John Crane has introduced an innovative gas seal technology to reduce methane emissions by up to 95 percent. It is designed to be retrofitted into centrifugal compressors with oil seals to also significantly lower operating costs and improve reliability.
John Crane recently helped Pumps & Systems editorial staff satisfy reader requests for articles on pump fundamentals. This article was written by John Morton, chairman of the European Sealing Association, and product marketing manager at John Crane. Since Power Generation has no tolerance for down time, your sealing choices can make a significant difference in keeping power reliable.
John states, "At the heart of any power station’s pre-boiler system is the boiler feed pump. Most of these pumps are between-bearings, multistage centrifugal designs with mechanical seals installed at each end of the pump." In this article, John covers:
In 2017, an operator of an aggregate plant in Quebec, Canada that produces crushed stone for concrete and construction contacted the local Goulds Pumps distributor. The original pump installed in their process was a rubber lined slurry pump. Unfortunately, this pump was failing after only 200 to 250 hours of operation, resulting in significant downtime, maintenance, and replacement parts costs. The pump manufacturer had not been able to improve the operating life.
Two ITT Goulds Pumps Products have been named finalists in Plant Engineer’s 2018 Product of the Year Awards. At Hayes Pump, we proudly support Goulds Pumps innovative efforts to continuous improvement by developing award winning pumping solutions. Read about these products and contact Hayes Pump for assistance understanding how these products can help with your applications.
This 2018 year end edition of the Flow Solution News gives you the information you need to keep up with your peers.
ITT Inc.’s Goulds Pumps is celebrating their 170th anniversary this year. Officially kicked off on April 10, with the seventh-annual Pump Appreciation Day, a global event held to raise awareness of the value of pumps to modern manufacturing and products, and honor those that make them possible.
The history of Goulds Pumps’ innovation started in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York when it produced its first water pump, made of wood and banded with metal. A year later, during the Gold Rush in California, the company produced the world’s first all-metal pump, a significant innovation that helped shape industrialization.
“Since then, Goulds Pumps has been developing engineered solutions that help our customers pump the most corrosive materials, monitor their rotating equipment and control their pumps, with the goal of improving efficiency and equipment total cost of ownership,” says David Malinas, president of ITT Industrial Process.
Several of these innovations are industry firsts including the extensive series of ANSI process pumps, XHD next generation slurry pump, VICR compact vertical multi-stage low flow pump and the i-ALERT® asset intelligence monitoring solution.
“We have been observing Pump Appreciation Day on the second Tuesday of April since 2012, to recognize the importance of pumps that are essential machines but unsung workers in running a plant. We also pay tribute to companies and their pump professionals who continuously look at ways to improve pump efficiencies and lower total cost of ownership," he said.
“We also take the opportunity to pay tribute to the people and organizations that design, manufacture, install and service them. The men, women and organizations that help drive modern manufacturing forward,” he added.
This year, 14 organizations and their representatives will be presented with the Heart and Pulse of Industry Award. This award recognizes companies, plants and individuals whose operational excellence and use of pump technology advance plant processing, customer service and our overall way of life through improved reliability, efficiency and lower cost of ownership.
In addition to Pump Appreciation Day events and award programs, an online World of Pumps Quiz launched today that tests participants’ knowledge of the pump industry and its products through one question a week for the next 20 weeks. Last year’s quiz attracted close to 11,000 unique visitors from 90 countries.
John Crane continues to evolve their line of seals, as the continued demands of operational processes continue to grow.
Hayes Pump is pleased to feature the newest iteration of Moyno EZstrip maintain-in-place progressing cavity pump. Moyno redesigned the pump for even faster and easier maintenance. Here's what's new.
Sandpiper Pumps continue to be the workhorse heavy duty pump of choice for a growing number of applications. As more and more competitors entering the diaphragm pump business, aodd pumps are becoming the first choice in many plants.
