Technical Articles

Magnatex Pumps, Inc. has published these technical articles:

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Sealless pumps are used in many industries, most commonly to avoid the leak potential of rotating mechanical shaft seals. The term "sealless" is actually somewhat of a misnomer - while sealless pumps...
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Did you know that the instrumentation technician is a better friend to the Pump Reliability Engineer than the vibration analyzer or the Computerized Maintenance Management program? I believe this to...
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The Ethyl Corp. Petroleum Additives Div., Suaget, Ill. Plant receives 50% caustic (sodium hydroxide) raw material by tank trucks. The caustic was formerly unloaded from truck to storage tank by using...
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Last year, a Pumps & Systems reader asked about variable frequency drives (VFDs) and motors......
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Fluoropolymers are virtually inert substances that can withstand high temperatures. These two properties make them ideal for use as coatings to protect metals from corrosive attack. It is important to...
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SETTING AN APPROPRIATE MINIMUM FLOW AVOIDS DAMAGE AND EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS....
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Avoid common mistakes to get the longest life from a rebuilt pump....
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The magnetically driven, Magnatex MPT regenerative turbine vane pump has gained praise as a superior pump for the safe and efficient handling of liquid fluorocarbons at a DuPont monomer processing...
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Our forum here responds to contributing editor Ross Mackay's recent article on magnetic drive pumps (Let's Get Practical, December 2005). I have great respect for his opinions, but I also believe...
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Chemical process pumps lined with fluoroplastic materials such as PFA, ETFE and PVDF have excellent corrosion resistance capabilities, especially PFA, which can be used in many applications up to 500...