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State of the Industry 2013
50 WaterThe Last Frontier of Energy Efciency
By Jes Munk Hansen, Grundfos North America
A commentary on why the U.S. should follow the European
Unions lead in establishing minimum efciency standards for
the pump industry
52 Pump Market Review
By Mike Deneen, Freedonia
53 Guarded Optimism Drives Pump Business
Outlook for 2013
By Michelle Segrest
Executives share their expert insight on the state of
the pump industry.
January 2013
Volume 21 Number 1
6 Readers Respond
10 News
18 Calendar of Events
62 Maintenance Minders
By Marino Curati, Vogelsang
Food Waste Disposal Systems
66 Sealing Sense
By The Fluid Sealing Association
Seal Face Design
68 HI Pump FAQs
By The Hydraulic Institute
Wetted Pump Parts; Foot Valve; Simplex vs.
Duplex Air-Operated Pumps
70 Trade Show Coverage
72 Product Pipeline
80 Pump Market Analysis
By Jordan, Knauff & Company
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20 Pump Ed 101
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22 Pumping Prescriptions
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READERS RESPOND
Calculating the Performance of Multistage Pumps
Operating in Parallel, December 2012
I read your well-presented and detailed
article, Calculating the Performance of
Multistage Pumps Operating in Parallel,
in the December 2012 issue of Pumps &
Systems. The modeling techniques along
with pump and system plots should be very
useful.
The use of the Excel INDEX and LINEST
functions, along with array operators, for determining polyno-
mial coeficients was new to me. I tried to duplicate the cal-
culated coeficient values and ran into problems with some
of the output. When calculated as shown in Tables 2 and 3,
eleven values agreed and the a
1
, b
1
, c
1
, j
1
, a
2
, b
2
and j
2
coef-
icients did not. Im not sure if it is my 2003 program or some-
thing Im not doing properly.
However, by rearranging the formula formats (shown below),
I was able to obtain the coeficients as shown in your article:
a
1
= INDEX(LINEST(H1_DATA,Q1_DATA^{8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1}),1,8)
. . . . . reversed array values and ,1,8) instead of ,1,1).
b
1
c
1
d
1
, e
1
, f
1
and g
1
were changed in a similar pattern.
h
1
j
1
. . . . . reversed array values only.
The same basic model was used for the a
2
through j
2
coef-
icients, except using H2_DATA, Q2_DATA.
In Equations 11, 12 and 13, I assume the dH/dQ is meant
to be the derivative of Equation 10. That is, d(deltaH)/dQ
symbolically.
Thanks for sharing your educational work.
Lee Ruiz
Oceanside, Calif.
Thomas Hill responds
hanks for the kind feed-
back on the article. Im
not sure why you were
not able to accurately
reproduce all the same
coei cients for the poly-
nomial function its shown within the article. Because you
were able to reproduce some of them accurately, this would
lead me to suspect syntax errors or typos in those formulas
that produced inaccurate coei cients. Also, note that I pre-
pared my spreadsheet calculations using Excel 2010, which
to the best of my knowledge should be consistent with Excel
2003.
Your observation regarding the use of dH/dQ to mean
d(delta H)/dQ is correct. he formula depicted in the arti-
cle was to save space with the use of the abbreviated syntax.

Lee Ruiz responds
hanks for your response. I appreciate the article details
relating to the technique for determining polynomial coef-
icients. he Excel formulas and tools are sure simpler than
the linear algebra method that I have been using. By the way,
both methods produced the same coei cient values.
Everything presented ater the development of Figure 6,
where the pump station low rate can be estimated, was a
bonus.
I tried the Excel Tools/Goal Seek iterative function and
also arrived at the same pump station low rate as given in
the article. It was the irst time I had used that tool.
I had also previously used hard-coded regression formulas
to determine polynomial curve its. It is quite a hassle.
When using Goalseek in Excel, I prefer to create a
dummy cell, which contains the actual target cell multiplied
by a million (i.e. 1E6). hen I run Goalseek on the dummy
cell to achieve better accuracy, because Goalseek is oten
only good for two to three decimal-place accuracy.
Overall, I am glad to hear that you found the article useful.
Lee Ruiz responds
I rechecked the formulas and ran some tests. here may be
some limitations in my 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
of Microsot Oi ce Excel that prevents the successful use of
Lee Ruiz
PUMPS & SYSTEMS www.pump-zone.com January 2013 7
the same coei cient formulas as shown in the article. I was
able to use the article formula format for calculating the
coei cients of a third-degree polynomial. For higher-degree
polynomials, I ran into problems with the formula format as
shown in the article. Also, when plotting a curve on a chart,
my Excel edition will only let me enter up to a sixth-degree
polynomial trend line.
he 2003 Student and Teacher Edition of Excel, which you
are using, may have some limitations compared to the 2010
version that I used. However, I believe that the 2003 version
is still capable of generating a tabular (nine-column) array
showing the nine polynomial coei cients *IF* one uses the
LINEST() function *WITHOUT* the INDEX() func-
tion to separate out the nine coei cients. Read the online
Microsot help about LINEST() to verify the syntax and use
of the { } operators. he computed polynomial coei cients
should appear in consecutive columns within the same row
containing the LINEST() output. By the way, polynomial
trend lines in Excel 2010 are still limited to sixth order.
Afinity Calculators,
November 2012
There seemed to be some mistakes in the afinity calcula-
tors (featured in my November column) on my website (www.
PumpEd101.com). I found out that early drafts were on the
site, not the inished ones. If you downloaded the calculators
prior to Nov. 17, 2012, you
may want to download the
updated versions.
Joe Evans
PumpTech, Inc. and
Pumps & Systems
Editorial Advisory Board
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Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps
September 2012
I read your interesting and well-written article Characteristics
of Centrifugal Pumps in the September Pumps & Systems.
The positive displacement (PD) and dynamic pump con-
cepts and terms were clearly presented. It should be useful
reference material.
In the application exam-
ples, a couple items may have
been printing oversights.
Below Table 1, the WHP calculations
show a 3,690 constant in two places.
However, the calculated answer relects
the use a 3,960 constant.
In Table 2, the BHP for 80% low is
shown as 12.5 instead of the calcu-
lated 12.8 BHP.
Thanks for your contribution.
Lee Ruiz
Oceanside, Calif.
Sharon James responds:
I am glad to hear that you found the
article interesting and helpful. Your
two observations are both accurate.
a) he WHP formula constant
should be 3,960.
his constant is used because:
b) he BHP for 80 percent low cal-
culates out to be 12.8.
hanks for pointing this out to us.
Sorry for the print error. P&S
1HP
weight of one gallon of water
=
33,000
8.33

=
3,960 (approx.)
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NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS & RECOGNITIONS
GREG RATY & HENRI V. AZIBERT, Fluid Sealing Association
WAYNE, Pa. (Dec. 5, 2012)he Fluid Sealing Association
(FSA) appointed Greg Raty, vice president of Slade, Inc., as presi-
dent of its Board of Directors. Henri V. Azibert, chief technology
oi cer for A.W. Chesterton Company, will serve as vice president
of the Board of Directors.
FSA is a trade association. www.luidsealing.com
PETER J. TALLIAN, BTU International, Inc.
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. (Nov. 28, 2012)BTU
International appointed Peter J. Tallian to the newly created posi-
tion of chief operating oi cer (COO). Tallian, who keeps his posi-
tion of principal inancial oi cer, reports directly to Paul J. van der
Wansem, the companys chairman and CEO.
BTU International is a supplier of thermal processing equip-
ment. www.btu.com
CAREY A. OCONNOR, Flowserve Corporation
DALLAS (Nov. 28, 2012)Flowserve Corporation named Carey
A. OConnor senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
OConnor, who joined Flowserve in 2003 and has served since
May 2011 as the companys vice president and corporate secretary,
succeeds Ron Shuf, who plans to retire in the irst half of 2013.
Flowserve is a provider of luid motion and control products.
www.lowserve.com
DAVID WEATHERLY, Quadna
PHOENIX (Nov. 27, 2012)Quadna hired
David Weatherly as a customer service representa-
tive. Weatherly has more than a decade of experi-
ence in the general business area.
Quadna engineers, fabricates and services
mechanical systems. www.quadna.com
ZACH SUARDINI, Fristam Pumps USA
MIDDLETON, Wis. (Nov. 27, 2012)Fristam
Pumps USA announced that Zach Suardini joined
the company as an application engineer. Suardini
will be responsible for providing in-house and in-
ield technical support and customer service.
Fristam Pumps USA is a manufacturer of sani-
tary centrifugal and positive displacement pumps,
blenders and mixers. www.fristam.com/usa
DR. OTTO MAX SCHAEFER, The NETZSCH Group
SELB, Germany (Nov. 22, 2012)he NETZSCH Group
announced that Dr. Otto Max Schaefer resigned as chairman of
Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG. Schaefer was man-
aging director and president of the NETZSCH Group since 2004
and the companys chairman since 2010.
he NETZSCH Group is an operating technology company.
www.netzsch.com
RICHARD HANSON, Syncrolo
ATLANTA (Nov. 20, 2012)Syncrolo announced that its
owner, Richard Hanson, won the Peter Warshaw Award during
the American Society of Plumbing Engineers 2012 Convention
& Exposition. he award is presented to an individual for his/her
dedication, unlagging spirit and outstanding support and service
contributions on behalf of the society and profession.
SyncroFlo manufactures automatic pumping systems. www.syn-
crolo.com
CANDIDO LIMA, Parker Hanniin Corporation
CLEVELAND (Nov. 19, 2012)Parker Hanniin Corporation
appointed Candido Lima as vice president and president of its
Latin America Group. Lima succeeds Ricardo Machado, who will
retire at the end of January. Lima will be responsible for growing
sales of all the companys technologies and products in this region.
Parker Hanniin Corporation manufactures motion and con-
trol technologies and systems. www.parker.com
DAVID ALLEN & H. CHRISTOPHER FREY
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON (Nov. 16 2012)he U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) appointed two engineersDavid Allen
and H. Christopher Freyto serve as the chairs of two indepen-
dent Federal Advisory Committees, the EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) and the Clean Air Scientiic Advisory Committee
(CASAC).
Allen is the Gertz Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering
and the director of the Center for Energy and Environmental
Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. H. Christopher
Frey is professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental
Engineering at North Carolina State University.
he EPA protects human health and safeguards the natural envi-
ronmentair, water and land. www.epa.gov
PAVAN PATTADA, Eaton Corporation
CLEVELAND (Nov. 16, 2012)Eaton Corporation named
Pavan Pattada senior vice president of Corporate Supply Chain
Management. Pattada joined the company in 2002 as director of
global sourcing for Corporate Supply Chain Management, became
general manager of Eatons Truck Operations in India in 2005, and
in 2009 became director of operations for the companys North
American Truck Business. Most recently, he served as vice presi-
dent of business development for the Industrial Sector.
Eaton Corporation is a power management company. www.
eaton.com
LI JUN, Singer Valve
SURREY, British Columbia (Nov. 14, 2012)Singer Valve
opened a new factory in China and hired Li Jun as general man-
ager. he new 20,000-square-foot plant is located in Taicang
Jaingsu Province, just north of Shanghai. Jun will be responsible
for bringing the plant up to full production capacity.
Singer Valve is a manufacturer of control valves. www.singervalve.
com
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RYAN BARNER, Alicat Scientiic, Inc.
TUCSON, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2012)Alicat Scientiic,
Inc., appointed Ryan Barner application sales engineer
for the companys line of pressure and mass low meters,
controllers, and accessories. Alicat Scientiic designs
and manufactures mass low devices. www.alicat.com
CHRISTIAN S. NA, Xylem Inc.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Nov. 13, 2012)Xylem Inc.
appointed Christian S. Na as senior vice president,
general counsel and corporate secretary. Na succeeds
Frank Jimenez, who let the company in 2012. Since
2010, Na served as deputy general counsel of a manu-
facturing company. Xylem Inc. is a water technology
provider. www.xyleminc.com
EAGLEBURGMANN
HOUSTON (Nov. 12, 2012)EagleBurgmann
Industries L.P. was selected as one of the Houston
Chronicles top workplaces. he Houston Chronicle
published the complete list of its top 150 workplaces
in November 2012.
EagleBurgmann is a manufacturer of mechanical
seals, systems, and packing and expansion joints. www.
eagleburgmann.us
Gary Cornell
CEO
Blacoh Fluid Control
INSPI RING PEOPLE IN THE PUMP INDUSTRY
Gary Cornell is my mentor in luid control and pump system management. I
have been with Blacoh Fluid Control serving as the Southeast Regional Business
Development Manager for the past 6 years.Coming from the chemical industry,
I had little experience with pumps and pumping systems. Blacoh provides pulsa-
tion dampeners and surge suppressors, so even though we are not manufacturing
pumps, it is vitally important to have pump technology knowledge.This is where
Gary Cornell has imparted upon me the tools to solve customers issues.Gary is
the former President of Wilden Pump and one of only a handful selected to the
Wilden Hall of Fame. Not only does Gary have expertise with AODD pumps, he
has studied and mastered other positive displacement pump technologies. This
has helped Blacoh expand its markets and grow tremendously throughout the
past 10 years. Many afternoons have been spent in his ofice discussing pump
system issues and how to solve system problems with not only removing pulsations
created by the pump but also water hammer problems that are a result of other
factors, such as quick closing valves. Gary is always accessible and eager to lend a
hand when another set of eyes on a problem leads to it being solved.I have been
in the industrial equipment market for more than 20 years and have yet to meet a
more giving and unselish individual.
Markus Hillman, Southeast Regional Sales Manager, Blacoh Fluid Control
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LAURIE LEWANDOWSKI & DAVID THOMAS, SJE-Rhombus
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (Nov. 12, 2012)SJE-Rhombus
announced the retirement of CEO Laurie Lewandowski and the
succession of David homas.
Lewandowski joined SJE-
Rhombus more than 31 years
ago and held numerous positions
within the company. homas,
who previously served as presi-
dent/director of standard prod-
ucts, assumed the CEO role in
December.
SJE-Rhombus is a control solu-
tions provider. www.sjerhombus.com
STEFAN BANNICK & MICHAEL THUMM, Mono Pumps
MANCHESTER, UK (Nov. 9, 2012)Mono Pumps appointed
Stefan Bannick and Michael humm area sales managers. Bannick
will cover the South West region of Germany, while humm will
be responsible for the South East.
Mono Pumps manufactures of progressing cavity pumps. www.
mono-pumps.com
FRANK J. REBORI, Smith & Loveless, Inc.
