Not all Suppliers are Equal
Read more An OEM supplier, *Warman® slurry pumps are very prolific around the world for pumping various slurries. Many of the parts for these pumps can be logistically challenging depending on where in the world they are sourced. Availability and costs to replace have led to many alternate suppliers of parts to fit legacy warman® pumps. Not all slurry parts suppliers are equal, and customers should be careful when selecting a supplier. Many suppliers import inexpensive parts and resell them, but due to lack of quality, they may fail or wear quickly upsetting your process maintenance cycle. If you were racing in the 24 hour Le Mans, would you use the least expensive engine? Every second your operation is down you are losing production time which translates to dollars. Even if an aftermarket supplier for parts is using the same alloys as the OEM, they may not have the metallurgy consistency potentially decreasing efficiency and increasing the wear rate on the parts. Additionally, the parts may not fit or align with your existing infrastructure. Another possibility is an impeller that has not been properly threaded or balanced may cause vibration damage when used. Having a reputable supplier is very important to minimize downtime
Why not just go back to Warman® for your parts? Unfortunately, this company is so large and multinational, they have difficultly addressing all wear situations. The good news for you is there are other suppliers that offer parts for your Warman® that can upgrade the pump based on your wear needs. Think about it like a Jeep®, if you wanted to improve its off-road capability would you go back to jeep®? Probably not, because that is not their specialty. The same applies to most major OEM pump suppliers. When mass-producing products, companies trade customization away to streamline the process to meet demand. This allows aftermarket suppliers to fill these gaps where certain pumps may require customization to optimize performance. Be cautious in which aftermarket supplier you choose. Not all suppliers are equal and quality can vary depending on what supplier you choose. Make sure to do your due diligence before choosing to invest the money required to repair or upgrade a slurry pump. Always Ask a Few Critical Questions Before Choosing a Supplier Townley’s Aftermarket Upgrade Parts to Fit your Warman® Pump Townley can upgrade most Warman® slurry pump parts, matching or improving the OEM wear life. We can create changes to our horizontal slurry pumps to accommodate the customer’s requirements. With a foundry capable of pouring 25 tons of white iron, we have the capacity to create any part that is needed and it is 100% made in the USA. At Townley, we take pride in our metallurgy, with 40 years of experience refining our alloys. We offer various alloys like HC-27, HC-28, NI-Hard4, CM-22, HC-34, CD4Mcu, G4R, and other special proprietary blends.
For more information, please visit SUNBO PUMP. No other OEM or aftermarket supplier is capable of matching our metallurgy or delivery times. We keep a substantial inventory of slurry pump spare parts to make sure our customers can quickly receive the parts they need. If you choose Townley you will experience longer service life and receive components quickly. Design Improvements We offer a WRK® slurry pump conversion kit which takes certain Warman® “split-case” pumps and simplifies the design and maintenance. Our patented conversion kits are field-proven to increase the peak efficiency and life of the pump. We take these “split-case” pumps and simplify them by making it a three-part wet-end that extends the wear life, increases peak performance, and makes installation easier.
Urethane Lining In some fine feed applications, we provide urethane liners and impeller upgrades for rubber bolt-in liners. These can be bolt-in style or bonded-in shell or casing liners, which allow us to increase the thickness of the liner at critical locations within the pump. Townley’s proprietary industrial grade urethane is called Towniprene® and has been used in phosphate and sand mining for over 55 years. We were the first company to urethane-line parts for the mining industry. No other company has the urethane application knowledge that we can offer. We now offer various types of urethanes to meet every need of our customers. Once we know the application, we will select the correct urethane to ensure your pump part has the maximum wear life. Our lab checks every batch of urethane to make sure that every one of our products is consistent and performs to its maximum potential.
Enjoy the Best OEM Pump Upgrades in The Business Townley has been providing alloy pump upgrades for 40 years for the toughest applications and urethane lining for fine feed slurry for over 55 years. We are constantly looking into new materials and methods to reduce wear on all of our products. Our products have been proven to decrease wear and increase the revenue of many operations in the mining, dredging, and power industry.
