Technical News

Sulzer Pumps

In August 2007, Sulzer Pumpen Deutschland (Germany) received the order for the supply of the turbo boiler-feed pump with a booster pump for the coal-fired 1100-MW power station Datteln in north Rhine Westphalia (DE). In addition, the contract includes options for further 3 identical pump units for the blocks of the Konvoi type. The turbo feed pumps will feature axial face seals. The pumps for the power station Datteln will be ...

Sulzer Turbo Services

At the end of 2007, Sulzer Elbar, a Dutch company of Sulzer Turbo Services, received orders from 2 customers for manufacture and supply of first stage rotating blades and a stage-2 nozzle assembly of two popular types of gas turbines. The nozzle order is Sulzer Elbar’s first out of China for this type and will be delivered and installed during 2008. Since there are over 60 gas turbines of this type in operation in China, the o...

Sulzer Turbo Services

Sulzer Hickham Indonesia, a Sulzer Turbo Services company, has won a bid for work on 8 pieces of equipment in one of the biggest oil refineries in Indonesia, located in Central Java. The equipment consists of 5 compressors and 3 turbines. Some of the equipment requires major repair, including welding, reblading, and overhaul. The project is challenging as all of the work must be finished within 3 months.

Drill bit coated with Mpower.

Sulzer Metaplas, a company of Sulzer Metco, accelerated development of new coatings for more cost-effective high-performance production. Mtec is part of a series of coatings for machining tools and is especially suited for high-performance cutting and for the machining of otherwise poorly machinable materials.
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Packings for liquid-liquid separation.

As of February 1, 2008, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd and Kuehni AG, a Swiss company focused on the area of stirred extraction columns, will work closely together in the field of extraction. The goal of this cooperation is the initialization of comprehensive solutions for the complex tasks in the area of packed liquid-liquid extraction columns, from pilot tests to industrial realization.
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