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| Santos Flores, Coprorate Director of Maintenance with DCT, next to one of the numerous Wilden pumps. |
Taking advantage of his background as the owner of a metal-fabrication business, when Santos Flores assumed the role of Corporate Director of Maintenance in 2005 with Diversified Chemical Technologies, Inc., (DCT) Detroit, MI, he had a pretty good idea what to expect as he became familiar with the operations of DCT’s six subsidiaries and nine manufacturing facilities.
“I saw a lot of processes that they had that I knew could have great improvement, especially with a lot of our pumping systems,” he said.
In today’s difficult economic times, these are critical concerns that Flores knew would have to be addressed expeditiously, as any operational inefficiencies can mean a decrease in energy-efficiency and a corresponding negative impact on bottom-line revenue. So, working with Tom Matheson of American Controls, Inc., a Farmington Hills, MI-based distributor of industrial pumps, meters and accessories, Flores searched for a solution that could adequately replace several pumps that are spread over DCT’s various operations. What he found was the perfect answer— Advanced™ Series air-operated double-diaphragm pump (AODD) technology that features patented Pro-Flo® air-distribution system (ADS) from Wilden Pump & Engineering Co., Grand Terrace, CA.
“Those old pumps we were using were very maintenance-intensive to take apart, put back together and get back online,” explained Flores. “We had a competitor’s pump that we almost had daily failures on and we’ve reduced downtime 50% with the Wilden pumps. We have not had a failure on a Wilden pump to date.”
Numerous Wilden® Advanced™ Series pumps have been installed across DCT’s diversified operations. The majority of the pumps being used are Wilden Pro-Flo® Advanced™ Series (bolted) pumps from the P200 (1-inch) to P1500 (3-inch) sizes with flow rates from 56 to 260 gpm. The Advanced™ Series pumps are bolted so they won’t leak and their metal or plastic construction gives them the versatility to handle products with a wide range of characteristics, with a number of product-friendly elastomer options also available.
“When I got here I wanted to make sure we were sizing the pumps correctly and had the right one for the product,” said Flores. “The ones we’re losing money on are top priority and then we’ll go right down the list. The Wilden pumps have made my job a lot easier.”
For more information on Wilden’s Advanced™ Series AODD pumps, please visit us at www.wildenpump.com.
We welcome your feedback and hope you find this information useful.
Respectfully,
 Walter Bonnett
Director of Marketing
walter.bonnett@pumpsg.com
Wilden Pump & Engineering Co.
22069 Van Buren St.
Grand Terrace, CA 92313
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