ARC 855 - one more success story

Project to apply ARC 855 to 19 double split case pumps used for a water transmission project to bring drinking water from the desalination plant in Shoaibah to Jeddah, Mina and Quaiza in Saudi Arabia.

Our Italian ARC application partner, Tekva is currently completing a project to apply ARC 855 with the Italian pump OEM  to protect a total of 19 double volute and double suction split case pumps.

These pumps are destined for a water transmission project in Saudi Arabia for SWCC (Saline Water Conversion Corporation). This project will pump 120 mega litres per day of treated drinking water from the desalination plant in Shoaibah to the cities of Jeddah, Mina and Quaiza.

Chesterton was not specified for this project but after technical visits and ROI presentation, the pump manufacturer accepted to get ARC 855 specified and won the order. 

The project also required that the coating should be approved for contact with warm drinking water up to 50°C. To meet this requirement, ARC 855 was tested and approved by WRAS UK for use in contact with potable water up to a temperature of 55°C, meeting the customer’s strict requirements for this application.

According to Franco Spazzolini, ARC product manager for Chesterton Italy, three of the pumps have now been completed with the remaining pumps being coated as they are manufactured by the pump manufacturer. 

Questions? 

Ask Nick Wilson, ARC Application Engineer EMEA

e-mail: Nick.Wilson@chesterton.com

Market Trend & Disruptive Innovation

In “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the “World Economic Forum” wrote “We are discussing currently in Germany about the 4th Industrial Revolution ... to describe how (the) transformation will disrupt all the sectors of the world economy” [1] 

For over 134 years, Chesterton has developed innovative products with disruptive technology, as for example, at the beginning of the 1980’s, the split mechanical seals.

The R&D, IT and Marketing departments have observed clear activities in adjacent industry a focus on monitoring and analyzing equipment. In recent times this activity appears to be accelerating quickly. In particular, the pump industry is adopting new technologies and transforming the traditional mechanical industry into a much more integrated industry that offers greater functional benefits to their customers.

In 2017, Chesterton decided to reorganize and create a new “Innovation Department” concentrating on an innovative platform in order to study, develop, and measure new opportunities in our field of competence

Creative Destruction and Disruptive Innovation

For Josef Schumpeter Innovation is an essential driver in competitiveness and economy dynamics and to Illustrate the industrial mutation he uses the term of Creative Destruction

Today, new entrants such as Uber, Blabalcar or Airbnb create new business models and new market opportunities by Disruptive Innovation

For Clayton Christensen (1997), taking the Schumpeter theory, developed a theory around two different kinds of Innovation: the Incremental Innovation and the Disruptive (or Radical) Innovation. He believed that each new market is the result of disruptive innovation which answers the question: how does a company could keep its leadership when its environment changes deeply?

The role of innovations and their position in entrepreneurial activities has for several decades been widely recognized as a means for economic development.

Cugnot car - 1725 

Often innovation is just an idea or even the return of an old idea.  Often innovation is just an idea or even the return of an old idea.  If we take, for example, the invention of Cugnot in 1765 (one of the first car) we have to admit that this car did not create at that time an innovation, just a curiosity. If we take the example of the rise of vintage or retro products, they exemplify the fact that an innovation is not always about new technology. However, the best experts and economists consider that technology such as digital will be the drivers of Innovation (Schwab). At the same time, Philippe Silberzahn in a Manager guide to Disruptive Innovation, considers that other factors play an important role in the disruptive environment such as economic, social and cultural factors.

“Disruptive innovation describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors” (www.claytonchristensen.com – key concepts).

 

If you want more information please contact Laurent Prunier-Duparge, email: laurent.prunier-duparge@chesterton.com.

