Technical News

Duplex plasma treated spiral-mandrel distributor for polymer processing.

Additives to polymers, which improve their mechanical and chemical properties, can lead to premature tool failure during the production process. Wear mechanisms include abrasion, corrosive degradation products, cavitation, adhesive interactions, and erosion.
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The new Sulzer Turbo Service facility in Canada.

Sulzer Turbo Services has open a new repair facility in Edmonton, Alberta (CND) in late 2007. The new work shop offers comprehensive around-the-clock repair, remanufacturing, and maintenance services on a broad range of rotating equipment. Edmonton provides service and engineering support to a variety of markets, including the refining, petrochemical, chemical, power, as well as pulp and paper industries. The repair capabiliti...

The local Chamber of Commerce of La Porte TX (USA) has chosen Sulzer Hickham, a Sulzer Turbo Services company, as the 2007 Salute to Industry Honoree. On the occasion, the chamber hosted a golf tournament in the company’s honor and the local paper published a 20-page insert highlighting Sulzer Hickham’s management, history, development, community involvement, and people. The award is a very prestigious honor that is normally r...

An AhlstarUP pump before delivery.

Pumps from the new AhlstarUP range will operate in a large desalination plant built by the French company Sidem, part of Veolia Water Group, as the result of a cooperation of the segments water and wastewater and Sulzer process pumps. In multi-effect distillation (MED) plants, potable water is obtained by seawater evaporation in several stages (effects) and further condensation of the distillate, which is treated afterwards to...

Sulzer Pumps’ new Mumbai service center.

Sulzer Pumps recently opened a new service center on the premises of the exiting manufacturing facility located on the outskirts of Mumbai (India). Built according to the division’s lean principles, the center is equipped with dedicated machining, weld repair, and assembly facilities. The center repairs and overhauls many pump types including ring section pumps, barrel casing pumps, and horizontal split case pumps. The easy ac...