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Repair or Replace? What Our Ashland Shop Can Do With Your Worn Pump
The pump in the first photo came into our shop looking like it had been pulled off the bottom of a river. Heavy rust on the upper casing, flaking paint, scale caked around the bearing housing, and decades of hard service written all over it. The pump in the second photo is the same unit…
Read MoreHot Oil Pumps: What Changes When the Fluid Runs at 600 Degrees
A hot oil pump has one of the hardest jobs in the plant. It moves thermal fluid at 400, 500, or 600°F, around the clock, and everything downstream is waiting on it. The press, the reactor, the fryer, the asphalt tank. When that pump stops, the heat stops moving and so does production. Industrial processes…
Read MoreLift Stations Keep Your Collection System Moving. Is Yours Ready for What’s Next?
Wood Equipment Company | Ashland, Virginia Nobody in town thinks about the lift station until it fails. Then everybody does. Lift stations are the heartbeat of a municipal wastewater collection system. Gravity can only carry sewage so far before the terrain says no, and that’s where a lift station takes over, pumping flow up and…
Read MoreIdle Pumps Can Still Fail: How to Protect Pumps in Storage and Standby
A pump that is not running is not resting. It is slowly getting worse. Some of the most frustrating calls we get start the same way. “We just installed the spare and it won’t turn over.” Or, “The standby pump kicked on during the storm and seized in ten minutes.” The pump looked fine on…
Read MoreWaterJAM 2026: Good to Be Back Among Our People
There is a version of this industry that lives on spec sheets and duty points. And then there is the version that actually runs it, which is a room full of people who know each other’s names, remember what plant you work at, and ask how last year’s project actually turned out. WaterJAM is that…
Read MoreNETZSCH Progressive Cavity Pumps: Precision for the Toughest Media
Some pumps are built for water. Progressive cavity pumps are built for everything water pumps cannot handle. Thick, abrasive, shear sensitive, high viscosity, full of solids. That is the everyday reality for a lot of the media moving through wastewater plants, food and beverage lines, and industrial processes across the country. A centrifugal pump asked…
Read MoreWEC Is Heading to WaterJAM 2026 in Virginia Beach
Wood Equipment Company is gearing up for one of the biggest events on the municipal water calendar. This September, our team will be at WaterJAM 2026, taking place at the Virginia Beach Convention Center from September 14 through September 17. WaterJAM is the joint annual meeting of the Virginia Water Environment Association and the Virginia…
Read MoreWhy Late Summer Is the Best Time to Replace or Upgrade Your Pumps
Late summer marks a turning point for facility and plant managers across industrial, commercial, and municipal operations. Production schedules begin shifting toward year end targets, seasonal demand patterns start to change, and fall maintenance planning moves to the front of everyone’s mind. For pump systems that have been running hard through the summer months, this…
Read MoreCavitation in Pumps: Signs, Causes, and How to Prevent It
Cavitation is one of the most destructive conditions a pump can experience, and it is also one of the most preventable when caught early. Left unaddressed, cavitation can destroy an impeller, damage seals and bearings, and lead to unplanned downtime that disrupts operations. Understanding what causes it and how to spot it early can save…
Read MoreCelebrating 250 Years of America and 75 Years of Wood Equipment Company
This Fourth of July marks something extraordinary. In 2026, our nation celebrates 250 years of independence, a milestone that only comes once in a lifetime. At Wood Equipment Company, we can’t help but reflect on our own story alongside it. For more than 75 years, our team has served commercial, industrial, and municipal markets across…
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