Victor Pump News

Coming in 2025 will be a comprehensive set of 60HZ curves for all of the Victor S and R Series pumps. These should be released by the end of this first quarter and make it easier for us to show customers the true abilities of the Victor Pump Line.

Upcoming Events

Join us for our upcoming events that we will be participating in. Here are the details:

ASHRAE Expo

Date: February 10-12

Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fl

Booth # 5560

AGG1 Show

Date: March 25-27

Location: America’s Center

Convention Complex, St. Louis, Mo

Booth #6938

Tech Article

The gear pump is one of the most widely used positive displacement pumps. Whether you’re pumping lubrication oil or molasses these pumps can handle it. However not all gear pumps are created equal. There are two types of gear pumps, external and internal. External gear pumps consist of two identical gears (a rotor/driver and idler) rotating against each other on separate shafts. The internal gear pump has a smaller gear (idler) rotating inside a larger gear (rotor/driver). The Victor Gear pump that you represent is an internal gear pump (similar to the Viking).

Below is a look at the differences between the two:

External Gear Pump

These pumps have two gears that work against one another in the opposite direction. Liquid is drawn into the pump as the gears interlock, and the teeth carry the fluid around the pump to the outlet, where it’s forced out as they meet.

Applications – ex. water, fuel, lubricants, hydraulics, chemicals etc.

Advantages – better at handling lower viscosity liquids, smaller flow rates, higher pressures.

Manufacturers – Oberdorfer, Roper

Internal Gear Pumps

These pumps have an outer gear (rotor) and an inner gear(idler). The rotor is mounted to a rotating shaft. The idler is mounted to a fixed shaft (idler pin) on the pump’s front cover plate and is driven by the rotor. The crescent on the pump’s front cover plate separates the gears so they create two flow paths which then re-join as the gears mesh, forcing liquid out the discharge port.

Applications – ex. Asphalt, bitumen, tar, chocolate, peanut butter, paints etc.

Advantages – better at handling higher temperatures, larger flow rates, higher viscosity liquids, have fewer bearings and bushings and favored for more abrasive liquids.

The Greenpumps GPCA magnetic drive centrifugal pump can be configured in centerline mount to meet API 685 which is the magnetic drive equivalent of API 610. The centerline support allows thermal expansion growth of the casing to be symmetric from the shaft centerline outwards. This allows coupling alignment to be maintained regardless of temperature variations. The GPCA is capable of temperatures from -150F to 660F (750F w/ external cooling) and total working pressures up to 1500PSI.

These capabilities along with the absence of a need for a mechanical seal make this pump suitable for oil refinery/petrochemical, thermal oil, powerplant, boiler and chemical transfer applications. GPM is currently working on an application pumping Naphtha with a total working pressure of over 1200PSI with Super Duplex SS casing and Titanium Grade 5 containment shell.

Who is on Top?

One of the greatest things we get to do each year is thank our partners. Many times, we also get to celebrate those who have gone above and beyond to accel with our offerings to them. Below are the Top Ten for 2025.

-Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO

-Hugh M. Cunningham-Carrolton, Tx

-Mechanical Equipment Company- Matthews, NC

-James,Cooke, and Hobson-Phx, AZ/ElPaso, TX/Albquerque, NM

-Premco, New Rochelle, NY

-PBBS-Menominee Falls, Wi

-Sunair-Philadelphia, Pa

-Texas Steam, Houston, Tx

-Wichita Burner-Wichita, KS

-Zone Industries – Spring, Tx

And thank you to all of our partners for your efforts in 2024!

Training

With the continued call for more education GPM will be keeping our monthly product line classes. We are in the process of trying to update some of these to include new and improved information. The schedule for the first half of 2025 is below.

January 30-Full Product Offering

February 20-DP Pump Training

March 20-Victor Pump

April 24-GreenPumps

May 22-Garbarino Pumps

June 26-PEMO Pumps

More classes to be scheduled, as needed, in the second half of the year.

GreenPumps is now offering their GP Gear 200 external gear pump with the standard mag drive assembly. This is a composite external gear pump assembly, designed for a flow of about 1 GPM with a differential pressure to not exceed 145 PSI (Max pressure 232 PSI). The pump can be assembled with FDA compliant materials and is available in ATEX 1 and 2 configurations if need be.

Pump speed is designed around 1750 RPM with a .5 HP motor. Do you have a unique need? We have an answer.

Victor Pumps announce an update to their magdrive magnets on the R35 to R105 pumps. This new magnet will offer a higher breakaway torque value allowing for more consistent operation. The value in these new magnets is that due to the construction it is possible to use a smaller magnet in some configurations, thus not requiring an increase in cost of the pump for better operation.

