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Sterling Electric, Inc.'s primary business is the production of AC Induction Motors, Worm Gear (Right Angle) and Helical (Inline) Reducers and Gearmotors.

Our mission, to our customers, is to provide quality industrial motors and related equipment with reliable delivery and unrivaled service.

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Rugged and heavy duty, the Fairbanks Nijhuis vertical turbine pump is designed to successfully operate in a multitude of water sources from wells to oceans.

 

  • 40 to 50,000 GPM (9 to 11,356 m3/hr) capacities

  • 10 to 2,000 feet (3 to 609 m) heads

  • Markets served: Urban and rural municipal water, irrigation, chemical processing, primary metals, petroleum, power plants, mines, food processing, offshore platforms and more

  • Handles raw water intake, liquid transfer, cooling water circulation, booster service, stormwater, flood control, marine, process services, volatile fluids, condensate, fuel pumps, and mine dewatering

  • Offers pump bowls from 4" to 57" (101 - 1,447 mm) in diameter to meet pumping configurations.

  • Turbine bowls can be staged in series to produce the necessary discharge pressures. Constructed out of cast iron, bronze, stainless steel or other machineable materials. Wear rings are available to provide a renewable surface. Open line shafts allow shaft bearings lubrication.

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Fairbanks Nijhuis VTSH vertical turbine solids-handling pumps have proven experience in the pumping of solids, slurries and sewage. These pumps are specifically designed to pass solids, sludge, trash and long, stringy materials.

  • Eliminates the need for additional dry-sump, suction piping, dehumidification and sump pumps.

  • Reduces initial constructions costs. Save 40-70% compared to conventional wet-pit/dry-pit designs.

  • Ideally suited for the new trench-type self-cleaning wet well design.

  • Non-clogging. Highly efficient.

  • Design allows entire drive system and controls to be located above the flood plane.

  • Constructed of cast iron bowls and impellers and a stainless steel pump shaft.

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The Fairbanks Nijhuis single-stage horizontal split case pump offers long, reliable service with no maintenance. Designed for general liquid pumping and booster applications.

  • 100 to 75,000 GPM (22 to 17,034 m3/hr) capacities 20 to 700 feet heads (6 to 213 m).

  • Markets served: Power plants, steel mills, chemical plants, paper mills, refineries, cooling and heating systems and water booster service.

  • High efficiency, low maintenance and quiet operation.

  • Smooth operation, balanced loading and locked-in-place rotating assembly.

  • Horizontal mounted pumps in discharge sizes from 2" to 36" (50 - 914 mm)in diameter.

  • Vertically mounted pumps in discharges sizes from 2 " to 14" (50 - 355 mm) in diameter.

  • Can be used with multiple types of drives.

  • Constructed out of cast iron, bronze, stainless steel or other machinable materials.

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The Fairbanks Nijhuis patented fish-friendly pump allows 100 percent of the eels and at least 97 percent of the fish to get through a pumping station unscathed. The pump was developed in response to the adverse effects of conventional pumps in pumping stations on the fish stock.

  • By choosing Fairbanks Nijhuis, you have a sustainable solution that protects the wildlife and environment and saves energy. We are ready to assist you with converting your pumping station pump into a fish-friendly system.

  • Capacity: 6604 - 792,516 GPM (1,500 - 180,000+ m3/h)

  • Head: 3 - 19 feet (1 - 6+ mlc)

  • High pump efficiency

  • Available in horizontal and vertical configuration, both dry and wet mounting

  • Easy installation in existing pumping stations

  • Converting costs substantially reduced

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Liquid handling requirements are much more involved than they were years ago. The variety of liquids being handled has increased along with temperatures and pressures. Today’s installations demand quiet, smooth running pumps with long life. The reliable 1600 pumps offer an economical solution to your liquid handling problems.

  • Capacities to 4200 GPM (954 m3/hr)

  • Pressures to 520 Feet of Head (158 m)

  • Temperatures to 300F (149C)

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Fairbanks Nijhuis submersible angleflow solids-handling pumps have over 40 years of proven experience in the pumping of solids, slurries, sludge, pulp, trash, sewage and grit. These pumps are specifically designed to pass solids, trash and long, stringy materials.

  • Capacities 500 to 25,000 GPM (113 to 5,678 m3/hr)

  • Heads: 5 to 110 feet (1.5 to 33 m)

  • Discharge sizes from 10" to 24" (254 to 609 mm) in diameter

  • Pumps and motors are UL Listed for operation in Class 1, Division 1, Group C and D hazardous locations, and feature explosion-proof construction Impellers are single-suction, mixed-flow design with large passageways

  • Constructed of cast iron volutes, cast iron or bronze impellers and a carbon steel pump shaft 5 year prorated warranty

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