OTP Industrial Solutions has been a Flowserve Pump distributor for over four decades and is now expanding this long relationship by moving to Flowserve for mechanical seals applications. “OTP supports a wide range of pump applications,” states Tom Bland, OTP Fort Wayne Manager since 1980. “Flowserve, as the industry leader in both pumps and mechanical seals, complements our broad product line to enable us to deliver complete customer solutions.”

OTP has expanded its mechanical seal inventory in Indiana to include nearly every standard mechanical seal configuration.  This inventory supports both 1-3/8” and 1-7/8” shaft sizes, and is immediately available for new applications and pump repairs.

Utilizing its many experienced pump associates, OTP supports Flowserve with the unique “Ask the OTP Experts” on-line industrial product technical support.  This feature enables the user to easily find technical information about pump related products, and to quickly obtain specific answers to their automation and control questions. “Ask the OTP Experts” enables maintenance, purchasing and engineering associates to easily connect with local technical OTP experts in pumps, fluid power, fluid dispense, mechanical power transmission, bearings, electrical and automation products.

About OTP Indiana:
OTP service technicians provide experienced field and shop repair of pumps and gearboxes from full service shops in Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Fort Wayne.

OTP Industrial Solutions offers technical support, repair and local inventory for industrial customers in OH, IN, IL, KY, WV, MI and TX, with support of pump, fluid power, mechanical power transmission, fluid dispense, electrical, and automation applications.

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Contact:
Dave Parks
3192 N Shadeland Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46226
317-541-1500

OTP currently operates a T-slot aluminum extrusion design and assembly facility in Toledo Ohio, with experienced CAD operators providing design assistance, expert fabrication and assembly.  This design team is now available to support customers at local OTP locations in all parts of Ohio. Typical 80/20 applications include mounting, guarding, structural and motion applications. Product and application examples are posted on the OTP Industrial Solutions Facebook page – most recently video of a door lift mechanism that OTP designed and assembled using 80/20 products and SMC Pneumatics.

“OTP and 80/20 support a broad range of technical applications,” states Rob McPherson, Technical Sales. “The 80/20 T-Slot aluminum extrusion product line naturally complements our SMC Pneumatics and Eaton Cutler Hammer applications to allow us to deliver complete customer solutions.”

OTP fully supports 80/20 Inc, SMC Pneumatics  and Eaton Cutler Hammer with technical salespeople and the unique “Ask the OTP Experts” on-line industrial product technical support.  This feature enables the user to easily find technical information about industrial products, and to quickly obtain specific answers to their automation and control questions. “Ask the OTP Experts” enables maintenance, purchasing and engineering associates to easily connect with local technical OTP experts in fluid power, pumps, mechanical power transmission, bearings, electrical and automation products.

Contact:
Rob McPherson
400 Wright Dr
Middletown, OH 45044
513-539-8411

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“The mobile pump educational center has been completely renovated for 2010,” states Rick White, OTP Pump Specialist. “The 1,200-square-foot vehicle includes operational interactive pump displays, and a theater for viewing pump training videos.”

Each tour stop offers trade professionals valuable opportunities to gain hands-on training from Grundfos Pumps and OTP associates and the ability to experience interactive pump displays.   Features include

• The award-winning, Multi-Stage CR-H, the perfect solution for ANSI pump users seeking improved efficiency and increased longevity for their existing pumps.
• The new ALPHA™, an energy-optimized, 115-volt circulator featuring a permanent magnet motor design that will cut power consumption by a minimum of 50%.
• Thinking Buildings Universe (ThinkingBuildings.com), a new online resource offering contractors and engineers a complete range of information and tools on pumps to help make their building projects come together more smoothly.

Contact:
Rick White
400 Wright Dr
Middletown, OH 45044
513-539-8411

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“We are stocking nearly every standard seal configuration possible to service the Durco Group I and Group II pumps,” states Tim Davis, Pump Specialist. “We have both 1-3/8” and 1-7/8” shaft sizes to support both large bore and standard bore stuffing boxes.”

The Flowserve ISC2 Series is a complete family of mechanical seals that provide exceptional reliability and standardization over a wide variety of industrial applications. It is the preferred mechanical seal for ANSI and general service pump applications and the seal design is so versatile it may be the only seal required by some facilities.  Facilities that standardize on the ISC2 will benefit from less inventory, greater flexibility, rapid availability, less downtime, and longer seal life.

The ISC2 mechanical seal introduces new technology exclusive to Flowserve and offers many upgrades to competitive seals.

