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Fast-track pump supply
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Moyno technology centre established Two b u s i n e s s units o f Robbins & Myers - M o y n o I n d u s t r i a l P r o d u c t s a n d M o y n o Oihqcld P r o d u c t s - have jointly established the new Moyno T e c h n o l o g y Centre. D e d i c a t e d to r e s e a r c h in t h e field o f p r o g r e s s i n g cavity technology, this n e w facility is l o c a t e d in Conroe, Texas. "The p u r p o s e o f t h e M o y n o T e c h n o l o g y Centre is to facilitate the advancement of p r o g r e s s i n g cavity technology," said Majid Delpassand, w h o has been named director of the C e n t r e . "This i n c l u d e s all a s p e c t s o f the t e c h n o l o g y such as materials, design, a n d manufacturing p r o c e s s e s . T h e C e n t r e w i l l b e d e d i c a t e d s o l e l y to research; a p p l y i n g this r e s e a r c h to p r o d u c t d e v e l o p m e n t a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s will r e m a i n t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e individual b u s i n e s s units." As d i r e c t o r o f t h e M o y n o T e c h n o l o g y Centre, D e l p a s s a n d r e p o r t s to a j o i n t s t e e r i n g committee consisting of the vice p r e s i d e n t / g e n e r a l m a n a gers o f b o t h M o y n o Industrial P r o d u c t s a n d M o y n o Oilfield Products.
Contact: Moyno Industrial Products, 1895 W Jefferson St., Springfield, Ohio 45506, USA. Tel: +1 513 327 3553; fax: +1 513 327 3572.
Life cycle cost analysis service Life Cycle Cost analysis is 'hot' again. W i t h t h e p u b l i s h i n g o f NORSOK, a standard for equipm e n t a n d p l a n t i n v e s t m e n t in t h e N o r w e g i a n o f f s h o r e oil industry, t h e LCC c o n c e p t is m o v i n g from t h e o r y to p r a c t i c e b o t h in E u r o p e a n d t h e US.This is g o o d n e w s for Discflo, w h o has b e e n p r e a c h i n g LCC for years in t h e p r o m o t i o n o f t h e disc p u m p .
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Discflo has i n t r o d u c e d a Life Cycle Cost analysis s e r v i c e to h e l p p u m p u s e r s assess t h e total c o s t s i n v o l v e d in t h e i r pumping operations. Using Discflo's LCC w o r k s h e e t , t h e u s e r c a n c o m p a r e t h e costs o f two or more pump systems o v e r a p e r i o d o f time, in t e r m s o f capital cost, o p e r a t i o n a l cost, m a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r costs, the cost of downtime (deferred p r o d u c t i o n ) , and t h e cost of l o w e r p r o d u c t yield o r p r o d u c t quality d u e to d a m a g e f r o m t h e p u m p system.
Contact: Discflo Corporation, 1817 John Towers Avenue, El Cajon, California 92020, USA. Tel: +1 619 596 3181; Fax: +1 619 449 1990.
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Gold plated pump marks Wilden's millionth
T h e millionth W i l d e n air operated double diaphragm pump to leave the company's a s s e m b l y line at G r a n d Terrace, California was marked by p r o d u c t i o n o f a 14 carat gold p l a t e d model. T h e first W i l d e n AODD p u m p was sold in 1955. P i o n e e r s o f t h e air o p e r a t e d double diaphragm concept and now reputedly the World's largest m a n u f a c t u r e r o f AODD p u m p s , b a s e d o n p r e s e n t levels of business the company e x p e c t s to b e p r o d u c i n g t h e i r t w o millionth p u m p before t h e y e a r 2005. W i l d e n p u m p s w e r e originally d e s i g n e d p r i m a r i l y for use in m i n i n g a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . Today t h e p u m p is p r o d u c e d in a w i d e variety o f materials and c o n f i g u r a t i o n s for use in industries r a n g i n g from food a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s to p a i n t a n d e l e c t r o n i c s o n a p p l i c a t i o n s as d i v e r s e as m i n e d e w a t e r i n g and recirculation in t h e semi c o n d u c t o r industry. The Wilden Pump & Engineering Co was f o u n d e d b y t h e late J a m e s K. W i l d e n w h o s e
w i d o w N a o m i was p r e s e n t at t h e millionth p u m p ceremony. T h e gold p l a t e d AODD p u m p has b e e n d o n a t e d to Azusa Pacific University tor display in t h e W i l d e n Hall o f Business Management.
Contact: George Meller Limited, Orion Park, Northfield Avenue, London W13 9SJ, UK. Tel: +44 181 579 2111; Fax: +44 181 27800.
