Case Studies

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a metal foundry in America. They were looking to pump water containing up to 2 ¼ lb of foundry dust per gallon of water, making the fluid quite abrasive. This was to replace an existing pump on site that had come to its end of life and they wanted something lower maintenance. It also meant that ideally it would fit into the 2 ½” pipework already installed. and run 5 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a company who deal with the collection and treatment of domestic sewage systems and industrial waste. They were looking for a water treatment dosing pump for metering 5-10 litres of ferrous sulphate and caustic soda at a time. Ferrous Sulphate is commonly used as a coagulant in water treatment to bind particles in wastewater together to make them easier to remove, and then caustic soda raises the pH levels after the coagulants lower it.

One of our repeat clients, a supplier of parts to the marine market, approached us with an enquiry for three pumps for their customer. These were needed for the pumping of bilge water onboard a vessel. Water collected in the bilge of a ship is typically harsh in nature due to the presence of oily sludges, waste and debris that may be contaminating it. Therefore, unlike the clean water pumps they had onboard, a typical centrifugal pump is not suitable as it is likely to clog and leak.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a client who specialise in the design, fabrication and installation of fuel systems and their pipework. They were working on a project for which they were fabricating two duplex pump sets that would be feeding rooftop generators from a bulk diesel tank. Duplex pump systems can be for duty assist, where two pumps contribute to the total output, or duty standby, where one pump acts as a back up in the event of a failure with the first.

Castle Pumps were approached by a precious metal reclamation and recycling company looking for a number of the same pumps. They wanted a solution for transferring the solvents used for the cleaning of recycled metal product surfaces to be used in the pharmaceutical industry. The requirements of the pumps included being driven by air as opposed to an electric motor due to previous pumps used and being capable of offering a good service life despite the aggressive nature of the solvents.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from an aggregates company who produce a wide range of aggregates for landscaping, road surfacing and construction. They had already purchased some AODD pumps from us for one of their sites, and after being impressed with their performance were now back with an enquiry for similar pumps for a different site. They were building a new process for pumping castor oil.

Castle Pumps have been working for a good few years now with a manufacturer of site machinery for the quarry, mining, aggregate and forestry industries. They originally approached us when they were in need of a pump to be used with one of their large-scale colouring trommels. The trommel works by moving mulch, wood chippings, aggregates and sand in large volumes along a conveyor whilst spraying it with dye to colour it for landscaping.

We were approached by a manufacturer of ready to drink cocktails looking for pumps for the transfer of various fluids used within the recipes, as well as the finished product. The initial enquiry was just for two pumps, which they wanted to trial to see if it was worth upgrading all of their existing alcohol transfer pumps on site used for handling their drink products. After 6 months of excellent service, they returned with an enquiry for another 7 of the same pumps plus another pump for transferring 55% proof alcohol.

A bakery and confectionary goods producer contacted Castle Pumps looking for some pumps to help them move away from the manual handling of some of their ingredients, and upscale their production. There were two separate applications for which they needed solutions which Castle Pumps were happy to help with. Firstly, they required a pump for transferring the thick and sometimes solid laden fillings of their doughnuts and apple fritters.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a Stainless Steel fabricating company, who specialise in the design and manufacturer of equipment for the food processing equipment. A project they were commissioned to work on required a pump to be installed onto the equipment they were manufacturing, which we were happy to help specify. The pump was needed to transfer soup, which could contain both meat and vegetable pieces.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a manufacturer of vape liquids and flavours who were looking to upscale their production. Part of this involved improving the efficiency of transferring the concentrated flavours from the IBCs where they are stored. The customer was looking for a number of container emptying solutions for fitting onto the IBCs and dispensing the favours without manually handling the fluid. They were looking for a number of container emptying solutions for fitting onto IBCs.

We received an enquiry from Northern Tanks, a fabricator of fluid storage tanks and transfer systems. They were in the process of a designing a steel container which would enclose a water tank with pressure washers connected, used to wash down site equipment. Once used, the collected water would be passed through a Lamella Separator and Filter to remove any large solid particles and returned to the original water tank to use again.