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Battery Manufacturing

Sealless Application Information: Magnetic Drive pumps help meet the demand for high safety levels within the global battery manufacturing industry.

The battery manufacturing industry is experiencing unprecedented changes in demand, where the pursuit of production capacity, improved battery performance, new technologies, and profitability are at the forefront of future industry thinking.

Global battery manufacturers are looking to produce reliable and high-performing lithium-ion batteries and one area of concern is the safety of plant workers during a manufacturing process that involves the handling of aggressive chemicals.

Battery Manufacturing

 

As specialists in the provision of magnetic drive pumps, in industries where performance and environmental integrity are key, HMD Kontro has a keen understanding of these manufacturing priorities. Our sealless magnetic drive pumps provide an effective alternative to traditional mechanical seal pumps, offering multiple benefits ranging from leak-free operation to minimal maintenance requirements.

For each of our global battery manufacturing clients we ensure that we meet all aspects of their manufacturing needs:

  • Careful handling of flammable, combustible, or toxic chemicals
  • Reliable solutions that deliver high operational uptime and require minimal maintenance
  • Responsive and flexible global supply with quick delivery capability to worldwide manufacturing plants
  • Compliance to industry standards including ASME B73.3, ISO 2858 / 15783, API 685 and ATEX

HMD Kontro pumps are compatible with a range of process liquids, including aggressive liquids and solvents that require careful handling plus an important need for sensitivity to the environment in which they are used.

For more information on how HMD Kontro’s sealless pumps can integrate into battery manufacturing production methods and provide reliable, durable, and safe liquid pumping solutions, please see our dedicated Battery Manufacturing page.

29 Models Now in the CSI Range

With the recent expansion, our CSI range of chemical and industrial service pumps to ISO standards, now numbers 29 different models, with additional hydraulics and a wider variation in the inlet and outlet sizes allowing for much increased operational options.

CSI Chemical Service Pump Range Expansion

Continuing the Modularity benefits of the CSI, including Versatility, Reliability, Efficiency, Safety, Serviceability and Availability, the range is now available in 13 x Frame 1 and 16 x Frame 2 sizes, allowing for a wider range of flow rates of up to 12m3/h and heads up to 62 metres.

Meeting the ISO dimensional and construction standards 2858 and 15783 the expansion of the CSI range means that we continue to offer a world-class chemical pumping solution for the ISO markets. Allowable flange loadings imposed by the pipework are in accordance with ISO 5199.  Meanwhile, the sister CSA range caters for ASME requirements.

For further details, please see our dedicated web page, where you can download literature, including both the brochure and the technical profile for the CSI, watch a video and listen to a podcast on the original development of the range. Alternatively, please contact us for further information.

CSI chemical service pump range expands to meet demands of global ISO market

With the introduction of additional models to our CSI chemical service pump range, we are expanding our ISO sealless magnetic drive pump offering and meeting the needs of an even wider range of chemical pump applications.

The CSI chemical service sealless magnetic drive pump range has been expanded to include additional models, providing comprehensive hydraulic coverage with a total of 13 Frame 1 and 16 Frame 2 sizes.   Meeting ISO dimensional and construction standards 2858 and 15783, the expansion of the CSI range has focused primarily on additional hydraulics and a feature set which allows greater variation in the inlet and outlet sizes, allowing a wider range of flow rates of up to 120 m3/h and heads up to 62m, all optimised for high performance.

CSI Chemical Service Pump Range Expansion

HMD Kontro’s CSI sealless pumps set the standard for metallic magnetic drive ISO pumps.   With space-saving close-coupled or separately mounted/long coupled configurations, the CSI range is specifically designed to handle aggressive, corrosive, or acidic liquids in chemical applications.  With zero leaks or product emissions, the CSI magnetic drive pump is well suited to many of the pumping services found within these chemical facilities including the processing of chlor-alkali, agricultural chemicals, fine and inorganic chemicals, isocyanates, plastics, and polymers. Also, within other manufacturing industries such as battery manufacturing, water and wastewater, and petro-chemicals.

