01 May 2006

Flowserve, a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, will unveil its pre-engineered intelligent pump optimisation, control and protection system – IPS Tempo – at the Achema, to be held this month (May 15 to 19), in Frankfurt, Germany.

Designed by the rotating equipment experts at Flowserve, IPS Tempo improves performance, lowers total cost of ownership, reduces power consumption up to 50 per cent, and improves mean time between repair (MTBR), says a company spokesman.
“In addition, the system helps eliminate costly downtime and expensive repairs caused by dry running, blocked lines, pump overloads, closed suction or discharge valves, cavitation, and excessive wear or rubbing. In less than 30 minutes, users can programme IPS Tempo to respond to process and condition variables to protect pump equipment against adverse operating conditions, thereby optimising plant output and pump availability and lowering total cost of ownership,” he says.
IPS Tempo adjusts pump operations for flow, pressure, temperature, and fluid level changes. The system monitors process variables and pump power, and offers extensive condition monitoring and control.
The new control system incorporates variable frequency drive (VFD) technology, pump-specific optimisation software, an industrial-grade electric drive, and an intuitive menu-driven user interface to provide superior protection, reliability, and the ease of use not possible with other VFDs or pump control systems.
It integrates a unique, pump-specific user interface, a quick-start set-up and configuration, soft-start and soft-stop capability, and pre-engineered pump protection features into one complete and easy-to-use package, the spokesman explains.
IPS Tempo features the most common pump-specific parameters built into its set-up, including capacity and head, making implementation fast, reliable and easy and is ideal for use in the chemical, petrochemical, refining, water, mining, and general industry, the spokesman concludes.

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