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Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced the Anderson County Fire Department in South Carolina has placed an order for 19 custom fire apparatus, including 18 Pierce Saber® pumpers and one Enforcer™ 100’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Platform. This significant order marks the largest fleet purchase in the county’s history and is the latest representation of the department’s commitment to providing quality resources to support its emergency personnel....

Representatives from Esh Construction, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS), Northumbria Police, North East Ambulance Service, and local primary schools have taken part in a steel signing event to mark the completion of the first phase of work on the state-of-the-art Hebburn Tri-Station. Steven Bewick, Station Manager for Hebburn Community Fire Station, Louise Norris, Locality Manager at North East Ambulance Service, and Neil Hall, Chief Inspector at Northumbria Police, joined Esh Cons...

Following the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg have also opted for vehicles from the ‘Efficient Technology’ model series of Rosenbauer. Rosenbauer is very successful in Germany with its ET series these days. Currently, the group firefighting vehicles for disaster relief (LF 20 KatS) are being delivered, which the Federal Ministry of the Interior ordered at the end of 2021, on behalf of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster A...

Rosenbauer America is proud to be the major innovator in the U.S. fire industry. At the FDIC International 2023 event, which is taking place from April 24 to April 29, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, the Rosenbauer America team is excited to display many of their newly developed electric solutions, which perfectly combine technology with tradition. Rosenbauer RTX on exhibit at FDIC International 2023 There will also be a number of traditional apparatus on display at FDIC International 20...

The Darley PSM 2000 GPM pump is the most compact, durable, and efficient 2000 GPM (7571 L/M) end-suction pump on the market. The pump has been designed by experts in fluid dynamics technology and utilizes their proprietary silicon carbide mechanical seal, which handles use and misuse better than any other mechanical seal available on the market. gearbox The gearbox will handle 19,230 ft. lbs. (26,072 Nm) of torque, and the gears are helically cut to ensure quiet operation. The impeller is va...

Gardner Denver Nash and the manufacturing industry are concerned about the emission of polluting gases, such as CO2, H2S, flare, and methane gas, among others that contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Fortunately, there are ways to recover CO2 from sugar and alcohol industry processes and paper mills, as well as methane at water treatment plants and flare gas at oil refineries. Lowering CO2 Lowering CO2 generated from Gas Recovery Systems assist organizations with environme...

The 2BV2 liquid ring pump with coaxial direct connection design is a high-power and multi-functional pump, which can save working fluid by up to 50%. 2BV2 liquid ring vacuum pump / compressor has longer service life and adopts stainless steel shaft to improve corrosion resistance. The pump body can be made of all stainless steel, can be equipped with ordinary motor or explosion-proof motor, and can also have different material combinations to meet various process applications. Severe working...

Learn how the NASH CERTIFIED™ UX program allows customers to exchange their existing pumps or compressors that may be losing performance for an identical refurbished pump or compressor at a fraction of the price. Join Rick Kushinski, North American Technical Manager for Aftermarket, for a free webinar on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021, @ 11 AM EST. Liquid ring equipment Rick Kushinski has almost 30 years of experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing liquid ring vacuum pumps &am...

Faced with aging equipment that was impacting efficiency and productivity, one of the world’s leading packaging companies turned to Gardner Denver Nash to provide a solution that would help get their facility back on track. Its customer, one of the world’s largest packaging companies, is a specialist in providing food packaging products and disposable tableware. The company has 100 years of experience in providing both plastic and fiber-based packaging solutions to a range of r...

Condenser exhauster packages from Nash efficiently remove inward air leakage from the condenser in steam cycle plants. These packages provide lower turbine backpressure, improve heat rates, and reduce generating costs. condenser exhauster packages Typically, condenser exhauster packages consist of liquid ring vacuum pumps (either two-stage or single-stage with an air ejector), air-liquid discharge separator, heat exchanger, and associated controls. Nash condenser exhauster packages perform re...