“The expansion of the CSI range ensures that we can continue to offer a world class chemical pumping solution for the ISO markets with not only the highest levels of robustness in the field but with an enhanced customer driven feature set. We can also maintain maximum pump configurability with rapid availability regardless of the specification needed” explains Hannah Verrall, Product Line Manager, HMD Kontro.

The CSI range is engineered specifically to deliver high performance and superior safety when pumping hazardous fluids.  Key benefits of the CSI and other HMD Kontro sealless magnetic drive pumps include:

  • Total fluid containment providing better environmental protection and operator safety
  • No seals or support systems eliminating possible leakage and resulting pump downtime
  • Dimensionally interchangeable options for existing installations for a more simplified procurement and commissioning process
  • Global availability and full online selection and configuration capabilities

In addition, the CSI range comes with a wide range of additional features that can be selected especially for applications requiring an additional layer of protection including Secondary Control/Containment, and the ZeroLoss containment shell, which significantly improves efficiency.

Complimenting the HMD Kontro CSI line is the new Ansimag ALI line of non-metallic lined sealless magnetic drive pumps.   All Ansimag wetted parts are moulded ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoro Ethylene) components that can safely handle a wide range of corrosives and solvents without corrosion.

For more information, please visit our CSI Frame 1 sealless pump page.

Think Sealless Smart

Why sealless pumps are the smart choice

Magnetic drive sealless pumps have many key design features for increased reliability, cost-effectiveness, enhanced safety and are very environmentally friendly. In addition magnetic drive pumps save time and cost on design, installation and operation.

 

By specifying an HMD Kontro sealless pump you can be absolutely positive that you have made the right decision. Combining cutting edge technology with over seventy years of expertise and experience, since we were the first in the world to develop the concept, our pumps provide complete peace of mind.

  • Completely Contained Sealless Design
  • Single Joint Casing and Containment Shell
  • High Efficiency Magnetic Couplings & Wet End
  • Modular Rotating Element Cartridge
  • Fully Confined Casing Gasket
  • Robust Magnetic Coupling
  • Wide Choice of Materials
  • Universal Connection Options
  • Interchangeable Components

HMD Kontro pumps are built to last.  We have many examples of extended pump life across our seventy year history, we have more experience than any other manufacturer. In many installations, HMD Kontro have run without maintenance for ten years and often even more.

In most HMD Kontro pumps we use silicon carbide bearings, a material so hard that under normal process and conditions it will not wear for many years. When you add permanent samarium cobalt magnets and the unique way we engineer our pumps, this results in a very long service life with minimal maintenance and cost.

Think Sealless – Please visit www.thinksealless.com

Sealless & API Standards

The API (American Petroleum Institute) standards are used to define systems, tests and equipment design predominantly for the oil and gas, petroleum and petrochemical industries. Whilst API 685 relates to sealless magnetic drive pumps, API 610 covers the requirements of mechanically sealed pumps.

Sealless API Standards

 

The API 685 Standard is for Sealless Pumps

The scope of the API 685 standard covers the minimum design, testing, dynamics, and metallurgical requirements for sealless centrifugal pumps.  Included are single stage pump designs for magnetic drive pumps of both synchronous and eddy-current / torque ring drive designs and as well as canned motor pumps.

API 685 was initially released in October 2000 and standardises the application of sealless pumps in petroleum, heavy-duty chemical and gas service industries.

HMD Kontro has been building sealless magnetic drive pumps for oil and gas associated industries to API codes since 1983 and has a long association and history with the standard. The second edition of the standard came out in February 2011 and HMD Kontro pumps fully conform to this updated version.

For further information on our comprehensive GSP range of pumps including vertical, or high-pressure versions, please see the GSP product page.

Think Sealless Survey – Final Chance to Win £100

Please take a few minutes to complete our questionnaire.

All good things must come to an end and that is true of the Sealless Survey. The final date to submit an entry and be included in the free prize draw is fast approaching, Saturday 30th April 2022.

Remember, all entrants to the Sealless Survey before the end of April 2022 will be entered into the prize draw, and three lucky people will be selected at random to win £100 (or the local currency equivalent) in Amazon gift cards.

