Issue 4 – October 2017
This month’s column deals with pump systems training, specifically highlighting how lessons learned during 2KG Training courses are being applied by delegates, as proof of the educational value of the training. In addition, by identifying …
Issue 3 – October 2017
This month we explore another bad energy practice – throttling of pumps to reduce amps drawn on the motor. Using an analogy to what commonly happens in the kitchen, we dispel the myth that this …
Issue 2 – July 2017
The traditional solution to the problem of oversized pumps was to use a control valve to reduce the flow back to the original requirement. This would have been acceptable in the distant past before load …
“Operation and Maintenance of Turbocompressors”
Centrifugal compressors or turbocompressors are well known and they are widely used because they are reliable due to their robust and relative simple design. Their main representative is the inline type, often also the …
This month we introduce you to John Tonkin, one of our most experienced trainers specialising in pumps, piping and valves. John’s passion over the years has been around life cycle costing and reducing the overall costs of pumping systems. Although …
“Pumping Systems 101”
After a difficult year in the training industry, 2KG Training are happy to re-introduce their monthly newsletter with exclusive columns from three experts in their field covering pumps, pipelines, valves and compressors. In our first issue, new …
“This New Cheater Bar Makes My Work Easy”
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“The War on Energy”
There’s a war going on. No, I’m not talking about that war. I’m talking about the struggle in every conscious mind and soul to conserve energy and insure an existence for future generations.
Almost everyone I …
“Assumed Knowledge”
Hello Pump Guy
I work in maintenance at a rendering plant. We have many centrifugal pumps on site for moving industrial water and treated water. We have boilers, cookers and cooling towers. Every day we blast the walls …
“The Problem with Process Pumps”
We have many pumps in our everyday lives that give good service with practically no maintenance. The standard automobile has 7 or 8 pumps on it that operate 18-20 years with zero or minimal maintenance.…