LENEXA, Kan. (Nov. 7, 2012)Smith & Loveless, Inc.,
announced that its president, Frank J. Rebori, was named vice
chairman of the Water & Wastewater Equipment
Manufacturers Association (WWEMA). Reboris
responsibilities as vice chairman include chairing
the associations strategic planning committee and
overseeing its annual Washington Forum event.
Smith & Loveless, Inc., serves the water and
wastewater industry. www.smithandloveless.com
STUART TREBELHORN, Northwest Pump & Equipment
PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 6, 2012)Northwest Pump &
Equipment appointed Industrial Division General Manager
Stuart Trebelhorn as vice president of the Industrial Division.
Trebelhorn started the Industrial Division as the only salesper-
son with just a few crossover product lines from the Petroleum
Division.
Northwest Pump & Equipment distributes petroleum, indus-
trial and carwash equipment. www.nwpump.com
LANCE COOPER, SOR Inc.
LENEXA, Kan. (Nov. 2, 2012)SOR Inc. named Lance Cooper
as product manager of the pressure and temperature lines. Cooper,
retired from the U.S. Army, has had roles with Emerson Electrical
Reliability Services and Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
SOR Inc. provides pressure, temperature and low instrumenta-
tion. www.sorinc.com
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WILLIAM GATES, Pioneer Pump
CANBY, Ore. (Nov. 7, 2012)Pioneer Pump named William R.J.
R. Gates as engineering manager. Gates, who has prepared to transi-
tion to the role by completing hands-on training in processes related to
engineering, will manage engineering resources to develop new prod-
ucts and support ongoing custom designs. Bill Carnes will continue to
provide design and development expertise as chief engineer. he com-
pany also named Chris Skintges South East regional sales manager.
Pioneer Pump manufactures and designs centrifugal pumps. www.
pioneerpump.com
AROUND THE INDUSTRY
THE HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE Opens Meeting Registration
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Nov. 30, 2012)he Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Pump
Systems Matter (PSM) will host its 2013 Annual Meeting at the Sanibel Harbour
Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Myers, Fla., from Feb. 7 12. Registration
is open. HI is also seeking qualiied individuals to participate in the review process
of three standards to be placed into stabilized maintenance. he standards include
ANSI/HI 6.1-6.5 Reciprocating Power Pumps for Nomenclature, Deinitions,
Application, and Operation; ANSI/HI 6.6 Reciprocating Pump Test; and ANSI/HI
8.1-8.5 Direct Acting (Steam) Pumps for Nomenclature, Deinitions, Application,
and Operation.
DANFOSS Holds Symposium
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 20, 2012)Danfoss held its 18th EnVisioneering
Symposium, Building Blueprint for a Clean Energy Future, co-hosted by the Energy
Ei cient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub). he symposium explored the real-world applica-
tion of whole building systems and micro-grids by taking a irsthand look at redevel-
opment eforts of he Navy Yard through work of Penn State University, the EEB
Hub, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and other architects and
property management irms.
Danfoss also announced that it maintained its overall expectations for 2012 based
on the irst three quarters, which developed as anticipated, and on the unchanged
outlook for the remainder of 2012.
Danfoss manufactures components and controls. www.danfoss.us
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION Unveils Legislation
WASHINGTON (Nov. 15, 2012)he American Water Works Association
(AWWA) celebrated the unveiling of a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Act (WIFIA) in two pieces of Senate legislation. AWWA and its partners in the water
community had been working for the introduction of WIFIA legislation for the past
few years, testifying before Congress multiple times.
AWWA is the worlds largest organization of water professionals. www.awwa.org
AHR EXPO Releases Positive Survey Results
WESTPORT, CONN. (Nov. 15, 2012)AHR Expo announced that 70 percent of
more than 1,000 HVACR manufacturers surveyed expect the economy to be better in
2013 than in 2012. Of the HVACR manufacturers surveyed, 86 percent believe sales
will increase in 2013 with 35 percent of these respondents expecting sales increases of
more than 10 percent.
AHR Expo is an air conditioning, heating and refrigerating exposition. www.
ahrexpo.com
PUMP SOLUTIONS GROUP Opens Facility in Shanghai
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (Nov. 12, 2012)Pump Solutions Group opened
a new manufacturing facility in the Shanghai, China, suburb of Lingang. he
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VACON Establishes Regional Center in Singapore
VAASA, Finland (Nov. 12, 2012)Vacon established a regional
center in Singapore. he center started operations in August 2012.
he center is in charge of efective sharing of best practices, know-
how and the professional personnel that the company already has
in the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and the Paciic region.
Vacon manufactures AC drives and inverters. www.vacon.com
DORIAN DRAKE INTERNATIONAL Opens Regional Sales Ofice
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Nov. 12, 2012)Dorian Drake
International Inc., opened a new regional sales oi ce in Malaysia as
part of the companys Industrial & Environmental Group expan-
sion in the Asia Paciic region.
he oi ce will be managed by Loh Yeat Hui, who is responsible
for managing Southeast Asian sales for the companys industrial
and environmental product lines.
Dorian Drake International is an export management company.
www.doriandrake.com
MCILVAINE COMPANY Releases Municipal Wastewater Study
CHICAGO (Nov. 1, 2012)he McIlvaine Company
announced that 16,000 municipal wastewater plants in the U.S.
will spend $5.5 billion in 2013 for pumps, valves, instrumentation,
chemicals and treatment equipment.
he company said 4,000 of these plants treat more than one mil-
lion gallons per day and are expanding to meet a growing popula-
tion and renovating to meet new treatment regulations.
he McIlvaine Company also forecasted that world industrial
pump sales will grow at 4 percent per year to $46 billion in 2017.
he revenue growth rate for the largest pump suppliers will exceed
the 5 percent average because of organic growth being signiicant
and acquisitions being an important factor.
he McIlvaine Company is a market research company. www.
mcilvainecompany.com
EMERSON Expands Dubai Headquarters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Oct. 29, 2012)Emerson
invested $33 million to expand its Middle East and Africa head-
quarters campus in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai.
he expanded headquarters campus, with new distribution and
testing facilities, assembly areas and oi ces, will enable the com-
pany to closely support its customers in the region. Completion is
scheduled by the end of 2013.
Emerson is a manufacturing and technology company. www.
emerson.com
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NEWS
NASHVILLE DISTRICT ENERGY PLANT Upgrades Pumps
DULUTH, Ga. (Oct. 29, 2012) he Nashville District
Energy Plant completed an upgrade to the six chilled water
pumps that distribute water through the downtown Nashville
system. he modiications were necessary to increase the
plants capacity to deliver chilled water to facilitate the new
requirements from the new 1,200,000-square-foot Music
City Convention Center and surrounding development. he
new convention center will use chilled water and steam from
the plant.
he Nashville District Energy Plant provides heating and
cooling to buildings in downtown Nashville, Tenn. www.
nashville.gov/des
ADAMS VALVES, INC. Celebrates 25th Anniversary
HOUSTON (Oct. 15, 2012)Adams Valves, Inc., cele-
brated its 25th anniversary with employees, their families and
top management from Adams Armaturen, its parent com-
pany from Herne, Germany. he 25-year anniversary follows
the 40-year anniversary of Adams Schweiz AG, Switzerland
in June 2012, and the 50th anniversary of Adams Armaturen
GmbH in 2010.
Adams Valves, Inc., manufactures valves. www.adams-
valves-usa.com P&S
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
completes acquisition of Velcon Filters, LLC Nov. 1, 2012
NIDEC CORPORATION
completes acquisition of Kinetek Group Inc. Nov. 2, 2012
SIEMENS
to acquire LMS International LV Nov. 8, 2012
BENTLEY SYSTEMS
acquires SpecWave Nov. 13, 2012
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
acquires PGI International Nov. 13, 2012
BENTLEY SYSTEMS
acquires EuResearch Nov. 13, 2012
EATON CORPORATION
acquisition of Cooper approved Nov. 30, 2012
by Irish High Court
GORMAN-RUPPS NATIONAL PUMP CO.
agrees to acquire American Turbine Pump Nov. 30, 2012
For details about industry M&A activity subscribe to
Pump Industry Insider, and visit www.pump-zone.com.
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PUMP ED 101
By Joe Evans, Ph.D.
P&S Editorial Advisory Board
Matching VFDs & Motors
L
ast year, a Pumps & Systems reader asked about matching
variable frequency drives (VFDs) and motors.
I have a spare pump in my warehouse that requires 15
horsepower (HP) at best ei ciency point (BEP) low when
running at 1,760 rpm. I also have a new application with
a duty point that can be matched perfectly by this pump
at about 1,466 rpm. his speed is about 83 percent of full
speed and equates to 50 hertz (Hz) when operated by a
VFD. he ai nity laws indicate that the power required at
50 Hz is reduced to just 8.7 HP. I have a limited budget and
would like to keep my total cost for the motor and
VFD as low as possible. Is it OK to use a 10-HP
motor as long as I make sure the VFD will never
exceed 50 Hz?
I was on the road conducting training sessions,
so I sent my short answerNo, it is not OK to
run this motor on a VFD, so you may want to con-
sider running it via a belt drive instead.
He never questioned my reason, but he thought
the belt drive alternative made good inancial
sense. I received an email later letting me know
that his new belt drive system was up and running.
Why was a 10-HP motor not OK? Many ways
are available to ensure that a VFD will not exceed a
maximum preset speed. he readers plan was lawed
from the beginning, and the problem was not with
limiting the maximum speed. Centrifugal pumps
follow the ai nity laws. When the speed of an elec-
tric motor changes due to a change in frequency,
other rules dictate the motors performance.
he HP produced by an induction motor is
directly proportional to its torque and rotational
speed (HP = (torque x rpm) / 5,250). If the
number of stator poles remains constant, the rota-
tional speed of that motor is directly proportional
to the frequency of the input power. When the fre-
quency changes so does the speed, but the torque
remains constant. For torque to remain constant,
HP must change. herefore, if the incoming power
frequency is reduced from 60 Hz to 50 Hz (5/6),
the HP will be reduced to 5/6 of its original value.
If this is applied to the 10-HP motor in the exam-
ple above, its output at 50 Hz would be just 8.3
HP. Even though the power required by the pump
was reduced to about 57 percent (8.7 HP) of its
original 60 Hz value, it is still more than the 10-HP
motor can supply at 50 Hz.
U.S.-made motors for 60-Hz operation must be de-rated
for use overseas on 50-Hz power. he standard de-rating
factor for 230-, 460- and 575-volt models is 5/6 (0.83) of
the 60-Hz power. Most manufacturers use 0.85 for open
drip proof (ODP) motors and 0.80 for totally enclosed fan-
cooled (TEFC) motors, assuming a service factor of 1 and
line voltages of 190, 380 and 475 volts. If line voltages are
higher, the de-rating factor is reduced proportionally.
Application of the proper line voltage at reduced frequen-
cies is important. A motor designed for 460-volt, 60-Hz
Figure 1. Relationship for a 15-horsepower motor and a pump with a full-speed
power requirement of 15 horsepower
Figure 2. Relationship for a 10-horsepower motor and the same pump shown in
Figure 1
operation has a volts/hertz (V/Hz) ratio of 7.66. If the same
voltage is used at 50 Hz, the ratio increases to 9.2. To accom-
modate this increase, the motor magnets circuit size must
increase. Because this is impossible, the existing circuit will
saturate, causing an increase in current draw and a corre-
sponding increase in winding temperature. Winding tem-
perature plays a major role in insula-
tion life. For 50-Hz operation, line
voltage is reduced to 380 volts and
keeps the V/Hz ratio at 7.66.
A constant V/Hz ratio is always
maintained when a motor is under
VFD control. When frequency is
changed, the line voltage is automati-
cally compensated via pulse width
modulation (PWM). If voltage is 460
volts at 60 Hz, it is reduced to 230
volts at 30 Hz.
One reason VFDs are popular in
the centrifugal pump industry is the
third ai nity law: power varies as the
cube of a change in speed. If speed is
reduced to 75 percent of full speed,
power is reduced to 42 percent of full-
speed power. If a pump motor is prop-
erly sized for full-speed operation, it
will always have adequate power at
reduced speeds. Motor power reduc-
tion is directly proportional to speed
reduction while the pump power
requirement drops as the cube of
a speed reduction. Figure 1 shows
this relationship for a 15-HP motor
and a pump with a full-speed power
requirement of 15 HP.
he ratio of available motor HP
to required pump HP increases
exponentially as speed is reduced.
Figure 2 shows this relationship for
the same pump and a 10-HP motor.
Here, the available HP does not meet
the required HP until the speed is
below 50 Hz. If the readers design
point could have been met at 45 Hz,
the 10-HP motor would have been
adequate. he calculator that pro-
duced Figures 1 and 2 is available on
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Testing Tools on my website. P&S
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PumpTech, Inc., a pump and packaged system manufacturer and
distributor with branches throughout the Paciic Northwest. He
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PUMPING PRESCRIPTIONS
By Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E.
Pumping Machinery, LLC
Will Impeller Velocity Triangles
Keep You Awake at Night?
W
ith the exception of hard-core pump enthusiasts, most
pump users do not have much interest in or the need to
get deep into pump design. What makes a ve-blade impeller
operate dierently than a six-blade impeller? Why? How does a
larger impeller eye aect the net positive suction head required
(NPSHR)?
hese are all fun questions, but they are of little practical value
to a maintenance mechanic, plant reliability engineer or parts pur-
chasing manager. However, by understanding pump hydraulics
basics, users can learn some valuable information:
How to improve reliability
What features of the geometry of the impeller, casing and
shaft mean
What can spell trouble
Even a little scratching of the service of advanced pump meth-
ods can help save an operator money. his article will touch on
what pump designers use in their quest for more ei cient and reli-
able pumps.
BLADE SHAPE
Impellers generally have backward-curved blades or forward-
curved blades. he shape of the blades depends on the details of
the hydraulic design. A centrifugal pump operates on a principle
of imparting angular momentum to a luid. he luid must change
direction as it passes through the impeller blade cascade.
Energy is also exchanged as mechanical torque is transmitted
from the motor shat to the hydraulic energy, which manifests
itself in building pump pressure. Hydraulic designers refer to this
as velocity trianglesone at the impeller blade inlet and another
at the exit. A velocity triangle has peripheral velocity (U), absolute
velocity (V) and relative velocity (W), with the impeller rotating
clockwise (see Figure 1).
PRESSURE BUILD AND OUTSIDE DIAMETER
he ability to build pressure depends directly on the product U x
V
theta
, which means that for higher pressure, the impeller outside
diameter (OD) must be larger, or the pump should rotate faster.
Either option makes the U vector longer. he relative velocity
vector (W), including its magnitude and direction, must be such
that the velocity triangle closes to produce the desired pressure and
low.