Think Sealless Survey

The completed surveys we have received so far have been incredibly useful to us in knowing what you love about sealless pumps and the questions you may have.

Thank you to all those that have taken the time to complete the survey. We will be assimilating all the data and using the results to further improve our sealless pumps as well as publishing the results and replying to any questions raised directly.

Think Sealless – Complete the Sealless Survey today

Think Sealless – Standards

Pumps using sealless technology can be supplied to the relevant international standards including API, ASME, ANSI and ISO. These relate to the compliance of pumps and their components in regard to efficiency, dimensions, design, testing and dynamics. You can be sure of complete compliance as our magnetic drive pumps are built to the relevant standards, without deviations. The manufacturing and design of HMD Kontro pumps is also fully in accordance with ISO 9001.

Think Sealless Standards

 

ASME Standards

ASME is the registered trademark of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. ASME B73.3 is the ASME specification for sealless horizontal end suction centrifugal pumps for chemical processes. This standard applies to horizontal, end-suction, overhung, radially split, single-stage sealless pumps and defines both dimensional and best-efficiency head and capacity parameters (ASME B73.1 is the equivalent specification for mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps).

 

ISO Standards

This is the International Organisation of Standards and is an independent organisation that oversees, creates, and promotes internationally accepted standards for numerous industries.

ISO 15783 is this standard specifies the requirements for sealless rotodynamic pumps which are mainly used in chemical processes, water treatment and petrochemical industries. It includes design features concerned with selection, installation, maintenance and operational safety of the pumps.

ISO 2858 is an international standard and refers to end suction centrifugal pumps and specifies the main parameters and the pump designation. It specifies the principal dimensions, mounting details and nominal duty point of end-suction centrifugal pumps having a maximum operating rating of 16 bar.

ISO 5199 specifies a variety of performance requirements including minimum bearing life and construction features such as general layout and seal configurations.

 

API Standards

API sets the standards in the oil & gas pumping industries.  The API (American Petroleum Institute) standards are used to define systems, tests and equipment design and are predominantly used in the oil and gas, petroleum and petrochemical industries. Pumps that meet these standards are some of the highest quality available in industry.

API 685 relates to sealless centrifugal pumps for use in petroleum, heavy duty petrochemical and gas industry services and covers the requirements for both magnetic drive and canned motor pumps (the equivalent API 610 standard relates to mechanically sealed pumps in the same industries).

 

You can read more about the individual standards for sealless pumps and to which we work on our Certification & Compliance page. Think Sealless. For more information about our sealless pumps and their adherence to international industry standards, please browse the rest of our website.

Sealless Survey – Win a £100.00 Amazon Gift Card

Whilst at HMD Kontro we live and breathe sealless, magnetic drive pumps, now seems a good time to pause and ask you to help us understand what you think, to give us a better understanding of whether you and the market, in general, are thinking sealless?

Whatever you know or don’t know, we are very happy to learn either way. We are looking for those who are familiar with and users of sealless pumps, and those who don’t know them at all or may find them a little unfamiliar.

Sealless Survey

To encourage you to complete the short questionnaire, we are giving three people that respond an Amazon Gift Card worth £100.00 (or the local currency equivalent). Names will be drawn from all those that have entered when the survey is complete.

It will only take a few minutes and you can remain anonymous if you wish. So please click the button below to get going.  We would love to hear your views and thank you in advance for your valued input, opinions and answers.

Sealless Survey

Think Sealless Skills

How Sealless Pumps Save on Staff Time and Costs

Staff and people are a major cost of any operation. The need to employ the necessary number of people and their skill level can mean the difference between a plant being economic or too expensive to run. This key factor can be evidenced by the way that production has moved to parts of the world where employment costs per hour are lower.

Due to the simplicity of a magnetic drive sealless pump, the ease of commissioning and minimal maintenance requirements means that not only are less people required but also that significantly less specialist skills are needed. This makes them eminently suitable for plants in areas where skilled people may not be readily available.

 

The minimal maintenance also means that less man hours are required per servicing and for any routine requirements.  Even when specifying sealless pumps less design time is needed, with fewer HAZAOPS considerations, less system documentation and minimal specification of instrumentation.

