Blackmer News

Designed to meet the evolving needs of mobile LPG applications, the Hydraulic Adapter Kit (patent pending) seamlessly transforms existing compressor setups into compact, chassis-mounted, hydraulically driven systems, reducing weight.

Blackmer has opened its new Military West Coast Repair Center in San Diego, CA, strengthening its bi-coastal support network for U.S. military and marine operations. The facility offers certified OEM rebuilds, stocked inventory, local training and faster lead times to meet mission-critical demands with precision and speed.

Read this white paper to learn how the Blackmer MAGNES Series Sliding Vane Magnetic Drive Pump was specifically tested to measure its superior resilience to dry-run conditions. After two hours, the temperature stabilized to a near-steady state. The test results support the conclusion that the MAGNES can run dry for extended periods of time with minimal risk of damage or failure. Additionally, after the dry-run test was completed, the pump was disassembled, and an inspection showed no indication of excessive wear.

Read this white paper to learn how Blackmer MAGNES Series Sliding Vane Magnetic Drive Pumps deliver more consistent performance and reliability in demanding applications with a wide range of liquid viscosities, including both low and high viscosities.

Read this white paper to learn how high suction lift and dry-run capability allow sliding vane positive displacement pumps to outperform centrifugal pumps.

Blackmer has released Performance Curve Documents for all our Internal Gear Pump Models - E Series, G Series, and V Series.

We’re excited to announce the newest addition to our selection of product offerings – Blackmer® Integrated Unit Assemblies, developed to save you time and money while simplifying the ordering process.

Blackmer® G Series Internal Gear Pumps are renowned for their dependability, reliability and efficiency. Blackmer® maintenance parts and service kits are no different.

Mechanical seals are an essential component within Blackmer manufacturing operations. Used in every external bearing vane pump, Blackmer mechanical seals are critical to ensuring rotary vane pump reliability in tough environments.

Quick quiz: how many seven-letter words in the English language consecutively use the letters “phth” in their construction?

Advances in sliding vane and internal gear seal-less pump technologies can make them a better choice than centrifugal pumps or more well-known positive displacement pump options

Both pump technologies share strengths and benefits when used in fluid-handling applications.

When manufacturing or handling dangerous and hazardous chemicals, full product containment is necessary and seal-less pumps can improve safety, and optimize maintenance and operational costs

Reducing your plastic landfill waste is no small feat, especially if one of your key product components is plastic. But the Blackmer team at the PSG Grand Rapids facility has developed a new manufacturing method that reduces plastic waste by 5,000 lbs per year.

Sliding vane pumps’ ability to handle multiple liquids with different viscosities, as well as their volumetric efficiency and consistency with several raw materials, make them a reliable choice for soap manufacturing.

Blackmer® is going all in on blue! Beginning in June, Blackmer Centrifugal & Gear Pumps Changing to "Blackmer Blue."

We're pleased to announce that the Blackmer TLGLF3HD Sliding Vane Pump is a winner of the 2022 Canadian Propane Association (CPA) Innovation Award. This prestigious award recognizes the top new technologies for their contributions to advancing the propane industry in product innovation, process/technology, market development, or marketing.

You might be familiar with our revolutionary sliding vane technology, but how much do you know about our vane construction offerings? Blackmer® Sliding Vane Pumps are available in a variety of materials to better meet your unique application requirements. However, the vane composition itself must be taken into careful consideration, as the vane must be strong enough to withstand the stresses of pressure, centrifugal and mechanical forces. Each application also demands chemical compatibility and good wear properties to support a long life of vane performance.

Blackmer® is pleased to announce that Bob Lauson, General Manager of Blackmer, recently participated in the 2021 Annual Economic Development Report video for the Grand Rapids Office of Economic Development.

Lubricating liquids and petroleum products keep industries around the world functioning. To meet this global demand, operators require fluid transport solutions capable of optimizing loading and unloading. Two of the most used positive displacement (PD) pumping technologies for fuel offloading are external gear pumps and sliding vane pumps. While both pump designs have proven trustworthy in their own ways, there are multiple key performance parameters that may lead to sliding vane pumps being the better choice for liquid loading and unloading via truck. What are these key parameters? Find out by reading the complete white paper.

We’re excited to share the debut of this new digital tool for channel partners and end users. Available online at choice.psgdover.com, the Blackmer CHOICE platform is a web-based pump selection and quote tool that allows users to look up pump repair kits, search for pumps based on system conditions and access pump configuration options.

Connecting with a celebrated past is a precious thing. For businesses that have existed for over a century, it can be difficult – even rare – to maintain a direct association to their founders.

Common pump problems involving solids handling, vapor mixtures and the dangers of dry run have plagued fluid process operations forever. This is where Blackmer® stepped up. The arrival of the MAGNES Series Sliding Vane Magnetic Drive Pumps – an innovative design which combines sliding vane with the best advantages of magnetic drive – brings a solution that handles expensive, valuable and hazardous liquids in a leak-free fashion.

For Blackmer®, product performance, reliability and safety are paramount. When those products also provide resolutions to common issues and start winning awards because of that, it means the company has done something more than right. That’s exactly what happened with the introduction the Blackmer MAGNES Series.

