Blackmer News

COMPANY: Rockville Propane Terminal (formerly Wenner Gas Terminal) • LOCATION: Rockville, MN, USA • MARKET: Propane Storage and Distribution • DISTRIBUTOR/DESIGN ENGINEERS: LPG & NH3 Supply, Inc., Buffalo, MN, USA • GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Alpha Development & Construction LLC; Reggie Fraley, CEO and Development Consultant; (320) 260-4226 • CHALLENGE: Incorporate compressor and pump technologies that would optimize railcar deliveries and loading of propane transports at rapidly expanding propane terminal • SOLUTION: Blackmer® LB601 Series Reciprocating Gas Compressors; Blackmer® LGL4 Series Sliding Vane Pumps.

COMPANY: Slawson Exploration Co., Inc. & Pelican Gathering Systems, LLC • LOCATION: New Town, ND, USA • MARKET: Oil & Gas • CHALLENGE: Overcome the handling characteristics of Bakken-produced crude oil • SOLUTION: Blackmer® X Series Sliding Vane Pumps.

A surge in the number of storage terminals in the Middle East and North Africa has positioned sliding vane pumps as the best choice for energy-efficient pumping technologies.

As the use of vapor recovery units (VRU) at oilfield storage-tank facilities grows, so does the need to understand that proper skid-assembly installation will help guarantee the VRU Compressor's reliable performance.

This study focuses on flow measurement in positive displacement pump systems that utilize rotary sliding vane pumps as the means of flow generation.

COMPANY: Chardon Oil • LOCATION: Chardon, OH, USA, facility • MARKET: Petroleum Transport • DISTRIBUTOR: Tank Truck Service & Sales, Inc. • CHALLENGE: Needed highly reliable, dependable pump to transport and handle light petroleum liquids • SOLUTION: Blackmer® TX Series Sliding Vane Pumps.

COMPANY: Caljet of America, LLC • LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ, USA • MARKET: Storage Terminals • CHALLENGE: Needed extremely reliable pumps to support 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year fueling operations • SOLUTIONS: Blackmer® System One® Centrifugal Pumps and Blackmer GX and MLX Series Sliding Vane.

COMPANY: EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. • LOCATION: Pleasant Prairie, WI, USA, facility • MARKET: Chemicals • DISTRIBUTOR: Anderson Pump & Process • CHALLENGE: Needed highly reliable, versatile pump that could load/unload railcars, tankers, totes and drums • SOLUTIONS: Blackmer GX Series Sliding Vane Pumps, Blackmer Engineered Package Solutions.

New vapor-recovery regulations challenge oil and gas producers to optimize operations and Blackmer® NG, HD and HDS Series Oil-Free Reciprocating Gas Compressors can assist.

Boston Yacht Haven meets the vessel-fueling needs of its high-end client base with the reliable assistance of Blackmer® GX and X Series Sliding Vane Transfer Pumps.

Dennis K. Burke, Inc., hits the heights of fuel delivery in New England with the assistance of Blackmer® TXD Series Sliding Vane Pumps

Blackmer® TXD Series Sliding Vane Pumps have helped Mike and Kabraul Tasha create a widely diversified fuel-delivery powerhouse headquartered on Cape Cod, MA.

The energy-efficient design of Blackmer® Sliding Vane Pumps enables manufacturers to optimize cost-savings.

Twenty-seven percent of electricity consumed in an industrial system is used to operate pumps. Using Blackmer® Smart Energy® Sliding Vane Pumps in your operation can cut these costs.

Sliding vane pump technology provides the safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness necessary to meet the wide-ranging fluid-handling demands within the crude oil supply chain.

New LGL3021 Series Multi-Purpose LPG Sliding Vane Pump from Blackmer® provides the optimized flow and installation times that APEX Propane Service requires.

Producers, distributors, storers and users of AdBlue® turn to pumping equipment from Blackmer® to help eliminate harmful product contamination.

System One® Vortex Pumps from Blackmer® are designed to enhance cost efficiencies and reduce breakdowns.

From North to South, and all points in between, Blackmer® pump and compressor technologies have played a leading role for more than a century in meeting the world’s product-transfer needs.

Wenner Gas Terminal hits the ground running and adds to the family legacy with the help of LPG and NH3 Supply and Blackmer® pumps and compressors.

Rapidly growing Diesel Exhaust Fluid market creates opportunities for pumps that can efficiently operate along the many points of the DEF supply chain.

SNP Series Sliding Vane Pumps from Blackmer® deliver the efficiencies required for complex product transfer applications in global soap and detergent operations.

As utility costs rise, sliding vane pump technology is the preferred choice for energy-efficient operation in all types of liquid-storage-terminal applications.

Backed by strong relationships with Blackmer® and Sacigas, L’Autogas Orobica enhances its position as a leading LPG distributor in northern Italy.

By cultivating relationships with a number of reliable partners, including Blackmer®, Pirkl Gas turns valve upgrade requirement into a huge opportunity.

Enhanced EPA regulation of diesel emissions makes Diesel Exhaust Fluid a hot commodity.

Sliding vane technology provides the suction needed to optimize product transfer at liquid-terminal operations.

Sliding vane pump technology is ideal when transporting and handling biodiesel.

Armed with a fleet of 7,000-gallon “Big Boy” trucks, CHS, Inc., delivers fuel to its customers in a more efficient and environmentally friendly manner with the help of Blackmer® pumps.

As the popularity of transloading continues to grow, operators should consider sliding vane pump and gas compressor technology for low maintenance costs and high energy efficiency.

Reciprocating gas compressors establish a new standard in natural-gas vapor recovery thanks to their environmental and economic benefits.

Gas compressors should be standard equipment in any LPG vapor-recovery application.

Yellow Cab upgrades to Blackmer® equipment as it continues to reap the benefits of its propane-powered taxicab fleet in Las Vegas.

Ely Energy ascends to the pinnacle of the LPG-vaporization industry by finding and utilizing equipment that works – and then sticking with it.

Thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was signed into law by President Bush in August of that year, increased scrutiny has been placed on the manufacturing sector and its use—or, in some cases, misuse—of energy.

Using the best equipment to eliminate the operational “soft spots” can lead to increased ROI.

Sliding vane technology is being used worldwide to reduce energy cost and consumption, and create more efficient pumping systems. In the chart, a comparison between the performance of sliding vane and gear-pump technology shows some of the many ways that sliding vane pumps can improve your operation.

For dual hose Autogas dispenser applications, sliding vane positive displacement pumps are quickly becoming the pump technology of choice worldwide because they offer performance, reliability and financial benefits over other high differential LPG pump technologies. Sliding vane pumps are capable of overcoming many of the challenges that plague other Autogas-type pumps, such as inconsistencies in mixed LPG composition, line pressure changes, entrained vapors, vapor lock and temperature changes. In addition, sliding vane pumps offer a lower upfront cost, are safe and easy to install and maintain, and provide high efficiency and reliability even for the most active Autogas fueling operations.