1st Quarter 2020

The New HMD Kontro CSA Pump

TM with Best-In-Class Technology

Liquid Handling Equipment, Inc. is extremely proud and very excited to introduce the
new HMD Kontro Chemical Service ASME Frame 1 Pump! The original GSA Frame 1
was designed 27 years ago before the development of the ASME B73.3 pump.

IN THIS ISSUE HMD has redesigned the ASME B73.3 pump based
on the requirements of the existing 2015 edition.
To date, it is internationally recognized as the
The New HMD Kontro CSA Pump standard for “Sealless Centrifugal Pumps
with Best-In-Class Technology
for Chemical Process”.

An Essential The new CSA Pump is engineered using

Liquid Handling Equipment “Best-in-Class” sealless technology.
Update Its new design, as well as its features,
are configured to overcome the existing
Technical Spotlight - limitations of current chemical service
How Well Aligned Are
pump ranges. The CSA1 has been
Your Motor and Pump?
designed for quick and easy assembly,
installation, and maintenance.
A Liquid Handling Equipment
Success Story The CSA Frame 1 Pump dimensionally
conforms to the ASME B73.1 standard
to replace mechanically sealed pumps, CSA Frame Pump 1
Meeting Your Process Needs
Liquid Handling Equipment’s making it an easy upgrade from sealed to
Full Line of Products sealless. CSA1 pump casings are also interchangeable with current GSA1 pumps, creating
another easy upgrade path from GSA to CSA, without the need to unbolt suction and
discharge pipe work.
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Fax: 704-393-2412
With its simple back pull-out design, casings can remain installed while the back end of the
Website: pump is removed. Also, the primary containment liquid end of the pump can remain connected
www.liquidhandlingequip.com and undrained while the drive end of the pump is removed.

Email: lhe@liquidhandlingequip.com
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The New HMD Kontro CSA Pump with Best-In-Class Technology

HMD Kontro Sealless Pumps
Pumps are offered with stock availability in closed-coupled configurations. In addition, long coupled configurations
up to 500°F are available. The Zero Loss Coupling and Shell are also in stock with available options up to the
248°F process range. The new CSA Frame 1 affords the same solids handling as that of the GSA with 5% w/w,
with sizes less than 150 micron and liquids 0.1 to 200 cSt viscosities. Currently, the CSA is only offered here in the
U.S. in Standard 316SS with 275 PSI/18.9 Bar Maximum allowable pressure.

Significant key design features, different from the current

GSA include: BASIC BEARING HOUSING MACHINE
• The SiC bushings are installed in a pressed fit, rather than
Optional Vented
heating the bush holder to “drop in”, making the CSA1 (Standard) or
Closed system
much easier to repair.
• There is a built-in vortex breaker within the crown in both Overfill Resistant
Bearing Housing
metallic and Zero Loss Shells to eliminate shell erosion. Design Fill Port

• The bearing frame comes standard with an oil-level sight Optional Oil Level
Sight Glass
glass as opposed to the constant-level oiler on the GSAs. (Standard) or
Constant Level
This appreciably aids in preventing over-fill issues. Oiler

Magnetic Oil
• There also are optional secondary control and secondary Drain Sump Plug
Increased Oil
Sump Capacity
containment sealing configurations.
Optional Bearing
Temperature RTD
• The bearing frame housing is standard with plugged connections
1/8”NPT
1/8” NPT connections for bearing temp RTD connection,
Oil Mist supply connection, and an oil-overflow port. Optional Oil Mist
Supply
Connections
Contact Liquid Handling Equipment for more information on the 1/8”NPT

new CSA!! We are stocking pump quantities of four to eight in each Option Oil
Overflow Port
size and configuration. We also offer complete CSA pumps with 1/8”NPT
300# flanges upon request. COMPLEX BEARING
HOUSING MACHINE

An Essential Liquid Handling Equipment Update

Our Commitment

Liquid Handling Equipment, Inc. has been deemed an essential business operation per the state of North Carolina
and U.S. Government guidelines. As an industrial distributor supplying products to businesses that support
emergency services and critical infrastructures across the United States, we will remain open during this
challenging time to fulfill such needs.

Liquid Handling has consigned guidelines for our employees that meet or exceed the restrictions established
by each state regarding social distancing, work-at-home, or shelter-in-place orders. We will continue to
follow these guidelines as we navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees in the Charlotte
office will continue normal operations to meet customers’ demands whose operations are critical and essential
to the nation’s infrastructure. Please know that the guidelines do not preclude our commitment to employee
safety as we continue to monitor the situation at every operational level.

Please let us know how Liquid Handling Equipment can assist you during this unprecedented time.
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Technical Spotlight on: TM

How Well Aligned Are

Your Motor and Pump?
By John Hickner

Unfortunately, a common refrain often heard in regards to fluid handling is, “There is something John Hickner
wrong with your pump.” This statement by a third party assessing the situation is usually Mechanical
followed by a list of problems, such as: the couplings are failing, the shafts are breaking, and Engineer
the parts are wearing out exponentially faster than they should.

