Posts Tagged ‘#Vikingpump’
Why Corrosive Fluids Demand a Different Kind of Pump
Not every fluid plays nice with metal. Chemicals, seawater, and other aggressive substances can eat through standard pump components in a matter of months, sometimes weeks, turning what should be a reliable piece of equipment into a constant maintenance headache. If your operation handles corrosive fluids, the pump you choose is not just a matter…
Read MoreHow Internal Gear Pumps Power Critical Industrial Applications
We’re sharing this internal gear pump demonstration from Viking Pump because it clearly shows what makes this design so effective in real-world industrial applications. Internal gear pumps are a type of positive displacement pump designed to move viscous fluids with smooth, consistent flow. Instead of relying on velocity like a centrifugal pump, they trap and move a fixed…
Read MoreHands-On Training: Upgrading Viking Pump’s LQ224A for Asphalt Applications
We recently hosted another in-depth training session at our Ashland, VA headquarters, focusing on Viking Pump’s Universal Pump Series. Our team, along with members from a local Asphalt Products Manufacturer’s Maintenance and Engineering teams, delved into the design changes and participated in a hands-on pump teardown, rebuild, and seal conversion on an LQ224A. The LQ224A…
Read MoreAnother Successful Equipment Upgrade
Recently we provided an industrial customer with 6 new Viking LL1227A Internal Gear Pumps with O-Pro Cartridge Seals coupled to Nord Gearmotors to replace various Blackmer Vane Pumps and Waukesha Lobe pumps. The existing pumps needed replacement due to seal failures and persistent leaks, and the customer wanted a robust and easily maintained pump with…
Read MoreWood Equipment Company Offers In-Person Pump and Equipment Training
Wood Equipment Company values continuous education for our staff and our customers, which is why we recently hosted another training session at our headquarters in Ashland, VA. This course focused on Viking Pumps’ new Modular Pump Series, with a classroom overview of the changes in design as well as a hands-on pump tear down and…
Read MoreCustom Hygienic Skids for a Food Industry Customer
The Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop specializes in assembling custom-built hygienic equipment for the food and beverage industry. The pictured ALL STAINLESS STEEL skids consist of Viking Model LQ-1227A-CHC1 internal gear pumps coupled to Nord SK Gear reducers driven by Baldor washdown-duty motors. The equipment for each skid is affixed to a highly customized engineered stainless…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday at Wood Equipment Company!
Back in 2013, we received an order for 16 customized pump skid assemblies and filtration accessories from an industrial customer. The skids consisted of Viking LS4124 internal gear pumps with inline gear reducers, mounted on painted steel bases. The customer required that all skid components except the motor be painted a specific shade of white.…
Read MoreNew Asphalt Pump Assembly from the Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop
The Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop just completed a new pump assembly for an asphalt industry customer. The skid consists of a stainless steel Viking HL724 internal gear positive displacement pump mounted to a Nord SK02 2HP Gearmotor with painted steel base, coupling, and machine guard. Reach out today to learn about our various options for…
Read MoreWood Equipment Attends Viking Pump Distributor Annual Meeting
Wood Equipment Company enjoyed attending the @VikingPump annual distributor meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Distributors learned about new and emerging technologies, the state of the industry, and future plans for the company and its channel partners. As a fun team-building event, the group visited the site of the original “Field of Dreams” movie set in…
Read MoreThe Wood Equipment Fabrication Shop Completes Another Batch of Heavy Duty Industrial Pump Assemblies
The Wood Equipment Fabrication and Repair Shop takes pride in their work, and it shows once again with their completion of another batch of Heavy-Duty Pump assemblies for an industrial customer. Each skid consists of a stainless steel Viking Internal Gear Pump coupled to a Nord Inline Gear Reducer, and Driven by a WEG Motor.…
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