Pumps & Related Systems

Why do water and wastewater pumps fail? From cavitation to clogging, this article explores common causes—and how operators can prevent costly failures.

Facing pump issues in oil & gas operations? This guide provides expert strategies to solve cavitation, corrosion, and pressure challenges—ensuring reliable performance in demanding conditions.

Discover how intelligent variable frequency drives are transforming pump protection and performance across water, wastewater, and HVAC applications—reducing energy costs, preventing damage, and improving reliability through built-in monitoring and control.

Avoid costly mistakes when specifying pumps. This guide breaks down the most common pitfalls—and shows you how to avoid them for reliable, efficient system performance.

Discover how variable-speed and solar-powered submersible pumps—like the Grundfos SQ, SQE, and SQFlex—are transforming residential, agricultural, and off-grid water systems with reliability and smart control.

Are chemical pump failures plaguing your plant? Discover the most common maintenance missteps—seal issues, material mismatches, lubrication errors—and how to avoid them for reliable operation.

Struggling with pump performance in your food or beverage facility? Get proven maintenance tips—from proper cleaning and seal care to contamination prevention—to keep your systems running reliably and safely.

Explore the journey of a female pump engineer mastering mechanics and machine design. Learn how she’s breaking barriers and driving innovation in her field.

Want to extend the life of your chemical pumps? This post shares vital maintenance tips—from seal checks and material matching to cleaning practices and common troubleshooting techniques.

Struggling with persistent issues? Learn how to isolate the root cause using structured diagnostics, proven tools, and best practices—so you can fix it right the first time.

Working in tough conditions? This guide covers seal materials, design tips, and best practices to protect pumps against high heat, chemicals, debris, and pressure.

Looking to cut energy costs and improve sustainability? Learn energy-efficient engineering strategies—from smart design principles to tech solutions that reduce power use in industrial systems.

Facing hydraulic system issues? Discover how transient simulation allows engineers to predict pressure spikes, pipe stress, and system failures—saving time and avoiding costly downtime.

Looking to maintain your brewery equipment effectively? This guide covers key maintenance tips for brewhouses and fermentation tanks—helping you improve reliability, product quality, and operational efficiency.

Curious about CV values? This post breaks down what they mean, how to calculate them, and how engineers use them for accurate pump and valve sizing as well as efficiency optimization.

Facing complex motor repair scenarios? This post shares expert techniques—diagnostics, rewind handling, component swaps, and efficiency checks to help you tackle tough service jobs.

Interested in wastewater engineering? This post dives into the design and operation of the historic Paris Sewer Pump Station, highlighting its technical innovations and role in flood and sewer management.

Looking to extend the life of your hydro pumps without breaking the bank? This post covers aftermarket repair and refurbishment—best practices in overhaul, component inspection, and restoring reliability to aged systems.

Curious how to ensure your pump meets top performance? This article explores Hydro Sets' industry-standard testing protocols—covering flow, pressure, efficiency, and quality validation to guarantee system reliability.

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.

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina's massive devastation, Congress approved $14 billion for a 350-mile ring of protection around New Orleans with a promise to build bigger and stronger levees. The construction of pump stations have been built and more are in progress to keep the city’s three main drainage canals from being overwhelmed by future storms.

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.

Advancements in water treatment and plant modernization were driving growth in the water and wastewater pumping industry in 2017.

Pump suppliers discuss trends and challenges in the oil and gas industry involving smart technology, competitive delivery, and optimized equipment efficiency.

Advanced pump technology lowers energy consumption while the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers helps set new standards for sustainability at the top of the list of the world’s greenest hotels. Read about how this Denmark hotel became one of the most sustainable hotels worldwide.

A customer-oriented approach combined with experience in a variety of industries has helped Tolga Arslan become an expert in maintaining and servicing a variety of pumps and valves and other hydraulic equipment.

Abhijit Ray Chauduri has been associated with pump and valve selection, evaluation, procurement, and operation supervision for nearly 34 years. Currently based in Kolkata, India, he is the head of the Pumping Systems Group inside the VA TECH WABAG organization. He oversees the selection, procurement, and operational issues related to pumps, valves, and the associated electrical and mechanical equipment.

Six common chemical pump maintenance problems and solutions and 12 steps for preventive maintenance for chemical pumps are described, along with five tools for maintaining chemical pumps.

Johan Meijer has spent the past four decades solving engineering problems related to pumping system design—working closely with valves, pumps, and hoses. His experience and knowledge became so deep he developed a powerful and strategic calculation program for high pressure peristaltic pumps that is provided free to end users.

Adolfo Gomez began his career working with agricultural irrigation. This led to hands-on work for chemical processing plants and oil refineries. His diverse experience developed into a passion for teaching and training young end users and sharing his more than three decades of knowledge and experience.