MechChem Africa June 2019

⎪ Pump systems, pipes, valves and seals ⎪

themediumvacuumrange –0.1mbar. This, in turn, leads to much better energy efficiency and reliability. “In spite of the ScrollVac’s sophistication, the unit is designed to be simple to maintain, with service kits available to enable them to be serviced in the field,” says Gordon. For additional energy efficiency, the Leybold ScrollVac vacuum pump is supplied withanintegratedVSD,whichvariesthescroll speed according to the level of vacuum re- quired. “This is also important in maintaining an accurate vacuum,” Gordon adds. “To hold a vacuum, the pump speed can be controlled to maintain theexact level required.Withafixed speed pump, on the other hand, the pump would generally run at full speed to maintain the vacuum.” On service support and maintenance, he says that excellent Leybold pump and spares stocking leads to quick response times on repairs and short lead times on purchases. “We receiveweekly deliveries fromGermany and no order is too small for us. If a customer needs a single special nutwith a 0.5mmbleed hole or a right-size O-ring, we will take these very small orders and make the delivery as fast as possible,” he assures. “Whenwellmaintainedbyroutinelychang- ingfiltersandoil,vacuumsystemscanperform for seven to ten years between rebuilds. Then

Integrated Pump Technology’s legacy range of oil-flooded Sogevac sliding vane pumps, remains available and supported in South Africa. we can do the rebuilds onsite here in Jet Park using standard maintenance kits available to us from Leybold. We are also in the process of building up a loan range to enable us to offer replacement units to further minimise customer downtime,” Gordon says. “For everything we sell, our support and maintenance teams are trained to the highest international standards by Leyboldpersonnel fromGermany, whichwebelieve is essential if we want to keep up with emerging technolo- gies in South Africa,” he concludes. q

A good parts stockholding underpins the service support offering from Integrated Pump Technology.

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