For most centrifugal pumps, this relative velocity vector ends up
backward against the direction of U. he angle between vectors U
and W is called a relative low angle (beta), and the blade angle is
set approximately equal to that. Beta () typically ranges from 10
to 35 degrees for most single-stage centrifugal pumps. However, at
higher values of speciic speed (N
s
), such as with turbine pumps, it
can be as high as 40 to 50 degrees.
CHANGE OF BLADE SHAPE
Some machinery has signiicant space limitations, such as car
hydraulic transmissions. In these situations, it is not possible to
beef up U by the OD, and the only option is to curve the blades
forward to create a large velocity V
theta
(see Figure 2) and build up
the same pressure as in Figure 1.
While this allows signiicant size reduction, the downside is low
ei ciency, because the absolute low velocity becomes too large
and would result in increased hydraulic losses for a normal pump.
In a hydraulic transmission, however, there is a pressure recovery
turbine, which sits immediately behind the pump. he turbine
wheel blades are also curved to accommodate and match the exit
velocity triangle of a pump. he turbine picks up and recovers the
velocities produced by the pump.
As most pump impellers discharge directly into a volute or a
difuser without having a special recovery turbine wheel follow-
ing the pump impeller, the majority of the designs have backward-
leaning blades.
COMPUTATIONS
As you can see from the velocity triangles,
head rises as low is reduced. At zero low,
the meridional velocity vector is zero, and
the tangential component of the absolute
velocity is equal to the rotational velocity.
his is the same regardless of the blade
type or number. he equation for the
ideal head becomes the following at zero
low (VTH = U):
H = (U x VTH)/g = (U x U)/g
Figure 1. Backward-curved blades used in most pump impeller designs
RPM
V
W
V
W
V
THETA
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For example, suppose a pump has a 6-inch impeller running at
3,600 rpm. he peripheral (tip) velocity of the impeller wheel is:
U = 6 x 3,600 / 229 = 94.3 t/sec
H = 94.32 / 32.17 = 276 t
(In Equation 1, the assumed
inlet pre-rotation is 229a con-
version constant for U.S. units
and the gravitational constant is g
= 32.116 t/s
2
)
Note also that the width of the
impeller does not factor into the
equation, only the impeller OD.
You may want to check a few
pump curves in a pump catalog for
the value of head at shutof, as a
matter of interest.
To learn more on these topics,
come to PumpTec 2013: www.
pumpconference.com. P&S
Dr. Nelik (aka Dr. Pump) is president of Pumping Machinery, LLC, an Atlanta-
based irm specializing in pump consulting, training, equipment troubleshooting
and pump repairs. Dr. Nelik has 30 years of experience in pumps and pumping
equipment. He can be contacted at www.pump-magazine.com.
Figure 2. Special forward-leaning blades, such as in the pump of a hydraulic transmission
RPM
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NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD
By Terry Henshaw
Retired Engineer
Power Pump NPSHR Graphs Reveal
Effects of Speed and Pumpage Density
A
fter reading two of my articles on power pump valves,
valve springs and net positive suction head required
(NPSHR), Brazilian engineer Ricardo Martuscelli emailed
me to suggest that I create graphs that illustrate the efects of
speed (rpm) and the density of the pumpage on the NPSH
requirements of these machines. hat sounded like a good
idea. We had the published NPSHR curves (see Figure 2),
which were based on tests, but I had not used my equations
to calculate equivalent curves. Could my equations produce
such curves? If so, how would the calculated curves compare
to the published curves? Could we include the efect of the
density (speciic gravity) of the pumpage in this exercise?
he equations did produce curves, which answered both
questions, and are of sui cient interest, I think, to share in
this article.
he following is the nomenclature used in the calculations:
A
s
= Flow area through valve seat (wings & webs are
ignored), t
2
(m
2
) = (/4)(D
3
2
D
2
2
)
A
2
= Valve area acted on by P
2
, t
2
(m
2
) = ( /4)
(D
3
2
D
1
2
)= A
4
A
3
A
3
= Seating surface area exposed to P
3
, t
2
(m
2
) = ( /4)
(D
4
2
D
3
2
)
A
4
= Area of top of valve (that was exposed to P
4
), t
2
(m
2
)
= ( /4)(D
4
2
D
1
2
)
C = Oriice coei cient of valve escape area
D
p
= Diameter of plunger or piston, t (m)
D
1
= Diameter of hole in center of valve disc,
t (m)
D
2
= OD of inner seating surface, t (m) (ID
of port opening in seat)
D
3
= ID of outer seating surface, t (m) (OD
of port opening in seat)
D
4
= OD of valve outer seating surface, t (m)
F
o
= Force from spring(s) when valve is
closed, lb (N)
g = Acceleration of gravity, 32.2 t/sec
2

(9.8 m/sec
2
)
K
c
= Clinging coei cient
for an OD low valve = ((D
4
/D
3
)
2
+
(D
3
/D
4
)
2
2)/8(sin)
2
for an ID low valve = (2 (D
2
/D
1
)
2

(D
1
/D
2
)
2
)/8(sin)
2
K
i
= Coei cient of inertial impact of pumpage
on upstream side of valve
L
S
= Stroke length of plunger, t (m)
L
90
= he lit of the valve at about 90 degrees of
crank otation, t (m)
N = Rotative speed of pump crankshat, rev/min
NPSHR = Net positive suction head required to
prevent cavitation across the valve,
lb/t
2
(Pa)
P
1
= Stagnation pressure upstream of valve assembly,
lb/t
2
(Pa)
P
2
= Static pressure acting on upstream disc area A
2
, lb
/t
2
(Pa) = P
1
(V
S
)
2
/2
Q
1
= Flow rate created by plunger at mid stroke (the peak)
= Q
90
, assuming pure sinusoidal movement of
plunger, t
3
/sec (m
3
/s) =
2
NL
s
D
P
2
/240
R = Spring rate, lb/t (N/m)
V
S
= Velocity of pumpage moving through seat, t/sec
(m/s) = (Q
2
)/(A
S
)
W
1
= Weight of valve (in air), lb (N)
W
2
= Weight of the valve if axis is vertical, minus the
buoyant efect of the pumpage, lb (N) = W
1
(1
W
3
/W
4
) (if axis is horizontal, W
2
= 0)
W
3
= Speciic weight of pumpage, lb/t
3
(N/m
3
) = g
W
4
= Speciic weight of the valve, lb/t
3
(N/m
3
)
Figure 1. A 3-inch stroke, triplex power pump drawing showing the springs
on both valves
= Angle between valve seating surface and
valve axis, degrees
= Density of pumpage, slugs/t
3
(lb-s
2
/t
4
)
(kg/m
3
) = W
3
/g
= Angular velocity of pump crankshat,
radians/sec = N/30
he following equations were incor-
porated into a computer program,
which used Equations 1, 2 and 3 (from
Reference 2) to calculate the maxi-
mum lit of the valve (at mid-stroke)
for each speed, then Equation 4 to
calculate the pressure drop across the
valve (NPSHR). his pressure drop
was then plotted as a function of the
pump rotative speed. he equations
assume fully turbulent low through
the valve escape area (the low area
between the seating surfaces). hey do
not compensate for viscous liquids.
L
90
= (A/B)
0.5
(1)
Where:
A = Q
1
2
[A
2
/2(cD
3
sin)
2
K
C
] (2)
B = Q
1
2
(A
2
/2A
S
K
i
)/A
S
+ F
0
(3)
+ W
2
+ L
90
[R W
1
(N/30)
2
/g]
Because L
90
appears on both sides of
the equation, iteration is required for
a solution. A trial value is plugged into
the right side of the equation for a irst
trial solution.
NPSHR = (Q
1
/cD
3
L
9O
sin )
2
/2 (4)
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional draw-
ing of the 3-inch-stroke triplex pump
for which these calculations were per-
formed. he pressure losses from the
suction nozzle to the valve, through
the valve seat, and from the valve to
the plunger are minimal. herefore,
the pressure drop across the seating
surfaces of the valve and seat of the
suction valve represent the NPSHR
of the pump. In this pump, the valve lit is limited to 0.282
inches by a stop.
Figure 2 (page 26) shows a published NPSHR curve for
the pump with strong valve springs and compares it to the
calculated curve. I believe that the published curve contains
a 0.5 lb/in
2
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published curve, the two curves fall on top of each other. Similar comparisons of the curves for the standard valve springs,
and for no suction valve springs, produced equivalent results. he results indicate that the equations produce reasonably
accurate NPSH curves.
What I ind intriguing is the diferent shape of the two curves in Figure 2. he published curve cups slightly upward,
which initially seems correct. he calculated curve cups slightly downward, which seems wrong until we realize that, until
the valve hits the stop, any increase in diferential pressure across the valve is partially relieved by the valve liting higher.
Ater the valve hits the stop, the NPSHR curve becomes a squared parabola (cupped upward).
Figure 3 is a plot of NPSHR for three dif-
ferent liquids, with speciic gravities of 0.5, 1
and 1.5. We see that, at a very low speed, the
NPSHR, expressed in pressure units, is not
afected by the density (speciic gravity) of the
pumpage.
In Figure 3, the valve hits the stop at a dif-
ferential pressure of about 8 psi. If we compare
the NPSH requirements at 350 rpm (before
the valve hits the stop), a 50 percent reduction
in density results in only a 15 percent reduc-
tion in NPSHR (expressed in pressure units).
A 50 percent increase in pumpage density
results in an increase in NPSHR (expressed in
pressure units) of only about 11 percent. he
NPSHR (expressed in pressure units) does not
vary to the same degree as the liquid density.
he NPSHR characteristics of reciprocating
pumps are diferent than those of centrifugal
pumps. P&S
References
1. Henshaw, Terry, Power Pump Valve Dynamics
A Study of the Velocity and Pressure Distribution
in Outward-Flow Bevel-Face and Flat-Face Power
Pump Valves, a technical paper presented at the Texas
A&M 25th International Pump Users Symposium,
Houston, Texas, 2009.
2. Henshaw, Terry, Improve Power Pump Performance
With Stronger Valve Springs, COMPRESSOR
TechTwo, July 2010.
3. Henshaw, Terry, he Vital Role of Valve Springs in
Power Pumps, Pumps & Systems, March 2011.
Terry Henshaw is a retired engineer living in
Magnolia, Texas. He worked more than 50 years
in the pump industry. He can be reached at pump-
prof@att.net.
Figure 3. A plot of calculated NPSHR values for liquids with specic gravities of
0.5, 1 and 1.5
Figure 2. A plot of calculated NPSHR compared to the published curve (for cool water)
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D
uring the past decade, industrial communications
have changed rapidly. Many pump operators are in
the process of upgrading their control and supervisory
control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Serial-
based cabling was once the best technology for industrial
communications, and many pump systems still rely on
legacy serial components. hanks to advances in wireless
technology, many users have integrated serial-based wireless
radios into their existing systems. Wireless capability makes
communication over longer distances, which would have
been impossible with cabling, possible.
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Many types of radio communication technologies are avail-
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For many SCADA applications, pump engineers choose
a vendor-speciic proprietary protocol. he 900-megahertz
(MHz) frequency band is suitable for pump applications
because of its resistance to interference and its ability to
transmit long distances. Because most pump applications
are not data-intensive and do not require real-time updates
(sub-second update times), the 900-MHz frequency band
allows the lexibility for the user to communicate reliably
over a wireless link for distances ranging from a couple hun-
dred feet to 15 to 20 miles. he over-the-air algorithm that
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reliably transmit these distances. he disadvantage of ven-
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diferent vendors radios into one network.
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hrough the years, 900-MHz wireless has evolved from just
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puts (I/O) from one location to another, to being able to
communicate between diferent serial-based devices. With
Ethernet becoming the popular communication medium,
900-MHz wireless products can network Ethernet-based
devices over a wireless link. Because 900-MHz wireless
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Ethernet-based communication is becoming the standard
in industrial settings. Despite the increasing acceptance of
Ethernet, many pump users are not ready for a complete
upgrade from their serial-based end devices. With this
conversion from serial to Ethernet needed, or sometimes
required, many users are deciding what migration path
they want to take, either upgrading all their end devices
or upgrading their means of communication. Both these
options can become costly if the upgrade needs to happen
all at once.
his is the same for users who have implemented some
type of wireless communication system. Most radio prod-
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Ethernet-based communication, not both. Depending on
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Changing from serial- to Ethernet-based communication is an increasingly popular trend.
By Justin Shade, Phoenix Contact
Image 1. A 900-MHz wireless Ethernet radio can transmit
data up to 20 miles, depending on conditions.
SERIAL & ETHERNET COMBINATION
Integration of serial- and Ethernet-
based communication devices along
with I/O into a single wireless net-
work is possible. his increases the
systems lexibility and allows users to
set their own timetable for a complete
migration to Ethernet.
If the network already exists, and
serial devices are on the network, a
couple ways are available to incor-
porate Ethernet-based devices to the
network.
One option, whether the SCADA
network is wired or wireless, is to add
a serial-to-Ethernet conversion device
in front of the serial devices. his allows users to keep their
existing serial end devices, add them to an Ethernet network
and add new Ethernet end devices. In the short term, this
looks like a good option, since users do not have to swap any
major hardware.
It could, however, possibly entail changing out the main
SCADA host, and if the network
is wired, require running a lot of
Ethernet cable.
If the SCADA network is already
wireless, the ability to run cable out to
remote sites is probably not possible
or has been deemed not cost efective.
Most likely, some type of serial-based
radio is installed that is networking all
the end devices together. his could
be one of many diferent radio tech-
nologies, but the most common type
of radio for this application is a 900-
MHz wireless Ethernet device. With
a wireless network, many options are
available for upgrade.
Like a wired network, the option
to add a serial-to-Ethernet device in
front of the end device is available,
allowing the end device to be added
to the Ethernet network. Changing
all the end devices to an Ethernet-
based device is also an option. In most
instances, this requires a complete
radio change, which could mean a
large up-front cost to the user.
A FLEXIBLE OPTION
he other, possibly more convenient, option is to ind a
radio device that accepts serial and Ethernet devices into
one network. Implementing a device like this gives the
user lexibility to decide how to eventually upgrade the full
system. With this option, the user has a couple options:
If the funds are available, upgrade the whole wireless
Image 2. 900-MHz Ethernet radios are widely used in SCADA pump applications to transmit data
about well levels, ow rates, chlorine levels, turbidity conditions and other important information.
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system at once, keeping the serial end devices installed but
connecting them to a radio that has an internal serial-to-
Ethernet converter. his puts the device on an Ethernet net-
work. As new devices are added, they can be Ethernet-based
devices instead. he existing end devices can be upgraded as
needed.
