BBC Pump and Equipment has added a new member to the municipal pump sales team. Grant Kissel comes to BBC with a background as a municipal wastewater plant operator, and experience selling pump repair and submersible pumps. Grant will be covering the eastern half of Indiana in BBC’s municipal pump sales territory. If you are a municipal water or wastewater operator in eastern Indiana, contact Grant at (317) 636-1111 x119, or gkissel@bbcpump.com for all your pump sales and repair needs.

2012 IWEA Tumble Bug Awards

The Tumble Bug Award is made for recognition of committee members, program presenters and other journeymen within the IWEA organization who have labored industriously on behalf of the Indiana Water Environment Association. During the annual IWEA convention in November of 2012, BBC Pump municipal salesman Dave Dunnuck was honored with the award for his longstanding effort to support the organization.

All Tumble Bug Awards are made by ceremony to liken the efforts and work of the Dung Scarab and awardees shall therefore be known as a member of an elite society known as the “Order of Eminent Tumble Bugs.”

Congratulations Dave!

To celebrate their 70th year in business, MP Pump is looking for the oldest MP Pump still in operation.

We know they last, so there are bound to be some oldies out there! Do you have an old MP in service at your location? Just take a picture of your pump (with a second picture of the serial number) and send it to Reid Crandall at rcrandall@bbcpump.com.

All submissions will receive a free gift from MP Pump and the picture will be posted on the MP Pump web page. The owner of the oldest pump will receive $1000, plus an option for a free new pump* (availability dependent).

All entries must be received by December 31, 2012.
Winner agrees to allow MP Pumps Inc to use their photo in future promotions.

*New pump is at the owner’s discretion. If the owner chooses to replace, the old pump must be returned to MP Pumps for use in future promotions.

Wanner Engineering has released a new InfoBITS study regarding pumping hot caustics in the cleaning of commercial inks with its Hydra-Cell Pumps.

More Effective High-Pressure Tote and Tank Cleaning of Inks with Hot Caustics

High pressure and a hot caustic (cyclohexane at 120˚F) are needed to wash the interior and exterior of totes and tanks for a manufacturer of specialty commercial inks. It is critical that any remnant of a previous color mix be removed so as not to contaminate the next batch.

A piston pump proved inadequate because its seals would leak at higher pressures. This required costly maintenance and downtime and turning over the tanks to perform hazardous manual cleaning.

A Hydra-Cell D/G-35 replaced the piston pump and delivers the high pressure and impact needed to clean the containers without turning them over or having to replace leaky seals. The seal-less design of Hydra-Cell also enables it to handle dirty, abrasive fluids so it can pump the recycled cleaning solution, eliminating a waste stream.

Franklin Miller visited BBC Pump at its Indianapolis headquarters with its mobile demonstration truck on April 25. The BBC Pump staff was able to enjoy several demonstrations of the power of the Franklin Miller Taskmaster solid waste shredder. It was shown to shred most anything from wood to golf balls (video below).