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WORLD PUMPS June 2013Product news10

Innovation award for drives company

Integrated, pre-designed packaged HVAC solutions

Building on the launch of the its

8000 Series of pump packages,

Armstrong has launched a new

generation of integrated, pre-

designed packaged pump

solutions. The iFMS (Integrated

Fluid Management Systems) is

a complete fl uid management

system, pre-designed and pre-

assembled by Armstrong which, it

claims, can be confi gured to suit

many applications and off er full

integration of pumps with controls

technology.

In addition, as the pump package

is fully assembled and tested before

it leaves the factory, many potential

Armstrong’s iFMS integrated,

pre-designed packaged pump solution.

project risks are elimi-

nated, says Armstrong.

Poor system integra-

tion during installation

is avoided and the

pump solution can be

manufactured concur-

rently with other parts of

the construction or

refurbishment project to

reduce the schedule.

Changes to spec are

common during the

design phase of a project,

involving consultants and other

engineers in costly re-designs. After

installation, the iFMS’s wider

capabilities can accommodate

variations in requirements resulting

from increased occupant density,

alterations of building design, or

changes to building use so

avoiding costly HVAC refurbishment.

As well as ensuring that the instal-

lation is compliant with 2017 legis-

lation on pump motor effi ciency,

the in-built intelligence delivers

energy savings of up to 70%,

reducing carbon impact in excess

of current legal requirements.

www.armstrongintegrated.co.uk

Honing machine off ers to double productionOhio Tool Works (OTW), a manufac-

turer of honing machines, tooling

and abrasives has launched the OTW

Twin-Spindle 5000 honing machine.

The OTW Twin-Spindle 5000 was

designed for suppliers of pump

barrels and other high volume

extraction related products achieve

new levels of productivity while

protecting the dimensional integ-

rity of their thin-wall, small diam-

eter, parts. The OTW Twin-Spindle

5000 off ers an ‘turn-key’ package

of proprietary honing technologies

and advantages, including:

Twin parallel spindles for simulta-•

neous production of two barrels

Quick-change, hydraulic fi xturing •

for rapid part clamp and

un-clamp

Specialized tooling and •

cutting fl uid formulations to

improve straightness, surface

fi nish and preserve wall integrity

in DOM tubing, brass and

chrome plate

Independent feed systems for •

adjusting stock removal rates

between parts

The OTW Twin-Spindle 5000 off ers pump

barrel manufacturers the opportunity to

potentially double their production.

Automated touch-screen PLC •

controls for easy operation in

the high production

environment

According to Randy Iselt, OTW’s

Vice President of Sales, the OTW

Twin-Spindle 5000 off ers pump

barrel manufacturers the opportu-

nity to potentially double their

production.

“By balancing the needs for high

volume output with small-diam-

eter honing precision, the Twin-

Spindle 5000 addresses the

specifi c needs of our customers in

the oil industry and the pump

barrel market in particular.” said

Mr. Iselt.

www.ohiotoolworks.com/new-

products.html

Welshpool based variable speed

drives manufacturer, Invertek

Drives, was named winner in the

Best International Trade category

in the UK Energy Innovation

Awards 2013 fi nals held in

Manchester, UK in April.

The Best International Trade

Award, sponsored by the UK

Government organisation UK Trade

& Industry, aimed to recognise

businesses which are taking steps

to ensure that international trade

becomes a signifi cant proportion

of their business, as well as those

where import and export already

plays a major role in their

operation.

Invertek Drives, the only Welsh

company to make it through to

the fi nal, won the coveted title

because of the energy saving

potential of its products and its

performance in export markets.

Established in 1998, Invertek now

sells its products in more than 80

countries worldwide through a

network of international sales part-

ners; export trade currently

accounts for more than 90% of

the independently owned compa-

ny’s business.

Invertek claim that its AC inverters,

used to control the speed of elec-

tric motors, can reduce energy

consumption by more than 50% in

industrial, HVAC and pump appli-

cations by matching motor speeds

to the exact requirements of each

application.

The company has invested heavily

over recent years in the develop-

ment of the Optidrive P2 range of

industrial drives and the Optidrive

HVAC range for building services

automation and pump control

applications. The E2 general

purpose drive completes this suite

of energy saving products to suit a

range of applications around the

world.

www.invertekdrives.com.

Eddie Hartley, Invertek’s Production Manager,

collected the Best International Trade Award

at the UK Energy Innovations Awards 2013.

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