To save staff time and costs, Think Sealless. Please see www.thinksealless.com.

Think Sealless Situations

For situations involving high temperatures, high pressures and volatile substances, plus many more where regulations are strengthening and safety is paramount, magnetic drive pumps are the clear choice.

When it comes to these applications in the chemical, oil, petroleum, gas production, agrichemical, pharmaceutical and general process industries, including those that involve toxic, fine, corrosive and aggressive liquids, our sealless pumps deliver the rock-solid, completely leak-free, performance that engineers demand and that industrial regulations require.

 

Thanks to the complete containment of the liquid, sealless pumps, are suitable for pumping the vast majority of liquids, especially those applications where fluids present difficult and/or costly sealing challenges.

Examples include: acids, solvents, fluids under pressure, heat transfer fluids, volatile liquids and oil, hazardous liquids and expensive fluids. Also, those fluids are pungent, radioactive and crystallising.

You can find out more about the applications and parameters of our pumps on our sealless sectors website page.

Think Sealless

Pumps & Printers

Switching to sealless pumps can make substantial savings.

A sealed pump is a bit like a printer – With a printer, you are often amazed at how little you pay for the machine itself, but that’s because you are then paying for expensive cartridge or toner replacements.

Pumps & Printers

A conventional sealed pump is similar, the cost is lower, although often not by much compared to a magnetic drive pump, but there are high ongoing costs. This means that through the lifetime of the pump, you will pay substantially more.

Sealless pumps are really ‘fit and forget’, unlike sealed pumps that need constant seal replacement and maintenance, with all the associated costs.

To learn more: Think Sealless

Perfected Sealless Pumps Article – Pump Engineer

In chemical processing, with increasing environmental concerns and a strengthening of international safety standards, choosing the right pumps is essential when it comes to protecting plants and people against potentially dangerous leaks and avoiding processing downtime.

In a new article, published in Pump Engineer, Darren Martin, our Global Product Line Manager, looks at the latest developments in magnetic drive sealless pumps and how they protect the environment and ensure operator safety.

Perfected Sealless Pumps - Pump Engineer

The article charts the recent evolution of sealless pumps, illustrating how the latest new technologies and materials have been applied to further advance and perfect modern magnetic drive sealless pumps, such as HMD Kontro’s CSA/CSI range.  Not only maintaining their highly safe operation, but also making them an attractive proposition in terms of product life cycle time and costs savings, offering greater flexibility and ease of maintenance.

Please read the full article on the Pump Engineer website: www.pumpengineer.net/webarticles/2021/06/17/perfected-sealless-pumps.html

High Pressure Sealless Pumps

If you, or rather your process, is under pressure, then you need the HMD Kontro HPGS,  a sealless magnetic drive pump designed specifically for high-pressure applications.  This sealless pump is particularly suitable for use in the chemical and petrochemical industries as well as site utilities.

HPGS

The HPGS magnetic drive pump can withstand system pressures of up to 2680 psi (185 bar) and is available with 7 hydraulics. It comes with a range of synchronous magnet drives, which are rated for prime mover performance. Standard construction is stainless steel with silicon carbide internal bearings although other metallic materials are also possible.

As an example application, HPGS pumps are very suitable for use when checking the density of process fluids in a high-pressure pipeline. The HPGS pump is positioned on a pipeline skid, in order to take out a sample of the fluid from the main product stream and then return it to the main pipeline after analysis through a densitometer.

HPGS pumps comply with all specifications required by the petroleum and heavy chemical industries and are typically used in toxic, aggressive, hot, crystallising and high-value processes.

Benefits of the HMD Kontro HPGS Pump include:

  • Sealless design for total product containment
  • Modular / interchangeable high-efficiency wet end
  • Provides maximum flow and head coverage
  • Flows to 70 m³/hr / 308 gpm
  • Heads to 70 m / 230 ft
  • Temperature range -40 to 205°C / 400°F
  • High-efficiency magnetic couplings

For further information, please see the dedicated HPGS page.