Run parallel radio networks and slowly start moving the
serial end devices to the new radio platform as needed. his
option can be useful if it is not possible to do a large-scale
upgrade because of the cost or timeframe. his option can
also get users out of a bind if the existing serial-based radio
in the system is no longer available, and they need a way to
replace a node where the radio may have failed.
A radio platform that allows for serial and Ethernet
devices to be networked together gives a lot of lexibility to
how the network is set up and maintained. he ability to
decide on a users own timeframe how the inevitable migra-
tion from serial to Ethernet will take place is a huge ben-
eit. Implementing a radio of this nature on a network may
also allow users to keep their existing SCADA host. his
can save a lot of time and money when it comes to buying
new hardware and also save time in programming the new
sotware routine.
SERIAL- TO ETHERNET-BASED MIGRATION TREND
Changing from serial- to Ethernet-based communication
is a trend that is becoming more popular because of the
ease of use and installation, and the beneits of the newer
technology. If a pump system operator does not plan for
this change, it could cost a lot of money and take a lot of
time. A solid, serial-to-Ethernet migration plan can prevent
unplanned downtime and other unforeseen problems. P&S
Justin Shade is product marketing specialist
Wireless for Phoenix Contact. Shade has been an
employee of Phoenix Contact for 6 years, working
in the Technical Service Department and Product
Marketing Department focusing on wireless tech-
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build a credible brand.
By Michelle Segrest
Twenty years after its conception and launch, one thing has remained con-
stantPumps & Systems keeps the needs of its readers at the forefront.
With this issue, we celebrate the magazines original editorial mission and
its most important commoditythe pump users, pump operators, pump
speciiers and pump engineers who read it every month.
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n 1992, David Hill was ready for a new challenge.
Since graduating from Loyola Marymount in 1974, the
entrepreneur-turned-publisher had successfully launched several
trade titles about a myriad of topics ranging from health care
software to asbestos to motorcycles. Searching for inspiration, he
spread out more than 20 industrial publications on his desk. It
did not take long for a new idea to take shape.
I noticed that there were a lot of pump advertisers out there,
but no magazine that oered true editorial support for them,
Hill remembers. here was nothing on pump maintenance...
nothing of real value to the pump industrys end users.
A quick analysis on money spent annually on pumps provided
a clear picture of the business potential. A few phone calls helped
him conrm solid industry support. He identied about 10 of
the industrys leading pump experts and ew them all to his
o ce in Denver, Colo. He immediately secured key industry
players, including the Hydraulic Institutes Executive Director
Bob Asdal, Vanton Pump & Equipments George Black,
Amoco Oil Chief Engineer John Dufour, Sundstrand Manager
of Engineering William Mabe and Goulds Pumps Director of
Technology George Wilson, among others.
I didnt want a cosmetic advisory team, he says. I wanted a
hands-on group. We had a two-day meeting, and I just picked
the heck out of their brains.
hey all agreed that a pump magazine focusing on maintenance
and operations issues was a concrete idea and badly needed in
the industry.
We spent a lot of time with Dave discussing whether we
would support the magazine, says current Vanton President,
Larry Lewis, whose father Gerald Lewis was president and
CEO of Cooper Alloy Company (which owned Vanton at the
time) and on the original editorial advisory board. Identifying
the right audience and the editorial direction were important
to us. We didnt want to be a part of it if it was just a good
ol boy magazine. We didnt just want to see our name on the
mastheadwe wanted to get something out of it. From the
start, the editorial content was straightforward and useful. From
its inauguration 20 years ago to today, I still learn something
new in every issue.
BUILDING A LOYAL READERSHIP
When Pumps & Systems launched in January 1993, it only took a
couple issues to develop a loyal following from its readers. Chris
Zielewski was one of them.
In 1993, I had already been in pump- and machinery-related
work for more than 10 years, says Zielewski, who is now a
senior sta engineer for ExxonMobil. At the time, I was getting
ready for some major overhauls, and
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I always liked the industrial markets because you
know they will always be around. They tend not to be
supericial, and they maintain a core audience of users.
Pumps & Systems is such a niche. I never knew there
would be so many creative ways to talk about pumps.
David A. H ill
Creator of Pumps & Systems
First Pumps & Systems cover,
published January 1993
any technically-oriented troubleshooting resource was welcome
information. he magazine showed up in my mailbox, and the
rest, as they say, is history.
Zielewski found immediate value in the new magazines
content.
Machinery and pumps, specically, continue to evolve, he
explains. At the same time, the underlying basics and reliability
principles stay constant. When Pumps & Systems was published,
it managed to do a good job with covering both the innovation
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Robert L. (Bob)
Matthews
Reliability Manager
Royal Purple, Inc.
44 Years in the Pump Industry
I personally thank you all for making my job easier
and keeping cutting edge information so available.
Pumps & Systems, in my mind, has contributed more
to keep companies protable and jobs stable than
any publication in the past 20 years.
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Jarema N. Kraus (Doc)
Principal Process Engineer, Full Circle
Manufacturing Group, Inc., and Manager
EHS&S, Regulatory Compliance, New York Terminals
The Pumps & Systems application articles help me
determine which type and brand of pump will best
serve my companys pumping needs.
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Dennis Wierzbicki
President
Grundfos Pumps Corporation
33-Plus Years in the Pump Industry
I remember seeing one of the rst releases announc-
ing the launch of Pumps & Systems. I was impressed.
. . FINALLY a magazine that just focused on the pump
industry. Many magazines focused on industries where
pumps were used, but we now had a magazine to just
talk about just pumps. I was thrilled! Through the
years, I think the evolution beyond just pumps, to
systems and related components has been great.
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and fundamentals and also made it interesting. Eectiveness in
my job comes from knowledge and condence. he early issues
with articles on vane pass vibration and suction recirculation
helped me to quickly diagnose those problems and, more
importantly, justify and implement solutions.
Hill immediately took his new magazine to industry trade
shows. It premiered at the 1993 Texas A&M Pump Users
Symposium, where he received positive reader feedback. People
would come up to the booth and say, Your magazine helped me
solve a problem, Hill recalls. hat was always gratifying for
me. I knew we were doing something right.
At the trade shows, Hill also learned the technical side of
pumps from readers eager to share their knowledge. At one show,
he connected with Bob Matthews, then the lead pump shop
maintenance technician at Champion Internationals Sheldon,
Texas, newsprint plant. Matthews became one of the magazines
rst regular technical authors.
Dave asked me, Does your company have pumps? recalls
Matthews, a 20-year reader who is now the reliability manager at
Royal Purple. I said, Yes, we have a few thousand of them. He
asked me how big they were. I held out my hands and said, Some
are this big, and there are others that you can walk through. He
wanted to see them, and that was the start of a great friendship.
BUILDING A CREDIBLE BRAND
Hill wore many hats in the early days. He served as publisher,
editor and occasionally sold ads. He focused on building the
right team and learning from his advisory board. he biggest
obstacles in the beginning were building credibility in the
industry, Hill says. We had to prove ourselves. After a couple
of issues, people began to understand what we were trying to do,
and we got a lot of support from advertisers and readers.
homas Tabar was a young applications engineer with
MetPro/Fybroc. I received a free promotional copy of Pumps
& Systems and have been a subscriber ever since, says Tabar,
Many readers maintain a library of Pumps & Systems for future reference. Chris Zielewski, a 20-year reader, has every issue ever published.
Ken Morvant
Sales Engineer
Morrow Water Technologies
Pumps & Systems is valuable to me because it contains
articles on current technologies, applications in the
industry, information on competitors, and it is focused
only on pumps.
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Chris Zielewski
Senior Staff Engineer
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Many of the articles in your magazine have served as a
basis of periodic tech talks we have had in our section.
I would either pick an article or have somebody else in
the group pick one, and we would get together in the
morning and go through it in detail. It was, and
continues to be, an enjoyable way of learning.
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who is now a segment support manager for the water and power
division of Sulzer Process Pumps, Inc. Pumps & Systems was a
great resource for me being someone new to the pump industry.
Each month there is something interesting for everyone and the
articles are very well written. Great technical articles on pump
applications, troubleshooting, system design, market updates,
and product features and benets are appreciated. Ive continued
to read Pumps & Systems for 20 years because it is a very useful
resource for continuing technical education, and it helps me stay
in touch with current market happenings.
Alfredo Ciotola, president of Frontline Industries, remembers
the rst time he saw a copy of Pumps & Systems. I was visiting
a customer and saw it in his o ce, Ciotola says. I had been in
the business for more than 10 years and was actually surprised to
see a pump magazine. I found out the magazine had only been
in circulation a couple of months. For the past 20 years, Pumps
& Systems has been of great value to me. It is a great source of
information for identifying system problems and pump overhaul
procedures. I cannot tell you how many times I have made copies
of articles and sent them to our customers with a note... Read
this, and you will nd the solution to your specic problem.
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Dimitar Kalchev
Peerless Pump
I like Pumps & Systems magazine a lot and nd it
a great contributor to the pump industry. It delivers
information on many aspects of this industry that
one cant nd in a single place or at all in the other
technical publications.
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Bill Thompson
President
Thompson Pump Company
Pumps & Systems has become the go-to, premier
publication for me, and Im sure for many in the pump
industry. If your business involves pumps from any
aspect, you need to be reading Pumps & Systems.
Whether its to obtain trends, tips and tricks, knowledge
about specic types of products or applications, or even
competitive informationP&S has it. Your magazine
seems to be read by the decision-makers in the indus-
try, and time after time, Pumps & Systems continues to
deliver quality leads.
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CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP
In 1999, Hill sold Pumps & Systems to Randall Publishing (now
Randall-Reilly), a trade magazine publisher in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
George Lake was a young sales representative and was tasked
with selling a set of pump handbooks that Hill had repurposed
from the magazines content.
I remember speaking to a plant manager at a renery and he
said, I dont let my new guys touch our equipment until they
have read these handbooks, recalls Lake. Knowing that people
derived so much value from them made them easier to sell. Later,
I found out that the manuals were actually reprinted articles
from Pumps & Systems magazine. When I started selling ads for
Pumps & Systems, I was extremely condent that our readers
were getting valuable information from the magazine and that
my customers were getting a very engaged reader.
I was encouraged by the cult-type following. I remember
thinking, Man, these guys are passionate about this stu.
In 2002, another entrepreneur, Wally Evans, heard that
Randall was interested in selling Pumps & Systems because it did
not t with its niche markets. Like Hill, Evans quickly recognized
the industrys potential.
he previous owners had struggled with the magazine because
it was not a great t with their other endeavors, Evans says.
hey were about to shut it down. Circulation was dropping,
the editorial and sales sta had been cut, and the quality of the
content was beginning to slip.
Despite all that, the magazine had a loyal audience, loyal
advertisers and a strong position in a solid, stable, niche market.
his got Evans attention.
I concluded that it didnt make sense as a small title within
a large publishing company at that time, but I thought it could
work as an independent business of its own, he explains.
Evans purchased the magazine, formed Cahaba Media Group
and published his rst issue in January 2003. Lake was the
companys rst employee and is now its vice president of sales.
We had a small team of about ve people when we started,
and publishing Pumps & Systems was all we did, Evans says.
AUGUST 2009 Hitachi 80,000-horsepower, four-stage vertical centrifugal pump
during installation at the State of California Department of Water Resources
Edmonston Pumping Plant. Hitachi America, Ltd.
Tom Tabar
Segment Support Manager,
Water & Power
Sulzer Process Pumps (U.S.) Inc.
Pumps & Systems has been of value to me with
applications assistance and troubleshooting. I can
always learn something new or helpful about pumps
and applications even after so many years in the
business. This is, in turn, a benet to my customers. I
open other industry magazines and almost immediately
close them because there is just nothing in there for
me. I look forward to Pumps & Systems every month.
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President
Vanton
The best things about Pumps & Systems, then and
now, are the readership and the editorial direction. It
is geared toward pump users, pump operators, pump
speciers and pump engineers. It is not just a good
ol boy magazine. It succeeded from the get-go at
being a good, solid pump magazine that you can put
on your shelf and continuously refer back to articles.
When I was making sales calls in the early 1990s, I
would always look in the lobbies and the ofces to see
what my customers were reading. Pumps & Systems was
always there, front and center. Our customers read this
book, and that is important to us.
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Our economic lives were totally dependent on its success. Since
then, weve grown into a multi-industry, multi-title publishing
company. But we never forgot the lesson that focus and a stake
in the magazines success are powerful motivators. We have
inculcated that into our company culture.
Cahaba Media Group now publishes ve trade magazines, 10
monthly e-newsletters and ve world-class industry websites.
Pumps & Systems remains the companys agship product.
he industry inspired me because it was underserved,
necessary and fairly strong, Evans says. Pumps are an essential
piece of hardware that is necessary for the functioning of a modern
civilization of any size. Anywhere there are big populations of
people, there are pumps. Whether you are in Hyderabad, India;
Houston, Texas; Riyad, Saudi Arabia; or Mayberry U.S.A., you
have to have fresh water, water treatment, power generation,
food and gasoline.
All of those things require pumps.
EVOLUTION OF PUMPS & SYSTEMS
Today, Pumps & Systems maintains the same editorial focus
created two decades ago by Hill and his advisory team of pump
experts.
Many of its original readers continue to nd value within its
pages.
Pumps & Systems was the rst comprehensive trade publication
to have editorial that focused solely on pumps and related
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Robert Nugent, P.E.
International Vertical
Product Manager
Grundfos Peerless
Our industry continually evolves, and Pumps & Systems
keeps me informed of the changes. The articles on
efciency and operating costs have been very useful.
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Ross Mackay
President
Ross Mackay Associates, Ltd.
I have been able to pick up a number of ideas that
Ive been able to pass along to the students in my
Pump Reliability School to help them improve their
effectiveness.
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Kerry Baskins
Vice President Sales
Viking Pump
A Unit of IDEX Corporation
When Pumps & Systems came on the scene 20 years
ago, I cant recall there really being that one voice for
our industry. Pumps & Systems was different than other
publications. It was focused specically on our industry,
and we looked forward to each issue to see who and
what was discussed. Pumps & Systems has
listened to their readership and evolved into being a
true, unbiased voice of the industry.
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operations, says Bill hompson, president of hompson
Pump Company. It quickly became a valued source of up-to-
date information about our industry, especially since we were
implementing our growth and expansion mode at that time. I
have seen Pumps & Systems frequently quoted and referenced
as THE media source for pump information. It gets better and
better with each issue.
Kerry Baskins was three years out of the military and working
as a district sales manager for Viking Pump when Pumps &
Systems launched in 1993. He is now vice president of sales for
Viking Pump and a current member of the magazines editorial
advisory board.
hrough the years, Pumps & Systems has evolved and the
quality of the regular contributors has improved substantially,
Baskins says. I nd the magazine to be of tremendous use to
me for a number of reasons. I actively read the technical articles,
new product articles, advertisements, etc., to understand what
is going on in my industry. I also believe that the data that
Pumps & Systems puts out relative to brand recognition is very
credible. he sta makes it a point to participate in all the
major shows, and they are all very well networked. his adds
a great deal of credibility to the publication for our industry.
he original editorial mission of Pumps & Systems was
simple, according to Hill.
