The Power of e

Pump system efficiency is interlocked along with other system components within HVAC systems. Evidenced by movements in ASHRAE Standard 90.1,1 system efficiency has moved...

Iron Scale Is No Match for KZN Pump

BJM Pumps prides itself on supplying the right pump for tough jobs. In the following case study, a KZN submersible pump was the choice...

The Need for Speed

It’s a basic tenet of negotiation: always ask for more than you can possibly hope to receive. Even with that in mind, when Scott...

As Sharp as Steel

In many ways, a study of steel is a study of history. From agriculture to architecture, from warfare to exploration, advances in using steel...

Best Practices for Pump Reliability: Pt 3 of 3

As we conclude this series, let us first review the major points raised in previous segments. We had introduced Parts 1 and 2 of...

Best Practices for Pump Reliability: Pt 2 of 3

In part 1 of our three-part checklist, we began our introduction to pump reliability practices by making a few very important points: Centrifugal pumps in...

Highest Precision in the Laboratory

For metering tasks in high-pressure laboratories, the highest of precision when conveying defined quantities of substances is a must. Plunger pumps used for this...

Working the Long Haul

Makers of the world’s first chopper pump back in 1950, Landia has developed a unique chopping system of fixed and rotating hardened steel cutters...

Best Practices for Pump Reliability: Pt 1 of 3

Centrifugal pumps in U.S. oil refineries and petrochemical plants typically reach mean-times-between failures (MTBFs) ranging from barely three years to as much as ten...

Becoming Less "Centri-Frugal"

It’s widely accepted that pump motors account for an estimated 15 percent of global electric energy consumption. However, with more than 35 percent of...