Diaphragm Pump Design and Engineering
Wastecorp didn’t invent the diaphragm pump but when we introduced the Mud Sucker diaphragm pump product line almost 25 years ago we set out to innovate and radically transform how customers transfer fluids. One of our first Mud Sucker models, the 4BW-MDD Series is a walking beam style pump that uses a heavy duty piston motion to move heavier slurries found in coal mine, pulp and paper and municipal sewage applications. What makes this pump so special is its ability to transfer heavy solids with a choice of Siemens gear box and motor, gas or diesel engine (Yanmar diesel model shown).
Driving the Conversation in The Diaphragm Pump Business
The variety of pumping applications we see from the field grows everyday; From biodiesel production, bauxite, sugar refining to refineries and waste water treatment. And, each of these applications gets improved pumping performance with different components designed for specific applications. With Wastecorp’s flex-production floor, pump models like the 4BW-MDD can get stainless steel valve seats for customers who move corrosive fluids or FDA compliant internal coatings for customers in the food processing industry.
Wastecorp’s improved production efficiency gets translated into cost savings for the pump user in a variety of ways.
First, you get the pump you need without having to overkill your pump purchase with the tradi
Pumping Out of Totes
You see them everywhere: tote tanks with steel or aluminum cages that temporarily store a variety of liquids including waste oil, septic waste, restaurant grease trap waste and industrial fluids. What many people don’t know is that having a proper diaphragm pump to transfer liquid both into or out of the tank can make all the difference in having safe and clean pumps out versus pump outs that leave the possibility that potentially hazardous liquids may contaminate your job site or drink water.
What’s New in Diaphragm Pumps?
Diaphragm pumps have had quite the evolution over the last few years with new innovations in diaphragm materials, pump body engineering, drive systems and overall design. This evolution is mainly end user driven; more facilities face budget constraints and have thus demanded cost effective solutions for transferring wastewater and slurry (which diaphragm pumps have traditionally offered). Diaphragm pump manufacturers have responded by offering heavy duty pump models that transcend their usual application capabilities and now may be suitable for areas that submersible pumps and trash pumps once dominated. Here’s a partial answer to how this evolution has happened:
Wastecorp Exhibiting at Food Process Expo in Chicago, IL
Join us in Chicago from November-1-4 for Process Expo, the premier worldwide trade show for the food and beverage industry. Wastecorp will be exhibiting at the McCormick Place, South Hall booth 2643. Wastecorp will be showcasing our latest food processing pumps for all food sectors including: Bakery & Snack, Beverage confectionery, Dairy, Fruit & Vegetable (Prepared Foods), Meat, Poultry, & Seafood.
A Pump for Volcano Eruptions?
A Pump for Volcano Eruptions? This Wastecorp Mud-Sucker Pumps Lava (The faux kind anyway). A new customer recently caught our attention when they requested more information on a pump to transfer lava. After a brief pause and an explanation, the customer mentioned that the pumps would be used to transfer and circulate faux lava at a new themed attraction with a focus on modern tourism.