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WORLD PUMPS April 2013Product news4

New generation of 1936pumpset series launched

Corporate management improvement certifi cate

Barrel emptying system scoops prize at AgroExpoAt the specialist international agri-

cultural trade fair AgroExpo 2013

in Spain, NETZSCH Pumps &

Systems was awarded the ‘Primer

concurso de innovación’ innova-

tion prize. This is now the third

time that Netzsch has won an

innovation prize for its products in

other European countries. This

time it was the economy version

of the Netzsch NBE 200 barrel

emptying system for 200 l barrels.

Netzsch barrel emptying systems

are supplied as standard for 5 l, 20

In February, KSB launched the latest

generation of its Etanorm standard-

ised water pump series, which has

been produced since 1936.

The type series of the new genera-

tion of KSB’s Etanorm standardised

water pump comprises 43 pump

sizes, which can be driven by either

2-pole or 4-pole motors. The selec-

tion chart has been extended by

additional pump sizes, so that sizes

can be selected even closer to the

best effi ciency point. In work with

CFD (computational fl uid dynamics)

for fl ow simulation KSB’s develop-

ment engineers have optimised the

hydraulic contours. The results were

verifi ed in comprehensive tests.

Thanks to the hydraulic system the

pump sets already meet the EU

requirements of Commission

Regulation

547/2012/EC for water pumps,

which will enter into force in 2015.

The engineers placed a particular

focus on suction behaviour and a

low NPSH value, designed to mini-

mise the risk of cavitation and

obtain a smooth and stable pump

operation even in diffi cult

operating conditions.

KSB reports that confi ned casing

gaskets ensure reliable sealing

between pump casing and casing

cover even in highly varying

operating conditions. The material

range comprises cast iron, bronze

and nodular cast iron as well as

stainless steel.

www.ksb.com

Caprari obtains BS OHSAS 18001

‘Occupational Health and Safety

Assessment Series’ certifi cation.

In addition to the already acquired

and consolidated certifi cations for

the Quality Management System

(ISO 9001) - of the Italian head-

quarters and the export subsidiaries

- and the Environmental Manage-

ment System (ISO 14001), Caprari

took a further step forward in its

endeavour to achieve continuous

improvement when, last 12 October

2012, it obtained BS OHSAS 18001

‘Occupational Health and Safety

Assessment Series’ certifi cation from

DNV Business Assurance, one of the

world’s major independent certifi ca-

tion authorities.

For Caprari, to have obtained this

certifi cation paves the way to a

new and tangible opportunity

from both the corporate and

social viewpoints since, besides

acknowledging the effi cacy of the

occupational quality and produc-

tivity improvement and prevention

system implemented to date, it

also underscores the social dimen-

sion of its workers’ health.

Moreover, BS OHSAS certifi cation

affi rms the juridical importance of

the quality of relationships, in

accordance with the health and

safety laws and regulations in force.

The quality of the product, the

respect and preservation of the

environment, the care taken in the

workplace to protect the workers’

health and safety continue to

encourage Caprari to strive

towards goals where the Customer

is safeguarded by a growing rela-

tionship of mutual trust.

www.caprari.com

From left to right: Doctor Ssa Lama – Bologna DNV director, Signor Giorgio Caprari – managing

director and general manager , and Signore Luigi Varanese – corporate quality manager.

KSB’s latest generation of its Etanorm standardised water pump is designed for low NPSH value to

minimise the risk of cavitation and smooth and stable operation.

l and 200 l barrels. However, there

are also other sizes up to 1,000 l

available on request. They can be

operated on their own or as part

of a dosing system with control

unit, buff er and various application

units, from valves to two-part

mixing heads and including

dispensers. To that eff ect, the

barrel emptying systems have

been further developed, so as to

provide more capacity with fewer

components and more

advantageous manufacturing

costs.

Other prizes are the ‘Targa

Beltrami’ innovation prize which

was awarded to the newly

developed Tornado T2 rotary lobe

pump in Italy in March 2012 at

the Biogas Trade Fair in Cremona.

Half a year later in the

Netherlands, it was the B.Max

biogas mixing pump at the

‘Industrial Processing’ Trade Fair,

the specialist international trade

fair for industrial processing in

Utrecht.

www.netzsch.com Netzsch NBE 200 barrel emptying system.

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