Schramm, together with GenNx360 Capital Partners, has acquired Air Drill Hammers and Bits Pty Ltd., a manufacturer of drilling equipment like hammers and percussion bits for mineral exploration and mining.
Flint & Walling has unveiled a new line of City Pressure Booster Systems. The company says the all-in-one designs of the VP05 and VP10 feature a motor, pressure tank and electronic controller.
Many of the ideas for my column are inspired by questions I get from readers and friends in the industry. A few weeks ago, someone asked how to wire in a pressure switch with a pump protection device that required a control relay. The pump protector’s internal relay was rated at 10 amps, sufficient for a 1 horsepower, 230 volt pump but not enough to handle his 3 horsepower pump motor directly, so an additional relay was called for.