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Flowserve expands Spanish pump testing facility
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Ruhrpumpen invests in new manufacturing plant in Argentina
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uhrpumpen Argentina has moved to a new larger manufacturing facility in Buenos Aires. Located in Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires, the new Argentinean manufacturing plant is equipped to assemble all of Ruhrpumpen’s product range, and produces most parts for vertical and horizontal pumps. Initially, the new plant will manufacture parts for the OH2 SCE (API 610) and other new products to be released in 2013, including a European Standard (EN 733) Ruhrpumpen pump. The 7500 m2 Ruhrpumpen facility includes an 11 000 m3/hr testing laboratory, 3000 m2 of office space and a well-equipped service centre capable of repairing all types of pumps. The new Argentinean plant will focus on providing centrifugal pumping equipment to the local market and to neighbouring countries, serving the power, mining, water and oil & gas markets. For further information, visit www.ruhrpumpen.com
Flowserve expands Spanish pump testing facility
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lowserve Corp has completed an upgrade of its open loop test bench at its manufacturing and testing facility in Coslada, Spain. The Flowserve investment is designed to meet increased customer needs for larger cooling water pumps and expanded testing capabilities. Flowserve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia can now obtain actual site condition tests together with run-out flow verification at the point of manufacture. “The expanded capabilities at the Coslada test facility further underscore our commitment to satisfy our customers’ needs for high-quality pumps and technical services,” said Jim Quain, president, Flowserve Engineered Pump Operations. “We recognise their investment in special purpose vertical pumps is significant, and we work hard every day to confirm our 16
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customers’ confidence in us by providing world-class performance testing and verification support.” Following the upgrade, the Flowserve test bench now accommodates flows of up to 90 000 m3/h (400 000 gpm) for a total differential head of 10.5 m (34.4 ft), making it among the largest of its type in the world. The upgraded test loop now covers an area of 1800 m2 (19 400 ft2) at a depth of 8.5 m (27 ft), fitted with anti-vortex devices to handle the increased flow characteristics. It can accommodate motors up to 5 MW (6700 hp) with variable frequency drive from 20 to 66 Hz. Flowserve says that the addition of a multi-size discharge manifold provides the flexibility to test pumps with discharge ports to 2750 mm (108.3 in). For further information, visit www.flowserve.com
Sulzer Pumps opens service centre in Brazil
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ulzer Pumps has added a new service centre for configured pumps, mixers, agitators and aeration systems in Nova Lima, Brazil. Located in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region, where mining is prevalent, the new service facility will serve Sulzer Pumps’ customers in the growing wastewater, mining, general industry and agroindustry markets in southeastern, northern and central western Brazil. Operating in close collaboration with Sulzer Pumps’ Curitiba manufacturing facility in southern Brazil, the new facility will provide repairs, refurbishments and spare parts for submersible and process pumps and for other rotating equipment, for Sulzer Pumps and for other OEM products. The new Sulzer Pumps facility will also offer field services, long term maintenance contracts and upgrades, as well as rental dewatering pumps and related accessories for short-term use. Sulzer Pumps has had a presence in Brazil since 1948 and currently has two manufacturing facilities and four service centres in the country. The Swiss pump company has opened two service centres in Russia in the last 18 months (see Pump Industry Analyst, May 2012).
For further information, visit www.sulzer.com
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Ruhrpumpen invests in new manufacturing plant in Argentina
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uhrpumpen Argentina has moved to a new larger manufacturing facility in Buenos Aires. Located in Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires, the new Argentinean manufacturing plant is equipped to assemble all of Ruhrpumpen’s product range, and produces most parts for vertical and horizontal pumps. Initially, the new plant will manufacture parts for the OH2 SCE (API 610) and other new products to be released in 2013, including a European Standard (EN 733) Ruhrpumpen pump. The 7500 m2 Ruhrpumpen facility includes an 11 000 m3/hr testing laboratory, 3000 m2 of office space and a well-equipped service centre capable of repairing all types of pumps. The new Argentinean plant will focus on providing centrifugal pumping equipment to the local market and to neighbouring countries, serving the power, mining, water and oil & gas markets. For further information, visit www.ruhrpumpen.com
Flowserve expands Spanish pump testing facility
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lowserve Corp has completed an upgrade of its open loop test bench at its manufacturing and testing facility in Coslada, Spain. The Flowserve investment is designed to meet increased customer needs for larger cooling water pumps and expanded testing capabilities. Flowserve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia can now obtain actual site condition tests together with run-out flow verification at the point of manufacture. “The expanded capabilities at the Coslada test facility further underscore our commitment to satisfy our customers’ needs for high-quality pumps and technical services,” said Jim Quain, president, Flowserve Engineered Pump Operations. “We recognise their investment in special purpose vertical pumps is significant, and we work hard every day to confirm our 16
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customers’ confidence in us by providing world-class performance testing and verification support.” Following the upgrade, the Flowserve test bench now accommodates flows of up to 90 000 m3/h (400 000 gpm) for a total differential head of 10.5 m (34.4 ft), making it among the largest of its type in the world. The upgraded test loop now covers an area of 1800 m2 (19 400 ft2) at a depth of 8.5 m (27 ft), fitted with anti-vortex devices to handle the increased flow characteristics. It can accommodate motors up to 5 MW (6700 hp) with variable frequency drive from 20 to 66 Hz. Flowserve says that the addition of a multi-size discharge manifold provides the flexibility to test pumps with discharge ports to 2750 mm (108.3 in). For further information, visit www.flowserve.com
Sulzer Pumps opens service centre in Brazil
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ulzer Pumps has added a new service centre for configured pumps, mixers, agitators and aeration systems in Nova Lima, Brazil. Located in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region, where mining is prevalent, the new service facility will serve Sulzer Pumps’ customers in the growing wastewater, mining, general industry and agroindustry markets in southeastern, northern and central western Brazil. Operating in close collaboration with Sulzer Pumps’ Curitiba manufacturing facility in southern Brazil, the new facility will provide repairs, refurbishments and spare parts for submersible and process pumps and for other rotating equipment, for Sulzer Pumps and for other OEM products. The new Sulzer Pumps facility will also offer field services, long term maintenance contracts and upgrades, as well as rental dewatering pumps and related accessories for short-term use. Sulzer Pumps has had a presence in Brazil since 1948 and currently has two manufacturing facilities and four service centres in the country. The Swiss pump company has opened two service centres in Russia in the last 18 months (see Pump Industry Analyst, May 2012).
For further information, visit www.sulzer.com
Editorial Office: Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1865 843695 Fax: +44 (0)1865 843933 Web: www.pumpindustryanalyst.com Editor: Roisin Reidy E-mail: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas E-mail: [email protected] Publisher: David Hopwood Subscription Information An annual subscription to Pump Industry Analyst includes 12 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Prices: 1291 for all European countries & Iran US$1448 for all countries except Europe and Japan ¥171 700 for Japan (Prices valid until 31 December 2013) To subscribe send payment to the address above. Tel: +44 (0)1865 843687 or via www.pumpindustryanalyst.com Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, email: permissions@ elsevier.com. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then Permissions Query Form’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 207 436 5931; fax: (+44) 207 436 3986. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
Digitally Produced by Mayfield Press (Oxford) LImited 12979
March 2013