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F I R S T I N P U M P I N G E Q U I P M E N T S O L U T I O N S

Pump Sales, Services & Repairs

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Company Profile

Markets

ame, established in 1981, is a distributor, agent, representative

and integrator of pumps and specialised related pumping

equipment. The application-engineering component involved in

the specification, selection and application of these engineered

products as solutions to specific customer problems are at the

heart of ame's value-added business strategy.

The primary markets served by ame include:

t Chemical

t Construction

t Food & Beverage

t Irrigation and Drainage

t Mining & Heavy Industry

t Offshore & Marine

t Petrochemical

t Pulp & Paper

t Power Generation

t General Process

t Waste Water

t Water Treatment

t Laboratory Applications

t Commercial Services

t Industrial

t Building Trades

t Institutional

t Utilities

t Local Government

t AusAid and Defence

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Products and Services

Quality Assurance

ame supplies in addition to its range of specific equipment items

a broad range of services to complement the hardware side of its

business. These services include:

t Design

t Engineering

t Procurement

t Supply

t Fabrication

t Assembly

t Welding

t Testing

t Inspection

t Quality Control

t Pump audits

t Full site audits

t Installation

t Repair

t Maintenance

t Overhaul

t Start-Up

t Commissioning

t Training

t Warranty and After Sales

t Spare Parts

t Service Agreements.

ame's objective is to continuously satisfy and delight its

customers. To that end, ame has undertaken Quality Assurance

to ISO 9001:2008, and is independently certified by JAS/ANZ via

TQCS / TQCSI, with certification number QCC736. ame also has

3rd party EOHS certification. Through a program of continuous

improvement, education, training, measurement and recognition

we are seeking to enhance and provide exceptional customer

service as our most powerful competitive advantage.

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Pump Brandsame has represented leading manufactures of centrifugal and

positive displacement pumps and pumping system components.

Our vast experience with, and understanding of, industrial

pumping applications, in conjunction with our access to over 250

pump manufacturers globally, ensures our selections are based on

the best fit for your requirements and budget. We recommend

and undertake repairs, upgrades or replacement for your pumping

needs as they relate to durability and efficiency. We also design

and build complete custom packages incorporating base, pump,

motor, and electrical controls.

ame selects, sells, services, and installs pumps, along with shop

assembled systems, for all markets.

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Inventory

Geographical Location

ame recognizes the importance of maintaining adequate

inventory to meet the needs of all of its customers. For this

reason we hold spares on hand, or have arrangements in place

with suppliers to ensure parts are readily available for immediate

shipment for any pumps our clients highlight as critical. All

inventory management and control functions are handled by

our accounting software with its powerful tracking and modular

approach. Instant updates on prices and availability on inventory

items are accessible throughout our network of workstations.

The same network supports order entry, order status and

expediting functions.

ame operates on the central Australian southern coast, ideally

situated minutes away from the city and all major transport hubs,

at 65-67, Ashwin Parade, Torrensville, South Australia. In addition

to our Torrensville premises, ame also has dedicated workshop

based facility at 141 Industry Drive in Whyalla.

Whyalla

Adelaide

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Fully Equipped Workshopsame carries a range of spare parts in our stores to facilitate the

repair of most common brands of pump, mechanical seals from

8mm up to 80mm in a variety of materials are usually off the

shelf, a range of common bearings, lipseals, gasket materials and

o’rings allows us to effectively replace most usual wearing parts,

whilst machining allows us to sleeve, skim and replace items to

refurbish units to "as new". We also utilise bearing induction

heaters wherever practical for bearing and coupling fitment to

reduce any chance of damage to bearings improving longevity.

Our vehicles include full mine kitted 4wd’s through to crew cabs

for moving our people to site.

ame has the ability to provide very extensive reporting and

accurate refurbishment costings to help your planning and

budgeting. Our site staff very capably undertake JSA’s for all jobs,

with a full complement of documentation from confined space

through to manual handling readily available

We understand industry and our staff are available for after hours

service jobs as required. With the vast majority of our service work

coming from repeat customers, we are confident that our service

team is both capable and competent!

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Staff and Equipmentame personnel, all of whom take pride in our ability to service

what we sell, have service vehicles on-call 24 hours a day to

ensure that our customers are provided the quality backup and

support that they deserve. Our workshop facilitates production,

repair of complex systems and support for all of our products.

ame is independently Quality Certified to ISO 9001:2008 QCC

736, and we ensure that our technicians are competent and

certified to produce the highest quality work. Fully integrated shop

facilities are available to provide overhaul, repair, pump assembly

and special fabrication capabilities.

