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    Pumps, Motors & Drives

    How pump technology is addressing the worker shortage in food processing

    Olivia Kight
    Sept. 11, 2024
    The ongoing shortage of skilled workers in the food processing industry underscores the need for easily serviceable and reliable equipment.

    Pumps, Motors & Drives

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    A regenerative turbine pump pumping hydrocarbons in a chemical plant. This technology can handle viscosities of 0.1 to 50 cSt with differential pressures up to 20 bar (300 psi) and a maximum allowable working pressure of up to 34 bar (493 psi).
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    While AODD pumps are highly reliable, fast troubleshooting will minimize downtime.
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    Figure 1 (above, below right): VFDs and servos both operate motors but have differing capabilities. Many users implement both types of motor and motion control, and they would prefer a single coordinated development and automation environment for best ease of use and performance.
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    Pump designers and manufacturers must respond to customers' pressing needs, such as equipment longevity and reliability.
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    A pump used in the food processing industry.
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    Addressing sealing challenges in rotating equipment for the food and pharmaceutical industries

    Joshua Cavinee
    July 31, 2023
    Material certifications, seal geometry and even seal color must also be factored in to allow for maximized seal life, minimized risk and reduced total cost of ownership for both...
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    Because of the success of the AODD pumps outfitted with Chem-Fuse, a Dunn-Edwards facility will install Chem-Fuse diaphragms into every 3-inch pump it uses for latex-handling applications, ensuring a pump fleet with an operational life measured in years instead of months.
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    Case study: Mastering the art of paint production

    Rob Jack
    June 12, 2023
    Dunn-Edwards discovers how to optimize its eco-efficient paint-manufacturing operation by upgrading to AODD pumps equipped with Wilden Chem-Fuse diaphragms.
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    Figure 1: Even general-purpose VFDs, like the Automation Direct DURApulse GS20 family, include advanced features like sensorless vector control and torque control modes. More capable models, like the WEG CFW500, include these capabilities, and add other features, like encoder support and flux vector control mode which allows 100% torque at zero speed.
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    Torque control: The other VFD operating mode

    Kevin Kakascik
    May 1, 2023
    Torque control is necessary for many types of winding/unwinding applications to maintain proper product tension. General-purpose sensorless vector VFDs can now perform this function...
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    Sliding vane pumps are known for handling a wide range of liquid viscosities, making them ideal for soap processing.
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    Why sliding vane pumps work well in soap manufacturing

    Mark Pyk
    April 12, 2023
    If manufacturers want a reliable way to handle the varying materials in soap and detergent processing, then their best bet is to use positive displacement sliding-vane pumps.
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    A worldwide leading producer of paints and coatings has been running eccentric disc pumps for the handling and transfer of resins, solvents, binders and finished paints without interruption or maintenance since the installation of the first pumps in 2005.
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    No leaks allowed: The right pump technology keeps hazardous fluids secure

    Paul Cardon
    Feb. 17, 2023
    Meeting the challenge of transferring dangerous liquids without common pitfalls and expenses.