P u m p s e r v joins safety elite Pumpserv, the Caldicot-based p u m p specialist, has b e c o m e o n l y t h e t h i r d c o m p a n y in South Wales to w i n t h e annual British Safety C o u n c i l National Safety Award. Awarded to companies annually, t h e a w a r d r e p r e s e n t s t h e s e c o n d - y e a r r u n n i n g that Pumpserv have attained the necessary certification. The c o m p a n y joins just t w o o t h e r regional c o m p a n i e s to achieve the standard A i w a (UK) Limited of Newbridge and R o b e r t Bosch Limited (Cardiff Plant) of Pontyclun. C o m m e n t i n g , Stuart Cairncross, M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f P u m p s e r v said: "This a w a r d b e l o n g s to all t h o s e c o n c e r n e d w i t h o u r H e a l t h & Safety p r o g r a m m e . We are p r o u d to have a c h i e v e d t h e high safety s t a n d a r d s w e set o u r s e l v e s t h r o u g h o u t o u r w o r k s h o p s and p r o d u c t i o n facilities."
Contact: Pumpserv, Severn Bridge Industrial Estate, Caldicot, Monmouthshire NP6 4YG, UK.
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Fast-track p u m p supply
Any c o m p a n y using p u m p s for t h e r m a l oil c a n n o w benefit from Allweiler P u m p s ' n e w fast track high t e m p e r a t u r e p u m p s u p p l y service. A l l w e i l e r is t h e b i g g e s t supplier of thermal oil
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centrifugal p u m p s in the UK and therefore carries substantial stocks of all t h e m o s t c o m m o n l y used sizes. Allweiler can n o w supply p u m p s assembled on baseplates, with motors, in delivery times as short as 2-3 days. There is n o c o m p r o m i s e o n quality, since the p u m p is the standard high q u a l i t y SG I r o n u n i t w i t h m e c h a n i c a l seal w h i c h has been supplied worldwide on d e m a n d i n g hot oil duties u p to 350°C for m a n y years. Rexnord tyre c o u p l i n g s and ABB e l e c t r i c motors are f e a t u r e d as s t a n d a r d , o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r s can b e incorporated to suit site standards.
raking part in the s c h e m e are H o p k i n s o n s , of Huddersfield, Liquid Gas E q u i p m e n t of E d i n b u r g h , Weir P u m p s of Glasgow, Strachan & H e n s h a w of Bristol, Weir Westgarth a n d Weir Systems, b o t h of Glasgow, Darchem Engineering of S t i l l i n g t o n o n Teesside, a n d Neyrfor-Weir of Aberdeen.
Contact: AIIweiler Pumps Ltd, Unit 6, Ventura Centre, Factory Road, Upton, Poole, Dorset BH16 5SW, UK. Tel: +44 1202 632992; Fax: +44 1202 631008.
The GT6 Ferrofluidic seal from AP&T Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Ferrofluidics Corporation, w o n ' P r o d u c t of the year' in the 'Processing' Pumps and Systems awards at Telford o n 1st O c t o b e r . T h e GT6 seal marks a major i n n o v a t i o n in sealing t e c h n o l o g y by b r i n g i n g zero leakage Ferrofluidic sealing d o w n to the same price as c o n v e n t i o n a l sealing. The seal is d e s i g n e d to offer h e r m e t i c sealing of rotary shafts in p u m p s , fans a n d blowers. It relies on the ability of a m a g n e t i c liquid to be held in place by a metal shaft a n d a ring of p e r m a n e n t m a g n e t s . T h e use of a fluid as the sealing m e d i u m offers t w o main advantages: the liquid c o n f o r m s to any i m p e r f e c t i o n s in the surface of the shaft of irregularities in its rotation w h i c h makes the sealing leakproof a n d there is n o w e a r as solid parts of the seal do n o t c o m e into c o n t a c t w i t h the m o v i n g shaft. Easy installation, minimal mainten a n c e a n d the ability to accomm o d a t e a w i d e range of shaft sizes are o t h e r benefits.
