Allen Gears, of Pershore, Worcestershire, were about to deliver a large gearbox when the unit was failed on the grounds of noise by the inspector sent by their French customer. The problem was traced to a lubricating oil pump. An out-of-hours call to Albany Pumps found the Managing Director still at his desk. He made […]
Albany GN duplex pump units are designed to pump light fuel oils for generators, high rise office air conditioning and day tanks, hospital incinerators, telephone installations and boiler feed. Albany close-coupled pumps make a compact solution for flows up to 300 l/min. Larger sizes are made for specific applications. A duplex filter is often supplied. […]
Albany GC style pumps continue to be selected by power stations and power station equipment OEM’s as the prime supplier of pumps for critical fuel and lubrication requirement in power generation in all Continents. The specifications are exacting and the pumps have proved themselves in the long life continuous running duties of various units in […]
Albany’s vertical CA centrifugal pumps have seen many years of duty at airfield locations in the UK and elsewhere after being selected by a number of specialist installers of fuel tanks, pumps, pipe work and associated equipment. When the time has come to finally replace the pumps, Albany have been able to supply drop in […]
Used offshore and on big storage and loading areas in the oil & gas industry Albany’s 3” foam concentrate GE style pump is a real winner. The water powered pump offers economy and greatly reduced space requirements. This is critical for offshore fire protection. The unit supplies 600l/m at up to 18 bars pressure with […]
Albany have supplied several GT style, very high pressure suction pumps (63 bars) to a USA customer, for an application in the oil industry in Central Asia, the pumps handle crude oil. Material integrity is assured by the use of solid block materials with a heavy duty Burgmann mechanical seal to seal the shaft. The […]
Having worked with the Oil & Gas industries for over 50 years, Albany Pumps got involved in GEC Alsthom Pazman Diesels of Colchester’s upgrade when they identified a need for a more compact oil pump. Albany’s engineering team received a new request for recommendations from Paxman marine and industrial, having previously used motor-driven screw pumps […]
A major power projects Company in the UK are supplying equipment to a generator set builder in the Middle East using Albany pumps in the bulk fuel system. They ensure that numerous remote transmission stations in a communications system never run out of fuel. Albany Standard Pumps, GN-40130, incorporates flameproof single phase motors to meet […]
Albany Pumps met a stringent specification when Intermol (a Carghill subsidiary) was looking for improved utilisation of molasses road tankers. A one tonne per minute delivery was demanded from the pumps, which also had to meet size and weight constraints. The type of stainless steel lobe pump previously used would have been too heavy and […]
An art gallery is one of the less likely places to find an industrial gear pump. However, an Albany 1/2in AP4* gear pump was used to power one of the exhibits in a show at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool. The piece, by Bolton-born Janet Hodgson, contrasted a 2m cube of white sugar with a constant […]
