WORLD PUMPS March 2013
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Westinghouse, ClydeUnion in joint marketing deal
Caterpillar and Ariel form pressure pumping JV
Westinghouse Electric Co and
ClydeUnion Pumps have signed a
teaming agreement to jointly market
the ClydeUnion Pumps Turbine
Water Lubricated (CUP-TWL) pump
to nuclear power plants worldwide.
“This teaming agreement provides
Westinghouse global nuclear BWR
(boiling water reactor) and PWR
(pressurised water reactor)
customers with more options for
products and services that will
enhance safety across the global
fl eet,” said Doug Holderbaum,
director of Westinghouse Post-
Fukushima Safety Products and
Services. “The CUP-TWL extended
coping package is part of Westing-
house’s larger eff ort to provide its
global customers with products
and services that enhance safety
while addressing lessons learned
from Fukushima.”
The agreement covers new and
operating nuclear power plants
worldwide. Originally developed
for maritime applications, the
CUP-TWL pump has undergone
full nuclear quality assurance.
www.westinghousenuclear.com
www.clydeunionpumps.com
Caterpillar Inc and Ariel Corp have
set up a joint venture that will
provide well service pressure
pumping products for the global
oil & gas industry.
Black Horse LLC, the new joint
venture, has also acquired the
Houston, Texas-based pump
manufacturer ProSource.
Executives from Caterpillar’s
Marine and Petroleum Power
Division and from Ariel will
jointly head up Black Horse LLC,
which will be headquartered in
Houston.
Frac pumps sold through the new
venture will be branded and sold
under the Cat name and distrib-
uted through the Cat dealer
network.
www.caterpillar.com
www.arielcorp.com
Grundfos invests in India
Xylem extends dewatering services across Europe
Grundfos is planning to double its
production capacity in India by
setting up an additional
manufacturing unit in Chennai.
The Danish pump company
will invest Rs2.3 billion over
the next fi ve years, creating
1000 jobs.
Grundfos India is looking to
increase its turnover from Rs3.18
billion in 2012 to Rs10 billion by
2017. The company has 55 distrib-
utors and over 140 dealers across
India and is currently expanding
this network to boost sales.
www.grundfos.in
Xylem Inc is planning to expand
its dewatering pump rental
off ering across Europe in response
to growing demand within the
construction, municipal, mining
and industrial sectors.
The water technology company,
which includes the Flygt and
Godwin brands, will increase its
bank of surface mounted and
submersible pumps through an
aggressive rental branch rollout
over the next few years including
refurbishment of existing premises,
new locations and selective acqui-
sitions. The company has a current
rental bank of 20 000 products
worldwide.
Xylem says that it is experiencing
a growing demand within the
construction industry for complete,
turnkey dewatering solutions as
well as for dewatering pumps to
rent.
www.xyleminc.com
www.fl ygt.com
www.godwinpumps.com
Colfax wins Allweiler order from Saudi ArabiaColfax Fluid Handling is to provide
21 Allweiler screw pumps for a gas
turbine power plant in Yanbu,
Saudi Arabia.
The order, valued at more than
€300 000, includes 21 pumps to
move heavy, Arabian light crude
and lubricating oil.
The pumps will operate on three
gas turbine generators at the
Yanbu II power plant. Each gener-
ator will provide 230 MW of
output, forming part of a seawater
desalination plant.
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www.colfaxcorp.com
www.allweiler.de
Spanish solar power plant selects KSB pumpsKSB Group has delivered a number
of pumps for a new 50 MW solar
thermal power plant located near
Seville in Spain.
The pump units included seven
process pumps for pumping thermal
oil at a drive rating of up to 315 kW,
and four canned motor pumps with
a maximum 45 kW rating.
All the units were built to API
standards and specifi cations. The
pumps perform diff erent tasks at
the concentrated solar power
plant, which will be commissioned
at the end of 2013. They provide
support for the daily start-up of
the solar fi eld, control the level of
the thermal oil at temperatures up
to 400°C, protect the solar fi eld
from freezing and overheating,
and are also used in the oil
cleaning process.
www.ksb.com
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