We just wanted to build solid editorial and give the reader
good information, the magazines creator says. I am not
much of a bean counter. I just wanted to work hard, have fun
and create a useful product. his industry is full of fun, hard-
working people, and it is an outstanding, viable market. Pumps
are everywhere. I always enjoyed the industry, but I mostly
related to the readers. I believe the individuals who run this
country are the ones who work in the manufacturing plants.
Pumps & Systems is all about them. P&S
Michelle Segrest is editor of Pumps & Systems.
Dave Orlowski
Founder
Inpro/Seal Company
We knew we had a valuable and useful
product, but only one customer. Enter Pumps & Systems.
Pumps & Systems was a new pump and motor-oriented
trade magazine, and we had a new product with plenty
of potential. It seemed like a t. We already had a
working arrangement with a publicist in Minneapolis, so
an ad was hastily put together. Soon, we were selling
break-even quantities of the new pump bearing protec-
tor primarily because of the exposure in the new Pumps
& Systems magazine.
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MARCH 2008 Diesel-driven pumps can replace generations in backup plans for
big storms or hurricanes. Thompson Pump Company.
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Robert K. Asdal
Executive Director
Hydraulic Institute
Over the last 20 years, (which happens to coincide
with my assuming staff leadership of the Hydraulic
Institute) we have made a lot of changes that P&S has
recognized and reported to its readership. These cer-
tainly have a lot of impact on pump business in North
America and worldwide.
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Alfredo A. Ciotola
President
Frontline Industries, Inc.
Pumps & Systems has been of great value through the
years. I cannot tell you how many times I made copies
of articles and sent them to our customers with the
note . . . Read this, and you will nd the solution to
your specic problem.
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WHY READERS CHOOSE PUMPS & SYSTEMS
We received answers from 515 readers to the question, Why do you read Pumps & Systems?
Since this was an open-ended question, we categorized the answers to develop this Top 20 list.
These are our Top 20 favorite responses to the question, Why do you read Pumps & Systems?
#20 Information about motors
#19 Information about NPSH
#18 Articles about pump monitoring & testing
#17 Information about guidelines & standards
(HI Pump FAQs)
#16 Articles about seals, gaskets & anges
#15 Articles about pump specication & selection
#14 Market information & analysis
#13 Articles about installation & maintenance
#12 Articles about efciency & reliability
#11 Columnists Joe Evans, Terry Henshaw & Lev Nelik
(articles about best practices, basic principles, theory,
practical tips, pump design & repair)
#10 Case studies about various applications
#9 To help teach & train employees
#8 Articles about troubleshooting, solving problems & nding solutions
#7 Supplier information, advertisements
#6 To learn about new products, equipment & innovations
#5 To stay on top of industry news
#4 It helps me do my job better
#3 Its all about PUMPS
#2 To increase general knowledge of pumps & systems
#1 The technical articles
#20 It is the best resource for pump manufacturers.
Ivan Dimche, President & CEO, 16-year reader
#19 Pumps are a vital part of any industry.
Plant Manager, 1-year reader
#18 It provides a good cross section of the industry as a whole.
Brian Kalfrin, Senior Reliability Engineer, 12-year reader
#17 To better understand pumps in public water distribution
systems. I am the hydraulic modeler for the Indiana American
Water distribution systems, and this magazine has been
tremendously helpful.
Randy E. Windhorst, Engineering Technician, 4-year reader
#16 I read Pumps & Systems to be better informed about the
pumps market. Maintenance Manager, 1-year reader
#15 I am in the pump industry. President, 15-year reader
#14 To keep my students informed about the latest information,
and to verify the information I give them. Mary Gaedt, CEO
and Instructor for Oden Training, 10-year reader
#13 Pumps & Systems provides a great refresher on basics.
I like to distribute the articles to our junior engineers.
Supervising Mechanical Engineer, 10-year reader
#12 It helps me understand some of the mechanical issues that
arise when installing new equipment. Pumps & Systems also gives
me dierent ideas to improve performance.
Project Engineer, 5-year reader
#11 It is a great resource. It is like a Bible for me.
Sanath Palipana, Consulting Engineer (Infrastructure Solutions),
5-year reader
#10 I have designed pumps and pumping systems for over 25
years. I use Pumps & Systems as a guide to alternative approaches
and ideas for applying pump designs.
Brian Mitsch, VP of Operations & Engineering, 10-year reader
#9 We are building an industrial maintenance program. In a
recent survey of regional industrial companies and water and
wastewater companies, 95 percent listed pumps as their No.
1 area of priority training. Pumps & Systems is an incredible
resource for us in building our training program and is read by
all our students. Louis Quindlen, Department Chair, Machine
Technology, Laney College, 3-year reader
#8 I have been involved in pump system installation and
maintenance in the mining industry for years. Pumps & Systems
helps me keep up with advancements in this sector of the
industry.
Tim Dake, General Manager-Project Construction, 10-year reader
#7 As a pump distributor and an engineering rm, we are always
interested in all aspects of pump evolution.
Stu Kass, VP Process Equipment, 20-year reader
#6 As a pump designer, the magazine is very useful for me to stay
updated on what is happening globally in the pump industry.
D. Satish Kumar, Senior Engineer, Team Leader, 18-year reader
#5 To nd solutions to our problems, so we dont have to spend
money re-inventing the wheel.
Senior Project Engineer, 15-year reader
#4 I have spent 35 years in the pump industry and cannot get
it out of my blood.
Account Manager, 20-year reader
#3 It is an excellent source of information very specic to
pumps. It helps me with my job.
Vice President, 5-year reader
#2 he magazine is very balanced. Each issue typically covers a
variety of topics and caters to the professional engineer, industry
sales representatives and end users in all markets.
Vince Bischo, Regional Sales Manager, 11-year reader
#1 It is the most comprehensive pump magazine in
the marketplace. When my wife sees me reading your
magazine, she says, Get a life. After 35 years, I guess
I cant help myself.
Frank Colosey, President, Merion Pump, 20-year reader
FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS
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mines barge. Quadna, a DXP Company
DECEMBER 2005 Cooling tower at the Alliance Rening Company
renery (Rayong, Thailand). In service for 9 years, it was never opened for
any reason, but all the gear box internals remained in pristine condition by
using the proper oil in its oil mist system. Lubrication Systems Company
FEBRUARY 2011 Impeller remanufacture. Standard Alloys, a KSB
Company
FEBRUARY 2012 Nash Hytor No. 1 loaded on a train for shipment, circa 1929.
Gardner Denver Nash
NOVEMBER 1999 The legend of the Lost City of Atlantis has recently been brought
to life off our eastern shore in the Bahamas. Pumps are the heart of this $800-million
vacation paradise. Fybroc Pumps
JANUARY 2012 In 1955, Jim Wilden invented air-operated double-diaphragm
pump technology. Wilden
FEBRUARY 2002 First Floating Solution pump placed in river and tested
(New Madrid, Mo.) New Madrid Power Plant
JANUARY 1994 Heavy-duty VTSH positioned at a wastewater treat-
ment plant in Tolleson, Ariz. Fairbanks Morse
OCTOBER 2011 Pump draped with modern trash. ITT WWW USA Flygt
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APRIL 2011 Original reactor ebullating pump, Middle East,
installed in 1966. Flowserve Corporation
MARCH 1996 Timing gear inspection on a 5,000-gpm twin screw cargo pump.
IMO Industries, Inc.
DECEMBER 1996 Believed to be the tallest, all-
plastic pump ever built, the Vanton SGL Giraffe. Vanton
DECEMBER 2012 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 11 pumps operating at the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex during Hurricane Isaac, August 29, 2012.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
JANUARY 2012 In
1933, J.C. Gorman and
Herb Rupp introduced a
pump that had a non-
clogging feature. National
Ice Company purchased
the rst pump, and the
company Gorman-Rupp
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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
WaterThe Last Frontier of Energy Eficiency
A commentary on why the U.S. should follow the European Unions lead in establishing minimum
eficiency standards for the pump industry
By Jes Munk Hansen, Grundfos North America
V
oluntary certiication and labeling programs such as
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) and Energy Star have empowered businesses and
individuals with the ability to use resources efectively and to
protect the environment through superior energy ei ciency.
hese programs have found success on a global scale and can
be credited for raising the bar in their respective industries.
he opportunity remains, however, to pioneer one last
frontier of energy ei ciencywater.
Out of sight but hard at work, pumps and pipes that
supply water are essential to almost every aspect of modern
life. From residential and commercial buildings to agricul-
ture, industry and wastewater management, it is fair to say
that pumps contribute signiicantly to our standard of living.
Not surprisingly, enormous amounts of energy are required
to keep them going. he Hydraulic Institute estimates that
pumps and pump systems account for up to 20 percent of
the global electricity demand.
Although pumps will always be responsible for a large
portion of overall electricity demand, standards within the
industry can help reduce energy usage by requiring manu-
facturers to design and produce more ei cient pumps. he
European Union (E.U.) has already implemented such regu-
lations. he U.S. should follow suit.
Without minimum ei ciency standards, American indi-
viduals and businesses are not getting the performance they
should from their pumps. It is imperative that the overall
technology level of the industry as a whole be raised.
he U.S. is currently stuck in a vicious cycle because energy
production requires enormous volumes of water and the dis-
tribution of water is equally dependent on large amounts of
energy. By 2030, the electric sector alone could consume as
much water as the entire countrys domestic consumption in
1995, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Technology is the key solution to this energy and water
connection. By greatly improving the ei ciency of water
equipment, the industrys energy dependence can decrease.
he good news is that such equipment already exists.
What the U.S. needs now is a labeling system to facilitate
this technological jump to increase transparency within
the industry in the eyes of American consumers, engineers
and investors. A labeling system would encourage the entire
industry to innovate and develop high-tech solutions.
he industry could voluntarily establish minimum ei -
ciency standards and create a labeling system. he U.S.
administration must act as a facilitator to shepherd it
through the rigorous process. his has worked for the auto-
motive, aviation and telecommunications industries, among
others. he time has come for the water industry to take
charge of its future in the same way.
his is all about industry competitiveness. Europe and
Asia are hurtling toward higher levels of technology and,
frankly, the U.S. is behind the curve. If the U.S. does not
attempt to catch up by implementing minimum ei ciency
standards, it runs the risk of falling further behind.
WHAT HAS EUROPE DONE?
All pump manufacturers in the E.U. are required to comply
with certain design regulations before they are able to sell
their products in the European market. hrough the Eco-
Design of Energy-Using Products (EuP) Directive, the E.U.
requires that manufacturers improve the life-cycle energy
costs of their products and reduce their overall environmen-
tal impact. his includes calculating products energy ei -
ciency index (EEI), an indication of the annual consump-
tion of the product relative to the standard consumption of a
typical similar model. he E.U. began this initiative in 2007
on a voluntary basis and, as of 2013, all European manufac-
turers are required to follow it.
In addition to pumps and motors, the E.U. legislation
covers all energy-using products that sell more than 200,000
units per year within the E.U. A glandless, standalone cir-
culator is an example of a product covered by the directive.
Beginning on Jan. 1 of this year, it must have an EEI of no
more than 0.27. Two and a half years later, the EEI require-
ment drops to 0.23.
Without this legislation speciic to circulators, total
annual electricity consumption in the E.U. would reach 55
A Global Perspective
billion kilowatt hours (kWh) by 2020, as compared to the 50
billion kWh used today. his directive is expected to reduce
that number by 23 billion, saving the equivalent of the resi-
dential electricity consumption of 14 million people in the
E.U. hat is eight times the population of Copenhagen.
Beginning in January 2013, this legislation will be imple-
mented in the 27 countries that comprise the E.U. and in
Switzerland, Norway and Turkey. As the E.U. has realized,
pumps account for one of the greatest opportunities for
energy savings.
U.S. PERSPECTIVE
In the U.S., however, pumps have been largely overlooked
in the ongoing energy ei ciency debate. he current debate
on energy focuses almost exclusively on energy supply.
Questions about pipelines, drilling permits and renewable
energy are, of course, important. It is equally important to
look at energy demand and become more ei cient in using
existing sources. he pump industry is no exception.
In the U.S., many of the pumps used in commercial and
industrial buildings were designed in the 1950s or even
earlier. In addition to the fact that many pumps currently
installed operate below optimal ei ciency, many are larger
than necessary and run continuously at top speed regardless
of actual requirements. A study conducted by the University
of Coimbra in Portugal estimated that two-thirds of pumps
surveyed use up to 60 percent more energy than needed.
THE SOLUTION
he good news is that the technology already exists to vir-
tually eliminate this problem. By applying sensors, sotware
and controls, most water systems can be made smarter and
more ei cient.
While improving ei ciency in every pump application is
important, focusing on the municipal level is perhaps even
more vital. Many cities across the U.S. experience signiicant
water loss because of outdated infrastructure and leaking
pipes. Water utilities are oten forced to turn up the pressure
to push enough water out to consumers, but the increased
pressure causes a vicious cycle of more leaks. he World
Bank estimated that 45 million cubic meters of pure drink-
ing water are lost daily through distribution network leaks
enough to serve two-thirds of the U.S. population.
In addition to wasting water and damaging an aging infra-
structure, leaks increase the energy needed to deliver water
to homes. One company developed a solution to combat all
three challenges.
he company provides a multi-pump solution operating
at proportional pressure, in which the system is designed to
supply precisely the low needed at the pressure required,
with a number of pumps running at their best ei ciency
points (BEP), instead of one big pump. he solutions con-
trol provides proportional pressure control, gradual ramp-up
and ramp-down, the cascade operation of up to six pumps,
and monitoring and control with clear text messages.
With this solution, it is possible to break the cycle of
water loss by reducing leakage rates, optimizing system pres-
sure and preventing infrastructure damageall while saving
energy. In fact, the Consortium for Energy Ei ciency (CEE)
estimates that water utilities can save between 15 and 30 per-
cent in electricity use by implementing similar technology.
he added beneit of reducing leakage rates is reduced
stress on the countrys increasingly scarce water resources.
Water conservation is essential in arid areas in the Southwest,
but freshwater aquifers are stressed even in some urban areas
in the Great Lakes regionsuch as Chicago and Milwaukee.
Lack of water can seriously hamper the economy, halting per-
mits for new residential, commercial and industrial develop-
ments, including the construction of new power plants.
