| | | Viking Pump has supplied steam-jacketed pumps to the asphalt industry since 1933. As the industry has evolved, so have our products. Working with asphalt professionals worldwide, Viking has analyzed how different asphalts — from straight-runs to cutbacks, emulsions, blown, filled, and polymer-modified — affect pump performance. Looking even further, we've minimized pumps' impact on asphalt characteristics and performance. By responding with new designs, sizes, materials, options and operating parameters, we've worked to satisfy each unique asphalt application. | | Viking's commitment to customer needs is reflected in our international network of knowledgeable, factory-trained, stocking distributors and Positive Pumpcare™ Certified Service Centers. They provide expertise in selection, installation, commissioning, operation and service. And they're backed by the extensive technical expertise of Viking's field sales team and Customer Support Centers. | | |
| | | Mechanical seals have performed well for over a decade at a Neu< Mexico bulk aspliall storage facility. They have paid for themselves over and over, according to Mitch Taylor of TP. Pump, the Viking distributor who installed the heavy-duty pumps at the plant. "This customer was concerned about cleanliness and waste. They did not want any material loss," he explained. | | To meet the challenge. Viking developed a system for directing low pressure steam to the seals. By flushing out asphalt residue there, the mechanical seals don't crack or break. "After more than a decade, we've had to replace fust two of the ten mechanical seals originally installed," said Taylor. | | |