COVAL offers manufacturers a range of vacuum grippers suitable for handling parts of various sizes, weights, and materials. This gripper range has been extended with the latest CMS HD series multistage vacuum pumps, developed by COVAL. With this enhancement, the new generation of grippers meets the demands of Industry 4.0 with greater robustness, communication, and…
COVAL’S new multistage vacuum pumps offer added intelligence and communication
After the launch in 2022 of the CMS HD series of multistage vacuum pumps, COVAL is completing its offer with the VX range, a version with embedded intelligence. It has the design pedigree of COVAL’s vacuum pump ranges, which combine operating power, robustness, modularity, compactness, and communication. The multi-stage vacuum generation technology ensures that the…
IronHorse jet pump and stainless steel motors from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added the new IronHorse MTRJ series of jet pump motors to their AC motor lineup. The MTRJ centrifugal jet pump motors offer an economical motor solution and come in a TEFC enclosure with a 56J frame that has a threaded shaft for direct connection to a jet pump. These jet pump motors are…
Retrofit solution improves pump reliability for refinery
Established refineries and petrochemical plants have hundreds of process pumps, usually from myriad manufacturers, that may have been in operation for decades. Over the years, API 610 specifications, which govern their design, have evolved to improve both safety and reliability. Today, modern materials and design concepts from Sulzer can be used to improve the performance…
KNF’s Diaphragm Liquid Pump FP 70 provides a smooth flow and high efficiency solution
With the introduction of FP 70, KNF further expands its series of smooth flow liquid pumps. This product line combines the low pulsation of a gear or centrifugal pump with the strengths and advantages of diaphragm pumps. The KNF FP 70 delivers up to 850 ml/min while producing up to 29.4 PSIG (2 bar) pressure…
KNF’s new smooth flow, high efficiency diaphragm liquid pump FP 70
With the introduction of FP 70, KNF further expands its series of smooth flow liquid pumps. This product line combines the low pulsation of a gear or centrifugal pump with the strengths and advantages of diaphragm pumps. The KNF FP 70 delivers up to 850 ml/min while producing up to 29.4 PSIG (2 bar) pressure…
High-pressure solenoid pump offers fluid control for rigorous needs
Spartan Scientific releases its SSDP, a miniature fixed-displacement solenoid pump. Spartan’s expert team has designed the component from the ground up to work within the rigorous environments of scientific and medical applications among others that require finite fluid control. The Spartan SSDP is highly accurate and reliable with few moving parts, making it an ideal…
KNF launches four new vacuum/compressor pumps for industrial applications
KNF’s new N 630 diaphragm vacuum/compressor pump series delivers high pressure and gas tightness with a durable, long-life design. Four versions are available for use in industrial coolant systems, gas recycling, gas and emissions measurement/analysis, and leak detection across a wide variety of industries, from chemical processing and energy to physics research. With a long…
EXAIR’s Heavy Duty Dry Vac vacuums more material in less time
EXAIR’s Heavy Duty Dry Vac has been engineered to vacuum more dry materials in less time with less wear. Designed for tough industrial environments, the hardened alloy construction resists premature wear while the increased power handles difficult jobs and harsh conditions. And, the quiet operation makes it suitable for a wide variety of applications including…
KNF launches two new compact, high-performance pumps
KNF has recently developed two new quiet, compact, and high-performance compressor/vacuum diaphragm pumps. These additions further expand the firm’s ability to support the specific needs demanded by a variety of original equipment manufacturer applications. KNF’s new micro gas pump NMP850 HP delivers outstanding high-flow, pressure, and suction performance, yet remains compact and lightweight. Based on…
EXAIR’s High Lift Drum Vac uses compressed air to move thick liquids
EXAIR’s compressed air operated High Lift Reversible Drum Vac System provides maximum lift of up to 15 feet. This two-way can move thick liquids up to 1400 cP through 20 feet of hose and attaches quickly to any closed head 30, 55 or 110 gallon drum. The High Lift Reversible Drum Vac is able to fill…
Filter out chips with EXAIR’s Chip Trapper
EXAIR’s patented Chip Trapper offers a fast, easy way to clean chips, swarf and shavings out of used coolants and other liquids. The Chip Trapper vacuums the coolant or liquid that is filled with debris and traps all the solids in a reusable filter bag. Only the liquid pumps back out. It is ideal for…
Low-pulsation liquid diaphragm pump from KNF
With the introduction of new FP 150, KNF has further expanded its line of next-generation low pulsation liquid diaphragm pumps. This line of products combines the pulsation level previously only achieved by gear pumps with advantages of diaphragm pump technology — self-priming, safe to run dry, and long service life. Pulsation at the nominal flow rate…
Handling coupling complications in sliding vane pumps
