Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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Pumps & valves C-MAG pumps eliminate waste The suCCessful application of magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps supplied by pump and pumping system specialist Michael Smith Engineers (MSE) has helped an electronics manufacturer to achieve reduced downtime and repair costs, whilst contributing toward a safer working environment. Semiconductors are an essential component in a wide and diverse range of products, such as computers, vehicles, consumer electronics, general appliances and defence systems. Waste acids and alkalis are among the unavoidable by-products which are generated in the manufacturing process and these liquids require treatment prior to them being discharged from the manufacturing site in order to comply with emissions laws and regulations. Previously, mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps were being used to transfer the effluent waste into a treatment system. However, regular problems were occurring with seal leakages resulting in excessive downtime, regular and expensive repair bills, along with the associated clean-up costs from the spillages. MSE's M Pumps magnetically coupled centrifugal model C MAG-P100 in PVDF was selected by General Waters UK, the filtration and water purification specialist who assists the semiconductor manufacturer in meeting There are no seals to fail, ensuring leak-free pumping effluent targets at its Newport, South Wales manufacturing plant. The combination of the magnetically coupled design and PVDF pump head ensures optimum corrosion resistance and effective containment of the waste acids and alkalis. There are no seals to fail, so leak-free pumping is assured and consequently the manufacturing plant benefits from reduced chemical and environmental hazards. The extended pump operation between servicing also means reduced downtime. 20 Camargue flood prevention Axflow adds Aturia pumps to range AxflOw hAs entered into an agreement to distribute Aturia centrifugal pumps in the UK. This major development will expand AxFlow's pump offering to include DIN, ISO, split case, mag drive, borehole and fire-fighting pumps. The move allows AxFlow to offer the most comprehensive range of technical pumps in the UK. Malcolm Walker, AxFlow centrifugal pumps manager, said: "Adding the Aturia to our portfolio provides us with another 20 ranges of mainstream centrifugal pumps. With three manufacturing plants in Italy, Aturia is one of the country's largest pump manufacturers as well as being one of its oldest. "AxFlow has been looking to expand it centrifugal pump business in recent years, but has been waiting for the right partner to present itself. By taking on the distribution of Aturia products, we have added to our already extensive range of high-end cost effective and technically sound pumps for the process, water, food, and pharmaceutical industries." The Aturia ND end suction IsO2858 Process pump January 2014 | WET News | 19