From All-Flo Pump Company, LLC

Working far beneath the surface of the Earth presents constant challenges for businesses part of the vital coal mining industry. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mandates that any puddle in a mine that is more than nine inches deep must be removed, or the mine must shut down. Many mine companies have recently adopted a trend toward air-operated diaphragm pumps as a better, safer mine dewatering alternative

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Products & Services
Double Diaphragm Pumps
Double diaphragm pumps are positive displacement pumps that compress fluid by decreasing the volume of a chamber containing the fluid.
Water Pumps
Water pumps are designed to move water that does not contain suspended solids or particulates. Applications include water supply, irrigation, land and mine drainage, sea water desalination, and condensate transport.
Self Priming Pumps
Self-priming pumps create and maintain a sufficient vacuum level to draw fluid with no external assistance
Slurry Pumps
Slurry pumps increases the pressure of a liquid and solid particle mixture (slurry) to create flow.

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