WILFLEY K PUMP IMPROVES PUMP WEAR LIFE
BY 1300%
Ingenio Manuelita
Country:
Colombia
Market:
Sugar Mill
Application:
Ash Scrubber
Product :
Model K slurry 6”x4”
Maxalloy 5A material
Wilfley Waterless Seal technology
Background
Manuelita is one of the biggest agro-industrial companies in Colombia, generating more than 5,000 or direct jobs. Manuelita mills sugar cane all year round and the regulating Environmental Agency in Colombia request Manuelita to have the scrubber its system functional all the time. The system can only be down 3 days max during a year.
The Challenge
Manuelita was facing high maintenance cost and low reliability on its scrubber slurry pump system. A result of that they had one pump in operation, two backups and one pump in the repair shop. “It was horrible,” is how Manuelita’s maintenance engineer remembers those times. “Our old pumps had a wear life of three months max.”
Leaking was an additional challenge. Manuelita tried mechanical seals with poor results and later moved to packing which generated bearing and shaft issues.
The Solution
The Wilfley team ran an system analysis and specified a Wilfley Slurry Model K, 6×4 with Maxally 5A wear resistant material. Manuelita also value the easy maintenance setup that only a side suction pump can offer.
The Result
“The problem is over.” “We have a very positive experience with Wilfley,” said the Manuelita maintenance engineer looking back. The Wilfley pumps are lasting three years instead of two or three months. Also, the improvement of seal performance is very impressive.
Pump Comparison
Incumbent Pump | Wilfey Model 4k | |
Wear Life | 12 weeks | 156 weeks |
Improvement | 1300% | |
Total Cost of Ownership 3 Years | US$46,500 | 0 |
Wilfley Model K
Key Features and Benefits
- A maintenance engineer’s delight
- Case can be easily removed without disturbing suction or discharge piping
- Wear resistance materials
- Waterless sealing technology.
Increase The Plant Sugar Recovery and Decrease Your Maintenance Cost
Wilfley pumps and their Waterless Sealing System helps sugar cane mills to increase sugar recovery by eliminating dilution of the traditional water seal systems and eliminating seal leaks. The Wilfley Waterless Sealing Technology is reliable in adverse conditions like pumping contaminated, fibrous, and viscous solutions.
From juice extraction, juice clarification, juice evaporation, crystallization to the refinery, Wilfley offers a wide range of solution that includes process and slurry pumps, duplex stainless steel and high chrome materials.