HMD Kontro HPGS – High Pressure General Service Sealless Magnetic Drive Pump

CSA / CSI Versatility: Interchangeable & Upgradeable

The new HMD Kontro CSA/CSI range of pumps represents a significant leap in sealless pump technology with its modular design and interchangeability of component parts. Specifically designed for ease of configuration and upgrade, the range has been developed to maximise uptime while delivering cost savings through improved lead times and operational efficiencies.

CSA/CSI Modularity = Versatility / Reliability / Safety / Serviceability / Availability

CSA CSI Versatility

The new CSA/CSI range is distinguished by its extremely wide operating parameters. The extended space and shaft design of its new external bearing assembly provides resistance at temperatures from as low as -40°C/F up to 260°C / 500°F. Withstanding design pressures of up to 19.0 bar / 275 psi at 38°C / 100°F, the CSA / CSI pumps offer flow rates up to 77 m³/h / 340 USgpm and can process liquids with a viscosity from 0.1 – 200 cSt.

A wide range of high-efficiency hydraulics ensure maximum flow and head coverage for optimal productivity. Low and high hydraulic variants are available to ensure an optimised fit, improving production flow rates and delivering cost savings.

The ‘Frame 1’ naming convention denotes a pump with B73.3 dimensional designations making the CSA/CSI an excellent upgrade path for switching from a mechanically sealed to a sealless pump.  Think Sealless!

Please visit the CSA/CSI section of the website for more information, including detailed product specifications, then contact us for where you can purchase or with any questions.

The Latest Sealless Technology to Improve Site Safety

CSA/CSI Modularity = Versatility / Reliability / Safety / Serviceability / Availability

The safety of your staff team and eliminating or minimising the impact of manufacturing and other operations on both the local and wider environment is an essential, legal and moral obligation.  The containment shell in a magnetic drive pump provides a complete mechanical barrier, preventing leaks, escapes and emissions. There is no reliance on any internal or external seal system or method of prevention.

When it comes to applications that involve toxic, fine, corrosive, aggressive and valuable liquids, our new CSA (ASME) / CSI (ISO) magnetic drive pumps for chemical and industrial processes deliver the ultra-safe, dependable, and reliable performance that engineers demand and that both environmental health and safety, plus industrial regulations, require.

CSA CSI Safety

In certain highly challenging applications, compliance with stringent standards calls for a secondary control or containment option to be available, completely eliminating the possibility of a leak of pumped product to escape, in the highly unlikely event of a containment shell failure. In the CSA / CSI product line we have taken the secondary control / containment options further by not only ensuring both options are available on separately mounted pumps but also on close-coupled units, which we believe is unique to HMD Kontro.

The new HMD Kontro CSA (ASME) / CSI (ISO) sealless pump range is specifically designed to be completely leak and emission-free, keeping the pumping media completely enclosed within the body of the pump, exactly where it should be.

Please click through for more information on the new CSA / CSI range including detailed product specifications, animation, podcasts etc.

Think Sealless Savings – Why Sealless Pumps Save Money

Sealless pumps bring savings in time, resources, skill sets and ongoing maintenance, whilst also reducing health and safety risk and potential damage to the environment.

Time is money.  Whether you are the consultant, contractor or the client, reduced design and specification time, even the benefit of less HAZOPS and monitoring procedures, will contribute to faster project times. These then translate into lower costs and quicker implementation, such that a new or refurbished plant can be up and running much faster.

 

With sealless pumps, savings can be made at every stage of the project: design, engineering, procurement, installation, documentation and commissioning.  Then the time savings continue once the pumps are up and running. Less maintenance, longer time between failures (MTBF) and a more rapid return to operation, all contribute to enhanced profitability and margins.

Examples of how costs can be contained include the following:

  • Lower Installation Costs: No Large baseplate and foundation required, no Cooling water piping, less instrument wiring and connections, less instrument configuration (DCS) and no barrier fluid (first fill).
  • Lower Project Costs: Lower Project Costs: Less documentation for system and instrumentation with shorter specification times thanks to quicker HAZOP meetings, due in part to there being no need to consider the PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) and SIL(Safety Integrity Level) requirements.
  • Lower Operating Costs: No Repair or replacement of seals and bearings, no replenishment of barrier fluid, no maintenance hours to operate and maintain seal systems and less lost production during downtime, no removal of barrier fluid from product and no maintaining of seals on stand-by pumps.

