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WORLD PUMPS
February 2016
Curtiss-Wright to supply 16 RCPs for Chinese AP1000 nuclear plants Curtiss-Wright Corp has secured contracts worth more than US$450 million from Harbin Electric Power Equipment Co Ltd and Shenyang Blower Works Nuclear Pump Co Ltd primarily to provide AP1000 plant reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for a number of Generation III+ commercial nuclear power plants in China. Shipment of the 16 Curtiss-Wright RCPs is not expected to begin until 2019. The contracts have a total potential value of approximately US$500 million including incentives.
“We are extremely excited to announce the receipt of these new AP1000 contracts, which mark a major milestone in CurtissWright’s history and build on our legacy as a critical provider of next-generation commercial nuclear power plant technology,” said David Adams, chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright. “Further, these agreements expand our long-standing relationship with our China partners, and reinforce our ongoing support for China’s growing nuclear power program. Through our innovative reactor coolant pump technology, we are proud to be a significant player in
building the safest and most advanced nuclear reactors in the world.”
completed the shipment of the second pair of RCPs for the same facility.
Under a prior contract received in 2007, Curtiss-Wright is producing a total of 16 RCPs for two AP1000 nuclear plants currently under construction in China, which include Sanmen Units 1 and 2 in Zhejiang Province and Haiyang Units 1 and 2 in Shandong Province. In November 2015, CurtissWright successfully completed the shipment of the first pair of AP1000 RCPs for Sanmen Unit 1, the world’s first AP1000 nuclear power plant, and recently
Curtiss-Wright expects to ship the remaining 12 RCPs during 2016. The RCPs, which circulate coolant water throughout the reactor, are the largest canned motor pumps ever designed and manufactured by Curtiss-Wright. The US company produces the RCPs at its Electro-Mechanical Division facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. www.curtisswright.com
Ruhrpumpen provides pumps for Repsol refinery Repsol has recently commissioned two compact API 674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps at its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru which were engineered by Ruhrpumpen.
single coupling for ease of alignment. The pump seal system is configured to ensure minimal leakage, an important consideration for the refinery.
With refinery space at a premium and working to a tight deadline, Ruhrpumpen designed a compact bespoke arrangement based on its API 674 3rd edition RDP 70 triplex plunger pump using an in-line gearbox and B5-flange mounted motor which only required a
Ruhrpumpen also engineered a front pull-out design giving maintenance teams quick and easy access to the seals without removing the whole head unit. Simon Watteau, managing director of the Ruhrpumpen Reciprocating
A Ruhrpumpen reciprocating plunger pump (API 674 3rd edition) RDP 70-55.
Plunger Pumps business, said: “We are delighted to see our pumps commissioned in La Pampilla Refinery. Exploiting our innovative engineering teams and world-class manufacturing facilities to produce these cost-effective high volumetric efficiency plunger pumps
to the tight deadline demanded by this project is where our organisation excels and we look forward to working on future projects in other locations around the world with Repsol.” www.ruhrpumpen.com
John Crane president leaves the company Smiths Group plc has announced that John Crane president Duncan Gillis is leaving the company after three years in the post. Tedd Smith, currently president of Smiths Group’s Flex-Tek business,
has been appointed interim president of sealing specialist John Crane with immediate effect.. Smiths Group chief executive Andy Reynolds Smith said: “I would like to thank Duncan for his
contribution to Smiths Group since he joined three years ago and, in particular, for his support to me during my initial integration into Smiths. We have mutually agreed that now is an appropriate time for Duncan to pursue his
career outside the group, and I wish him every success.” The process to appoint a replacement for Gillis is underway. www.johncrane.com
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Business news
WORLD PUMPS
February 2016
Curtiss-Wright to supply 16 RCPs for Chinese AP1000 nuclear plants Curtiss-Wright Corp has secured contracts worth more than US$450 million from Harbin Electric Power Equipment Co Ltd and Shenyang Blower Works Nuclear Pump Co Ltd primarily to provide AP1000 plant reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for a number of Generation III+ commercial nuclear power plants in China. Shipment of the 16 Curtiss-Wright RCPs is not expected to begin until 2019. The contracts have a total potential value of approximately US$500 million including incentives.
“We are extremely excited to announce the receipt of these new AP1000 contracts, which mark a major milestone in CurtissWright’s history and build on our legacy as a critical provider of next-generation commercial nuclear power plant technology,” said David Adams, chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright. “Further, these agreements expand our long-standing relationship with our China partners, and reinforce our ongoing support for China’s growing nuclear power program. Through our innovative reactor coolant pump technology, we are proud to be a significant player in
building the safest and most advanced nuclear reactors in the world.”
completed the shipment of the second pair of RCPs for the same facility.
Under a prior contract received in 2007, Curtiss-Wright is producing a total of 16 RCPs for two AP1000 nuclear plants currently under construction in China, which include Sanmen Units 1 and 2 in Zhejiang Province and Haiyang Units 1 and 2 in Shandong Province. In November 2015, CurtissWright successfully completed the shipment of the first pair of AP1000 RCPs for Sanmen Unit 1, the world’s first AP1000 nuclear power plant, and recently
Curtiss-Wright expects to ship the remaining 12 RCPs during 2016. The RCPs, which circulate coolant water throughout the reactor, are the largest canned motor pumps ever designed and manufactured by Curtiss-Wright. The US company produces the RCPs at its Electro-Mechanical Division facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. www.curtisswright.com
Ruhrpumpen provides pumps for Repsol refinery Repsol has recently commissioned two compact API 674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps at its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru which were engineered by Ruhrpumpen.
single coupling for ease of alignment. The pump seal system is configured to ensure minimal leakage, an important consideration for the refinery.
With refinery space at a premium and working to a tight deadline, Ruhrpumpen designed a compact bespoke arrangement based on its API 674 3rd edition RDP 70 triplex plunger pump using an in-line gearbox and B5-flange mounted motor which only required a
Ruhrpumpen also engineered a front pull-out design giving maintenance teams quick and easy access to the seals without removing the whole head unit. Simon Watteau, managing director of the Ruhrpumpen Reciprocating
A Ruhrpumpen reciprocating plunger pump (API 674 3rd edition) RDP 70-55.
Plunger Pumps business, said: “We are delighted to see our pumps commissioned in La Pampilla Refinery. Exploiting our innovative engineering teams and world-class manufacturing facilities to produce these cost-effective high volumetric efficiency plunger pumps
to the tight deadline demanded by this project is where our organisation excels and we look forward to working on future projects in other locations around the world with Repsol.” www.ruhrpumpen.com
John Crane president leaves the company Smiths Group plc has announced that John Crane president Duncan Gillis is leaving the company after three years in the post. Tedd Smith, currently president of Smiths Group’s Flex-Tek business,
has been appointed interim president of sealing specialist John Crane with immediate effect.. Smiths Group chief executive Andy Reynolds Smith said: “I would like to thank Duncan for his
contribution to Smiths Group since he joined three years ago and, in particular, for his support to me during my initial integration into Smiths. We have mutually agreed that now is an appropriate time for Duncan to pursue his
career outside the group, and I wish him every success.” The process to appoint a replacement for Gillis is underway. www.johncrane.com
For more business news, read Pump Industry Analyst every month. Download a sample copy at www.pumpindustryanalyst.com www.worldpumps.com