When are On-Site or In-House Pump Repairs the Best Fit?
DXP Pacific goes beyond pump equipment supplies—we provide professional pump system design, installation, maintenance, training, and repair services as well. In addition, your preventative maintenance program will be completely tailored to your needs. To your equipment running optimally, consider whether on-site or in-house pump repairs are the better fit. Pump Repair Services What happens when […]
7 Advantages of Vertical Turbine Pumps
Industries worldwide are using vertical turbine. Due to their continuous engineering evolution, many consider vertical turbine pumps versatile and practical for even the most challenging pump applications. Consider the key advantages that vertical turbine pumps offer when compared to horizontal pumps: Smaller Footprint Vertical turbine pumps take up much less floor space and fit into […]
What is a Regenerative Turbine Pump?
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG), ammonia, refrigerants, and hydrocarbons are a few of the volatile liquids and hard-to-handle fluid applications that deserve our attention. These liquids are not only volatile to move, but generally have low viscosities and higher vapor pressure, leading to cavitation concerns and other pump system problems. Protect yourself and your operation from […]
What You Need to Know About Secondary Containment
Secondary containment is a term related to sealless pumps, both magnetic drive and canned motor drive pumps (CMP). These pumps are commonly used to process hazardous liquids and toxic materials. Containment of the liquid is critical. However, these pumps do not use a shaft seal for primary containment. What is Secondary Containment? Secondary containment is […]
Improve Pump Safety and Performance with Proper Valve Selection
Maintaining a thriving pump operation is an impossible task if proper valve selection is falling by the wayside. The wrong valve can significantly hinder pump performance and cause serious safety concerns, including breaks, flooding, loss of suction, air pockets, and much more. Proper valve selection is one small step that’ll get your operation closer to […]
5 Tips to Improve Slurry Pump Performance
Whether mining, processing minerals, treating wastewater, or dealing with slurries, you need a specialized slurry pump system. Slurries are notoriously tricky to process–each has a unique density, viscosity, and mixed media characteristics. To achieve optimized results, you have to dial in your slurry pump system. Here are some tips from the slurry pump experts at […]
Seepex Hygienic Pumps for the Food & Beverage Industry
In the food and beverage industry, sanitary conditions are non-negotiable, requiring hygienic pumps for most processing duties on factory floors. And whether it be canning fruits and vegetables, distilling alcohol, or producing baked goods, you need pumps to match the specific task at hand–you need efficiency and cleanliness. Seepex is one of the world’s leading […]
3 Benefits of John Crane Dry Gas Seals
John Crane is a leading manufacturer of mechanical seals. They produce different seal solutions for a wide range of industrial and municipal pumping applications, including carbon captures and sequestration projects, natural gas compression, coal gasification, ethanol production, and fertilizer production. One of their uniquely specialized product categories is their dry gas seals. With John Crane, […]
Will Split Seals Improve Your Pump System?
Mechanical seal maintenance for pumps and rotating equipment is critical. From a preventative maintenance perspective, it’s a non-negotiable. Consider that seals are a common point of failure, especially when they are not properly maintained. Lack of adequate maintenance results in leaks and performance problems. One alteration many pump operators will consider is installing split seals. […]
A Complete Guide to PumpWorks ANSI Process Pumps
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) sets strict standards for pump equipment utilized in certain applications, most often used for chemical processing or transferring thin fluids like water and alcohols. They can also move fluids with or without solids, depending on the impeller type. These standards apply to specific pump types. ANSI standards prioritize pump […]
4 Applications for Sliding Vane Pumps
Sliding vane pumps feature a set of vanes that slide into and out of the pump rotor. As the pump driver turns the rotor, fluid, push rods, and centrifugal force create pressure. This causes the vanes to push outward and form pump chambers by pushing up against the inner bore of the pump casing. Fluid […]
How to Avoid Cavitation in Pump Systems
Cavitation poses a significant challenge for engineers and pump system operators. Unfortunately, the causes of cavitation can be hard to identify—proposing significant damage to the pump equipment and system performance. But is this detrimental occurrence avoidable? What is Cavitation? Cavitation occurs when vapor pockets form rapidly inside the process fluid before imploding. These implosions send […]