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News Release from: Michael Smith Engineers | Subject: Eclipse Pulsafeeder
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2006
Industrial gear pumps promise corrosion
resistance
Eclipse Pulsafeeder pumps are magnetically driven so there are no mechanical seals with contacting faces which removes the potential for wear and leakage.
A new range of industrial gear pumps which offer excellent corrosion resistance and optimum reliability thanks to a combination of simplified design and tough nonmetallic materials for all wetted parts, have been introduced by Michael Smith Engineers Eclipse Pulsafeeder pumps are magnetically driven so there are no mechanical seals with contacting faces which removes the potential for wear and leakage
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The pumps are capable of dry-running for up to 30 minutes and so are protected from damage caused by closed suction valves or empty supply tanks.
Eclipse series pumps deliver flows up to 4.5m3/h at pressures up to 10bar, they can operate in temperatures up to 150C and are suitable for transferring liquids with viscosities up to 10,000cP.
Typical applications include transferring acids, solvents, caustics, polymers, bleaches, dyes, inks, cleaning agents or handling any medium to highly corrosive liquids in chemical processing, pulp and paper or water treatment industries.
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