materials. The pumps are de-
signed without conventional
intermediate column sha
bearings and bearing support
spiders, thus removing the
opportunity for ragging to
occur within the column pipe.
Bedford Pumps therefore pro-
vide a value-added alternative
to small wet well submersible
pumps which are oen as-
sociated with having a short
Contact: Bedford Pumps Ltd, Brooklands, Woburn
Rd. Ind. Est, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7UH.
Tel: +44 (0)1234 852071
Website: www.bedfordpumps.co.uk
INNOVATION 2018
Vertical
Suspended
Pumps: a
value-added
alternative
B
edford Pumps Ltd,
manufacturers of high
capacity pumps for the
water, waste water and flood
control markets, can supply a
low maintenance alternative
to conventional submersible
volute pumps for partially
treated sewage applications
on waste water treatment
plants.
Conventional suspended
bowl pumps are not gener-
ally considered a solution
for waste water applications.
They are designed for clean
water service and typically
have a higher number of im-
peller vanes and narrower
hydraulic passages. Bedford
Pumps have resolved this
issue by engineering pumps
with solid passing capabilities
between 90-200mm, depend-
ant on pump size. In addition,
they have re-engineered the
bowl design to incorporate
special swept diffuser vanes
which allow the passage of
large solids and even fibrous
"mean time between failure".
Bedford Pumps are world
leaders in the design and
manufacture of such special-
ist robust and reliable pump-
ing plant. Their engineering
team has decades of experi-
ence in both hydraulic and
mechanical design using the
latest state of the art soware
to optimise and analyse their
product.
+44 (0)1234 852071
www.bedfordpumps.com
H IG H CAPACITY
BESPOKE PUM PING PLANT
High capacity radial, mixed
and axial flow pumps engineered
with either metallic or concrete casings
100% Bri sh manufactured
Flows from 500 l/s to 20,000 l/s
A vertical suspended pump in position
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