Power plants require a lot of water. By improving water
ei ciency, the amount of electricity needed to move water
can be greatly reduced. Water can also be made more avail-
able for electricity generation.
More ei cient practices have the potential to reduce
water demand and increase the supply of electricity at the
same time. hat is a fact that can no longer be ignored in the
energy debate. Given the nations already stressed economic
situation, never has it been more important to promote
technology that boosts ei ciency.
WHAT THE INDUSTRY CAN DO
he American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently
made a step in the right direction. In September 2012, the
institute launched an Energy Ei ciency Standardization
Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) with the mission of
assessing the energy ei ciency standardization landscape
and carrying out the development of a standardization road
map to identify what standards, codes and conformance pro-
grams are available and what additional activities are needed
to advance energy ei ciency in the U.S.
Separate groups will focus on ive areas of need:
Building energy and water assessment standards
Energy modeling, systems integration and
communications
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Building energy ratings and labeling
Evaluation, measurement and verication
Workforce credentialing
he groups will cover the residential, commercial, insti-
tutional, industrial/manufacturing, data center and water/
wastewater market segments.
Although it certainly promises to make progress toward
the development of minimum ei ciency standards in the
U.S., EESCC does not go so far as to initiate the develop-
ment of standards. Unfortunately, now is not the time for
incremental change.
he brutal drought in the summer of 2011 was a grave
reality check that highlighted how extraordinary events
could afect the nations vital water supply. According to the
Natural Resources Defense Council, a third of the counties
in the U.S. will face high or extremely high risks of water
shortages during the next four decades. If these increasing
water shortages are not overcome and water management
practices are not improved, economic development will
stagnate in many areas.
he irst step to achieving this would be to establish a
labeling system allowing American consumers to easily
distinguish energy-ei cient water systems from inei cient
ones. Currently, no real choice exists for consumers and
developers who are not technical specialists. Energy- and
water-conscious architects, builders, homeowners and ten-
ants should be empowered to pick and choose between
water systems based on ei ciency.
he U.S. should learn from the example the E.U. has set
and begin implementing similar standards. If the entire
industry is raised to a new era of technology, the U.S. will be
able to meet its growing demands for both water and energy.
he U.S. has already made progress in improving ei -
ciency in the building and electricity industries. Water is the
next frontier. It is time to adapt and innovate once again.
P&S
Jes Munk Hansen is president and CEO of
Grundfos North America and a member of the
Grundfos Group Executive Committee. Hansen
oversees Grundfos activities in North America,
including R&D and engineering, production, staff-
ing, marketing, sales and service. Hansen has
spearheaded substantial Grundfos investments in the U.S. Since
joining Grundfos in 2000, he has served in roles with progressive
leadership responsibilities.
S
hipments of luid handling pumps in the U.S. showed
gains in 2011, beneitting from improved domestic
demand and export opportunities. Domestic demand
improved due to modest gains in ixed investment spending.
However, spending levels are still short of those reached in
peak years, such as 2007 and 2008.
he growth of oil drilling at shale playssuch as the
Bakken and Eagle Fordboosted pump shipments in
2011. Not only are pumps used in the extraction of oil, but
they are necessary for additional infrastructure to connect
new plays to the nations energy pipelines.
Exports of U.S.-made industrial pumps rose in 2011,
beneitting production levels. Exports to Canada posted
strong gains, relecting Canadas strong energy sector.
China, which is now the worlds largest consumer of pumps,
is another growing market for U.S. exports. Chinas ongo-
ing industrialization requires signiicant imports of low
control equipment to serve many of its markets.
Demand for pumps in the U.S. is expected to rise 6.8 per-
cent annually through 2016, reaching more than $10 bil-
lion. In addition to the oil and gas market, advances will
result from increased investment in the nations aging water
and wastewater infrastructure. Rising output in the chemi-
cal and reining industries will also create opportunities.
P&S
Mike Deneen is an analyst with The Freedonia Group. For more
information, visit www.freedoniagroup.com.
Pump Type Value
Centrifugal 2,100
Reciprocating 370
Diaphragm 250
Rotary 420
Oileld 700
Parts 2,200
TABLE 1. 2011 VALUE OF PUMP SHIPMENTS
(1,000 DOLLARS) Pump Market Review
By Mike Deneen, Freedonia
A Global Perspective
ALFREDO A. CIOTOLA
President, Frontline Industries, Inc.
I ind that 2012, although pervaded by a general tone of cau-
tious and delayed spending, has been a relatively strong year.
In the pump service area, we noticed that our commercial
customers reduced their spending, especially for preventing
maintenance jobs. his downtrend was more than made up
for by our industrial and utility customers, particularly the
power generation customers, who kept up with their pre-
ventive maintenance schedules.
For 2013, I see a stronger year since many customers
held back on projects that now have become more urgent.
From the service point of view, I see a potentially substan-
tial growth for the same reasonmany large projects are
becoming due and will keep the service industry busy for
most of 2013. he industry has become demanding, and
a successful service provider must, now more than ever, be
able to:
Maintain continued and focused attention to the
customers needs.
Keep a sharp focus on specic problem solving with a
relentless attention to details.
Have a strong desire to oer solutions in a timely and
cost-eective manner.
MARK DAGOSTINO
President and CEO, WILO USA LLC
With fewer projects and more pressures on municipal
budgets, 2012 was a challenging year. However, due to our
focus on value add propositions, such as energy ei ciency
improvements, we experienced a record year in the United
States. We are preparing for a 25 percent year-over-year
growth in our business for 2013 with continued focus on
energy and the durability of our premium brands.
We are in the midst of a substantial upgrade to our
homasville, Ga., manufacturing facility to accommodate
for this growth. We also continue to market our new line of
ater sales servicesincluding extended warranties, service
contracts and proactive replacement site audits.
MICHAEL L. DILLON
President, seepex, Inc.
Sales in just about every market area, except paper,
increased for seepex, which again experienced good climate
growth in 2012. Water and wastewater expanded, primar-
ily through seepex ofering new controls technologies for
Guarded Optimism Drives Pump Business
Outlook for 2013
Executives share their expert insight on the state of the pump industry.
By Michelle Segrest
M
ost industry executives agree that the 2013 economic outlook is positive, but the market will move forward cautiously
particularly in the irst quarter. It will be at least that long before questions regarding corporate taxing and government
spending are answered. Executives also agree that pump market growth will happen this year, especially in the areas of
municipal wastewater, dewatering, irrigation, food processing, infrastructure rebuilding, the atermarket and equipment
rental. he pump industry experienced an unprecedented number of mergers and acquisitions in 2012, and that trend is
expected to continue into the new year.
As the population continues to grow in the U.S., so will the need for water treatment. A recent study by he McIlvaine
Company shows that $5.5 billion will be spent on pumps, valves, instrumentation, chemicals and treatment equipment in
2013 to accommodate the needs of the countrys 16,000 municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Pumps & Systems will continue to report on these trends throughout 2013. Meanwhile, many top pump company execu-
tives comment on what they believe is the current state of the pump industry.
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tries expanded, as well, again because of advances that seepex
has made in elastomer technologies.
he oil and gas market has been very good because of
the advanced extraction methods used in shale formations,
especially in the U.S. We see 2013 as an even better year, as
all these industries expand and the need for customers to
improve their own process ei ciencies drives their capital
expenditures. We expect markets that were damaged by the
high relative value of the U.S. dollarsuch as mining, paper
and agricultureto return to the U.S.
LARRY LEWIS
President, Vanton
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Exports to the Middle East, Latin
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Reinvestment in our business
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DAVID LOWE
Executive Vice President,
Graco Industrial Products Division
2012 was a challenging year in many of Gracos industrial
markets. Overall, both North America and South America
were strong, while there were headwinds in Europe and por-
tions of Asia Paciic. In 2013, we anticipate similar results
with growth potential in parts of Asia, South America and
North America.
Graco continues to invest aggressively in the technology
we believe our customers are looking for, with many new
products launched annually.
A strong return on investment also remains a key driver
for buyers of our industrial equipment. In addition to tech-
nology and ROI, other important factors to our worldwide
customers are high levels of service and support.
Because of this, we continue to add sales and new distribu-
tion, especially in developing markets, which should be good
sources of growth through the next several years.
GINO MERSINO
President, Global Pump Company/
Mersino Dewatering
Many municipalities will continue to withhold projects as
budgets remain a challenge. I do not think that it will be
universal. here will be opportunities. hose who may be
forced to put of repairs and upgrades unfortunately risk
massive failures that ultimately create larger opportunities
for companies positioned to respond to emergency sce-
narios on short notice. In the portable pumping industry,
many markets are not in a state of stagnation, such as mining
and energy production. he companies that will continue
to thrive will be those that ofer engineered solutions across
multiple platformsessentially rendering themselves corpo-
rately immune to peaks and valleys from market to market.
Portable pump company mergers are ultimately beneicial
for more lexible, privately-held companies that can quickly
control emergency itemssuch as leet for rental or sale,
parts inventory, etc.without corporate red tape.
We feel conident that the pumps we have sold to munici-
palities are built for longevity, and we support the trend to
rely on them with a deep and com-
plete parts inventory. We have imple-
mented manufacturing processes that
have increased our throughput. We
are expanding our inventory, includ-
ing components for building up our
diesel units and inished, ready-to-
rent leet inventory. We expect to have
a record year in 2013. We have been
fortunate thatdespite economic
challengeswe have continued to
proitably grow our revenue. Our core
remains consistent.
FRANK J. REBORI
President, Smith
& Loveless Inc.
Our level of business for 2012 was
positive. Our industrial and munici-
pal markets gained a foothold on
equipment sales related to both
replacement projects and new con-
struction. A positive, but still some-
what cautious, economic vibe helped
during the second and third quar-
ters of 2012. he election diverted
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the entire United States focus from
growth as we became caught up in
the political dialogue. he election,
however, was a red herring in the
sense that our real focus should have
been on the impending iscal clif. It
is encouraging that the President and
Congress are now at least addressing
it in the 11th hour, but real strategic
solutions should have been inalized
much earlier.
he macroeconomic outlook
for the U.S. economy in 2013 will
depend on two questions. First, Will
Washington enact a realistic solu-
tion to the tax and spending situa-
tion? Second, Will the marketplace
become certain with regard to how
taxes may afect their businesses in
2013 and beyond? On a micro-level,
the water and wastewater pumping
industry will continue to beneit from
replacement projects and geographic
regional growth.
As is historically the case, growth
for our industry will be driven by
infrastructure needs in the municipal
market for both new and refurbish-
ment equipment. he industrial and
international marketplaces have pock-
ets of expansion that companies in our
industry will strategically target.
Assuming a solution is reached in
Washington, the best thing that will
happen in 2013 is that some level of
certainty will be achieved once legis-
lation is enacted. his will allow the
marketplace to adjust to the new level
of tax and spending from which the
U.S. economy can then begin to build.
Smith & Loveless will continue to
expand our pumping coverage and
bring new improvements and innova-
tions to our products. We are prepar-
ing for 2013 and beyond by invest-
ing heavily in R&D and marketplace
expansion.
PAUL SCHLUMPBERGER
Vice President,
Pioneer Pump
As anticipated, the expansion of natural gas supply in North
America in 2011 brought a dramatic decrease in price
and drilling activity in 2012 and a decrease in the pump-
ing equipment required to service that work. A continued
growth in resource extraction in Australia, Indonesia, South
Africa and the BRIC countries conirmed our strategy to
grow our footprint outside North America.
We continue to build our business to meet growth oppor-
tunities while moving cautiously until we see what changes
occur in regulations, health care and the political climate.
he outlook for diesel pump packages is complicated by
the turmoil around engine emission regulations. Limited
controller availability for Tier IV engines and the end of
allocations for Tier III engines puts North American pack-
age manufacturers at a disadvantage in global markets.
Demand for precious metals and coal drive ongoing
mining operations. Global dewatering opportunities will
continue through 2013. he need for food production will
drive pump sales in irrigation and food processing. Increased
activity in rental will result in the deployment of current leet
inventories, driving demand for new products in the second
half of 2013. Pioneer Pump will continue to implement
lean manufacturing processes to achieve greater operational
excellence in 2013. We will include lex capacity so we can
meet the changing demand without impacting deliveries.
TOM SEYMOUR
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
The Gorman-Rupp Company
Activity in the U.S. economy was stagnant through 2012,
waiting for the U.S. political picture to unfold. Now that it
has, positioning is taking place to accommodate the inevita-
ble changes our industry will experience resulting from this
administrations policies.
We will see a greater reliance on innovation and technol-
ogy to replace shortages of labor and operating capital to
maintain production.
Growth in 2013 will be sporadic, depending on how each
segment of the industry is impacted
by increasing environmental regu-
lation and overall federal funding,
particularly in municipal markets.
Moving forward, the U.S. government
will have an unprecedented impact on
the conidence of durable goods con-
sumers, and suppliers will be required
to ind innovative ways to make their
products appealing and afordable.
New technology will begin to make a
larger impact on all manufacturers as
consumers deal with the necessity to
maintain output with fewer resources.
Given the turmoil within the world-
wide inancial markets in the past few
years, there are bright spots appearing,
and although stressed, emerging tech-
nology, improved manufacturing pro-
cesses and pent up demand will create
growth.
We have taken advantage of the
opportunity to improve our over-
all output capacity and strengthen
our infrastructure while remaining
focused on producing high quality,
energy-ei cient products.
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DENNIS WIERZBICKI
President,
Grundfos Pumps Corporation
I predict that 2013 will be another positive year for the
pump industry, although up and down with challenges and
issues facing the industry and our own U.S. government. In
2012, seasonal weather impacted our markets, with extreme
droughts, hurricanes and tropical storms. Inventories
remained low with distributors driving higher expectations
on manufacturers to provide shorter lead times and faster
response. Ater a presidential election, we enter 2013 with
uncertainties but with high expectations. he U.S. govern-
ment will have to deal with the iscal clif and how to
create the incentives for businesses to grow, invest and hire.
On a positive note, good signs exist to see the U.S. economy
grow and market sectors continue with a high demand for
pump products. Expectations are that, in 2013, the U.S.
Department of Energy will issue standards on pumping
equipment pushing for continued energy savings and ei -
ciency improvements. he DOE continues to monitor the
activities out of the E.U., which are trending about two years
ahead of the U.S. market. Clear indications are that this will
continue to be a major inluence in 2013 and beyond. At
Grundfos, we continue to grow at double digit rates and are
conident that we will see those same results in 2013.

ANDREW YEGHNAZAR
President,
Blacoh Fluid Control
Blacoh is a growing business, but as our world is hyper-con-
nected and in this era of economic uncertainty, we must be
intentional about what we do. We must lead in our market
through inluence, not control. We must embrace change
daily, maintain our vision and operate with resilient dyna-
mism. Gratefully, Blacoh is having yet another banner year.
