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Pump Applications: Saving Space with a Right Angle Gear
An industrial customer asked Wood Equipment Co. to quote and supply a new Viking Pump Unit to replace an existing older obsolete unit. The customer requested that the unit be compact with a right-angle gear, as their footprint was limited (see “before” picture). Also, the unit was pumping abrasive Mirror and Spandrel Paints, so the…
Wood Equipment Attends Viking Pump School
Last week, Wood Equipment personnel attended the @VikingPump intensive pump training school at Viking’s headquarters in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This training combines classroom and hands-on learning that is extremely beneficial to the distributors representing Viking throughout the U.S, and the world. The hands-on portion of the training took place at Viking’s state-of-the-art testing and R&D…
Wood Equipment Company Celebrates Manufacturing Week
This is National Manufacturing Week, which aims to honor the contributions of the manufacturing sector by sharing information about all the work the sector has done in the last year and its impact on the country’s economy. As an industrial, municipal, and commercial pump and equipment supplier, Wood Equipment has been supporting manufacturers for over…
Rugged Food Industry Application – Carver Pumps
Wood Equipment Company proudly represents Carver Pumps. Recently, a food industry customer needed to replace several ingredient feedwater pumps due to a materials of construction issue. Wood Equipment was able to find a great fit to replace these pumps with Carver Model GHC close coupled stainless steel pumps. See the embedded pictures of this successful…
Wood Equipment Company Attends the Sulzer 2022 Industrial Distributor Sales Meeting
Last week, Wood Equipment Company attended the Sulzer 2022 Industrial Distributor Sales Meeting in Reno, NV. It was great to meet with our fellow Sulzer distributors and learn about Sulzer’s path forward for the coming years. We reviewed new product offerings, participated in breakout sessions, and toured the beautiful Lake Tahoe area. It was an…
Wood Equipment Company Case Study: Selecting the Right Equipment
In the pumping industry, selecting the correct pump and materials for construction is critical to a successful application. Since nearly every pumping application is different in some way, pump distributors and consumers must understand the nuances of the application from the beginning. “One size fits all” couldn’t be further from the truth! FOR EXAMPLE An…
Wood Equipment Attends WaterJam 2022
The Wood Equipment team truly enjoyed exhibiting at the WaterJam 2022 conference at the Virginia Beach Convention Center last week. As always, the VWEA and AWWA put on a quality event, and our team met with many new and existing clients and industry counterparts. Thanks to all who stopped by to see us, and we…
See the Progression of a Custom Build in Our Fab Shop
The Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop recently assembled two highly customized hygienic skids for a food industry customer. The units consist of all-stainless steel bases with NGI Hygienic Adjustable Leveling Feet, Viking LQ1227A-CHC1 Jacketed SS Pumps, Baldor Food Safe SS TEFC Washdown Motors, Nordbloc.1 SK 673.1 Inline Gear Reducers, SS Atra-Flex couplings with high-torque inserts, and…
Wood Equipment Company to Exhibit at WaterJAM 2022
As a reminder, Wood Equipment Company will be exhibiting at the upcoming WaterJAM conference at the Virginia Beach Convention Center from September 12th-15th. WaterJAM is the Joint Annual Meeting of the Virginia Water Environment Association and the Virginia Section of the American Waterworks Association. We will be located in Trailer Space B,…
Wood Equipment Company Celebrates our Employees on Labor Day
Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. At Wood Equipment, we have several amazing employees who have been a part of our team for many years. Our most recent employee anniversary was just this past week, when Melody Edwards reached 35 years of service!! As a mother of two, grandmother,…