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HI launches Pumps Systems Matter website
The new QRC is twice the size of the old facility, which was located in Chico, California, just a few miles from the new office. The facility provides more space for continued growth and increased efficiency in manufacturing, servicing and repairing pumps up to 20 inches in diameter.
HI LAUNCHES PUMPS SYSTEMS MATTER WEBSITE The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has launched a new website,www.PumpSystemsMatt er.org, devoted to the Pump Systems Matter national educational initiative. Pump Systems Matter aims to lower energy needs in North America while improving the bottom-line profitability of businesses by providing pump users with strategic, broadbased energy management and performance optimisation solutions. The www.PumpSystems Matter.org website provides users with the educational resources needed to get started with optimising pumping systems. Users can also download Pump System Improvement Modeling, a free educational software tool to help evaluate the overall design of complex pumping systems. Additionally, visitors can download case studies, white papers and energy-savings tip sheets to improve bottom line savings and corporate profitability. Guidelines, standards and training resources are also available. The HI believes that the optimisation of pumping
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systems represents a significant opportunity for US companies and municipalities to save money and energy. According to the US Department of Energy, pumping systems account for nearly 25% of industrial electrical energy demand and range up to 50% of the energy usage in certain industrial plant operations. Industrial, municipal and many other sectors of the North American economy are energy intensive. Case studies have shown that better system design and more effective pump application can usually save 20% or more in energy costs and represent a large, frequently overlooked savings opportunity. Membership of Pump Systems Matter is open to utilities, market transformation organisations, government agencies, pump users, contractors, consultants, engineering companies, trade and professional associations as well as North American pump manufacturers and suppliers of motors and drives, seals, couplings, bearings, housings, instrumentation and control systems and pump specific software. Interested organisations are invited to contact Pump Systems Matter’s marketing manager Joananne Bachmann at +1 973 267 9700 x 22 or via [email protected].
WOOD GROUP ESP OPENS NEW CANADIAN FACILITY Wood Group ESP (Canada) Ltd has opened a new 30 000 sq ft facility in Leduc,
Alberta, Canada to increase the business’s manufacturing capabilities and service provided to WGESP’s customers in Canada. The new facility is centrally located in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin, and will function as a manufacturing and service centre for electric submersible pumps. WGESP will support the wide range of markets in the sedimentary basin, including but not limited to conventional and heavy oil, coal bed methane, oil sands and natural gas. “We are excited to open this new facility and become a stronger presence in the Canadian oil and gas market,” said Ron Wing, WGESP’s Canadian region manager. “Our facility’s central location in Alberta and strong staff will help to increase our capabilities and market share in Canada.”
BLACKMER EUROPE CELEBRATES CENTENARY Blackmer Europe has received the Century Recognition Award of Excellence from parent company Dover Corp to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Mouvex, established in 1906, was acquired by Dover in 1997 and consolidated under Blackmer to serve as its European base of operation. The company, now known as Blackmer Europe, manufactures eccentric disc pump technology used in a range of applications worldwide. Continued on page 16
IN BRIEF • Westport Innovations Inc, a gaseous-fuelled engine and power technologies specialist, and Cryostar SAS, a manufacturer of cryogenic pumps, have completed a licence and supply agreement for the manufacture and supply of cryogenic liquid natural gas (LNG) fuel pumps, based on Westport’s cryogenic technology. Westport will license its LNG pump technology on an exclusive basis to Cryostar for use in the heavy-duty automotive market, and has agreed to source any HPDI LNG fuel pumps it requires for the heavy duty automotive market from Cryostar. Cryostar will also have the right to manufacture and sell pumps incorporating Westport’s LNG pump technology, to other customers. • Allweiler AG is organising a pump convention at its Radolfzell, Germany facility on 12 October 2006. The theme is the economical use of pumps and reducing the total cost of ownership. The opening talk will be given by Prof Dr Ing D-H Hellmann from Kaiserslautern Technical University, followed by specialist talks on reducing total costs taking account of construction methods, material and pump system selection, service and maintenance concepts. The convention is for business visitors only and prior registration is required. For further details, please visit www.allweiler.de/convention2006.
