InfraStructures - Octobre 2007 - Viking Pump Releases New High-Speed RTP20 Series

Viking Pump Releases New High-Speed RTP20 Series

Viking Pump recently released a new addition to its proven high-speed rotary transport pumps, the RTP20. Offering configuration flexibility and ease of maintenance, the RTP20 (1,0 l/rev) is built with all the features of the proven RTP30 (1,28 l/rev) design as well as provides an additional size with exceptional performance, advanced durability, application flexibility, and ease of installation to help users achieve enhanced productivity for a lower total cost of ownership.

"We are very pleased to be introducing the RTP20 series to work alongside the highly successful RTP30 series," said John Stillman, director - Global OEM Sales of Viking Pump. "When it comes to providing topnotch fluid handling systems for our customers, Viking® has the engineering expertise to provide the best possible solutions with the most cutting-edge technology available."

The series' tri-lobe design, customizable per customer specifications, is compact and light-weight and features removable feet and multiple mountings for easy vertical or horizontal adaptation. Flexible for a variety of operational needs, the RTP20 series is also available with ACME threaded or tri-clamp ports as well as many other port connection types.

Both the RTP20 and RTP30 series efficiently fill rotor voids, allowing for faster and quieter operation on viscous liquids. In addition, with a longer sealing land at rotor tips, the series provides enhanced efficiency when working with lower viscosity products. The RTP20 offers a capacity to 1000 l/min, pressure to 145 PSI (10 Bar), viscosity to 250 000 SSU (55 000 cSt), and operates in temperatures to +110°C. The RTP30 offers a capacity to 1283 l/min, pressure to 175 PSI (12 Bar), viscosity to 250 000 SSU (55 000 cSt), and operates in temperatures to +150°C.

Viking Pump, a unit of IDEX Corporation, designs and manufactures rotary positive displacement pumps for use in every major market, in thousands of applications. Drawing on more than 96 years experience and an extensive worldwide distributor network, Viking® offers its customers comprehensive service and application expertise unmatched in the fluid handling industry.

Source: Viking Pump Inc.