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TORNADO® Competitor Analysis

Design features of NETZSCH, Börger, Swaby Lobeline and Vogelsang

TORNADO® Competitor Analysis, 1/24/11

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers

a) NETZSCH TORNADO®

b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang

2. Company Data – Manufacturers

3. Pump Head

4. Gearbox Protection

5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Manufacturers NETZSCH TORNADO ®

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Product Range

3 pump ranges (MB, XB, XLB);

12 models

Performance Data

Q: 5 – 4400 GPM

(1 – 1000 m³/h)

∆p: up to 85PSI (6 bar)

Company Data:

Established: 1873

Turnover: € 260Mio / $ 335 Mio

Employees: 2,400 worldwide (130 USA)

Made in Germany

Assembled in USA

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Manufacturers Börger


Product Range

6 pump ranges (AL, PL, CL, EL, FL,

XL); 16 models

Performance Data

Q: up to 4400 GPM

(up to 1000 m³/h)

∆p: up to 174PSI (12 bar) ?

Company Data:

Established: 1975, pumps since

1985

Turnover: € 28,5Mio / $ 36,8 Mio

Employees: 170 worldwide (21 USA)

Made in Germany

Assembled in USA

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Manufacturers Swaby Lobeline


Product Range

12 models (M series)

Made in USA

Performance Data

Q: up to 4000 GPM

(up to 800 m³/h)

∆p: up to 72 PSI (5 bar)

Company Data:

Established: 1893,

RLP pumps since?

Turnover: approx. $ 2 Mio

Employees: approx. 15 in USA

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Manufacturers Vogelsang


Product Range

3 pump ranges (VX100, 136, 186);

more than 30 models (incl. Agriculture

pumps)

Performance Data

Q: up to 4400 GPM

(up to 1000 m³/h)

∆p: up to 174PSI (12 bar) ?

Company Data:

Established: 1929, pumps since 1970

Turnover: € 24,2Mio / $ 31,2 Mio

Employees: 250 worldwide (10 USA?)

Made in Germany

Assembled in USA

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang

2. Company Data – Manufacturer Comparison

3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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NETZSCH Börger Swaby Lobeline Vogelsang

Established 1873 1951 start of BU

Pumps 1969 NA location

established

Established 1975 1985 start of pumps 2000 NA location

established

Established 1893

??? Start of RLP

Established 1929 1970 start of pumps 2000 NA location

established

2400 employees WW 130 employes NA

130 employees WW 21 employees NA

15 employees 300 employees WW 20 employees NA

Production Plants: Germany, USA, Brazil, China, India, Japan

ProductionPlants: Germany

Production Plants: USA

Production Plants: Germany

Assembly Plants: Canada, Italy, Russia, Thailand, Singapore

Assembly Plants: USA, Singapore

Assembly Plants: Assembly Plants: USA, India

50 + years experience with PD pumps

Only 25 years experience with RLP

Only a few years experience with PD

30 years experience, mainly in agriculture

500000 + applications Applications mainly in agriculture & wwtp

Few applications Applications mainly in agriculture & wwtp

Revenue: WW: $360Mio NA: $40 Mio

Revenue: WW: $36.8 Mio NA: $10 Mio

Revenue: NA: approx. $2Mio

Revenue: WW: $31.2 Mio NA: $11

Company Data

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Manufacturer Comparison


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NETZSCH’s full commitment to RLP business

NETZSCH is the only company

with full “internal production.”

Metallic AND rubber parts!

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Pump Head / Housing NETZSCH TORNADO ® advantage against Börger


NETZSCH: NETZSCH:

Replacable Housing Parts Option: Inserts

Börger:

Expensive one-piece housing

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Pump Head / Housing / Wear Plates NETZSCH TORNADO ® advantage against Swaby Lobeline


NETZSCH:

Replacable Housing Parts

Swaby Lobeline:

No replaceable wear plates.

Expensive hinged front cover.