In 2013, our goal is to get better at everything we do every
day. We are not focused on biggerwe are focused on better.
Global challenges are intertwined, so we are going further for
customers than they expect. In this volatile global economy,
we have to stay ahead of the curve, innovate and develop new
solutions faster. P&S
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U Optimized high ow side rails that produce on average 30% more
ow compared to the original C3 design
U Lower prole bottom housing design that signicantly reduces
head drop
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U Improved top plate design for simplied maintenance
U Greater assurance of ow during upset conditions for improved
channel management
The New Moyno Annihilator C3A channel grinder retains these eld-
proven performance features from the previous model:
U Patented spacer cutters for greater cutting efciency
U Slow rotating cutters that work best on large and dense solids
U Various cutter and shaft options for application versatility
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Performance data based on water
Model Current C3 Redesigned C3A
Max. GPM Max. GPM
M08 275 360
M12 425 575
M18 725 933
M24 1000 1480
M32 1500 2040
M40 2000 2680
M60 3400 4690
MAINTENANCE MINDERS
E
ffective solids handling is paramount in achieving a free-
lowing food waste disposal system. As in any process in
which solids and debris are present in a liquid stream, food
waste can be a particularly challenging medium for pumps
and other process equipment to handle without properly
conditioning the liquid. Properly conditioned liquids will
be homogenous in consistency, and any loatable solids will
be reduced to a size that is compatible with downstream
pumps, process components and dewatering devices. Any
hard foreign objects will have been captured and removed
from the liquid stream before contacting downstream
components.
It is oten not realistic to properly condition the liquid
in one step. Figure 1 shows a complete solids handling
system composed of multiple grinders and a positive
displacement rotary lobe pump to provide low. In food
waste handling, two major designs are commonly speci-
iedthe twin-shat solids grinder and the inline mac-
erator. Depending on the waste being processed, one
design may be better suited than the other. In some cases,
a combination may be the most efective choice. In the
most challenging scenarios, solids can be reduced in steps
through a series of grinders, ranging from coarse to ine.
Moving from let to right in Figure 1, the irst com-
ponent that the liquid encounters is a twin-shat grinder.
his device reduces large, solid objects to a size suitable
for the inline macerator to reduce to a designated size.
he twin-shat grinder, in this case, would provide a
coarse grind to reduce the solids somewhat closer to their
intended inal size.
Ater the twin-shat grinder, the liquid is drawn into
the inline macerator, a precision grinding device that
delivers a cut solid to a speciied size. Because of the
intense rotation of the cutting elements, the liquid is
also homogenized during grinding. Homogenizing the
liquid improves the low characteristics of the overall
system and reduces the likelihood of a downstream clog
or pulsation.
In addition to solids reduction, the inline macerator will
provide solids separation. Separation would occur when
a hard solid object is lowing in the liquid stream. Hard
solids are typically non-organic objectssuch as stones or
metal fragmentsthat ind their way into a waste stream.
Although they get pushed along with the liquid, they will
sink at the irst opportunity. he inline macerator features
a collection pot, in which hard solids are captured and
removed from the liquid stream. In Figure 1, metal objects
would be collected in the pot of the inline macerator and
periodically lushed out through the port located at the
bottom of the pot. Removing hard objects prevents damage
Food Waste Disposal Systems
The eficient reduction and removal of solids is critical in food waste applications.
By Marino Curati, Vogelsang
Figure 1. The anatomy of a complete solids handling system
Figure 2. Inline twin-shaft grinders
(Top view) (Magnied area)
to downstream pumps and processing
devices and is ideal for overall system
ei ciency.
Ater being drawn through the
inline macerator, the liquid enters
the pump and lows through to the
discharge side of the process. In this
example, the liquid is pumped into a
second inline macerator. he grinder
on the discharge side provides a in-
ishing grind on the liquid, in cases in
which tight tolerances are required,
to achieve the intended result.
INLINE TWIN-SHAFT GRINDERS
As the name suggests, two cutting
elements are itted on the oppos-
ing shats of the twin-shat grinder
(see Figure 2). he teeth of each cut-
ting element are intermeshed so that
any solid entering the device will be
forced through the cutters. he size
of the solid is determined by the gap
between the tip of the cutter and the
opposing shat. When choosing a
twin-shat grinder, selecting a model
that uses a cutting element machined
out of a single piece of steel is rec-
ommended. he alternative involves
stacking individual cutting elements
along the shat. Although both
designs function in the same way, the
stacked version requires factory ser-
vice for repairs and maintenance.
A positive quality of twin-shat
grinders is that they grind everything
in the liquid stream. Everything that
goes in comes out much smaller.
In food waste applications, which
can contain large, hard objects
such as bones, hooves or wood
Image 1. Waste sh reduced for disposal Image 2. Waste potatoes that have been reduced
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fragmentsthe twin-shat grinder is a good choice as long
as the downstream equipment can pass the remaining solids.
Grinding everything in the liquid stream can also be
negative. In instances in which large, heavy objectssuch
as rocks or metal objectsind their way into the liquid
stream, the grinder can create smaller fragments. Smaller
fragments that low more freely in the liquid can cause major
damage downstream.
Twin-shat grinders can also be conigured to work as a
dry-matter grinder. In food waste, it can be used to reduce
waste into a form in which it can be disposed of more ei -
ciently. he capacity of the dry grinder coniguration is oten
on a much larger scale when compared to the piped-in ver-
sion. For example, these grinders can accept an entire pig car-
cass or several hundred pounds of waste vegetablessuch as
onions, sugar beets or potatoes.
he results of the twin-shat grinders efect on food waste
are instant. hese grinders can handle most any low rate and
typically are only limited by pipe size and pump capacity.
he examples below demonstrate waste product ater grind-
ing. Image 1 shows waste ish reduced for disposal. Image 2
shows waste potatoes that have been reduced.
INLINE MACERATORS
An inline macerator is a precision cutting device that oper-
ates much diferently than a twin-shat grinder. A set of four
blades rotate like an airplane propeller across a patterned
screen. When the unit is itted into the liquid stream, it cre-
ates a barrier that no solid can pass through without being
cut. he cut size is determined by the screen pattern and the
rotational speed of the blades.
Inline macerators can be conigured in several ways
depending on the manufacturer and intended application.
he conigurations difer in performance, low rate, pres-
sure and solids handling. he manufacturer will recommend
the best coniguration to suit the application and operating
conditions.
Figure 3 is a common macerator coniguration and how it
operates. his version is an upright design popular for food
waste applications. he luid is drawn from right up through
the cutting head and out to
the let.
Several aspects of the
inline macerator design pro-
tect downstream pumps and
equipment. In Figure 3, the
dark green spheres represent
hard, solid foreign objects
in the liquid. Adding an
inline macerator to a system
captures any hard objects
and removes them from the
liquid stream before they get
a chance to damage down-
stream equipment. he pot where the objects are captured
is cleaned out periodically via the port at the bottom of the
pot. Inline macerators are the ideal choice when a speciic-
sized processed solid is required.
he screen pattern determines the solids cut size. Figure 4
shows examples of screen patterns. Screens can interchange
quickly if a smaller or larger solid is desired. he only caveat:
iner screens create increased head loss.
SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
Maintenance is a concern when deciding which style of mac-
erator to install. Despite the fact that the operating concept
involves metal-on-metal contact, the inline macerator is a
low-maintenance device. he cutting head uses only a few
components and is easy to access without removing the unit
from service. he blades are the primary wear part, with
the screen being second. Replacing the blades is as simple
as removing the roll pins and installing the new blades. he
screen can be lipped over to use both sides as a cutting sur-
face, doubling the life of the part.
Cutting performance is maintained by the tension
between the blades and screen. Tensioning varies by manu-
facturer. Better-performing products use hydraulics to main-
tain accurate pressure to ensure the correct solid reduction
result. P&S
Marino Curati is the director of marketing for North America
at Vogelsang. He can be reached at marinoc@vogelsangusa.
com. Vogelsang designs and manufactures rotary lobe pumps,
inline macerators and twin-shaft grinders for wastewater, food
processing and industrial applications. Vogelsang also produces
a line of biogas process products for sludge lysing, conferment
pre-mixing and digester feeding.
Figure 3. A common macerator
conguration
Figure 4. Screen patterns
SEALING SENSE
W
hile oten taken for granted, the composition and
design of the mating faces in every mechanical seal are
critical in terms of the prime objectiveto reliably prevent
the media on one side of the face from successfully reaching
the other. To achieve this objective, diferent materials are
employedincluding mechanical carbon-graphite with
resin or antimony impregnation, metals and hard coatings,
aluminum oxide, tungsten carbide, and silicon carbide. he
latter three ceramics are most oten characterized as hard-
face materials, with silicon carbide currently one of the more
frequently applied.
SILICON CARBIDE
Silicon carbide is hard and has excellent abrasion and wear
resistance. It has a low coei cient of friction when lubrica-
tion is available, high hardness and high modulus of elastic-
ity. It also retains its strength at elevated temperatures, has a
low coei cient of thermal expansion, a high thermal conduc-
tivity and excellent corrosion resistance. What is the best
silicon carbide wear face material for my mechanical seal?
(Pumps & Systems, January 2006) detailed the advantages
and disadvantages of the types of silicon carbide and those
of the diferent face combinations. What is the best wear
face material for my mechanical seal? (Pumps & Systems,
December 2005) addressed the general topic of mating face
materials.
To minimize the potential for leakage paths across the
faces, latness is oten controlled to fewer than three helium
light bands (0.000033-inch). he closing force, typically
created by mechanical methods such as springs, plus the
hydraulic forces that exist within the seal itself, hold the faces
together, creating an intimate condition ultimately resulting
in the wear of one or both faces.
As operating conditions for the seal become more severe,
hard-face materials must continue to ei ciently rub against
each other to maximize their inherent beneits. Unlike
mechanical carbon-graphite, these hard-face materials
are not self-lubricating and so are unable to function for
extended periods of time without luid lubrication. Other
enhancements need to be provided to extend the capability
of the hard-face mating pair.
SURFACE CONDITION
he seal face topography that best reduces the propensity
for leakagea lat, smooth surfacerepresents one of the
most tribologically dii cult conditions for a conventional
homogeneous hard-face combination. Diferent methods
are used to improve lubrication at the interface. Many are
temporary and potentially contrary to that prime objective.
hey include matte lapping, which creates microns-wide
scratches on the face to allow luid into and across the inter-
face. With time, this surface condition is worn away, creat-
ing a condition that is theoretically optimal for minimizing
leakage but tribologically challenging for the non-lubricat-
ing, hard-face materials.
Various forms of crystalline diamond coating can also be
applied to the faces to further increase hardness and reduce
friction. hese enhancements ofer beneits for applications
in which harsh operating conditions prevail.
EVOLUTION OF SILICON CARBIDE MATERIALS
Silicon carbide materials have evolved over the years, and
they are now more oten a two-phase
composite, the most popular of
which is silicon carbide and graphite.
hese composites are oten referred
to as graphite-loaded silicon car-
bide since the graphite is integrated
into the silicon carbide structure and
not impregnated.
Figure 1. Differing levels of texturing in silicon carbide
Seal Face Design
How does seal face topography affect mechanical seal performance?
By FSA member Joe Boylan
he presence of the graphite creates small reservoirs on
the surface that provide a controlled texture for lubrication
without creating leak paths. his texture increases the hard
face combinations ability to operate under more rigorous
pressure and velocity (PV) conditions. Unlike the matte
lap approach, the beneit of the integrated graphite is that it
is not just a surface efect, but one that extends throughout
the material (see Figure 1). A slight reduction in the physical
properties of the composite occurs as a result of the graphite
addition.
More recent enhancements in the composite provide the
ability to sustain the improved physical characteristics of
the homogeneous silicon carbide in the bulk of the mate-
rial while incorporating the beneits of the graphite addition
only on the seal face itself (see Figure 2).
Integration of the two-phase composite texture onto a
homogeneous substrate provides the physical attributes of
the bulk silicon carbide and the tribological enhancement
of the composite (patent pending). hese composite silicon
carbides enable customizing of the structure for the applica-
tion, creating an ability to tailor the interface for demand-
ing requirements. By adjusting the amount of graphite, the
surface texture can be controlled closely, with an upper and
lower limit, improving predictability in the mechanical seal
(see Figure 3).
he ability to closely control the amount of surface texture
on the seal face through formulation and processing pro-
vides enhanced capability for the mating pair that will exist
throughout the life of the components. Additionally, this
speciic adjustment in the amount of graphite and volume
of the texture enables further customization for the most
demanding applications.
CONCLUSION
he mating rings for a mechanical seal are critical compo-
nents. Silicon carbide remains one of the most popular and
cost-efective hard-face materials. Ongoing research and
product development continues to provide improvements
in these materials to enhance their strengths and minimize
their weaknesses. Graphite-loaded composites are recent
examples. heir development has led to materials that pro-
vide the mechanical properties and chemical resistance of
homogeneous silicon carbide with improved tribologi-
cal characteristics. Consult a seal manufacturer for further
information on these materials because many types are avail-
able, each with advantages and disadvantages. P&S
Next month: What are the best practices for ensuring reliability of API
piping plan 53B?
We invite your suggestions for article topics as well as questions on
sealing issues so we can better respond to the needs of the industry.
Please direct your suggestions and questions to sealingsenseques-
tions@luidsealing.com.
Figure 2. Texture of composite surface and body
Figure 3. Texture ranges of composite surfaces
The following members of the Mechanical Seal Division spon-
sored this Sealing Sense:
Advanced Sealing International (ASI)
Ashbridge & Roseburgh Inc.
A.W. Chesterton Co.
Daikin America, Inc.
EagleBurgmann Mechanical Seals
Flex-A-Seal, Inc.
Flowserve, Flow Solutions Group
Garlock Sealing Technologies
Hydro-Ergoseal, Inc.
Industrias Vago de Mexico SA de CV
John Crane
Latty International S.A.
Metallized Carbon Corp.
Morgan AM&T
Nippon Pillar Corp. of America
Scenic Precise Element Inc.
SEPCO - Sealing Equipment Products Co.
SGL Technic Polycarbon Division
Turmond SpA
Fluid Sealing Association
HI PUMP FAQs
A. Handling liquids at temperatures below 32 F (0 C) or
above 250 F (120 C) requires careful selection of the mate-
rials and corresponding attention to construction details.
Many materials corrosion resistance or physical properties
are afected by high or low temperatures.
When selecting materials for temperature ranges, consult
the applicable codes and practices of the industry in which
the pump will be used. Pump material for low-temperature
operations should be selected only ater each component
and its function have been considered. Many materials
change from tough to brittle in cold temperatures.
