Pump Repair
Pump Life: After the Rebuild
Your pump is a major investment, so a lot of consideration is given whether to replace or rebuild. Rebuilds mean not only cost savings, but also a shorter lag in downtime. But, after the rebuild, if you are not properly taking care of your pump, you are just throwing money away. The goal of life…
Read MoreA Pump Primer
Pumps are only one of the types of rotating equipment we service here at HDS; but we thought it would be a good idea to go over the various types of pumps we repair on a daily basis. Positive displacement, or reciprocating, pumps are highly efficient pumps that can be designed to pump any type…
Read MoreYou Have a BIG Pump that needs repair?
This is the first of two river pumps HDS is repairing in our shops. The overall length of this pump is 37-1/2′ and 29,000 pounds. All rotating equipment is disassembled and goes through inspection and analysis. Once our engineers have determined the best course of action to restore your pump to your specifications, your project…
Read MoreAnother Great Day In The HDS Shop!
Here are some of the pump projects we’re working on today. Call us if you want us working on YOUR equipment repair or overhaul project tomorrow! Complete overhaul of a vertical, multi-stage pump for a major petrochemical complex: View 1 Complete overhaul of a vertical, multi-stage pump for a major petrochemical complex – View 2…
Read MoreVital Items to Check on a Centrifugal Pump After Disassembly
After taking delivery of a pump in our shop for repair, our general protocol is to disassemble the pump, and then carefully inspect for primary types of wear and tear. This is done prior to the pump being blasted and run through NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) in order to identify potential issues that could be causing…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Coating Your Pump
Various types of rotating equipment, including pumps, wear over time. This wear can lead to reductions in critical tolerances and also impact efficiency and overall pump performance. At that stage, many pump operators make the decision to take the pump out of service for maintenance and repair. Typical protocol calls for pump disassembly followed by…
Read MoreHDS Completes a Large-Scale Horizontal Split Case Project
Overview One of the world’s major oil companies recently hired HDS to inspect and repair a 20+ year-old horizontal split case centrifugal pump. Issue After disassembling and inspecting the pump, HDS technicians noted that the bearing housings were blown out and had a lot of wear. This gives the bearings room to move and leads…
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