Used offshore and on big storage and loading areas in the oil & gas industry Albany’s 3” foam concentrate GE style pump is a real winner. The water powered pump offers economy and greatly reduced space requirements. This is critical for offshore fire protection. The unit supplies 600l/m at up to 18 bars pressure with […]
Case Studies: Pump Range
High Pressure Pumps Supplied To The Oil Industry
Albany have supplied several GT style, very high pressure suction pumps (63 bars) to a USA customer, for an application in the oil industry in Central Asia, the pumps handle crude oil. Material integrity is assured by the use of solid block materials with a heavy duty Burgmann mechanical seal to seal the shaft. The […]
Compact Auxiliary Oil Pump Gets An Upgraded Design Spec
Having worked with the Oil & Gas industries for over 50 years, Albany Pumps got involved in GEC Alsthom Pazman Diesels of Colchester’s upgrade when they identified a need for a more compact oil pump. Albany’s engineering team received a new request for recommendations from Paxman marine and industrial, having previously used motor-driven screw pumps […]
Communication Network Powered With Help From Albany
A major power projects Company in the UK are supplying equipment to a generator set builder in the Middle East using Albany pumps in the bulk fuel system. They ensure that numerous remote transmission stations in a communications system never run out of fuel. Albany Standard Pumps, GN-40130, incorporates flameproof single phase motors to meet […]
Efficiency Of Sugar Deliveries Heightened By Hydraulic Pumps
Albany Pumps met a stringent specification when Intermol (a Carghill subsidiary) was looking for improved utilisation of molasses road tankers. A one tonne per minute delivery was demanded from the pumps, which also had to meet size and weight constraints. The type of stainless steel lobe pump previously used would have been too heavy and […]
An Engineered Work Of Art
An art gallery is one of the less likely places to find an industrial gear pump. However, an Albany 1/2in AP4* gear pump was used to power one of the exhibits in a show at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool. The piece, by Bolton-born Janet Hodgson, contrasted a 2m cube of white sugar with a constant […]
Modular Pump For Bitumen Runs Quietly
Development of the well-established Albany range of helical rotor, heated bitumen pumps has produced a new generation of quieter, smoother, leak free pumps. Ideal for applications handling rosin and wax, the GB range is designed for quick assembly to specific requirements. Pump parts are interchangeable throughout the range, allowing common spares holding. Pump capacities are […]
Albany Solves Another Quarry Problem
The use of reconstituted oils in quarries and asphalt plant has been causing pump failures & high replacement and maintenance cost on centrifugal and progressive cavity pumps. Albany Pumps supplied a number of their compact gear pumps from the GV range in place of the existing pumps. These have proved very successful. Customers have been […]