This change will be phased in slowly across the year as stock of the old magnets is depleted.

Training Classes:

We have at release of this newsletter, had our first full line training class for 2024 (and had over 100 attendees across the three classas). We are jumping back into this and are planning a DP line training class towards the end of February as well. Please let us know what other products you would like to see with a product specific training class so we can get that on the calendar for March and April.

Who is on Top?

The year finished off strong for all our distribution, and for that we are forever grateful, and look forward to great things in 2024. We have established a forecast for each of the territories with a solid growth plan. Our Top Ten for 2023 (again in no particular order):

Texas Steam, Houston, Tx

Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO

Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX

James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ.

Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC

PBBS, Menomonee Falls, Wi

Pumps and Systems, Dearborn Heights, Mi

Wichita Burner, Wichita, Ks

Johnson Barrow, Seattle Wa and Portland, Or

Superior Industrial, Sycamore, Il and Grimes, LA

The Future:

We are looking forward to the online training this year. If you want to schedule special training for either your employees or a special customer, please let us know.

We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2024.

Best Regards, 

Greg, Dan, Tom, Debbie, Scott, Tristan, Samatha, Drew, Joey, Dee, David, and Paul: “The GPM Team!!” 

Victor Pump News

Victor Pumps is now offering a new alternative to the standard steam-jacketed pump. The new option is using an electric heat system that can be easily connected to the electrical panel to keep the pump (and the liquid inside) warm. This is great for areas where a heating fluid is not available, or when a mobile application is needed. Let us know if you need more information on this new option.

Upcoming Events

Join us for our upcoming events that we will be participating in. Here are the details:

ASHRAE Expo

Date: February 10-12

Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fl

Booth # 5560

AGG1 Show

Date: March 25-27

Location: America’s Center

Convention Complex, St. Louis, Mo

Booth #6938

There have been a few questions about how we calculate the NPSHa (Net Positive Suction Pressure Available) for a pump system. And when dealing with a system that is open to atmosphere it is a matter of plugging info into a simple formula:

NPSHa=absolute pressure on surface of liquid (feet of liquid) – vapor pressure (feet of liquid) + static height of fluid – friction losses (feet of liquid)

Vapor Pressure: this is the pressure at which a liquid will turn into a vapor (steam).

Static height: this is the static height of the liquid above the centerline of the pump suction in feet

Friction Losses: this is the loss in the pipe and fittings coming into the tank and this also has a minor relation to the necessary flow rate of the pump as well.

So, if a pump is being fed from a tank and the low water level is 6’ above the centerline of the pump and the water temp is at 180F the formula would look like this:

NPSHa=(14.7 psi*2.31 ft/psi)-(7.5 psi

*2.31 ft/psi)+6-2 NPSHa=33.96-17.325+6-2 NPSHa=20.635’

Please note this is a very basic example and if you need more help please reach out and we will happily offer more training, show you how we found the numbers, etc.

The Greenpumps GPCA magnetic drive centrifugal pump can be configured in centerline mount to meet API 685 which is the magnetic drive equivalent of API 610. The centerline support allows thermal expansion growth of the casing to be symmetric from the shaft centerline outwards. This allows coupling alignment to be maintained regardless of temperature variations. The GPCA is capable of temperatures from -150F to 660F (750F w/ external cooling) and total working pressures up to 1500PSI.

These capabilities along with the absence of a need for a mechanical seal make this pump suitable for oil refinery/petrochemical, thermal oil, powerplant, boiler and chemical transfer applications. GPM is currently working on an application pumping Naphtha with a total working pressure of over 1200PSI with Super Duplex SS casing and Titanium Grade 5 containment shell.

Who is on Top?

We always update the top selling partners. Our Top five for 2024 thus far (again in no particular order):

-Cardinal Pump, St. Peters, MO

-Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC

-Detroit Pump, Warren, MI

-Wichita Burner, Wichita, KS

-Sunair, Willow Grove, PA

Training

We want to hear from you: Did you like the online training classes, were they useful for you and your team? Should we continue them or focus on individual training with each of our partners? Please let us know so we can schedule accordingly.

Tech Article

One of the largest issue we have seen with our engineered pump systems over the last few years is nozzle, or flange, loading of the pumps. While not something people normally look at, it can cause huge issues with the pumps themselves.

Nozzle loads are the net forces and moments exerted on equipment nozzles. In pump systems, excessive nozzle loading occurs when forces and moments acting on the inlet and discharge ports of a pump combine to overcome a certain limit. The loads exerted are predominantly affected by how the connected equipment and piping are supported, misalignment in the system, and thermal expansion of piping material.