Sliding vane pumps offer tank truck operators better functionality, reliability than gear pumps across many liquid-handling applications. When it comes to positive displacement (PD) pumping technologies, gear and sliding vane pumps always have stood out for their reliability and versatility in liquid-handling applications. These two factors alone have made them a popular choice for loading/unloading, transport and metering applications.

Die Leistung einer Pumpe lässt sich am besten anhand von Referenzwerten beurteilen. Sie helfen auch bei der Diagnose leistungsbezogener Probleme. Erstellt der Betreiber Leistungskennlinien, kann er langjährige Probleme beheben und Basiswissen und Referenzpunkte sammeln, um seine Pumpen auf optimale Leistung einzustellen. Damit lässt sich ein wirtschaftlicher, sicherer und zuverlässiger Betrieb der Pumpen über Jahre hinweg sicherstellen.

The performance of a pump can best be assessed using reference values. They also help to diagnose performance-related problems. If the operator creates performance curves, he can correct long-standing problems and gather basic knowledge and reference points to set his pumps to optimal performance.

Blackmer®, part of PSG®, a Dover company and a global leader in specialty pumps and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce the availability of its new TLGLF3HD Sliding Vane Pump. Developed as a flange-mounted truck pump, the TLGLF3HD helps increase pump reliability and safety while optimizing the loading and unloading speeds of LPG products for bobtails and transport trucks.

Chemical processing facilities use an array of flowing substances that must be processed, stored and transferred during manufacturing activities. The technology tasked with facilitating this liquid movement is the industrial pump. A number of competing technologies are positioning themselves to grab the attention—and capital investment dollars—of the world’s chemical processors.

Blackmer veteran keeps finger on the company's product pulse. COMPRESSORTECH2 spoke to Crouch about his time at Blackmer, where the company has been and where he sees it in the future.

Systems used in liquid transfer and process applications work across a wide range of operating points. Pumps are often designed to operate at a single specified design point, but the disparity between the pumps and their full systems can be devastating to traditional pump technologies.

Cavitation can ruin internal pump components, and most pumps fail when operating under sustained cavitation, pumping liquid/vapor mixtures and carrying out poor Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) applications.

Blackmer®, part of PSG®, a Dover company and a global leader in specialty pumps and reciprocating compressor technologies, is proud to be the recipient of the annual Community Partner Outreach Award from Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC).

As global demand for Autogas as an alternative motor fuel grows, there is a corresponding increase in the need for pumps that can optimize its handling. One technology that has risen to the fore in this realm is the Regenerative Turbine Pump, with PSG® brand Ebsray® the leading developer of this technology, which offers a level of efficiency, differential-pressure buildup and flow rates that centrifugal and side-channel pumps can’t match.

Explanation of various spare parts kits available for Blackmer Sliding Vane Pumps and Reciprocating Gas Compressors and where to find them on the website.

This latest article "Pump system analysis: Tanks, piping, hoses and everything in between" written by Geoff Vanleeuwen, Product Management Director for Blackmer, can be found in Processing Magazine.

Blackmer® a Dover company and a global leader in specialty pumps and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce the availability of its new MAGNES Series Sliding Vane Magnetic Drive Pumps.

Read an article on "Determining Overall Pump Lifecycle Costs" in Chemical Engineering, written by Geoff Vanleeuwen, Product Management Director for Blackmer.

This latest article "How Sealless Sliding Vane Pumps Work in Chemical Transfer" written by Geoff Vanleeuwen, Product Management Director for Blackmer, can be found in Pumps & Systems.

Premier Automotive Paint Plant Selects EnviroGear E Series Pumps for WaterBorn White Dispersion Paint and Saves $42,282 in Maintenance Costs.

When manufacturing or handling dangerous and hazardous chemicals, full product containment is necessary and seal-less pumps can improve safety, and optimize maintenance and operational costs.

Design improvements enable Blackmer® Seal-Less Internal Gear Pumps to deliver on the leak-free promise of sealless-pump technology costs.

Blackmer® is pleased to announce that its GNX Series Sliding Vane Pumps are now available in 3- and 4-inch models.

Blackmer® has created a solution for pump cavitation damage in the form of its Cavitation Suppression Liner. The Blackmer Cavitation Suppression Liner eliminates the vibration, excessive noise and pump cavitation damage that occurs.

COMPANY: Reques e Hijos, S.L. • LOCATION: Collado Villalba, Spain • MARKET: Fuel Distribution • DISTRIBUTOR: Cetil Dispensing Technology S.L. • CHALLENGE: Identify and utilize a robust, reliable transport pump that could help a fledgling fuel-distribution company build a fleet that could create loyalty in a critical market and customer base • SOLUTION: Blackmer® TX Series Sliding Vane Pumps.

Blackmer® has developed a new white paper and video on pump cavitation. These resources illustrate how Blackmer positive displacement sliding vane pumps incorporate a revolutionary Cavitation Suppression Liner that mitigates and even eliminates the harmful effects of pump cavitation.

Blackmer® is pleased to announce that an upgrade to the mechanical-seal assembly on the Ebsray® RC Series Regenerative Turbine Pumps is now complete.

Sliding vane pumps handle gas-heavy three-phase liquids that are common in many oilfield applications.

For many years, the pumping technology of choice in many fluid-transfer applications in oil and gas production has been the centrifugal pump.