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PUMPS & PUMPING STATIONS

WHERE OUR PROVEN BOLTING SOLUTIONS SET THE STANDARD IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS

TorcUP provides specialized bolting solutions for a variety of industrial pumps and pumping stations, focusing on high-torque assembly, repair, and preventative maintenance in challenging environments.

KEY MACHINERY AND APPLICATION POINTS

Industrial and Slurry Pumps

Industrial pumps, particularly giant slurry pumps used in mining and processing, require high torque and often present significant clearance challenges.

  • Slurry Pump Maintenance: At Mosaic, a leading phosphate mining company, Volta (VT) battery tools paired with sliding arms are used for preventative maintenance. Technicians ensure GIW/KSB slurry pumps remain tight to their foundations by applying torque in the 1,300-1,500 lbf-ft range.

  • OEM Assembly and Repair: Schurco utilizes TorcUP tools during the assembly and repair stages of their giant industrial slurry pumps.

  • Tooling for Tight Spaces: Companies like Southeast Pump Specialist utilize TX-4 and TX-8 low-profile hydraulic wrenches because pump designs often feature extremely tight spaces and high walls that restrict access for standard tools.

  • Standard Industrial Pumps: For common industrial models like Goulds pumps, the Raptor 2000 series is frequently used to ensure all components are properly torqued to prevent failure.

Power Plant Pumping Systems

Critical pumps within power generation facilities require precise, repeatable torque to avoid operational failures.

  • Boiler Feedwater Pumps: At a Duke Energy Steam Plant, technicians used a TU-2 hydraulic wrench to torque 64 bolts to 960 lbf-ft on a Byron Jackson boiler feedwater pump.

  • Efficiency Gains: Previously, this task took four hours with a hand wrench and resulted in worker injuries; using TorcUP tools reduced the labor to just over one hour with significantly improved accuracy.

  • Other Power Plant Applications: Bolting solutions are also applied to boiler circulating pumps, stop valves, and high-pressure feedwater heaters.

Pumping and Compressor Stations

In the Oil & Gas and Water/Wastewater sectors, TorcUP supports the infrastructure of pumping and compressor stations.

  • Midstream Infrastructure: Tools are used at compressor stations for maintaining gas compressors, such as the Ingersoll Rand 410 KVT, often utilizing the TX-8 for internal cylinder work and direct inlet bolting.

  • Water Infrastructure: Pumping stations for wastewater treatment rely on low-profile TX series tools (like the TX-4) for bolting large pipe flanges in restricted plant networks.

  • OEM Water Tanks: For the manufacturing of large water tanks, the RP-1000 Raptor series is used with custom reaction arms to provide an ergonomic, lower-decibel alternative to traditional impact wrenches.

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