• Exclusive Thermal Management Technology – tolerates dry running and cavitation events associated with “bad actors”.  The addition of carbon graphite between the rotary face and metal components acts as a heat sink to lower seal face generated heat.
• Square Head Pin - centered in the rotary face the square head self-aligns to evenly distribute torque loads, thus reducing face fractures.  The torque carrying capability is three times that of similar competitive seals.
• Throttle Bushing – increased size of the throttle or “disaster bushing”.  When seal failures do occur, the process can be directed to the drain port for added safety, and to provide an improved housekeeping advantage.
• Enhanced Barrier Circulation – groove machined in the gland to assist with barrier fluid circulation.  The added circulation further helps to keep the seal faces clean and operating cooler.
• Thicker Bellows - manufactured bellows thickest in the industry. Available in sizes up to 3.750″.
• Improved Set Screw Material – made from 17-4 H900 stainless steel to insure a positive bite into the sleeve/shaft, thus reducing slippage and galling of the drive collar.  This upgrade also makes it easier to remove the seal if required.

ISC2 seals meet all major international standards and ISC2-682 seals help customers align their standardization programs with the sealing industry’s most comprehensive best-practice standard: API 682/ISO 21049.

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Contact:
Tim Davis
1900 Jetway Blvd
Columbus, OH 43219
614-342-6123

“We are excited to continue to continue to expand our technical sales capabilities and our  product offering in Toledo,” stated Bob Korb, Vice President of Sales. “The 80 20 T-slot aluminum extrusion solutions naturally complement our SMC Pneumatics and Omron Industrial Automation products.”

SMC Pneumatics is the world’s largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, including the broadest selection of cylinder, actuator, solenoid valve, FRL, and vacuum solutions.  Omron provides a complete line of industrial automation products, including PLC, HMI, AC drive, servo drive, servo motor, sensor, vision sensing, power supply, pushbutton and indicator products.  80 20 Inc offers T-slot aluminum extrusion products for mounting, guarding and framing applications.

OTP fully supports 80 20 Inc, SMC Pneumatics and Omron with the unique “Ask the OTP Experts” on-line industrial product technical support.  This feature enables the user to easily find technical information about fluid power and automation products, and to quickly obtain specific answers to their automation and control questions. “Ask the OTP Experts” enables maintenance, purchasing and engineering associates to easily connect with local technical OTP experts in fluid power, pumps, mechanical power transmission, bearings, electrical and automation products.

About OTP Toledo:
OTP Toledo operates as OTP’s T-slot aluminum extrusion design and assembly facility, with experienced CAD operators providing design assistance, expert fabrication and assembly.  In addition to SMC and Omron, OTP Toledo sales associates work closely with the industry’s premier manufacturers, including Leeson motors, Browning speed reducers, NSK linear motion, Rexnord power transmission, Red Lion industrial displays, Morse roller chain, McGill cam followers, Flowserve pumps, and Graco pumps.

OTP operates additional locations with local inventory and technical support to serve industrial customers in Columbus OH, Cleveland OH, Dayton OH, Cincinnati OH, Indianapolis IN, Evansville IN, Louisville KY, Charleston WV, Wheeling WV, South Bend IN, Fort Wayne IN, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, Akron OH, Youngstown OH, San Antonio TX, Decatur IL and Peoria IL.

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Contact:
Kelly Holcomb
5702 Opportunity Drive
Toledo, Ohio 43612-4839
(419)478-0015

GIW and OTP will feature the new ZW series double suction vertical pump, which is used for abrasive slurries, dewatering, floor cleanup and process transfer. The ZW pump model includes a vertical cantilever design to help eliminate unnecessary downtime and its semi-open impeller design allows large solids to pass freely through the ZW pump.

GIW and OTP will also exhibit the corrosion-resistant, abrasion-resistant, high-performance LCC-R slurry pumps which are designed for solids-laden waste water and aggressive slurries. Using proven advanced hydraulics for metal pumps, GIW engineers have transferred this efficiency into a new rubber-lined impeller design for the LCC-R.

Look for GIW and OTP Nitro at booth #1430 at Coal Prep 2010 beginning April 27, 2010.

About OTP Nitro:
OTP Nitro technicians provide experienced repair of pumps, air compressors and gearboxes. OTP associates work closely with the industry’s best manufacturers including GIW Pumps, Rexnord power transmission, Sealmaster Bearings, SMC Pneumatics, Browning gear reducers, Morse roller chain, McGill cam followers, Martin Sprocket & Gear, and Graco pumps.

OTP operates additional locations with local inventory and technical support to serve industrial customers in Evansville IN, Decatur IL, Louisville KY, Fort Wayne IN, Toledo OH, Columbus OH, Cleveland OH, Dayton OH, Indianapolis IN, Cincinnati OH, Charleston WV, Wheeling WV, South Bend IN, Akron OH, Youngstown OH, Detroit MI, San Antonio TX and Peoria IL.

