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54 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2015
GENERATORS, COMPRESSORS, PUMPS
US magazine Newsweek analysed the
world’s 500 largest publicly-traded
companies to gauge how they fare on the
environment.
Together with research partners
Corporate Knights Capital and HIP
Investors, it looked at indicators such as
energy and water use, greenhouse gas
emissions and waste recycling.
Atlas Copco ranked 11th in the world and
highest in the industrial segment. Atlas
Copco was also on the list last year.
“Making innovative, energy-effective
products and taking other steps to
reduce the environmental impact is about
Tsurumi Pump, manufacturer of electro
submersibles, has released a range of
all stainless steel pumps designed for
corrosive liquids. The biggest of these are
the new 6” and 8” LH series pumps with
motors of up to 110kW.
Australian Pump Industries, Tsurumi’s
Australia and South Pacific distributor
said the impellers, casings, motor frames,
outer covers, strainer stands and flanges
are all made of corrosion resistant 316
stainless steel.
“The pumps have gone through extensive
testing before being released, first to the
US and now in the Australian mining
market,”Aussie Pumps Chief Engineer,
John Hales said.
Tsurumi has been a manufacturer of
all cast 316 stainless steel pumps for
a number of years with the SFQ series
ranging from 0.4kW to 11kW. The new
LH stainless steel series with 110kW
motors provide pumps with flows of up to
6,500L/min and heads to 107m.
The LH series in standard cast iron
configuration are popular in mines
because of their slimline design and high
head configuration so they don’t need to
be used in tandem to achieve the same
head capacity.
Best industrial company on environment
Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, was listed as
the top industrial company in July by the Newsweek Green Rankings that looks at
corporate sustainability and environmental impact.
business leadership,” Mala Chakraborti,
Atlas Copco’s Vice President Corporate
Responsibility said.
“Our environmental targets are central
to our business, and we are happy to be
recognised for this.”
Atlas Copco’s energy-saving products
include its variable-speed compressors, a
technology the Group pioneered in 1994
that enables compressors to run only
at the speed necessary, cutting energy
consumption.
In 2013, Atlas Copco launched the
patented VSD+ technology, which cuts
energy use by more than half compared
with traditional compressors.
Earlier this year, Atlas Copco was among
those recognised by the United Nations
at the agency’s major conference on
climate change for the Group’s goals to
cut carbon dioxide from its products and
operations. Atlas Copco was also this
year recognised as one of the world’s
most sustainable companies in the
annual Global 100 list.
To see the complete Newsweek Green
Rankings list, visit: www.newsweek.
com/green-2015/top-green-companies-
world-2015
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Big mine pumps go all stainless steel
The LH series also incorporates Tsurumi’s
standard features, including the anti-
wicking cable entry that prevents water
ingress into the motor if the power lead is
damaged or the end submerged.
All Tsurumi motors feature inbuilt thermal
protection that cuts power on ‘over
current’ or extended dry run conditions.
The self-reset activates once the motor
According to Aussie Pumps, mine dewatering is one of the toughest applications for
a submersible pump because of issues with abrasion and high temperature and the
highly corrosive wastewater.
has cooled, allowing the pump to
automatically restart.
The entire range offers double silicon
carbine seals with a unique oil lifter,
incorporated in the seal chamber
that ensures seal surfaces are always
lubricated.
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The new 110kW LH series stainless steel mine specialist pumps roll off Tsurumi’s Kyoto production line