WORLD PUMPS January 2013

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Sulzer expands production in China

ITT buys Bornemann

Sulzer has invested CHF10 million

in a new wastewater pump

production facility in Kunshan,

China.

Up to 70 employees will assemble

around 10 000 pumps, mixers and

compressors annually for the

water supply and wastewater

treatment industries. The Kunshan

plant will initially manufacture for

the Chinese market. Other Asian

countries will be added at a later

date.

“The production facility in Kunshan

will increase our competitiveness

in China and shorten our delivery

times,” said Kim Jackson, president

of Sulzer Pumps.

Sulzer Pumps already has two other

manufacturing facilities in Dalian

and Suzhou, producing pumps for

the hydrocarbon processing, oil &

gas, power generation, and pulp

and paper industries.

www.sulzer.com

ITT Corp has completed the €206

million acquisition of the German

pump manufacturer Joh Heinr

Bornemann GmbH.

Bornemann specialises in highly

engineered pumps and systems

for the oil & gas industry, as well

as for the industrial, food and

pharmaceutical sectors.

“Our acquisition of Bornemann

Pumps and its leading edge tech-

nologies will further position ITT as

a leader within the global oil &

gas industry,” said Denise Ramos,

ITT CEO and president. “We look

forward to unlocking powerful new

opportunities to serve customers

through expanded global opera-

tional and service platforms.”

Robert Pagano Jr, president of

ITT’s Industrial Process business,

added: “The acquisition of

Bornemann Pumps represents a

signifi cant milestone in the contin-

uing growth of our business. Their

twin-screw technology and

multiphase applications expertise

align strategically with the Indus-

trial Process business, complement

our Goulds Pumps brand and

expand ITT’s presence in global oil

& gas markets. We are also excited

by the advantages we will gain by

bringing together two teams with

shared values and a commitment

to quality, performance and

customer satisfaction.”

www.itt.com

www.bornemann.com

Gorman-Rupp to acquire American Turbine Pump

Amarinth supplies API 610 pumps for FPSO

The Gorman-Rupp Co’s National

Pump Co subsidiary has reached

an agreement to acquire American

Turbine Pump.

Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas,

USA, American Turbine Pump is a

group of companies that manufac-

ture and distribute energy-effi cient

vertical turbine and submersible

pumps mainly for the domestic

and international agricultural,

municipal and industrial markets.

The company, which has two

other locations in Houston, Texas

and Fresno, California, had 2011

revenues of around US$15 million.

www.gormanrupp.com

www.americanturbine.net

In a £550 000 order, Amarinth is to

provide fi ve API 610 pumps for the

new Quad 204 Floating Production,

Storage and Offl oading (FPSO)

vessel currently under construction

and destined for the North Sea.

The fi ve Amarinth API 610 OH2

A-Series super duplex pumps, with

Plan 53B buff er fl uid seal support

systems mounted on bespoke

baseplates, will be installed in the

produced water treatment and

reservoir pressure maintenance

re-injection package being

provided by M-I SWACO.

Working with John Crane and BP

engineers, Amarinth developed an

integrated pump and seal support

system package on a bespoke

baseplate that could be accom-

modated within the very restricted

deck space of the vessel.

www.amarinth.com

PSG opens Shanghai facilityDover Corp’s Pump Solutions Group

(PSG) has a new plant in Shanghai,

China.

The 11 000 sq m facility, which is

located in the Shanghai suburb of

Lingang, includes pump manufac-

turing and testing, a hydraulic lab

for on-site product testing, a

30-seat training room for instruc-

tion and education, and a product

showroom.

Dean Douglas, president of PSG,

said the new facility will be the

cornerstone for the company’s

operations in Asia. “This represents

a signifi cant investment in the

global growth of the PSG brand

and illustrates our commitment to

the expansion of our operations in

the crucial Chinese and Asia-Pacifi c

regions,” said Douglas.

www.psgdover.com

Allweiler delivers pumps to Russian bitumen plantThe 21 Allweiler screw and centrif-

ugal pumps that Colfax Fluid

Handling has supplied for a

bitumen production facility in

Novoshakhtinsk, Russia will go into

service in early 2013.

Thirteen Allweiler SNH series screw

pumps and eight Allweiler CNH-B,

CTWH and NTWH series centrifugal

pumps will move bitumen, residue

products, water and heat transfer

oils. Pumps used in high-tempera-

ture applications above 150°C will

use double-jacket casings for heating

with superheated steam. These

pumps permit stable operation up

to a pumping temperature of 270°C.

www.allweiler.de

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