With overhead cranage to 12500 Kg, numerous lathes up to

to 5m, bearing induction heaters for coupling and bearing fit,

muliti axis mills, laser alignment and spray painting booths, our

workshops are well equipped to accommodate the rigorous

demands of all our clients. Of course, our greatest and most

valuable asset is the knowledge and experience of many decades

contained within our human resources.

Contact

sales@assetteng.com.au

service@assetteng.com.au

Phone: 08 8234 2090

Fax: 08 8443 4184

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Laser AlignmentAlthough synonymous throughout industry for excellence in

pump selection, sales and repairs, ame have been laser aligning

pumping equipment with state of the art, intrinsically safe,

Pruftechnik Rotalign Pro Ex equipment for many years.

A more recent addition to the stable is the all new Rotalign Ultra

with Bore alignment capability and bracketing.

Quick to adapt to new technology, we recognised the heightened

accuracy that laser alignment would allow us to achieve, the time

savings this would equate to and the benefits to our customers.

Poorly aligned shafts are responsible for many machine problems:

tests have shown that incorrect alignment is the cause for around

50% of machine breakdowns. Poor alignment or a misalignment

is the name given if the centrelines of two shafts don’t run in the

same axis.

Proper shaft alignment is worth it

t Lower levels of vibration mean less mechanical wear and better

product quality.

t Less strain on the rolling bearings and therefore longer service

life.

t Decreased wear of the clutch.

t Reduced wear of the sealing elements, less impurities and less

discharge of lubricant.

t Less energy useage.

t Longer machine running time

t less repair overheads

t less costs.

t Remedy through condition-oriented maintenance.

Shaft alignment is crucial to production reliability!

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Assett Mechanical Engineering Pty Ltd | ABN 24 250 583 833

Quality Assurance to ISO9001:2015 TQCSI JAZ/ANZ Cert : AU736-QC

Quality Health Safety Environmental to TQCSI:2013 Cert : AU736-HSE

Postal Address PO Box 790, Marleston, South Australia, 5031, Australia

Head Office63-67 Ashwin Parade, Torrensville, South Australia, 5031, Australia

Northern Workshop141 Industry Drive, Whyalla Playford, South Australia, 5600, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8234 2090

Fax: +61 8 8443 4184

Email: sales@assetteng.com.au

service@assetteng.com.au

V i s i t a m e p u m p s . c o m . a uF I R S T I N P U M P I N G E Q U I P M E N T S O L U T I O N S

Pump Sales | Pump Repairs | Pump Selection | Mechanical Seals | Laser Alignment

General Purpose Industrial

Major Brands Thompson Kelly & Lewis Flowserve Hydro-Titan Grundfos Weir Regent Indeng KSB Ajax Southern Cross Onga Pacific

Applications Industrial waste General process industries Treatment plants Irrigation / Drainage Cooling water Sump applications Brewery & Beverage

Features Back pull-out design for

ease of field maintenance. Available in Bronze, Cast

Iron, Stainless Steel, andexotic metals

Self priming (some models) Close coupled options DIN, ANSI, ISO and API Large variety of mechanical

sealing options

Self Priming Pumps

Major Brands Primo-Titan Varisco Gorman Rupp Pegson Ebsray Terada Flowserve Regent Finsbury Sihi

Applications Waste treatment Agriculture Mine dewatering Construction industry Abattoirs Automotive manufacture Chemical plant

Features Semi-open solids handling

impellers, single channelimpellers.

Replaceable wear plates Variety of mechanical

sealing options Low maintenance cost Variety of materials Back pullout ( some models)

Diaphragm Pumps

Major Brands Wilden ARO Depa Sandpiper Sludgepiper ASM Versamatic Williams Dorr Oliver Pumper

Applications Mining industry Petrochemical Paint & Ink manufacture Adhesives Food processing Toxic liquids Aggressive liquids

Features Dry running Self priming Handles abrasive slurries No efficiency loss due to

wear Vast range of metallic and

non metallic materialoptions.