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Pump Head / Shaft Overhang NETZSCH TORNADO ® advantage against Swaby Lobeline


NETZSCH:

Shortest possible shaft overhang

BL

WL

BL WL

Tornado XB-2 180 mm 70 mm

Swaby

Lobeline M… 200 mm 90 mm

Swaby Lobeline:

Long shaft overhang

due to oversized air gap.

Remark:

NETZSCH has similar shaft overhang as

Börger and Vogelsang even with air gap!

BL

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Pump Head / Shaft diameter & strength NETZSCH TORNADO ® stable shaft due to large diameter


NETZSCH:

Constant shaft diameter

Vogelsang:

Constant shaft diameter

Börger:

Slight diameter reduction weakens shaft

Swaby Lobeline:

Significant diameter reduction - weak shaft

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Gearbox Protection How important is gearbox protection?


For Example:

Approx. 2 liters of oil in Vogelsang VX136

or Börger PL200 gearbox

0.002% x 2 liters = 0.04mL

1 drop water = 0.05mL

1 drop of water cuts bearing life nearly in half!

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Gearbox Protection – Why is it so important ? Contamination can lead to catastrophic pump failure!


Gear backlash/

Timing out

of sync

Mechanical

seal failure

Bearing

failure

1 drop

of water

Shaft/rotor

misalignment

CATASTROPHIC

PUMP FAILURE!

Increased

loads on

shaft, rotor,

housing

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Gearbox Protection TORNADO® GSS Technology – Gearbox Security System


Positive separation between pump

head/product seals and pump

gearbox provides a visible leak path

directly to atmosphere

Reduces risk of product ingress into

gearbox in the unlikley event of

product seal failure

Reduces risk of gear oil ingress into

the pump product area

Visible leakage

path direct to

atmosphere

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Gearbox Protection TORNADO® GSS Technology – Gearbox Security System


Open Air gap separation provides added protection of bearings and

timing gears, extending operation life

Facilitates visible seal leakage detection (i.e. which seal is leaking)

Reduces product seal replacement costs

Multiple product seal options

Open

Air Gap

Product

Oil

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Gearbox Protection Börger


No visible leakage path to atmosphere

- Cannot tell which seal is leaking

No air gap between gearbox

- Potential for product to enter gearbox

- Potential for buffer fluid to enter gearbox

Lip seal acts as buffer seal and front

bearing seal

- Not removed with seal parts

- Replacement requires draining the

gearbox

Product

Oil Oil

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Gearbox Protection Vogelsang


Drain Gearbox to remove Seal

Seal buffer chamber lip seal is also

gearbox front oil seal

If not drained before seal removal, oil

will drain from front bearing

Gearbox oil must be drained before

seal removal/replacement

Oil

Oil

Difficult to drain!

Product

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Gearbox Protection Vogelsang


Extract from Vogelsang Operating

and Maintenance manual

(WBV.PU.002.EN 2008-11-26

Page 34 .....Section 8.7

“Change of cartridge mechanical seal.

Drain buffer chamber fluid and

gearbox oil.”

Drain Gearbox to remove Seal

View with mechanical seal removed,

front bearing fully exposed.

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Gearbox Protection How important is gearbox protection?


For Example:

Approx. 2 liters of oil in Vogelsang VX136

or Börger PL200 gearbox

0.002% x 2 liters = 0.04mL

1 drop water = 0.05mL

1 drop of water cuts bearing life nearly in half!

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Rotor Selection Börger Replaceable Rotor Tips – Complicated and weak


Replaceable Tip fixture is not

effectively sealed from product

Locating and fixing points prone to

corrosion and seizure

Can create fiber/grit trap

- Potentially limits functionality

- Risk of increased wear on front plate

Tips prone to swelling

- Difficult to replace; must remove

entire rotor first

Expensive construction

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Rotor Selection Börger rotor assembly requires special tools


Special 18mm bolt required to fix

rotors onto shaft

18mm is not a standard metric size

Head height (“A”) and outter

diameter (“B”) are reduced

Rotor removal requires an 18mm

jacking screw

18mm is not a standard metric size

A

B

Börger bolt

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Rotor Selection Börger rotor assembly: MIP?