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Contact:
Carl Gable
Ohio Transmission & Pump
4200 First Avenue, Suite 116
Nitro, WV 25143
(304) 755-9506

I recently returned from rotary union school at Deublin North American headquarters in Waukegan Illinois.

The training was clearly worth my time.  We went over basic operating theory, selection and sizing, disassembly and reassembly, and failure analysis.  We also discussed in detail many rotary union applications for the machine tool, printing, paper, corrogating, plastics, and steel industries.

One of the key things I took away is the appreciation that many people do not install rotary unions correctly. (As much as people like the ball-peen hammer, it is not the tool to use!) There is a specific sequence required to insure that the internal workings of the rotary union are not damaged during installation. Connect the hose first to the rotary union. Then install the rotary union to the respective piece of equipment. (Did you see that? Free advice!)

As important as the technical knowledge that I gained were the relationships that I built.  The Deublin people were great and I know they will support OTP when we need it.  Even more impressive, I was but one of sixteen technical OTP salespeople from six different OTP locations at the training.   I even found out that we currently repair Deublin rotary unions in our Fort Wayne shop.

We sure do have a lot of strong technical associates at OTP!

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I was working with a machine builder in Indiana that builds OEM machines for the medical equipment industry.  The customer was experiencing failures and unacceptable operating life with the pneumatic cylinders that they used to move parts into an acid bath.  Although the cylinders were constructed of stainless steel, they exhibited premature shaft wear which caused the cylinders to fail in the corrosive atmosphere.

After investigating the application, we determined that the cause of the premature shaft wear was the design of the cylinder bushing. After understanding the root cause, we  replaced the failing cylinders with a specially designed SMC Pneumatic cylinder. This special SMC Pneumatic cylinder utilizes a different (and better!) bushing design than the other manufacturer’s cylinder.

The special SMC Pneumatic cylinder has now been in service for more than six months and is holding up much better than the other manufacturer’s product. The operating life of the SMC cylinder is at least double that of the previous cylinder.

Due to SMC Pneumatic’s ongoing attention to reducing their internal manufacturing costs, the customer’s purchase price of  this specially designed cylinder was actually less than that of the competitor’s standard cylinder!

As an SMC Pneumatic Technical Distributor (and a self described “airhead”), this is just another example of how I apply my technical knowledge to engage SMC engineers to solve customer pneumatic applications.

An automotive components plant was having trouble with a horizontal base mounted pump in its machining process.  This pump was used to circulate 176 degree Fahrenheit quench oil through a filter and back to a collection tank.  The hot oil with suspended metal fines caused frequent mechanical seal failures which resulted in regular oil leakage.  After some time, the performance got so bad that the customer actually remounted the pump inside a basin to collect the ongoing oil leakage.

When the customer first contacted us, we considered replacing the pump with a Gusher vertical immersion pump, which we have often used successfully in similar applications.  However, there was not enough room inside the tank to mount the pump.

After reviewing the application further, we installed a Gusher 7550 EC series vertical pump .  We selected this pump because its enclosed column allows it to be mounted outside the tank and it was not fitted with a mechanical seal.  Its jacketed ball bearing housing is ideal for high temperature applications.  Although this pump initially cost three times more than the pump it replaced, it quickly provided maintenance cost savings by eliminating seal failures and the resulting mess of a leaking pump.

We installed the first Gusher pump over three years ago and it is still running with no problems.  The  customer has since purchased two more pumps for similar service in other areas of the plant and is now looking into making this pump a standard at their other manufacturings plants.

Gusher Pump proved again to be a good partner with just the right pump to solve any application.

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Coal slurry pumps are essential part of the mineral processing in a coal prep plant.   A common problem in these plants is keeping the impeller properly adjusted as the parts wear.  Improper impeller adjustment results in premature wear to the liquid end of the pump, and can affect the efficiency and performance of the entire system.

However, impeller adjustment can be a dreaded job for a mechanic.  The atmospheric corrosion present in most prep plants often causes the bearing assemblies to seize to the pedestal, and the adjusting mechanisms to become inoperable.

Recently a customer voiced his concerns about this problem. We listened and presented the customer with a customized solution.

The customer agreed and purchased a new pedestal that was sent directly to our Middletown Ohio pump repair facility. We machined the pedestal to accept new removable 316ss seats, while maintaining tolerances. (The stainless seats will not seize to the cast iron bearing housing).  We then manufactured and installed a new design adjuster mechanism to allow the mechanic to adjust the impeller from the rear of the pump – making adjusting faster, easier and safer.

The coal prep customer is pleased and OTP is in the process of upgrading other plants’ slurry pumps as well.

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