Weir l a u n c h e s next generation of h i g h fliers Weir G r o u p e x e c u t i v e s are b e i n g given an o p p o r t u n i t y to develop their careers u n d e r a n e w plan just launched. They are b e i n g offered a c h a n c e to join board m e e t i n g s of group c o m p a n i e s in a bid to give t h e m valuable e x p e r i e n c e of c o m p a n y boards and h o w they function. A total of 18 s e n i o r managers w i t h i n g r o u p companies have so far b e e n picked for the scheme, b u t m a n y others will be invited to join the first wave, and others will follow o n in later years. Kevin G a m b l e , t h e Weir G r o u p director r e s p o n s i b l e for p e r s o n n e l , e x p l a i n e d h o w the n e w system w o u l d work. "The aim is to give t h e m e x p e r i e n c e of the w h o l e b u s i n e s s cycle, from the setting of a b u d g e t right t h r o u g h to the p o i n t a b o u t 18 m o n t h s later w h e r e they find out w h a t the results for the year have been." Among the subsidiaries
Contact: The Weir Group PIc, 149 Newlands Road, Cathcart, Glasgow G44 4EX, UK. Tel: +44 141 637 7111; Fax: +44 141 637 2221.
F e r r o f l u i d i c seal wins award
Contact: Mike Glossop, AP&T Ltd, Unit 11A, Talisman Business Centre, Bicester, Oxon OX6 0JX, UK. Tel: +44 1869 363200; Fax: +44 1869 363201 ; Emaih enquiry@ aptferro.com, www.aptferrofluidics.com
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Trebor m a k e s list of Utah's tigers
Trebor I n t e r n a t i o n a l was recogn i z e d as the 84th fastest g r o w i n g c o m p a n y in the state of Utah (USA) for 1997.Trebor was selected from a field of m o r e than 11 000 eligible applicants from a cross-section of almost all Utah industries. Robert Orr, Trebor's P r e s i d e n t states, "To achieve Utah 100 status in 1997, a c o m p a n y had to have greater than a 200% growth rate over the past four years; and the future looks positive. P e n d i n g the r e c e n t u p t u r n in the semic o n d u c t o r market, along with successful 1997 market introd u c t i o n s of o u r high temperature MAXIM chemical p u m p s and our quartz heating technology, I feel c o n f i d e n t that we c a n c o n t i n u e o n with this g r o w t h Fate." Trebor I n t e r n a t i o n a l designs and m a n u f a c t u r e r s high purity fluid h a n d l i n g p r o d u c t s such as chemical pumps, surge suppressors, deionizcd water heaters, and acid heaters for the s e m i c o n d u c t o r industry.
Contact: lrebor International, 8100 South 1300 West, West Jordan, Utah 84088, USA. Tel: +1 801 561 0303; Fax: +1 802 255 2312.
Mike Glossop, of AP&T, accepts the "Product of the Year" Award at the Processing Awards 1997.
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Moyno technology centre established Two b u s i n e s s units o f Robbins & Myers - M o y n o I n d u s t r i a l P r o d u c t s a n d M o y n o Oihqcld P r o d u c t s - have jointly established the new Moyno T e c h n o l o g y Centre. D e d i c a t e d to r e s e a r c h in t h e field o f p r o g r e s s i n g cavity technology, this n e w facility is l o c a t e d in Conroe, Texas. "The p u r p o s e o f t h e M o y n o T e c h n o l o g y Centre is to facilitate the advancement of p r o g r e s s i n g cavity technology," said Majid Delpassand, w h o has been named director of the C e n t r e . "This i n c l u d e s all a s p e c t s o f the t e c h n o l o g y such as materials, design, a n d manufacturing p r o c e s s e s . T h e C e n t r e w i l l b e d e d i c a t e d s o l e l y to research; a p p l y i n g this r e s e a r c h to p r o d u c t d e v e l o p m e n t a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s will r e m a i n t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e individual b u s i n e s s units." As d i r e c t o r o f t h e M o y n o T e c h n o l o g y Centre, D e l p a s s a n d r e p o r t s to a j o i n t s t e e r i n g committee consisting of the vice p r e s i d e n t / g e n e r a l m a n a gers o f b o t h M o y n o Industrial P r o d u c t s a n d M o y n o Oilfield Products.
Contact: Moyno Industrial Products, 1895 W Jefferson St., Springfield, Ohio 45506, USA. Tel: +1 513 327 3553; fax: +1 513 327 3572.
Life cycle cost analysis service Life Cycle Cost analysis is 'hot' again. W i t h t h e p u b l i s h i n g o f NORSOK, a standard for equipm e n t a n d p l a n t i n v e s t m e n t in t h e N o r w e g i a n o f f s h o r e oil industry, t h e LCC c o n c e p t is m o v i n g from t h e o r y to p r a c t i c e b o t h in E u r o p e a n d t h e US.This is g o o d n e w s for Discflo, w h o has b e e n p r e a c h i n g LCC for years in t h e p r o m o t i o n o f t h e disc p u m p .
