Chemical Technology January 2016

PETROCHEMICALS COVER STORY

An API 610 multistage petrochemical pump installed in Harrismith for Petro SA.

Viking pumps perform well in South Africa WPIL, through its international subsidiary WPIL international (Singapore), has acquired the pump business of PSV Hold- ings comprising 100 % shareholding in APE pumps and Mather & Platt. Strong brands such as APE/Mather+Platt SA have enhanced WPIL’s global footprint further, while the addition of the APE range of oil and gas as pumps (API standard) has added to the WPIL product portfolio. Mather+Platt is the local distributor for Viking Pump which offers one of the industry’s broadest selection of pumping technologies. For example, the Viking range of internal gear pumps is selling very well into the South African market. This pump uses two rotating gears which un-mesh at the suction side of the pump in order to create a vacuum which pulls fluid into the pump. Other types of pumps, such as external gear pumps, vane pumps and rotary lobe pumps are all used in industrial and mining applications in particular, as well as in petrochemical processing, chemical processing, pulp and paper and the food industry. For more information on APE Pumps and Mather+Platt, please contact Dave Johnson, Marketing & Business Develop- ment Manager, Mather+Platt on tel: +27 11 824 4810/ 079 490 7428, email dave@matherandplatt.com or go to www.matherandplatt.com.

The refurbished raw water pumping station at Walker’s Ferry consists of six pump units, each extracting water from the Shire River at a rate of 1 350 m 3 /h and head of 35 m.

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Chemical Technology • January 2016