What are Cv Values and How Can They Be Used?

What are Cv Values and How Can They Be Used?

Ed H. Edwards specializes in materials of construction for corrosion and erosion resistance and the proper sizing, selection, and installation of equipment, and he also works closely with end users trouble shooting and maintaining equipment. He is the Vice President of HBE Engineering of Three Rivers, Michigan, a supplier of centrifugal pump minimum flow valves and orifices. He has worked in the pump and related equipment field since 1972 and holds a BS from Western Michigan University.

Read More

How Hydro Set the New Pump Testing Standard

How Hydro Set the New Pump Testing Standard

The pump industry faces a challenge in keeping up with changing efficiency regulations. Programs such as the Hydraulic Institute (HI) Pump Test Lab Approval (PTLA) are helping companies adhere to these standards. Read about how Hydro, Inc. made history with the first HI PTLA certification.

Read More

Identifying and Solving Technical Issues During Commissioning

Identifying and Solving Technical Issues During Commissioning

As a senior inside sales engineer, Kirill Zimin is in charge of sizing pumps and selecting and acquiring quotes of its accessories. This requires meeting with customers as a technical expert. Working closely with the sales force at Ruhrpumpen Global, his team must accurately transfer orders to the manufacturing business unit in the oil and gas, power, chemical, metallurgy, and water industries.

Read More

Superstorm Sandy Disaster Response - How Pump Companies Helped the U.S. Northeast Recover

Superstorm Sandy Disaster Response - How Pump Companies Helped the U.S. Northeast Recover

Hurricane Sandy, later upgraded to Superstorm Sandy, was the deadliest, most destructive and strongest storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Several pump companies deployed equipment to the flooded areas immediately after the storm made landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 29, 2012 to help the area recover from the destruction.

Read More