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[1]   Klaus Schwab 2016: p19
  

Achema 2018: The Digital Revolution is on

Every 3 years, the Achema fair opens its door at the exhibition center in Frankfurt. This year, from 11^th to 15^th June more than 145 000 visitors attended with 3 700 exhibitors. On behalf of the Chesterton Network, we would like to inform you the main trends in terms of Innovation

Grundfos Image

Industrie 4.0

In 2011 during the Hanover Fair, the concept of the Industry 4.0 (Digital Industry) was presented. The term was developed by the German Federal Government to promote its High-tech strategy.

The changes in the industry

-       For industrial firms, Industrie 4.0 and the concept of Smart Industries, is acting as a driver in disruptive technologies.

-       In this context, the development of  Radical innovation, is going to  create considerable changes in a firm and/or in a market

-       As with all disruptive innovations, the adoption faces multiple barriers (both Internal and External)

In June 2018, we can say that the revolution is on, for the pump manufacturers (KSB, Grundfos, Sulzer…), iSolutions are available for the end-user. Example: Equipment interconnected via the Cloud, fieldbus, or I/O link.

Innovation is the market introduction of a technical or organizational novelty, not just its invention

Pumps & Compressors: App in the Cloud

Internet of Things refers to the networking of physical objects through the use of embedded sensors, actuators, and other devices that can collect or transmit information about the objects.

For Pumps and Compressors, it’s clear that the digitalization and the development of sensors is a must. (Read here the Trend Report, The future of industrial pumps at a glance).

In the conclusion they noticed that:

-           Products without sensors and connectivity will not be a significant factor in the future world of Industry 4.0.

-          Conventional products will be supplanted by products with sensors and on-board monitoring capability. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) will become the standard.

-         Manufacturers and service providers will set up platforms (cloud) for CPS communication via gateways.

-          The challenge is to filter out relevant data streams and develop modules which generate real customer benefit.

-          CPS, the cloud and data analysis will provide the basis for tailored services

As we can see the biggest challenge for Pump companies, will be in their capacity to implement innovative technologies in their equipment but not only this, because “Innovation is the market introduction of a technical or organizational novelty, not just its invention” (Schumpeter, 1911)

Disruptive Innovation: KSB Guard & Gemü Conexo

KSB Guard

For KSB the disruptive Innovation has a name: the KSB Guard. The concept is simple: to propose more monitoring in order to have less troubleshooting. KSB proposes a full concept to the user:  detection (temperature & vibration) – Transmission (via Wifi and KSB Cloud) – Data storage and analysis (via a web portal and a mobile App)

Virtual Reality - Gemü Booth

For Gemü the Innovation is in the Valve, in 2015 the German valve manufacturer proposed to their customers to digitalize the documentation and the identification of the valves. Thanks to the RFID technology and the Conexo concept they won this challenge. June 2018, Gemü propose to go further, they introduced a complete training program based on Virtual Reality, with this new service the user can virtually install a RFID tag on the valve and also learn how to use Conexo.

 

Laurent Prunier-Duparge

laurent.prunier-duparge@chesterton.com

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Flange Live Loading

Chesterton has made Flange Live loading easy with our on-line Flange Torque calculator on the Sales Toolkit. Simply enter the flange size and pressure class and some more details and the software will give you a recommended bolt torque and the recommended flange spring item number to use. The software is free of charge and accessible to all Chesterton partners through sales.chesterton.com. Print out a detailed report for your customer showing all the details that he needs.

Do you have a complicated flange, heat exchanger or you need a professional calculation?

Through Chesterton’s Flangeneering Program an application engineer will do a professional flange Live Loading calculation using a proprietary version of Amtec’s Temes EN1591-1 Flange Analysis software. This service is free of charge to all Chesterton partners and Chesterton Customers. Just send a filled out Survey Sheet or customer drawing to Chesterton Application Engineering and we’ll send you a detailed proposal for your customer. Once the order is placed we will prepare a full report including the EN1591-1 calculation.

For more information contact Hans Dekker, Product Line Manager MPD.

E-Mail: hans.dekker@chesterton.com