Castle nuts drive rotors and

mechanical seals

- Must be adjusted to locate rotors

axially within housing

- Extremely difficult to adjust with

flanges in place (requires special

tool)

Slot must align with key

Maintenance in place???

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Rotor Selection Börger rotor assembly: MIP?


Key not visible at front of rotor

- Must be assembled blind when flanges

are in place

- Alignment with shaft/key is difficult to

do blind (MIP?)

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Rotor Selection Stacking rotors vs. Larger diameter


Stacking rotors and increasing rotor diameter both increase flow capacity

Increasing rotor diameter increases tip speed

- Higher tip speed higher rubbing velocity higher wear rate

Stacked Rotors

NETZSCH

Vogelsang

Increase Rotor

Diameter

Börger*

Swaby Lobeline

*Börger stacks up to 2 rotors per shaft

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Rotor Selection NETZSCH TORNADO ® simple lobes are more than sufficient


NETZSCH philosophy:

Robust, full vulcanised rotors with

chemical and mechanical resistant

elasomers!

With 3 geometries, thick rubber

and different materials, almost all

application can be covered!

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Full internal production and simple geometries

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Less is more! With ONLY three geometries, available in multiple

materials, TORNADO® is able to cover nearly all applications. Advantage: High flexibility Fast delivery times Low spare parts costs

Further Advantage: Highest efficiency Best tolerances between rotor & rotor and between rotor and housing parts !


Rotor Selection

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Technical Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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NETZSCH Börger Swaby Lobeline Vogelsang

GSS Technology provides added protection of bearings and timing gears

No leak path to atomsphere

Vulnerable to contamination

Direct leak path to atmosphere provides added protection of gearbox

No leak path to atmosphere

- Vulnerable to contamination

Visible leak detection No seal visibilty Visible leak detection No seal visibility

Mechanical seal is separate from gearbox

Mechanical seal is NOT separate from gearbox

Mechanical seal is separate from gearbox

Mechanical seal is NOT separate from gearbox

Replaceable housing segments / crescents

Add. option: inserts

Expensive one-piece housing, inserts always needed

NO front wearplate / expensive hinged cover

Replaceable housing segments / crescents

No gearbox oil drainage required

Buffer oil must be drained to change seal

No gearbox oil drainage required

Gearbox oil must be drained to change seal

Internal elastomer production

Best Sealing line; highest efficiency

Complicated and weak replaceable rotor tips

NO internal elastomer production



Straight and helical lobes

Straight and helical lobes

Straight lobes only Straight and helical lobes

Summary


Technical Comparison

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Conclusion Insist on superior NETZSCH TORNADO® design!


TORNADO® GSS Technology

protects gearbox

Optimal pump head design with

replaceable parts

In-house rotor production

NETZSCH TORNADO® RUNS

LONGER AND SAVES YOU MONEY!

Air gap!

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Agenda


1. Manufacturers


b) Börger

c) Swaby Lobeline

d) Vogelsang


3. Pump Head


5. Rotor Selection

6. Summary

7. Conclusion

8. Contacts

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Contacts


A dedicated facility and team supports the TORNADO® pump range providing comprehensive

engineering, sales and service support.

Technical Sales Michael Morgenstern Tel: +1 610-280-1256

(USA) Fax: +1 610-363-0971

email: [email protected]

Jason Balcerczyk Tel: +1 705-797-8426x236

(Canada) Fax: +1 705-797-8427


Egon Grainer Tel: +49 8638 63-2403

(Germany) Fax: +49 8638 63-92403


Engineering/Design Jim Littlewood Tel: +49 8638 63-2402

Fax: +49 8638 63-92402


Head of Business Development Erwin Weber Tel: +49 8638 63-2400

Fax: +49 8638 63-92400

Mobile: +49 172 8985302


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Contacts


Thank you!

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The heart of your process.

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Vogelsang Difficult to drain


Buffer fluid drain

Gearbox drain

Drain plugs difficult to access with

a wrench.

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Vogelsang Maintenance Manual Extract


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