PSG partners with NORD to deliver alignment-free, positive displacement pumping solutions Sometimes it takes but one good idea to change everything. This was the case when Tom Koren, the director of engineering at NORD Gear Corporation in Waunakee, Wis., approached a potential customer with a way to greatly improve one of its product lines. He…
KNF introduces FP 400 low pulsation diaphragm pump
The FP 400 is a next-generation diaphragm pump from KNF. It combines the traditional advantages of diaphragm pump technology — self priming, the ability to run dry, andlong, maintenance-free lifetime under continuous-operation conditions — with a pulsation level comparable to gear pumps. Pulsation for new FP 400 is less than 150 mbar. Levels far below…
NEW programmable pump from Fluid Metering
The Intelligent Programmable Pump from Fluid Metering, Inc. combines FMI’s precision valveless STH Stepper Pump with integral programmable driver in a compact design ideal for integration with OEM instrumentation. The driver provides precision servo control of the STH pumps stepper motor for resonance-free, quite operation. Having 5 programmable inputs and 2 outputs, the Intelligent Pump…
New Valveless, Fluid Transfer Pump For Analytical Instrumentation
The valveless Fluid Transfer Pump from Fluid Metering, Inc. delivers precision fluid control for analytical instrumentation. FMI’s Valveless, Fluid Transfer Pump integrates CeramPump® pumping technology with the long life performance of a brushless DC motor and integral driver electronics. All that is needed is a simple 24VDC input power supply making FMI’s Fluid Transfer Pump…
Brushless DC Metering Pump Provides Valveless Fluid Control for Process Instrumentation
The NEW valveless Fluid Transfer Pump from Fluid Metering, Inc. (FMI) delivers precision fluid control for process instrumentation. FMI’s Valveless, Fluid Transfer Pump integrates CeramPump® pumping technology with the long life performance of a brushless DC motor and integral driver electronics. All that is needed is a simple 24VDC input power supply making FMI’s Fluid Transfer…
Quantum redefines peristaltic pump performance for single-use downstream bioprocessing
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has unveiled its innovative Quantum peristaltic pump with patented ReNu single-use (SU) cartridge technology. Engineered by the world leader in peristaltic innovation, Quantum sets the new standard for high-pressure feed pumps in SU tangential flow filtration (TFF), virus filtration (VF) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Quantum represents a step-change in…
New 380 Series Pressure/Vacuum Pumps
Gardner Denver THOMAS is pleased to announce the release of its newly developed 380 series variants: 380CE32 (115/60/1), 380CS32 (100/50/60/1) (380CUU32 (230/50/1) coming soon). These oil-less single WOB-L® piston units can be used for pressure or vacuum operation and are engineered to be versatile and reliable for a wide array of market applications, ranging from…
Designing With Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps Driving Efficient Solutions
HOW DO AXIAL PISTON PUMPS WORK? One of the most common types of axial piston pumps is the swash plate in-line design. These pumps use a drive shaft to rotate a group of circular, reciprocating pistons which slide forward and backward against the swash plate. Altering the angle of the swash plate changes the displacement…
AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions expands inspection and compliance capabilities
AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions has added two new advanced metrology tools at its Rock Creek, NC, manufacturing facility, enhancing its inspection, compliance and quality-control capabilities. The new additions include a SPECTRO MIDEX micro X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer with an ultrafast silicon drift detector (SDD) system for rapid and reliable elemental analysis. The MIDEX is designed…
Diaphragm coupling helps polymer resin pumps
Ameridrives was contacted to fix the problem and ensure that it didn’t happen again. Gear couplings were initially installed on all the polymer pumps between the pumps and gearboxes in this high-torque, low-speed (50 rpm) application. However, keeping all the expensive gear couplings properly lubricated throughout their plants around the world proved to be a…
New panel mount pumps with DriveSure technology
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group is introducing a new range of panel-mount OEM pumps featuring DriveSure brushless DC gear motors with fully integrated speed controllers. Designed for use by medical device specialists serving the surgical ablation market, the RXMD DriveSure range provides a single source solution for OEMs requiring pumps, motors, gearboxes and drives. The RXMD…
Maintenance free seal-less water circulation pump for heavy duty vehicle and transit applications
The ROTRON SLP 2418 Seal-Less Water Circulation Pump from AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions incorporates a brushless DC motor with a 40,000-hour design life and a quiet-running wet-rotor design. The pump is designed for such demanding applications as transit buses; construction and mining vehicles; and heavy-duty agricultural equipment and onand off-highway vehicles. The pump’s wet rotor…