Causes and Issues:

• Thermal Expansion – Change in the length of a particular metal because of a change in temperature of that Hot fluid systems can cause pipework to expand with temperature. The expansion intensifies nozzle loading on all three axes.
• Nozzle loads can create torsional stresses across pipework, pumps and supports. For example, in external gear pumps, torsional stresses often lead to uneven gear wear and in severe cases contacting of the pump housing with gears.
• In less severe cases irregular wear will affect tight clearances designed to cater for shaft deflection, therefore slip occurs and the pump needs to run faster to maintain the required flow.
• Excessive nozzle loading can also lead to increased vibrations throughout the pumping This can have a dramatic effect on residual out of balance forces, exacerbating existing nozzle load issues and possible catastrophic pump failure.
• Misalignment is another cause. Connecting fixed pipework to smaller pumps can increase the chance of misalignment as well as sagging from the intrinsic self-weight of piping plus the weight of the fluids.

Solutions and Prevention:

• To minimize nozzle loading, all pipework should be externally supported on both inlet and discharge sides of the Where possible all pipes should be supported at the same level as the pump to reduce the number of bends and potential loading sites in the system.
• The pumping system should be designed with sufficient flexibility to withstand thermal expansion without creating excess forces at the flanges.
• Inlet piping should be free from any flow distributing fittings for a given minimum length to reduce potential pressure spikes.
• Devices that can aid in reducing moments and forces on the inlet condition are a flexible link, hose or bellows.

Victor Pumps has decided to invest in environmental protection and end-user safety by designing a new type of stainless-steel casings for its self-priming centrifugal pumps with semi-open impellers for corrosive, aggressive, and contaminant-laden dirty waters containing suspended solids. The new casings feature a reduced number of covers and openings, which are potential points of leakage or accidental spillage due to improper cover handling by an operator. The pumps affected by this modification are the 1½” S 41+50, S 49+50, and the 2″ S 51+50, S 62+50 models, covering a flow range from 20 to 200 gpm and a suction head of up to -26 ft w.c.

The continuous updating of CF-8M stainless steel castings such as impellers, casings, volutes, and other components is made possible by the innovative casting method starting from 3D prints, overseen firsthand by qualified technical staff of Victor Pumps’ engineering department.

GreenPumps is still expanding their offering in the magnetic drive pump market. A new addition to the GPM series is the GPM 40.2, which has a 2” flanged connection and a low NPSH option offering for the low feed head applications. This new pump is still going to be constructed in the GPM standard 316SS and will be available in the north American market with the NEMA

C-faced motor adapter. Contact us for more information.

Who is on Top?

The year finished off strong for all our distribution, and for that we are forever grateful, and look forward to great things in 2024. We have established a forecast for each of the territories with a solid growth plan. Our Top Ten for 2023 (again in no particular order):

Texas Steam, Houston, Tx

Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO

Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX

James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ

Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC

RE Merrell,

Pumps and Systems, Dearborn Heights, MI

Wichita Burner, Wichita, KS

PREMCO, New York City, NY

Boiler Supply, Nashville, TN

Training:

We apologize for the issues with the March Training class, which have all been resolved. We will be redoing the Victor Training class shortly and get the invitation out to all our distribution partners.

The Future:

We are looking forward to the online training this year. If you want to schedule special training for either your employees or a special customer, please let us know.

We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2024.

Best Regards, 

Greg, Dan, Tom, Debbie, Scott, Tristan, Samatha, Drew, Joey, Dee, David, and Paul: “The GPM Team!!” 

As our business continues to grow, we continue to expand our family to meet the needs of our customers. We are happy to announce the addition of three of our newest employees!

First, Drew Foust comes to us from the shipping industry with 10 years of experience. He started in October as a warehouse technician. He will be working in the shop on pump modifications to meet the specifications of our customers, inventory organization, and shipping/receiving tasks. Outside of work, Drew enjoys fishing in the Spring, golfing in the Summer, and hunting in the Fall. He also enjoys spending time at home with his wife and kids.

Next, Samantha (Sam) White joins our inside sales team with nine years of customer service experience and will work alongside Dan and Greg. She will be involved in direct customer contact in all areas relating to inquiries, sales orders, pricing, delivery dates, etc. Her favorite activity outside of work right now is planning her wedding coming up in October and traveling with her fiancé and new puppy. She also enjoys concerts and all types of music. Sam brings an amazing level Sam brings an amazing level of energy to the team and is a welcome addition to GPM. 