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HI LAUNCHES PUMPS SYSTEMS MATTER WEBSITE The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has launched a new website,www.PumpSystemsMatt er.org, devoted to the Pump Systems Matter national educational initiative. Pump Systems Matter aims to lower energy needs in North America while improving the bottom-line profitability of businesses by providing pump users with strategic, broadbased energy management and performance optimisation solutions. The www.PumpSystems Matter.org website provides users with the educational resources needed to get started with optimising pumping systems. Users can also download Pump System Improvement Modeling, a free educational software tool to help evaluate the overall design of complex pumping systems. Additionally, visitors can download case studies, white papers and energy-savings tip sheets to improve bottom line savings and corporate profitability. Guidelines, standards and training resources are also available. The HI believes that the optimisation of pumping
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systems represents a significant opportunity for US companies and municipalities to save money and energy. According to the US Department of Energy, pumping systems account for nearly 25% of industrial electrical energy demand and range up to 50% of the energy usage in certain industrial plant operations. Industrial, municipal and many other sectors of the North American economy are energy intensive. Case studies have shown that better system design and more effective pump application can usually save 20% or more in energy costs and represent a large, frequently overlooked savings opportunity. Membership of Pump Systems Matter is open to utilities, market transformation organisations, government agencies, pump users, contractors, consultants, engineering companies, trade and professional associations as well as North American pump manufacturers and suppliers of motors and drives, seals, couplings, bearings, housings, instrumentation and control systems and pump specific software. Interested organisations are invited to contact Pump Systems Matter’s marketing manager Joananne Bachmann at +1 973 267 9700 x 22 or via [email protected].
WOOD GROUP ESP OPENS NEW CANADIAN FACILITY Wood Group ESP (Canada) Ltd has opened a new 30 000 sq ft facility in Leduc,
Alberta, Canada to increase the business’s manufacturing capabilities and service provided to WGESP’s customers in Canada. The new facility is centrally located in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin, and will function as a manufacturing and service centre for electric submersible pumps. WGESP will support the wide range of markets in the sedimentary basin, including but not limited to conventional and heavy oil, coal bed methane, oil sands and natural gas. “We are excited to open this new facility and become a stronger presence in the Canadian oil and gas market,” said Ron Wing, WGESP’s Canadian region manager. “Our facility’s central location in Alberta and strong staff will help to increase our capabilities and market share in Canada.”
BLACKMER EUROPE CELEBRATES CENTENARY Blackmer Europe has received the Century Recognition Award of Excellence from parent company Dover Corp to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Mouvex, established in 1906, was acquired by Dover in 1997 and consolidated under Blackmer to serve as its European base of operation. The company, now known as Blackmer Europe, manufactures eccentric disc pump technology used in a range of applications worldwide. Continued on page 16
IN BRIEF • Westport Innovations Inc, a gaseous-fuelled engine and power technologies specialist, and Cryostar SAS, a manufacturer of cryogenic pumps, have completed a licence and supply agreement for the manufacture and supply of cryogenic liquid natural gas (LNG) fuel pumps, based on Westport’s cryogenic technology. Westport will license its LNG pump technology on an exclusive basis to Cryostar for use in the heavy-duty automotive market, and has agreed to source any HPDI LNG fuel pumps it requires for the heavy duty automotive market from Cryostar. Cryostar will also have the right to manufacture and sell pumps incorporating Westport’s LNG pump technology, to other customers. • Allweiler AG is organising a pump convention at its Radolfzell, Germany facility on 12 October 2006. The theme is the economical use of pumps and reducing the total cost of ownership. The opening talk will be given by Prof Dr Ing D-H Hellmann from Kaiserslautern Technical University, followed by specialist talks on reducing total costs taking account of construction methods, material and pump system selection, service and maintenance concepts. The convention is for business visitors only and prior registration is required. For further details, please visit www.allweiler.de/convention2006.
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