There are times when the pump is at fault, but more often the problem is the result of poor installation. When
troubleshooting, a common issue frequently observed by Liquid Handling Equipment is the pump and motor
Technical Spotlight

were not properly aligned at the time the process piping was first installed. Misaligned pumps and motors can
lead to excessive wear on components. To circumvent the costly, inconvenient root problem of misalignment,
let’s explore the different methods for aligning a pump and motor.

The first method is the use of a straight edge or scale to make sure the coupling and shafts are properly aligned.
Without question, this method is the least accurate. Reasons for not using a straight edge or scale would be
limited equipment, limited time, and / or limited experience.

The next method for alignment of a pump and motor is the use of a Dial Indicator. When performing this method,
obviously a dial indicator is needed in order to check the radial and angular alignments. Also with the dial indicator,
it is necessary to manually turn the shaft of the pump to get the readings. After acquiring the readings, specific
formulas are used to determine how much to move the pump both vertically and horizontally. One of the reasons
for using this method instead of a straight edge is increased accuracy. Some of the disadvantages are:
1) it is time consuming; 2) it requires a high level of skill/knowledge; and 3) there is a possibility for human error.

The most popular, as well as the most accurate method of aligning a pump and motor, is the use of laser
technology. When using lasers for alignment purposes, begin by setting up a transmitter (on the shaft of the pump)
and a receiver (on the shaft of the motor), and then connecting the two to the display unit that will do the
processing. With the pump and motor coupled together, the shaft is rotated and the CPU processes the informa-
tion to output a real-time visual of how misaligned the pump and motor are. This method is far superior because
of: 1) time saved, 2) ease of use, and 3) accuracy. The only disadvantages to laser alignment are the initial cost to
purchase the setup and the education that is at first needed to begin applying it.

The good news is because Liquid Handling

Equipment laser aligns every pump
assembly designed and fabricated at
our facility, we eliminate failed couplings,
broken shafts, and worn-out parts at
your end. We do advise realignment of
the assembly once it is installed in the
process piping.

Laser Alignment
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TM

Meeting Your Process Needs

A Liquid Handling Equipment
Success Story Liquid Handling Equipment carries a
by Craig Sigler full line of products to meet all of your
process needs.

A fibers (Monofilament) manufacturer experienced ongoing Tanks & Heat Exchangers

issues with a Goulds 3196 mechanically-sealed pump employed Allen Industries, LLC
for unloading chemicals from a tanker truck. There were repeated Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger
mechanical seal failures, along with the occasional annoying Modern Welding
hassle of product leakage. Poly Processing Company
Craig Sigler Sharpsville Container
Outside Sales The cost of labor hours to rebuild the pump with a new
mechanical seal, as well as the cost of the seal itself, was Pumps
straining the plant’s maintenance budget. The customer was in urgent need Crane Pumps - Barnes / Burks / Crown /
of a solution with a guarantee of a reliable pump to eliminate downtime and to Deming / Weinman
lower equipment and maintenance costs. DESMI / Rotan
Ebara
Once the application was explored and the challenges were established, Liquid
Flux Pumps
Handling Equipment recommended the HMD Kontro Mag-Drive Sealless Pump
HMD Kontro / Sundyne
as the indispensable solution. As a certified Master Sundyne Distributor of the
Iwaki-America
Mag-Drive, Liquid Handling maintains HMD Kontro inventory at our facility in
LC Thomsen
Charlotte, NC.
Price
The customer provided the conditions of service in order to successfully replace Roper
the Goulds mechanically-sealed pump. As such, we were able to match the Walchem
specifics of the existing problematic pump to the recommended HMD Kontro Watson-Marlow / MasoSine Pump
GT-model pump. The dependable GT employs the famous HMD Kontro sealless Watson-Marlow Sanitary Process Pumps
technology, completely eliminating the problem-ridden mechanical sealing. Yamada America
Zoeller Pump Company
When there is a seal failure, sealless technology ensures that there will be no
product leakage. It also spares fluid-handling companies the expense and Agitators
inconvenience of replacing mechanical seals. MixMor Corporation

Liquid Handling Equipment in partnership with the HMD Kontro representative Filtration
tested the GT pump for proper sealing without leaks and to ensure discharge Eaton / Hayward MFG
pressure was equal to that of the Goulds 3196 mechanically-sealed pump. Harmsco
The HMD Kontro G18 pump is successfully performing without any issues to Pentair
date. The GT sealless pump solved the plant’s safety concerns, reduced Strainrite
maintenance costs, and eliminated the need for seal support accessories.
Flow & Liquid Level Management
Most important, the plant’s maintenance budget now easily allows for other
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pressing plant issues to be more readily addressed. ICON Process Controls, Ltd.
Liquid Handling Equipment now has a customer with ongoing needs. Plant Niagara Meters
management is developing a program to replace all of its Mechanically-Sealed
Accessory Equipment
Pumps with the HMD Kontro Magnetically-Driven Pumps.
Blacoh Fluid Products
Give your local Liquid Handling Equipment representative a call to explore the reliability, Dixon
long-term affordability, and overall convenience of an HMD Kontro Sealless GT Pump! Garlock Sealing Technologies
Novaflex
OPW / Civacon Corp.