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For example, after more than 50 years of providing submersible motors to pump makers, Franklin Electric has ‘pulled the plug’ and now buys pump companies to produce its own units. Other interesting changes include diversification. Established independent makers like Harland, Flygt, Worthington and now Weir Pumps have disappeared, whilst newer names like Textron, Constellation Capital, IDEX, Pentair and Flowserve have arrived on the scene, continuing the trend for the biggest companies to get bigger. ITT, IDP, Sterling Fluid Systems, Grundfos, Wilo and ABS have changed almost beyond recognition. Indeed, as we consider the major pump makers of 2009, it is hard to name one which has not changed markedly since 1959. We are all aware that in recent years, discussions about the pump industry have been dominated by talk of mergers, takeovers and disposals. Europump has been instrumental in assisting the EC in this task and has proposed a method for eliminating bad performers. The European Commission, as part of its Energy Using Products Directive, has targeted the raising of efficiencies of water pumps. Although pump efficiency improvements give relatively small returns for large outlays, legislation for raising efficiency now exists in Korea and China. Vast savings are frequently realised by system improvement but appropriate legislation is practically impossible to formulate.

Life cycle costing has become a part of everyday life and has shown that energy costs usually eclipse all other lifetime costs. They can now interact but they still have some way to go before they fully replace personal expertise. For the designer, CAD and CFD have reached new heights.

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Pump selection software has speeded up the process of choosing a pump, as well as opening opportunities in marketing. Integral VSDs on in-line pumping units now dominate the building services market.

Even large sub-sea variable speed super-synchronous drive motors for pumps are now possible.Įlectronics and computers have overtaken all our lives and inevitably have entered the physical world of pumps in the form of variable speed drives (VSD's), SCADA systems and condition monitoring equipment. Ceramics and tungsten/silicon carbide have vastly reduced wear rates in pumps of all sizes. New non-metals have made possible tiny pumps for human implant. Sea-water pumps have seen gunmetal and aluminum bronze replaced by highly alloyed super-austenitic and super-duplex stainless steels. Asbestos in packing is outlawed and today the vast majority of new pumps are supplied with mechanical seals, often in factory-assembled cartridge format to avoid the risk of face damage during handling. Pump shaft sealing has also changed dramatically. Magnetic drive and canned motor units have thrived and even produced a hybrid combining the two technologies. Increased environmental awareness gave a real boost to pumps without shaft seals. The trends that have affected all of us have also had their impact on the pump market. Increasing competition has meant that users have been more inclined to experiment in the search for the ideal pump for difficult duties. Peristaltic, progressing cavity and rotary lobe pumps have all risen in profile as their capabilities have been introduced to new markets by improved communications. One trend has been the increasing importance of niche positive displacement pumps, particularly rotary types.

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