Last but certainly not least, we are pleased that Joey Robbers has decided to join the GPM family after his time down at Missouri State University. He worked in the GPM shop over the summer part time and will now join our shop team as a full-time warehouse technician. He will work alongside Drew and our shop manager Tristan to ensure GPM continues to keep up with the increasing demand and delivers our products in a timely manner. Joey also enjoys the outdoor activities of hunting and fishing and is an excellent addition to the team!

As you know, if you follow us on LinkedIn, GPM was able to do something that few International DP distributors have done, and that is to sell over One Million Euro in product in one year. This is especially noteworthy as we do it without selling many of the pumps with motors unlike our sister distribution groups. In this we can only thank you as a few years ago we sold as many pumps in a year as we are now in a quarter, and again this is thanks to you, our distribution network!

Term Agreements:

Along with follow-ups GPM would like to inform distributors that terms for all clients is set to NET30. Payment follow-ups will be sent to customers that are past this time or ones that may have use set up in their system as a different term agreement. Any questions or concerns, let us know.

PEMO pumps just finished a 75th anniversary celebration, and is looking into making the 76th year something special. There are plans for the ConExpo in Las Vegas, and the offer for a “Try and buy” is still on the table. We are doing all we can to expand the ability to get these engineered lines this year by doing our best to reduce the response time on the proposal, and on the delivery to the best of our abilities.

GPM is trying something new with the Garbarino line this year. We have had a huge focus on our larger pumps and being competitive, but this year for the first time, we are taking Garbarino to the AHR show. The Garbarino multistage is set to easily compete with the other multistage pumps in the market. As we do try and push with this line this year, we are asking our distribution to help us. How are we looking price wise, how is delivery compared to the competition? Let’s see how we can grow this line in North America this year.

Training Classes:

Last year at the second half of the year we had great success with the online classes on the third Thursdays of the month. This being aid we would like to continue this training class schedule going into the spring for everyone. Be it a refresher, a way to bring new people on board, or if you want to invite in customers to learn (please let us know in advance) it’s a great way to reach out to everyone. We hope to have this list finalized by next week so we can get the information out to everyone and get the planning underway.

Who is on Top? 

The year finished off strong for all of our distribution, and for that we are forever grateful, and look forward to great things in 2023. We have established a forecast for each of the territories with a solid growth plan. That being said our Top Ten for 2023 (again in no particular order):

• Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO 

• Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX 

• Mahans, Covington, GA

• James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ. 

• Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC

• PBBS, Menomonee Falls, NY

• Premco, New Rochelle, NY

• Pumps and Systems, Dearborn, MI

• Sunair Co., Willow Grove, PA Texas Steam-Houston, TX

The Future: 

Everyone should plan on a visit from their regional manager, and within the next couple of months. We are looking forward to any shows, open houses or other events that you have going on and look forward to assisting with them.

We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2023.

Best Regards, 

Greg, Dan, Tom, Debbie, Scott, Tristan, Samatha, Drew, Joey, Dee, David, and Paul: “The GPM Team!!” 

We are sad to Announce that on June 28th GPM lost one of our own to his fight with cancer. Rick Andrews worked with GPM for over 20 years and was still working with us as an advisor on “large engineered projects”.  Rick had unofficially retired to North Carlina and is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren. His departure will be felt within our ranks for some time.

Term Agreements:

GPM would like to remind our distributors that terms for all clients is set to NET30. Payment follow-ups will be sent to customers that are past due or that may have been set up in their system as a different term agreement. Please let us know of any questions or concerns.

PEMO pumps recently just modified their agreement with GPM and we are now the sole location for aftermarket NON-OEM parts, service, and sales for the United States. This change now allows us to focus strongly on growing this brand in the sludge and slurry market in the United States.

Greenpumps offers their GPT and GPTA line which is a Regenerative Turbine Design pump and although regenerative turbines are technically considered a centrifugal pump they operate differently. The primary difference is that a regenerative turbine pump has fluid travel through the impeller vanes multiple times instead of once like a standard centrifugal due to the special design of the impeller. Each time the fluid cycles through the impeller vanes it is called regeneration, hence the name. The regenerative action of the vanes imparts a positive displacement effect on the fluid and with each pass through the impeller, a small increment of pressure is added. This cumulative pressure build-up allows regenerative turbine pumps to generate high pressure even with a low flow rate.  As a result of this regeneration, the pump has the capability of building ten or more times the pressure of a standard centrifugal pump with the same impeller diameter and speed. Another advantage of the regenerative turbine impeller design is its ability to pump up to 40 % entrained gases without fear of cavitation. Due to these abilities the regenerative turbine pump is a great option for smaller boiler feed systems, high-pressure cleaning systems and certain chemical processes.