Dry vacuum pumps are vital to chemical and pharmaceutical industrial applications as these systems directly influence production. Vacuum affects the quality, unit cost, environmental impact, energy costs, and safe handling of many materials.  Currently, many engineers throughout the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are converting from wet to dry vacuum technology. Dry vacuum pumps do not use water, oil, or any other liquid for sealing or lubrication of the vacuum stages....

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation LTD. (ONGC) is India’s largest public sector energy company, employing over 33,000 people and generating approximately 70% of the country's domestic crude production. The company is renowned for its transparency and corporate governance practices and frequently ranks highly in a variety of indexes, including Platts Top 250 (no. 11, 2017) and Forbes Global 2000 (no. 183, 2017). revitalize assets and maximize efficiency One of the company’s key offs...

Do users want to learn how to select the right vacuum technology for their chemical processing application? Then join Nash chemical expert Jeff Luby as he walks through how to compare different vacuum technologies when evaluating modern vacuum pump systems during the free webinar on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021, @ 11 AM ET. Jeff Luby's background Jeff Luby is a Chemical Engineer and Vacuum Solutions Applications Manager with nearly 25 years of vacuum industry experience. Jeff’s main focus...

When a leading, global material & chemical production company sought to upgrade its legacy equipment, it chose to continue its long-standing relationship with Gardner Denver Nash. Specialized product company Nash's customer is a global pioneer in providing specialized products for a variety of niche applications, producing carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products. From construction and residential lumber to railroad and specialty chemicals, they serve a diverse range of ind...

NASH dry vacuum systems are modularly designed as Configured-to-Order (CTO) and Engineered-to-Order (ETO) systems. These dry vacuum systems are a global asset as they are a simple, yet sophisticated, reliable and highly-efficient source of vacuum that provides significant process and economic benefits to chemical and pharmaceutical applications.  Dry vacuum pumps Dry vacuum pumps do not use water or any other liquid for sealing or lubrication. Therefore, eliminating the risk of process c...

Nash Certified™ Service Technicians or Field Service Engineers perform on-site inspections utilizing fiberscope to examine pumps & compressors identifying potential issues, damage, or unusual wear as a means of preventative maintenance. Fiberscope inspections should be completed every 12 months for equipment operating in regular conditions or every 6 months for equipment in harsh conditions such as cavitation or corrosion.  fiberscope inspections Fiberscope, often referred to a...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced authorized dealer - Allegiance Fire and Rescue, a division of Massachusetts-based Allegiance Trucks, LLC, has earned the distinguished Pierce Dealer of the Year Award for 2022. The award recognizes a dealership’s outstanding customer service, the impact it has made on in the fire service community, and growth as a company over the past year. In addition to the award, Allegiance is celebrating the near completion of a sig...

Combining the stability of NASH liquid ring pumps with the high vacuum capabilities of NASH steam jet ejectors results in a hybrid vacuum system that reduces GHG emissions and operating costs while improving system stability. Nash hybrid vacuum systems have been the industry benchmark since 1979, and are recognized worldwide for delivering reliable performance and lower emissions. But it is never satisfied. NASH Ener-Jet hybrid vacuum systems Due to extensive R&D, NASH Ener-Jet hybri...

Equipment emergencies and service related challenges arise in every industry, and at all different times of the year. In a critical situation where productivity is at risk users need a partner they can rely on - especially when an emergency occurs on off hours! A long holiday weekend is a tough time to have a pump with hot bearing that is failing fast, and especially challenging if someone has a large paper mill running a critical operation 24 hours a day. The mill in Savannah, Georgia called...

A small chicken processing plant in central Georgia, USA, installed two Nash CL-2002 (100 HP) vacuum pumps to transport and eviscerate 20,000 chickens daily. The pumps were rebuilt by a non-Nash shop and showed signs of problems as soon as they were started. On the first pump, they quickly found the shaft was out by 0.070”, which caused the pump to jump all over the place. The second pump would lock up within 90 seconds for no reason. Need for Nash vacuums  It's Monday afternoon, a...

