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New life for old pumps

THE problem of finding replacement parts for old pumps may a thing of the past with Sulzer offering a range of reverse engineering techniques and additive manufacturing to extend their service lives and possibly even re-rate the units.

Reverse engineering and additive manufacturing can help extend the lives of old pumps.

Reverse engineering and additive manufacturing can help extend the lives of old pumps.

When a pump goes down it can bring an entire processing plant to a halt. Sulzer head of technology for rotating equipment services Charles Soothill said it was important to have a plan in place for...

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