Training Classes

The second half of the year we had great success with the online classes on the third Thursdays of the month. This being said we would like to continue this training class schedule going into the spring for everyone. Be it a refresher, a way to bring new people on board, or if you want to invite your customers in to learn (please let us know in advance. We hope to have this list finalized by next week so we can get the information out to everyone and get the planning underway.

Who is on Top?

The year finished off strong for all of our distribution, and for that we are forever grateful. We look forward to great things in 2023. We have established a forecast for each of the territories with a solid growth plan. That being said our Top Five for 2023 (again in no particular order):

Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO

Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX

James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ.

Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC

PBBS, Menomonee Falls, Wi

The Future:

Everyone should plan on a visit from their regional manager within the next couple of months. We are looking forward to any shows, open houses, or other events that you have going on and look forward to assisting with them.

We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2023 and going into 2024 with a huge amount of momentum.

Best Regards, 

Greg, Dan, Tom, Debbie, Scott, Tristan, Samatha, Drew, Joey, Dee, David, and Paul: “The GPM Team!!” 

Since the last newsletter we have once again added new people to the team! 

First off to help with our ever-growing accounts we added in Dee Stewart. She and Debbie are keeping the ship running by sending out the timely invoices for the pumps and valves. She is also helping with the research as we are adding new distributors to the mix. 

Next is Jaden Richards. Jaden joins our inside sales team alongside Dan and Greg to support our customers. He will be working over the next few months to learn the GPM product lines to provide our customers with the best solutions to meet their needs. He will also be responsible for direct customer contact in all areas relating to inquiries, orders, order entry, pricing, delivery dates, etc. At GPM, we want to ensure that we continually grow to meet the growing needs of all our customers and Jaden is certainly a great addition to the team to help us do exactly that. 

DP pump has shown us how a quality product can work against even the most established competitors this year. Something we have is that the new 40 series low NPSH is done, and they are now working on the 25 series as well. These items should both be readily available before the end of the year. The 60 series low NPSH impeller will be introduced in 2023. 

We are almost out of the IEC motor mess from the beginning of the year and will be offering an additional 5% discount on any of our existing IEC motor pumps. If you need one, please request it and let us know that you want the discount. 

There will be another revision to the price pages coming based on a price increase from Europe. These should be available before and implemented on August 1, 2022. 

Everyone may have noticed that the HDL Ball Checks have started showing up in a red epoxy over the traditional blue in the past. This has been a manufacturing process change and will be the new standard. Nothing other than the pigment color has changed the epoxy is still the same stuff so the valve still maintains its AWWA listing. 

PEMO will be our next product online seminar review. We are planning this for July 28th, and if you are interested, please contact your regional and he can get you the information for the Teams meeting. This event should be about one hour long and will cover the full PEMO product offering. 

The GreenPumps line is always seeing new interest. This line has always been a strong competitor in the chemical industry, both as a circulation pump and as a transfer pump. The varied materials of construction as well as the variety of o-rings and gaskets available make it an easy fit for any application. 

European Madness: 

Every year about this time we try and warn everyone about the upcoming summer closure. Most of the European community takes a portion of August off, and never at the same time. This will slow down our responses to request for quotes, acknowledgments of PO’s and completion of orders as there will be few people there to get us the answers we need. 

2022 Events: 

Halfway through 2022 and we have finished the AHR that was in Las Vegas (was great to see so many of you), and we are preparing for the September ASPE show in Indianapolis. Our Regionals have been busy helping and attending the shows with you and while supplying pumps and valves. So far, I know there have been events in Florida, Arkansas, Minnesota, New York, Colorado, Utah, and many more. Let us know you when have an event coming up as we would be happy to attend and bring in equipment and literature to help you out. 

Who is on Top? 

Every year everyone asks how they are doing, who is the top, and GPM is going to be awarding their top ten distributors a plaque at the end of the year. Who is on top you ask? Well, here are the current top five, in no particular order: 

• Pumps and Systems, Dearborn, MI 

• Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO 

• Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX 

• Texas Steam-Houston, TX 

• James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ. 

The Future: 

Right now, we are simply happy to be helping you and are looking forward to what the next quarter brings with the new distribution that we are adding. Out west we will soon be looking for an additional Regional Sales Manager for that territory. 

We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2022. 

Best Regards, 

Greg, Dan, Tom, Debbie, Scott, Tristan, Jaden, Dee, David, and Paul: “The GPM Team!!”