One operator found out the hard way - only NASH Certified Service™ provides the quality and reliability of the original OEM manufacturer. A customer brought in a NASH 2BE1 liquid ring vacuum pump that had locked up. When one of the industry's most reliable pumps fails, users know something is wrong. Their comprehensive disassembly and inspection of the unit revealed what they suspected - the root cause of the pump failure was improper repair work and assembly by an unauthorized repair cen...

The first Nuclear Power Plant completed in the United States in 20 years goes live at TVA Watts Bar, and using NASH two stage condenser exhausters. The NASH vacuum pumps assure maximum power availability by efficiently removing air inleakage from the condenser. The condenser produces the vacuum but any air inleakage blankets the tubes and degrades the condenser performance and efficiency. The NASH pumps are able to remove the unwanted air and discharge it to atmosphere. Maximum power availabi...

As the sun was setting on a Friday afternoon a UK-based power station lost vacuum on one of three liquid ring vacuum pumps used to generate power for the national grid. The power station operates at peaking load and requires all three vacuum pumps to be online to generate power as demand requires. Even losing just one pump could impact the power station's contractual obligations to the national grid. Fortunately, they already had a contingency plan in place - contact NASH. Broken check valve...

Nash is pleased to announce the NASH 2BM5 liquid ring vacuum pump & compressor. With this model Nash has extended the NASH 2BM series of magnetically driven and hermetically sealed pumps and compressors to reach capacities from 35 to 877 cfm (60 to 1490 m3/h). Through a magnetic drive with static o-ring seals the NASH 2BM Series achieves non-contact torque transmission, which allows for the hermetic seal. This key feature eliminates leaks while reducing maintenance. Additional liquid lub...

2 NASH Pumps installed in 1928 are still in service at the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. A few years ago Nash embarked on a mission to find the ‘oldest running NASH pump’. They received entries from around the globe with pumps that were 40, 50 and even 70 years old. At the end they declared the winner - and they had not one, but two oldest running NASH Pumps at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. Horizontal drainage pumps The Sewerage and Water Board, the water/d...

For more than 110 years NASH Pumps have been known as tireless workhorses, designed to stand up to the rigorous, non-stop demands of even the harshest industrial environments. NASH DRY-PRO Pumps continue this tradition, delivering proven NASH reliability, with the low maintenance requirements that the industry demands. NASH DRY-PRO The NASH DRY-PRO is a remarkably simple, yet sophisticated, reliable, and highly efficient dry vacuum pump. The dry and contact-free operation requires no lubricat...

Through Liquid Ring University, Nash offers customized maintenance, operator, and product training. All sessions are led by an experienced NASH Certified Technician, Engineer, or Representative and can be held on-site at the facility, off-site at the location of the user's choice, or at any Nash location.  Topics Operation: how it works and why. Disassembly and Reassembly of a NASH pump. Discussions of troubleshooting techniques. Overview of the typical pump, package, or seal water...

In October 2006, a visit was made to the Peterhead Power Station in Scotland to discuss the possibility of installing new air extraction pumps.  The station, a combined cycle operation with three Siemens gas turbines and one steam turbine, is located 55 miles north of Aberdeen on the East coast of Scotland. It had been reporting problems in achieving the desired back pressure on its steam turbine. The existing vacuum pumps, supplied by Gardner Denver Nash UK in 1977, were three 50% NASH CL...

AEI Cables has made an appeal to individual decision-makers in the electrical supply chain including building managers: “Make yourselves more aware of the dangers of not using approved cabling for Category 3 Control fire performance cables.” The company has been communicating the dangers of not following the technical guidance for the selection and installation of cables for Category 3 Control fire performance cables under the revised British Standard. It has sent out a message to t...

The Nash team in India secured a complex project order with one of India's largest refinery operators, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). The project, which included engineering, sourcing, delivering, erecting, and commissioning a Hybrid Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump and Ejector System, was a part of the Mumbai refinery's DHT Project. BPCL award The extraordinary work by the Nash team was recognized by BPCL this past November when the refinery presented the Nash with the “Best On Ti...