To start, when selecting a suitable ferric steel for low-tem-
perature service, the user may consider a heat-treated, ine-
grain, low-carbon alloy steel with low phosphorus, nickel
and molybdenum, and of moderate hardness. his ofers
better notch toughness at low temperatures.
Consideration should also be given to the austenitic
stainless steels and bronzes for possible use in low-temper-
ature pumping applications. Austenitic stainless steels, fully
annealed, show improving toughness with decreasing tem-
perature and exhibit no transition point. Most bronzes and
all aluminum alloys are not embrittled at low temperatures
and may also serve for this type service, if otherwise suitable
for the application.
Other considerationscost, corrosion resistance, avail-
ability, erosion resistance, hardness, toughness and fatigue
strengthmust also be considered before inal selection
is made. It should also be noted that other factors should
be considered when selecting materials for wetted pump
partssuch as the users experience, the manufacturers
experience, the expected pump life (such as temporary or
long-term use), intermittent or continuous duty, pumping
hazardous or toxic liquids, and the condition of the liquid.
Q. When selecting wetted pump parts, how much consideration should be given to the
temperature of the pumped liquid?
Q. What is a foot valve, and in what pumping application would one be used?
A. Foot valves are specially designed check valves used at the inlet of the suction lit line to maintain pump prime, by
maintaining liquid over the irst-stage impeller (see Figure E.1). hey are designed to open with little pressure diferential
across the valve.
hey should be installed in a vertical orientation (or they may not work), below the top of the waterline, and the end of
the inlet (suction) line should be at least four pipe diameters below the top of the water level. his will maintain a primed
condition in the inlet line. he foot valve and pipe should be sized to minimize inlet line losses that will maximize the net
positive suction head available (NPSHA) to the pump.
Leakage and failure to close problems may be encountered if solids are present in
the liquid. herefore, foot valves may be limited to pump installations in which pump
nonperformance due to foot valve failure does not place the user at high risk. End users
should note that, unless a suction pressure relief is itted, pumps must have the suction
side designed to contain the maximum allowable working pressure of the pump, plus
any hydraulic shock loading or water hammer due to sudden foot valve closing.
In vertical pumps, foot valves may be used at the inlet of the bowl assemblies for well
pumps to keep the column pipe illed, to prevent backspin and to prevent well distur-
bance from rapidly draining water. his practice is limited and occasionally used on
small, less than 5-horsepower (3.7-kilowatt) pumps, with less than 100-foot (30-meter)
settings and 50-psig (345-kPa) surface pressure. he user is encouraged to check with
the vertical turbine manufacturer for warranty ramiications when using foot valves.
Wetted Pump Parts; Foot Valve; Simplex vs.
Duplex Air-Operated Pumps
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Q. What are some differences between simplex and duplex air-operated pumps?
A. For a duplex air-operated pump, compressed air is directed into the air chamber via the air distribution system. he
compressed air is separated from the liquid by a diaphragm. he diaphragm applies pressure on the liquid and forces it out
of the pump discharge. While this happens, the opposite-side air chamber is depressurized and exhausted to the atmosphere
and liquid is drawn into the pump suction. he cycle repeats, creating a
reciprocating action (see Figure 10.4.2.1).
A simplex pump operates in much the same way, but no liquid is dis-
charged during the recharge stroke. A spring return is used to return the
diaphragm and provide energy for the suction stroke. Intake and discharge
valves direct low into and out of the pumping chamber. Also, simplex
pumps require a controller to cycle the compressed air/gas into the air
chamber of the pump and to exhaust the air. he controller can be mechan-
ical or electrical. he speed of the pump is set by the controller, and the
maximum speed is determined by the manufacturer.
To determine the maximum pumping speed on a duplex pump, increase
the air supply while the pump rate of low increases. When rate of low no
longer increases, throttle back the air supply until the pump rate of low
starts to decrease. his point is the optimum pump cycle rate achievable
under the system conditions. P&S
Figure 10.4.2.1. Duplex pump operation
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he International Poultry Expo (IPE), International Feed
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than 1,000 exhibitors and an anticipated 25,000 attend-
ees in Atlanta. he IPE is celebrating 65 years of continual
exhibition services to the poultry industry. To celebrate, a
reception will be held on the trade show loor from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. he Processing Expo had
more than 4,162 international visitors from more than 100
countries in 2012. he largest region represented was Latin
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he 2013 Membrane Technology Conference will be the
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he American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)
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new directions in water treatment technologies and waste-
water membrane bioreactor applications. Attendees will
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PRODUCT PIPELINE
CHECK VALVES
Hayward Flow Control
introduces its patent-
pending WCV Series
Full Pattern Wafer Check
Valves. he valves fea-
ture all thermoplastic,
injection-molded con-
struction, including an
angle seat and disc design,
which allows for high
low capabilities (Cv).
he full pattern design eliminates the need for spacers or
specialty langes to achieve higher low rates in the line,
allowing for easy installation.
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CHANNEL IMPELLER
Grundfos introduces its S-tube
channel impeller, which ofers
greater hydraulic ei ciency than
its peers. he impellers design
eliminates edges, dead zones and
cutting functions that wear over
time, relying instead on a patented
labyrinth and sealing system. A
new balancing method results
in less vibration and noise, and
the impellers hydraulic design ensures less abrasive wear,
enhances anti-clogging and reduces costs over time.
MOISTURE METERS
OMEGA introduces its HSM50
series of digital handheld mois-
ture meters. he HSM50 is an
easy-to-operate, durable meter in a
compact ABS-plastic housing. he
device measures the moisture level
of soil or similar material. his
microprocessor-based product dis-
plays data quickly and accurately
on an LCD screen for landscap-
ers, soil scientists, nursery managers, turf managers and in
other ields in which soil moisture needs to be monitored.
CLOSE-COUPLED PUMPS
Moyno introduces
its 2000 Model WA
and WB pumps.
hese close-coupled
pumps are specii-
cally designed for
lower pressure, lower
low applications that do not require the full features and
beneits of the Moyno 2000 G1 pump. he WA and WB
models are ideal for municipal and industrial applications
that require the transfer of highly viscous luids and solids.
CORROSION MONITORING SYSTEM
Permasense intro-
duces its long-range
corrosion monitor-
ing system, which
allows for the
retrieval of data from
monitoring loca-
tions up to 40 kilo-
meters (25 miles)
from the gateway
location. he long-range system was developed to allow
for easy deployment on pipeline and feeder lines upstream
and midstream. he systems ei cient and safe monitoring
enables better informed decision making and improves
operator lexibility.
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MODULAR CALIBRATION SYSTEM
Beamex i ntroduces
its MCS200 Modular
Calibration System, a
modular test and calibra-
tion system for work-
shops and laboratories.
he MCS200 ofers ei -
cient and ergonomic possibilities for the maintenance of
process instruments. he system ofers solutions for the
calibration of pressure, temperature and electrical signals;
electrical tests and measurements; maintenance and test-
ing of single- and three-phase motors and other electric
devices; soldering and desoldering; and educational use.
TURBIDITY ANALYZER
Electro-Chemical Devices introduces its Triton TR8 Turbidity Analyzer, which moni-
tors the turbidity in ilter backwashing systems to optimize plant ei ciency. he Triton
TR8 Clear Water Sensor works in all phases of drinking water processing, including ilter
backwash. he sensor features a multi-path optical assembly, and a built-in digital ilter
helps suppress potentially interfering signals while self-monitoring diagnostics assure
high reliability.
SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE
Phoenix Contact introduces the
PT-IQ, an MCR surge protection
device with multistage remote mon-
itoring. he system informs users if
a plug replacement is needed long
before the components fail due to
overload. he devices multistage/
three-stage monitoring system
enables fast and clear status iden-
tiication. PT-IQ provides protec-
tion for up to ive signal wires and
is available in loating and directly
grounded shield connections.
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SKID PUMP SYSTEM
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AODD CONTROLLER
Sentrinsic, Inc., introduces
its DryStop controller for air-
operated double diaphragm
(AODD) pumps. he pat-
ent-pending DryStop unit
detects when AODD pumps
run dry and shuts them of to
save thousands of dollars per
year in maintenance eforts,
replacement parts and energy costs. Ideal applications for
the DryStop include sumps, ol oading and
unattended transfers.
SCADA SYSTEM
Mission Communications introduces the managed SCADA system, a complete monitoring
and control system that allows municipalities to better manage, operate and maintain collection
systems. Real-time alarms are delivered by any combination of voice phone calls, text messages,
emails, faxes and pagers, and each alarm is logged on the Web portal. Because the system is Web-
based, enhancements and new features are immediately available to users at no extra cost.
TERMINAL BLOCK
WAGO Corporation intro-
duces its 2060 Series push-
button SMD-Terminal Block.
he high-voltage, two-pole
unit simpliies design and
expedites manufacturing. It
replaces the center port with
a spacer, enabling it to match
the 600-volt rating of its one-
pole sibling. he 2060 Series is UL/cUL recognized and
the units are available in tape-and-reel packaging for auto-
mated assembly.
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Advanced Engineered Pumps, Inc. 78 300
Amtech Drives 21 120
Baldor Electric Co. 13 100
Bartlett Bearing Co. 8 121
Bartlett Bearing Co. 77 301
Blacoh Fluid Control 17 102
Blue-White Industries 37 103
Boerger, LLC 63 129
Boerger, LLC 78 302
Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. 11 122
Dan Bolen & Associates 77 303
Dickow Pump Co. 16 124
DiscFlo 54 123
EASA 73 125
Elliott Group IFC 104
Environmental Gasket Co., Ltd. 56 138
Enviropump 69 142
Flowrox Inc. 12 126
The Freedonia Group 74 143
Frost & Sullivan 79 148
Fuji Electric 15 137
Fullo Specialties Co. 35 139
Godwin Pumps 25 131
The Gorman-Rupp Co. 19 105
Graphite Metallizing Corp. 75 144
Greyline Instruments, Inc. 36 145
Grundfos BC 106
Hitachi America Ltd. 14 172
Houston Dynamic Services, Inc. 23 134
Houston Dynamic Services, Inc. 78 304
Hydraulic Institute 74 146
John Crane 59 107
Jordan, Knauff & Company 75 147
Junty International LLC 77 305
Load Controls, Inc. 30 127
LobePro 77 306
LUDECA, Inc. 27 110
Maag Pump Systems 60 149
Magnatex Pumps, Inc. 78 309
Master Bond Inc. 79 307
Meltric Corp. 79 308
Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions 55 111
Mission Communications 32 128
Motion Industries 3 112
Moyno, Inc. 61 109
Phoenix Contact 31 113
Post Precision Castings, Inc. 60 150
Pump Pros 57 171
Pumping Machinery 78 310
Revere Control Systems 36 151
Ruthman Companies 9 114
Scenic Precise Element Inc. 79 311
Schenck Trebel Corp. 33 132
seepex, Inc. 7 133
Sero Pump Systems, Inc 77 312
Sims Pump Co. 77 313
Sims Pump Co. 65 116
Singer Valve 69 152
SJE-Rhombus 58 140
Smith & Loveless IBC 115
Trachte, USA 79 314
Vaughan 1 117
Vertilo Pump Company 79 316
Vesco 78 317
Vogelsang USA 57 141
Water Quality Association 70 135
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group 18 136
Xylem USA 5 118
Zoeller Co. 71 119
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Griswold (Pump Solutions GroupPSG)
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ITT Goulds Pumps
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LEWA, Inc.
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Lutz-JESCO America Corporation
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Magnatex Pumps, Inc.
Megator Corporation
Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions
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Neptune Chemical Pump Company (PSG)
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PUMP MARKET ANALYSIS
Wall Street Pump & Valve Industry Watch
By Jordan, Knauff & Company
T
he Jordan, Knauf & Company ( JKC) Valve Stock
Index was up 2.6 percent during the irst 11 months
of 2012, below the broader S&P 500 Index, which was
up 10.9 percent. he JKC Pump Stock Index was up 2
percent for the same time period.
1

he U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in the third
quarter. he annual rate of 2.7 percent was ahead of the
irst quarter rate of 2 percent and second quarter rate of
1.3 percent. he increase relected growing private inven-
tory investments, strong federal government spending,
residential ixed investment and robust exports. Most econ-
omists expect the economy to struggle in the fourth quar-
ter (less than 2 percent growth) due to Superstorm Sandy
efects and possible federal tax increases and budget cuts.
Export manufacturing was a strong point for the U.S.
economy in 2012. As a share of the economy, exports are at
their highest point in 50 years.
2
In September, exports of all
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nine months of 2012, the export of goods increased 5.4 per-
cent over the same period in 2011. Positive export growth is
surprising given the fact that six of the top 10 export markets
for U.S.-manufactured goods are currently contracting.
he slowdown of the global economy could have been a
challenge for the manufacturing sector, which depends heav-
ily on exports. However, these major dii culties, including
the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the slower pace of
growth in China, have slowly improved. It appears that
growth in China is stabilizing, and in Europe, central bank-
ers seem to have taken measures to minimize risks.
Substantial progress was made in the housing market
during 2012 as increased sales and starts helped lit the
economy and consumers spirits. Home prices rose 7 per-
cent through the irst nine months of 2012, the strongest
rise since 2005, and was ahead of forecasts made early in
the year. he Census Bureau reported that annual housing
starts increased 41.9 percent in October 2012 over the same
period in 2011. In addition, October new home sales were
up 17.2 percent. At the end of November, the Conference
Boards consumer conidence index rose to 73.7 percent.
he U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that
total U.S. liquid fuels consumption will fall by 290,000 bar-
rels per day (or 1.5 percent) in 2012, including a decline in
gasoline consumption. West Texas Intermediate spot prices
dropped throughout 2012, averaging $102.88 in the irst
quarter with a projected 2012 average price of $94.51. P&S
References
1 he S&P Return igures are provided by Capital IQ.
2 Boston Consulting Group.
Jordan, Knauff & Co. is an investment bank based in Chicago,
Ill., that provides merger and acquisition advisory services to the
pump, valve and iltration industries. Please visit www.jordank-
nauff.com for further information on the irm. Jordan Knauff &
Co. is a member of FINRA.
Figure 2. Stock Indices from Jan. 1, 2012, to Nov. 30, 2012
Figure 3. U.S. PMI Index and Manufacturing Shipments
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and Baker Hughes Inc.
Source: Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Report on Business and
U.S. Census Bureau.
Figure 1. Stock Indices from Jan. 1, 2012, to Nov. 30, 2012
Source: Capital IQ and JKC research. Local currency converted to USD using historical
spot rates. he JKC Pump and Valve Stock Indices include a select list of publicly-traded
companies involved in the pump and valve industries weighted by market capitalization.
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