Technical News

Set of 14 OHH pumps for the Minatitlán project ready for final inspection.

Mexican state oil company PEMEX is investing over USD 2.2 billion to expand the 100-year old Minatitlán refinery in Veracruz State (MX). In late 2004, Sulzer Pumps was awarded the project’s first pump package and continued this success through 2005 to establish Sulzer Pumps as the preferred pump supplier to PEMEX’s Minatitlán refinery.
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AlTiNmod-coated drills for circuit boards

The characteristics of modern high-performance tools for the machining of demanding materials are influenced by the material and geometry of the tools and significantly by the tools’ surface. If the tools’ surface is treated and coated, its resistance against wear through abrasion, oxidation, adhesion, chemical reaction, fatigue, and thermal shock can be significantly increased. To reduce wear for sharp cutting edges, whic...
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Sulzer Innotec

Registering dynamic processes in machines often requires multi-channel measurements. In order to record multiple vibration modes, the acceleration in 3 coordinate directions needs to be measured simultaneously at numerous locations on the structure. It may also be necessary to register signals for force, pressure, noise, or rotational speed. In the middle of 2005, Sulzer Innotec put into operation a new measuring system with 5...

Clamping tools coated
with Maxit® W-C:Hmod

Friction, adhesion, and abrasion influence the operability and the service life of various technical processes and installations. The new W-C:Hmod coatings by Metaplas Ionon, a Sulzer Metco company, have been developed on the basis of the well-proven W-C:H coatings. The layers are applied at 200 °C using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). The structured multi-layer composition of the metallic DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) coating re...
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The new AhlstarUP pump offers high efficiency over
a wide operating range.

Pumping requirements are one of the major electricity consumers in the process industry. Carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by increasing the efficiency of process pumps. As the total electrical power demand of Sulzer pumps operating in the pulp and paper industry exceeds 7000 MW, the upgrading of installed units with new high-efficiency pumps is a possibility to reduce energy consumption notably. Sulzer Pumps has studied...
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