved substantially from the original and is integral to an extensive range of models and deployment in a huge variety of critical process applications. Flotronic Pumps can provide constant liquid feeds and pump thin or viscous liquids.
Fifty per cent of Flotronic’s exports go to Europe, but pumps are being sold in increasing numbers across the world including the US and Canada (25%) and the Far East (8%) - with the remaining 17% distributed to the Middle East, India, South America, South Africa and Australasia.
www.ncl.ac.uk
However, this study shows that nearly 40% of severe heart failure patients went on to make a full recovery. Dr Djordje Jakovljevic, Senior Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Ageing and Heart Failure within the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University and lead author on the paper, said: “We talk about these devices as a bridge-
Researchers at the University of Newcastle have found that mechanical heart pumps can restore healthy heart function in some patients. (Image Jose Luis Carrascosa/ Shutterstock)
Enhanced monitoring from electronic motor protector Franklin Control Systems has recently launched the SubMonitor Connect platform which provides enhanced capabilities of real date and time-stamped system monitoring to improve troubleshooting while protecting three-phase motor and pump systems. The electronic motor protector offers a 32-character backlit NEMA 4X wash-down rated screen mounted on the front of the panel that allows for safe Franklin’s new SubMonitor Connect platform protects three-phase motor and pump systems. www.worldpumps.com
viewing conditions even when the motor is running. It protects the motor and pump systems against damage due to a variety of adverse conditions, such as low flow wells, clogging, bound pumps, and poor or unreliable power. A new application-based basic setup enables contractors to get up and running quickly while ensuring their motor is still protected, utilizing the FE Connect mobile technology app which allows contractors to easily monitor systems status live, complete basic or advanced setup, and view or send fault history via Bluetooth connectivity. www.franklinwater.com
Flotronic’s success in overseas markets is thanks partly to a particularly high overseas growth in pump sales into the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, chemical manufacture and cosmetics markets, with the ‘Minichem’', the
www.flotronicpumps.co.uk
Flotronic’s Slimline pump.
HI develops Pump Energy Index calculator tools The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has developed two different PEI Calculator tools to help pump manufacturers understand complex US Department of Energy test procedure and calculate PEI. Working alongside member companies, Engineered Software Inc. and Intelliquip LLC, the tools help manufacturers comply with the Department of Energy (DOE) pump energy conservation standard which was released in January 2016 and help them prepare to meet the 2020 compliance and labelling requirements. Designed to be used in-house and integrated into OEM testing programs, Engineered Software Inc.’s macro enabled, excel-based tool is exclusively available to HI members. The online tool, developed by Intelliquip LLC, calculates
PEI and presents it in a way that can also be uploaded into the HI Energy Rating Program. Both tools will help manufacturers determine their pumps’ PEI according to DOE Regulations. Each tool walks the user through the calculation process according to the pump type and the requisite section of the DOE test procedure. The PEI calculators will integrate with the HI Energy Rating Program scheduled for public release in mid-2017. www.Pumps.org
HI is committed to developing standards, technical resources and programs that benefit the pump manufacturing industry and pump system owner-operators.