 

The adoption of sealless pumps can achieve the step-change savings that are needed from concept to completion of your project and beyond, throughout the life of the pump.

Visit Think Sealless for further details.

Still Not Sure About Switching to Sealless?

See what you know – Read this article at Fluid Handling Pro

As much as sealless pumps are very much a proven technology, some specifiers in the chemical industry remain cautious about making the changeover from conventional sealed pumps.

Magnetic drive pumps have evolved to become a cost-effective and above all safe option for the transfer of fluids including those that are toxic, pungent, extremely hot or cold, corrosive or otherwise hazardous.

Often seen as the more expensive choice, when looked at as a whole-life proposition, sealless pumps are in fact a highly cost-effective alternative.

Fluid Handling Pro Article

Click the image above to read the full article on the Fluid Handling Pro website.

The latest article at Fluid Handling Pro, contributed by our own Darren Martin, examines how different pumps measure up across the issues faced by modern process plant operators and invites you to take a second look at sealless pumps.

Learn more at: https://fluidhandlingpro.com/fit-for-purpose-sealless-may-be-the-best-pumps-for-your-plant/

Think Sealless Solutions – Why Sealless is the Solution

We have the Know How.  Of course, we always like to say yes to our customers, but they seem to like it when we say no!:

 

Sealless pumps have no mechanical seals or seal support systems and only a single fully trapped gasket that ensures the integrity of the system, even at high temperatures and pressures.

The mean time between failure (MTBF) for sealless magnetic drive pumps is typically three times longer than for mechanically sealed pumps. 

As the first in the world to develop the concept of the magnetic drive pump, we have combined cutting-edge technology with over seventy years of expertise and experience in sealless pumps to provide you with complete peace of mind.

Please contact us and ask for our Know How Guide to Sealless Pumps or see www.hmdkontro.com/think-sealless

Self Priming Sealless – Ideal for Offloading Applications

The SPGS pump is a self-priming magnetic drive pump designed for the reliable transfer of liquids ranging from water and benign fluids to hazardous and toxic substances.

These sealless pumps, which have the significant benefit of being leak-free, are particularly suitable for offloading liquids where total containment is crucial including emptying sumps, road and rail tankers etc.

SPGS Pump

Benefits of the SPGS pump include low running costs, simple installation and ease of maintenance plus general compliance with all specifications required by recognised industry sectors.

The SPGS covers a hydraulic range that is split between two frame sizes with differential head capabilities up to 52m / 170ft and flow rates up to 25 m³/hr / 110gpm. Standard construction is stainless steel with silicon carbide internal bearings and options of Alloy 20 or Alloy C with PTFE gaskets available.

For further details please see: hmdkontro.com/spgs

New CSA / CSI Range in the Top 2020

Modern Pumping Today Magazine includes the CSA / CSI in its 2020 List of Top Products

 

We are pleased to advise that our new range of CSA / CSI pumps, launched last year, has been included in the list of top products of 2020 by Modern Pumping Today magazine.

MPT Top 2020 Product Award

 

Modern Pumping Today’s Editor J. Campbell said: “The staff at Modern Pumping Today takes a close look at new or newly enhanced pump technology and we examine products that best address the industry’s needs for efficiency, reliability and innovation.  Recent enhancements to CSA / CSI pumps extend the value proposition for a proven pump that’s widely deployed around the globe.  We’re pleased to add HMD Kontro’s sealless magnetic drive pumps to our list of Top Products.”

In reply, Colin Guppy, Sundyne’s Chief Commercial Officer  “Modern Pumping Today Magazine’s endorsement further validates the reputation of the CSA / CSI line for the chemical, petrochemical and general industrial markets.  The pump’s modular design makes it easier for our distributors to build exactly what our customers need, and get it to them faster, easier and less expensively.  We thank Modern Pumping Today for recognising these strengths, and we are honoured to be included in the 2020 Top Products list.”

For further information on the new CSA / CSI range including product literature, an animated video and podcasts, please see www.hmdkontro.com/csa.

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