Pump is a device that moves or compresses liquids and gases. Pumps are used in a variety of machines and other devices, including home heating systems, refrigerators, oil wells and water wells, and turbojet and car engines. The fluids (gases or liquids) moved by pumps range from air for inflating bicycle tires to liquid sodium and liquid potassium for cooling nuclear reactors. Most pumps are made of steel, but some are made of glass or plastic. Gas pumps are also called compressors, fans, or blowers. Types of Pumps Dynamic Pump: Dynamic pumps maintain a steady flow of fluid. Positive Displacement Pump: Positive displacement pumps, on the other hand, trap individual portions of fluid that are in an enclosed area before moving them along. Dynamic pumps Centrifugal pumps consist of a motor-driven propeller like device, called an impeller, which is contained within a circular housing. The impeller is a wheel of curved blades that rotates on an axis. Before most centrifugal pumps can start pumping liquid, they must be primed (filled with liquid). As the impeller rotates, it creates suction that draws a continuous flow of fluid through an inlet pipe. Fluid enters the pump at the center of the impeller and travels out along the blades due to centrifugal (outward) force. The curved ends of the blades sweep the fluid to an outlet port. Centrifugal pumps are inexpensive and can handle large amounts of fluid. They are widely used in chemical processing plants and oil refineries. Axial-flow pumps have a motor-driven rotor that directs fluid along a path parallel to its axis. The fluid thus travels in a relatively straight path from the inlet pipe through the pump to the outlet pipe. Axial-flow pumps are most often used as compressors in turbojet engines. Centrifugal pumps are also used for this purpose, but axial-flow pumps are more efficient. Axial-flow compressors consist of alternating rows of rotors and stationary blades. The blades and rotors produce a pressure rise in the air as it moves through the axial-flow compressor. Air then leaves the compressor under high pressure. Jet pumps get their name from the way they move fluid. They operate on the principle that a high-velocity fluid will carry along any other fluid it passes through. Most jet pumps send a jet of steam or water through the fluid that needs to be moved. The jet carries the fluid with it directly into the outlet pipe and, at the same time, creates a vacuum that draws more fluid into the pump. The amount of fluid carried out of most jet pumps is several times the amount in the jet itself. Jet pumps can be used to raise water from wells deeper than 60 meters. In such cases, a centrifugal pump at ground level supplies water for a jet at the bottom of the well. The jet carries well water with it back up to ground level. Jet pumps are also used in high vacuum diffusion pumps to create a vacuum in an enclosed area. In high vacuum diffusion pumps, a high-velocity jet of mercury or oil vapor is sent into the enclosed area. The vapor molecules collide with the molecules of air and force them out the outlet port. Electromagnetic pumps are used chiefly to move liquid sodium and liquid potassium, which serve as coolants in nuclear reactors. These pumps consist of electrical conductors and magnetized pipes. The conductors send current through the fluid, which thereby becomes an electromagnet. The fluid is then moved by the magnetic attraction and repulsion (pushing away) between the fluid's magnetic field and that of the pipes. The fluid is therefore moved in an electromagnetic pump in much the same way as an armature is moved in an electric motor. Positive displacement pumps Rotary pumps are the most widely used positive displacement pumps. They are often used to pump such viscous (sticky) liquids as motor oil, syrup, and paint. There are three main types of rotary pumps. These types are: (1) gear pumps, (2) lobe pumps, and (3) sliding vane pumps. Gear pumps consist of two gears that rotate against the walls of a circular housing. The inlet and outlet ports are at opposite sides of the housing, on line with the point where the teeth of the gears are fitted together. Fluid that enters the pump is trapped by the rotating gear teeth, which sweep the fluid along the pump wall to the outlet port. Lobe pumps operate in a manner similar to gear pumps. However, instead of gears, lobe pumps are equipped with impellers that have lobes (rounded projections) fitted together. Lobe pumps can discharge large amounts of fluid at low pressure. Sliding vane pumps consist of a slotted impeller mounted off-center in a circular housing. Sliding vanes (blades) move in and out of the slots. As the vanes rotate by the inlet port, they sweep up fluid and trap it against the pump wall. The distance between the impeller and the pump wall narrows near the outlet port. As the fluid is carried around to this port, the vanes are pushed in and the fluid is compressed. The pressurized fluid then rushes out the outlet port. Reciprocating pumps consist of a piston that moves back and forth within a cylinder. One end of the cylinder has an opening through which the connecting rod of the piston passes. The other end of the cylinder, called the closed end, has an inlet valve or an outlet valve, or both, depending on the type of pump. In some reciprocating pumps, the inlet valve or the outlet valve is on the piston. Common reciprocating pumps include lift pumps, force pumps, and bicycle tire pumps. Lift pumps draw water from wells. In a lift pump, the inlet valve is at the closed end of the cylinder and the outlet valve is on the piston. As the piston is raised, water is drawn up through the inlet valve. As the piston moves down, the inlet valve closes, forcing water through the outlet valve and up above the piston. As the piston is raised again, the outlet valve closes and the water is lifted to an opening, where it leaves the pump. At the same time, more water is drawn through the inlet valve. It is theoretically possible for a lift pump to raise water in a well almost 10 meters. However, because of leakage and resistance, a lift pump cannot raise water that is deeper than about 7.5 meters.
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