Vast chemical compatibility Air and electric options

Rotary Gear / Vane Pumps

Major Brands Ebsray Micro Liquiflo Procon Eco Bowie KSB Ajax Flowserve

Applications Petrochemical Process industries Paint & Ink manufacture Adhesives & glues Syrup / Food industries LPG applications Fuel / Oil loading

Features Self priming Suitable for viscous products Low NPSH requirements Pulseless flow characteristics Integral relief vale options Variety of single and double

seal options Available in a variety of

materials options Variety of heating / cooling

jacketing options available

Plunger / Piston Pumps

Major Brands Duraqual Hammelmann Kamat Arimitsu Cat Hypro FMC Flowserve Triplex

Applications Refineries Dewatering Mining Chemical & Allied Power Generation Shipping High Pressure Cleaning

Features Low and high pressure heads Variety of gland seal options Designed for arduous duty Vertical and horizontal de-

signs Direct drive or internal gear

reduction Wide range of materials

Helical Rotor Pumps

Major Brands Nemo Netzsch Roto Mono Bornemann Robbins Meyers Seepex Allweiler Ritz

Applications Food industries Brewery & beverage Pharmaceutical Refineries / chemicals Dewatering Slurries Effluents

Features Continuous operation High viscosity products Available in variety of

materials Pulseless flow characteristics Wide range of wetted materi-

als available Wide range of shaft sealing

options

Rotary / Lobe Hygienic Pumps

Major Brands Ibex SSP Alfa Laval Howard Puma Ebsray Fristam

Applications Dairy products Beverages Pharmaceutical Bakery Meat processing Cosmetic industry Paper industry General food industry

Features Self priming Hygienic CIP designs Superior gearbox design Low noise Variety of sealing options Variety of jacketing / flush

options Low sheer / low speed 316SS construction

Peristaltic / Hose Pumps

Major Brands Bredel Delasco Depa Masterflex Watson Marlow Condor

Applications Mining industry Chemical industry Pharmaceuticals Refineries Food industry Sewage treatment Pulp & paper

Features Self priming Suitable for viscous products Very low sheer No mechanical seals Very easy maintenance Can run dry continuously Reversible rotation Variety of hoses available

Magnetic Drive Sealess Pumps

Major Brands Nikkiso Texel Iwaki March HMD CDR Flowserve

Applications Corrosive chemical transfer Water treatment Toxic & aggressive liquids Plating solutions Demineralised water Petrochemicals Hazardous services

Features No mechanical seals Non metallic wetted parts Advanced hydraulic design Superior chemical resistance Variety of materials Suitable for hazardous

materials Easy maintenance

Metering & Dosing Pumps

Major Brands Grundfos Acromet Prominent Bran & Luebbe Wallace & Tiernan Williams LMI Pulsafeeder

Applications Water treatment Chemical dosing Food / water additives Beverage Power generation Textiles Mining Cooling towers

Features Variable flow rate Low power consumption Vast range of materials No seals Self priming Easy maintenance Dry running capability High pressure injection

Drum Pumps

Major Brands Lutz ARO Graco Lincoln Larius Alemite McNaught Flux

Applications Paint & Ink industries Paint spraying Adhesives and glues Chemical transfer Food transfer Oil transfer Grease transfer Refuelling

Features Variety of materials Suitable for viscous media Air or electric options Flameproof models available Self priming High pressure injection Easy maintenance Variety of sealing options

Process Pumps

Major Brands Durco CPX Ingersoll Rand Allis Chalmers Worthington United Goulds Wernert Flowserve

Applications Chemical transfer Power generation Refinery and chemical General process industries Mining Industrial waste Treatment plants Pulp and paper

Features Exotic alloys available Back pullout designs Variety of sealing options Variety of materials options Standardised designs Standardised dimensions Very heavy duty construction Multiple options

Axial Flow / Vertical Sump

Major Brands Thompson Kelly & Lewis Flowserve ASM Regent KSB Ajax Reeves Southern Cross Ornell Ritz Wernert

Applications Dewatering Industrial process Industrial sump drainage Power plants Mine dewatering Effluent transfer Sump collection Petrochemical

Features Self priming Cantilever design Simple mountings External impeller adjustment Wide variety of alloys No stuffing box leakage Heavy duty one piece shaft

Submersible Pumps

Major Brands Grundfos Flowserve Sakuragawa Ebara ITT Flygt Tsurumi ABS EIM Pleuger Zenit

Applications Effluents Dewatering Industrial waste Corrosive liquids Slurries Civil engineering Metral plating plants Sump dewatering Borehole water extraction

Features Robust and compact design Manual or automatic starting Able to pass solids / Vortex Motor protection Mechanical sealing options High efficiency Variety of materials available

Vacuum Pumps

Major Brands Nash Elmo Siemens Dynavac Reitschle Thomas Gardner Denver Allflex Hydrive Busch

Applications Power generation Bottling operations Meat processing Sewage / Water industries Mining Pulp and paper Hospitals Extrusion moulding

Features Options of shaft sealing Robust design Inspection plates Compact options available Able to be used as blower Design options available Variety of materials available

Assett are proud to be the Australian Mid Continent distributors for SMI Evaporators.