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Discflo has i n t r o d u c e d a Life Cycle Cost analysis s e r v i c e to h e l p p u m p u s e r s assess t h e total c o s t s i n v o l v e d in t h e i r pumping operations. Using Discflo's LCC w o r k s h e e t , t h e u s e r c a n c o m p a r e t h e costs o f two or more pump systems o v e r a p e r i o d o f time, in t e r m s o f capital cost, o p e r a t i o n a l cost, m a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r costs, the cost of downtime (deferred p r o d u c t i o n ) , and t h e cost of l o w e r p r o d u c t yield o r p r o d u c t quality d u e to d a m a g e f r o m t h e p u m p system.
Contact: Discflo Corporation, 1817 John Towers Avenue, El Cajon, California 92020, USA. Tel: +1 619 596 3181; Fax: +1 619 449 1990.
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Gold plated pump marks Wilden's millionth
T h e millionth W i l d e n air operated double diaphragm pump to leave the company's a s s e m b l y line at G r a n d Terrace, California was marked by p r o d u c t i o n o f a 14 carat gold p l a t e d model. T h e first W i l d e n AODD p u m p was sold in 1955. P i o n e e r s o f t h e air o p e r a t e d double diaphragm concept and now reputedly the World's largest m a n u f a c t u r e r o f AODD p u m p s , b a s e d o n p r e s e n t levels of business the company e x p e c t s to b e p r o d u c i n g t h e i r t w o millionth p u m p before t h e y e a r 2005. W i l d e n p u m p s w e r e originally d e s i g n e d p r i m a r i l y for use in m i n i n g a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . Today t h e p u m p is p r o d u c e d in a w i d e variety o f materials and c o n f i g u r a t i o n s for use in industries r a n g i n g from food a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s to p a i n t a n d e l e c t r o n i c s o n a p p l i c a t i o n s as d i v e r s e as m i n e d e w a t e r i n g and recirculation in t h e semi c o n d u c t o r industry. The Wilden Pump & Engineering Co was f o u n d e d b y t h e late J a m e s K. W i l d e n w h o s e
w i d o w N a o m i was p r e s e n t at t h e millionth p u m p ceremony. T h e gold p l a t e d AODD p u m p has b e e n d o n a t e d to Azusa Pacific University tor display in t h e W i l d e n Hall o f Business Management.
Contact: George Meller Limited, Orion Park, Northfield Avenue, London W13 9SJ, UK. Tel: +44 181 579 2111; Fax: +44 181 27800.
P u m p s e r v joins safety elite Pumpserv, the Caldicot-based p u m p specialist, has b e c o m e o n l y t h e t h i r d c o m p a n y in South Wales to w i n t h e annual British Safety C o u n c i l National Safety Award. Awarded to companies annually, t h e a w a r d r e p r e s e n t s t h e s e c o n d - y e a r r u n n i n g that Pumpserv have attained the necessary certification. The c o m p a n y joins just t w o o t h e r regional c o m p a n i e s to achieve the standard A i w a (UK) Limited of Newbridge and R o b e r t Bosch Limited (Cardiff Plant) of Pontyclun. C o m m e n t i n g , Stuart Cairncross, M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f P u m p s e r v said: "This a w a r d b e l o n g s to all t h o s e c o n c e r n e d w i t h o u r H e a l t h & Safety p r o g r a m m e . We are p r o u d to have a c h i e v e d t h e high safety s t a n d a r d s w e set o u r s e l v e s t h r o u g h o u t o u r w o r k s h o p s and p r o d u c t i o n facilities."
Contact: Pumpserv, Severn Bridge Industrial Estate, Caldicot, Monmouthshire NP6 4YG, UK.
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Fast-track p u m p supply
Any c o m p a n y using p u m p s for t h e r m a l oil c a n n o w benefit from Allweiler P u m p s ' n e w fast track high t e m p e r a t u r e p u m p s u p p l y service. A l l w e i l e r is t h e b i g g e s t supplier of thermal oil
B USINESS &
FINANCIAL
centrifugal p u m p s in the UK and therefore carries substantial stocks of all t h e m o s t c o m m o n l y used sizes. Allweiler can n o w supply p u m p s assembled on baseplates, with motors, in delivery times as short as 2-3 days. There is n o c o m p r o m i s e o n quality, since the p u m p is the standard high q u a l i t y SG I r o n u n i t w i t h m e c h a n i c a l seal w h i c h has been supplied worldwide on d e m a n d i n g hot oil duties u p to 350°C for m a n y years. Rexnord tyre c o u p l i n g s and ABB e l e c t r i c motors are f e a t u r e d as s t a n d a r d , o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r s can b e incorporated to suit site standards.
raking part in the s c h e m e are H o p k i n s o n s , of Huddersfield, Liquid Gas E q u i p m e n t of E d i n b u r g h , Weir P u m p s of Glasgow, Strachan & H e n s h a w of Bristol, Weir Westgarth a n d Weir Systems, b o t h of Glasgow, Darchem Engineering of S t i l l i n g t o n o n Teesside, a n d Neyrfor-Weir of Aberdeen.
