The new RL Series rotary lobe blower from Thomas brings the benefits of “Roots blower” technology to a unit measuring just 6 in. long and weighing only 1.75 lbs. The unusually small size is made possible through a patent-pending assembly process that greatly minimizes leak paths within the blower chamber. RL Series blowers provide high…
Thomas Products Launches New Web Site
Thomas Products has launched a new Web site, gd-thomas.com for its line of OEM compressors and vacuum pumps. The site features expanded product and application information, detailed specifications and performance data on thousands of standard pumps and compressors, including WOB-L® piston, articulated piston, diaphragm, linear, rotary vane and peristaltic technologies. The site’s navigation design allows…
WOB-L® Compressor from Thomas
Thomas Products Division, a Gardner Denver Company, introduces the 2450 Series WOB-L® Compressor. It features a small footprint (8.3”x4.0”x6.4”) and low sound levels (50dBA @ 20PSIG). The lightweight (9.5 lbs) 2450 compressor is ideal for medical applications, or any pressure application requiring a small, quiet, lightweight pump. The 2450 also features a patented monolithic head…
Ultra-Low Harmonic Drives Prevent "Hammer Time"
July 2007 Design Notes With 450 miles of sanitary sewer-collection lines and 33 lift stations that feed into a central wastewater treatment plant, the City of Lawrence, Kansas wastewater management system is extensive. Gravity drives wastewater distribution to the treatment plant, except where vertical elevation changes the topography. In these circumstances, lift stations– structures that…
SY.DFE Installed 100,000 Times Worldwide
Bethlehem, PA – The SY.DFE variable displacement pump was launched at the plastics processing trade fair in Düsseldorf in 1989, and with 100,000 units installed, it demonstrates the exceptional value it has provided in multiple plastics processing applications since its debut. Primarily used in injection molding machines, the system is based on a Rexroth A10VSO…
Engineers focus on freedom
By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor Medical science continues to push boundaries in health care. With the aid of the innovative engineer, physicians, surgeons, and medical researchers move ever closer to the goal of providing superior health care. Over the last few years, engineers have contributed their skills to a number of interesting and unique developments…
New Motor Driven Roller Pumps
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Delavan Ag Pumps, Inc. introduces 4401 Series 12 VDC Motor Driven Roller Pumps. These four-roller pumps provide maximum flow up to 7 gpm (26.6 lpm) at pressure up to 100 psig (7 bar), with maximum operating speeds up to 2000 rpm. They are available in cast iron, Ni-Resist or rugged Diamond Series™…
Helping Small Hearts
A normal active childhood can elude small children and infants with defective heart valves. Soon, however, that may change thanks to LaunchPoint Technologies, a venture-engineering firm specializing in incubating startups and developing new technology. This company is researching a Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (Pediatric VAD) that, if successful, will aid infants and small children with…