SMI® Evaporators manage water in industrial environments and produce water evaporation rates beyond traditional approaches such as misting heads and irrigation systems. They are used to expand the capacity or extend the life of current water treatment facilities (such as tailing dams, evaporation and cooling ponds or irrigation fields). Other times, new facilities are designed to maximize the accelerated evaporation rates achieved using our systems. They remove significant amounts of excess and un-wanted water economically yet environmentally friendly way. From providing one evaporator to full systems solutions, SMI has the experience and expertise to meet your needs.

SMI has two main categories of products for evaporation:

WATER FRACTURING - water is fractured through a high speed fan and propelled into the air

WATER ATOMIZATION - air is compressed via a fan through a tapered barrel and propels controlled-size water dropletscreated via nozzles

WATER FRACTURING PRODUCTSThis family of products is best used for the following conditions:

Smaller area required for evaporation and wet/dry drift containment

Neutral, Low (<4) or high (>13) pH water can be evaporated with the appropriatemodel

High solids or large particulateLower water pressure systems (<120 psi)

WATER ATOMIZATION PRODUCTS Our product line for water fracturing is the SMI® Polecat Evaporators.

This family of products is best used for the following conditions:

Larger area for evaporation and wet or dry drift

Neutral pH (>4 and <12)

Lower dissolved solids content and smaller to no particles*

Higher water pressure systems (100 to 400 psi)* automatic flush filters designed for high particle or dissolved solids can be utilized

Laser Alignment &

Assett Mechanical Engineering

Although synonymous throughout industry for excellence in pump selection, sales and repairs, Assett Mechanical Engineering have been laser aligning pumping equipment with state of the art, intrinsically

safe, Pruftechnik Rotalign Pro Ex equipment for many years. A more recent addition to the stable is the all new Rotalign Ultra with

Bore alignment capability and bracketing. Quick to adapt to new technology, we recognised the heightened accuracy that laser alignment would allow us to achieve, the time savings this would equate to and the benefits to our customers.

The enclosed information is an overview of our equipment and the capabilities of that equipment in the hands of our trained service

technicians.

Poor alignment

Poorly aligned shafts are responsible for many machine problems: Tests have shown that incorrect alignment is the cause for around 50% of machine breakdowns. Poor alignment or a misalignment is the name given if the centrelines of two shafts don’t run in the same axis.

Poor Alignment means :

Rise in machine vibrations Increased Bearing Wear Greater wear of sealing elements Excessive wear of the coupling Higher energy consumption.

Proper shaft alignment is worth it!

Lower levels of vibration mean less mechanical wear and better product quality. Less strain on the roll bearings and therefore longer service life. Decreased wear of the clutch. Reduced wear of the sealing elements, less impurities and less discharge of lubricant. Less energy useage. Longer machine running time – less repair overheads – less costs. Remedy through condition-oriented maintenance.

Poor machine alignment can be avoided within the framework of condition-oriented or preventive maintenance.

Conventional alignment methods such as feeler gages or straight edges certainly function simply and quickly, but don’t provide the necessary accuracy for modern machines. Dial gages achieve the nec-essary accuracy, but –even for experts– the process itself is tricky and time consuming. The resulting downtime, production loss and repair result in high costs. Precise alignment of shafts not only saves money, but also pays in the long term with trouble-free machine operation.

Assett Mechanical Engineering Pty Ltd 65-67 Ashwin Parade, Torrensville, South Australia, 5031

PO Box 790, Marleston, South Australia, 5033 Phone : 618 (08) 8234 2090 Fax : 618 (08) 8443 4184

eMail : laser@assetteng.com.au Web : www.assetteng.com.au

Shaft alignment is crucial to production reliability.

How does shaft alignment lead to premature failure of rotat-ing equipment ? When two machines are positioned such that their rotational axes are not collinear during operation, destructive forces and vibration arise which place shafts, couplings, bearings and foundations under additional load. The bearings and couplings are then the first elements to be damaged by excessive loading and permanent shaft defor-mation and material fatigue can develop as well. Indeed, experience has confirmed that over half of all rotating equipment failures occur due to shaft misalignment.