Contact: AIIweiler Pumps Ltd, Unit 6, Ventura Centre, Factory Road, Upton, Poole, Dorset BH16 5SW, UK. Tel: +44 1202 632992; Fax: +44 1202 631008.
The GT6 Ferrofluidic seal from AP&T Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Ferrofluidics Corporation, w o n ' P r o d u c t of the year' in the 'Processing' Pumps and Systems awards at Telford o n 1st O c t o b e r . T h e GT6 seal marks a major i n n o v a t i o n in sealing t e c h n o l o g y by b r i n g i n g zero leakage Ferrofluidic sealing d o w n to the same price as c o n v e n t i o n a l sealing. The seal is d e s i g n e d to offer h e r m e t i c sealing of rotary shafts in p u m p s , fans a n d blowers. It relies on the ability of a m a g n e t i c liquid to be held in place by a metal shaft a n d a ring of p e r m a n e n t m a g n e t s . T h e use of a fluid as the sealing m e d i u m offers t w o main advantages: the liquid c o n f o r m s to any i m p e r f e c t i o n s in the surface of the shaft of irregularities in its rotation w h i c h makes the sealing leakproof a n d there is n o w e a r as solid parts of the seal do n o t c o m e into c o n t a c t w i t h the m o v i n g shaft. Easy installation, minimal mainten a n c e a n d the ability to accomm o d a t e a w i d e range of shaft sizes are o t h e r benefits.
Weir l a u n c h e s next generation of h i g h fliers Weir G r o u p e x e c u t i v e s are b e i n g given an o p p o r t u n i t y to develop their careers u n d e r a n e w plan just launched. They are b e i n g offered a c h a n c e to join board m e e t i n g s of group c o m p a n i e s in a bid to give t h e m valuable e x p e r i e n c e of c o m p a n y boards and h o w they function. A total of 18 s e n i o r managers w i t h i n g r o u p companies have so far b e e n picked for the scheme, b u t m a n y others will be invited to join the first wave, and others will follow o n in later years. Kevin G a m b l e , t h e Weir G r o u p director r e s p o n s i b l e for p e r s o n n e l , e x p l a i n e d h o w the n e w system w o u l d work. "The aim is to give t h e m e x p e r i e n c e of the w h o l e b u s i n e s s cycle, from the setting of a b u d g e t right t h r o u g h to the p o i n t a b o u t 18 m o n t h s later w h e r e they find out w h a t the results for the year have been." Among the subsidiaries
Contact: The Weir Group PIc, 149 Newlands Road, Cathcart, Glasgow G44 4EX, UK. Tel: +44 141 637 7111; Fax: +44 141 637 2221.
F e r r o f l u i d i c seal wins award
Contact: Mike Glossop, AP&T Ltd, Unit 11A, Talisman Business Centre, Bicester, Oxon OX6 0JX, UK. Tel: +44 1869 363200; Fax: +44 1869 363201 ; Emaih enquiry@ aptferro.com, www.aptferrofluidics.com
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Trebor m a k e s list of Utah's tigers
Trebor I n t e r n a t i o n a l was recogn i z e d as the 84th fastest g r o w i n g c o m p a n y in the state of Utah (USA) for 1997.Trebor was selected from a field of m o r e than 11 000 eligible applicants from a cross-section of almost all Utah industries. Robert Orr, Trebor's P r e s i d e n t states, "To achieve Utah 100 status in 1997, a c o m p a n y had to have greater than a 200% growth rate over the past four years; and the future looks positive. P e n d i n g the r e c e n t u p t u r n in the semic o n d u c t o r market, along with successful 1997 market introd u c t i o n s of o u r high temperature MAXIM chemical p u m p s and our quartz heating technology, I feel c o n f i d e n t that we c a n c o n t i n u e o n with this g r o w t h Fate." Trebor I n t e r n a t i o n a l designs and m a n u f a c t u r e r s high purity fluid h a n d l i n g p r o d u c t s such as chemical pumps, surge suppressors, deionizcd water heaters, and acid heaters for the s e m i c o n d u c t o r industry.
Contact: lrebor International, 8100 South 1300 West, West Jordan, Utah 84088, USA. Tel: +1 801 561 0303; Fax: +1 802 255 2312.
Mike Glossop, of AP&T, accepts the "Product of the Year" Award at the Processing Awards 1997.
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