“ Who needs to bother with such high accuracy ? Modern flexible couplings can take a beating ! ”

This refrain is often heard when the idea of laser-optical alignment is first broached. In terms of operating reliability though, this argument can be a fatal one, for the alignment tolerances issued by coupling manufacturers are based pri-marily on those of the machines to be coupled, in other words, even a flexible coupling if misaligned transmits misa-lignment forces from one machine to the other and subjects seals, bearings, shafts and mountings to additional loading.

What happens when alignment is not accurate enough?

Misalignment leads to excessive loading of machines, the consequences of which may be manifest as machine vibra-tion. Abnormal or excessive loading of machines lead to in-creased loading of bearings, seals and shafts and therefore to a reduction in their useful operating life: even flexible couplings conduct misalignment forces from the shafts to these components.

Coupling alignment tolerances are invariably a guide to the ability of the coupling to withstand misalignment not neces-sarily the ability of ancillary equipment to withstand misa-lignment.

Modern mechanical seals for example require accurate in-stallation and accurate shaft alignment. The diagram illus-trates how even small amounts of misalignment allows con-tamination to enter a seal leading to premature wear. (Typically the cost of modern cartridge seal replacement can be as much as 60% of the original pump purchase price).

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Misalignment increases coupling load

Infrared thermography makes the increase in coupling load due to misalignment readily apparent: the hotter the ma-chine element, the brighter it appears on the thermogram.

The thermograms shown here were taken on a typical pro-cess pump/motor aggregate which was aligned via typical dial indicator methods (at right), then using OPTALIGN® (at left). Not only can the flexible element of the coupling itself be seen to heat up, but the machines them selves also de-velop considerably elevated temperatures.

This effectively answers the often-raised question, 'Why bother with precision alignment when a flexible coupling is installed?' Even though the flexible coupling itself may well be able to withstand the effects of shaft misalignment, it still places the machines under additional loading forces, leading to premature wear (or even failure) of bearings and seals.

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Assett Mechanical Engineering Pty Ltd 65-67 Ashwin Parade, Torrensville, South Australia, 5031

PO Box 790, Marleston, South Australia, 5033 Phone : 618 (08) 8234 2090 Fax : 618 (08) 8443 4184

eMail : laser@assetteng.com.au Web : www.assetteng.com.au

All logos and trademarks in this document are property of their respective owner. Some images remain the property of www.pruftechnik.co.uk, all the rest © 2002 Assett Mechanical Engineering Pty Ltd. E&OE.

THE NEED FOR LASER SERVICES The need and value of precision laser alignment is simple: Proper alignment of your equipment im-proves production efficiency. Period! All production equipment must be precisely aligned in order to deliver accurate, quality parts - and to minimize wear and tear on your machinery. With time, the effects of heat, vibration, foundation movement, and routine repair work will inevitably cause even properly positioned machinery to become misaligned. Thus, periodic corrective alignment be-comes a necessity.

THE HIGH COST OF TECHNOLOGY Today's state-of-the-art laser alignment equipment is very sophisticated, and those who know how to properly use it - and decipher its results - are few and far between. The cost of bringing both the equipment and technical staff on board is cost prohibitive for most companies, even though such services are critical to their bottom line.

THE IDEAL SOLUTION

The most effective solution to this dilemma is to hire a company that utilizes the most advanced equipment and the most experienced laser technicians to perform its precision alignment services. Assett Mechanical Engineering is that company.

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The following are some basic selection parameters that we generally work to, ensuring the pumping equipment we select and supply is the best choice, meets your requirements, with the highest effi-ciency, providing you with the longest MTBF and reducing your carbon footprint. If you are able to provide the following information when enquiring on a new pump it can stream-line the process of selection and delivery for you.

Product Your Reference :

Description / Chemical Flow Rate Required :

SG / Viscosity / Discharge Press Required :

Inlet Pressure + / - NPSHa or

Vapour Pressure Pipe type sizes & lengths

Solids Size Solids Percentage

Driver Required : Electric 240 V □ 415 V □ Diesel □ Petrol □ Air □ Gas □ Other □

Preferred Materials ? Variable Speed ?

Long Coupled ? Close Coupled ?

Other Requirements ?

Other requirements may be location (indoor/outdoor/Ex), degree of protection (washdown/tropical), type of pump (vertical/submersible/sump/diaphragm etc), specific baseplate requirements and so on Existing pump details are generally very helpful if some of the above is unknown, as we can match

your existing pump curve to new, with allowance for ‘more flow’, ‘more pressure’ or identical.

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