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Ceramic-Matrix Composites Ceramic-Matrix Composites INSIDE ADVANTAGE 45678 THE MARKETS WE SERVE CHEMICAL & HYDROCARBON Greene, Tweed’s PetroChem & Power business collaborates with industry INDUSTRY LEADING SOLUTIONS CERACOMP ® leaders to understand the technical challenges of the chemical & hydrocarbon, power generation, water & waste water, and pharma & food Ceramic-Matrix Composites markets. Always striving to identify new market needs, we create innovative elastomer, advanced thermoplastic, high-performance thermoplastic and around leakage and adherence to stringent safety regulations to expand upon this commitment, ensuring strategic investments in talented are of the utmost importance. And sealless pumps can With nearly 150 years of proven technological innovation, Greene, Tweed ceramic-matrix composite solutions for these evolving industries. We continue resources and innovative solutions to benefit our customers. eliminate many of the traditional concerns around these issues. Ceramic-Matrix Composites In these challenging environments, environmental concerns CeraComp® virtually eliminates the risks of catastrophic failure that is inherent with sealless pumps using SiC bearings – while delivering all the benefits of these reliable process pumps. Contact Us POWER GENERATION Greene, Tweed Companies Power generation and nuclear plants around the world Corporate Headquarters Kulpsville, PA, USA Tel: +1.215.256.9521 Tel: +1.800.220.4733 Fax: +1.215.256.0189 are dependent upon the safe operation of their pumping equipment. These plants demand the highest level of safety with processes operating at temperatures up to 750°F (400°C) and system pressures of up to 245 Bar. Utilizing sealless pumps fitted with CeraComp bearings and bushings help ensure the safe and reliable production of our world’s power needs. PetroChem & Power Houston, TX, USA Tel: +1.281.765.4500 Tel: +1.800.820.9005 Fax: +1.281.821.2696 Greene, Tweed & Co., Limited Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England Tel: +44 (0) 115.9315.777 Fax: +44 (0) 115.9315.888 Greene, Tweed & Co France SAS Cergy-Pontoise, Cedex, France Tel: +33 (0) 1.30.73.54.44 Fax: +33 (0) 1.30.73.45.75 Greene, Tweed & Co. GmbH Hofheim am Taunus, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 6192.929950 Fax: +49 (0) 6192.900316 Greene, Tweed & Co. Japan Tokyo, Japan Tel: +81 (0) 3.3454.1050 Fax: +81 (0) 3.3454.1040 Greene, Tweed & Co., Korea Ltd. Seoul, Korea Tel: +82 (0) 2.566.5244 Fax: +82 (0) 2.566.5288 carbide. This ceramic-matrix composite material leverages carbon-fiber the most effective solutions for our customers’ performance challenges. reinforcement with a proprietary processing technology to achieve superior impact resistance and thermal shock capabilities. CeraComp is capable of withstanding temperatures over 1,100°F (600°C), exceeding the upper limit of polymeric and elastomeric composites, and maintains outstanding chemical resistance for improved durability and longer ENABLING THE SEALLESS TRANSITION wear in solid medias. Greene, Tweed & Co. Pte Ltd ZhuBei City, HsinChu County, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886.3.656.8585 Fax: +886.3.656.0365 and mechanical shock can cause fractures. And due to the materials manufacturers have used SiC (Silicon Carbide) for bushings and bearings in these pumps for its high hardness and ability to withstand abrasive While SiC has been the preferred bearing material for magnetic drive pumps over other alternatives such as carbon, it’s vulnerability to thermal high hardness, the splintered pieces of the fractured bearing can lead to a catastrophic failure of the pump – resulting in significant process disruption and downtime for your plant. Sealless pumps are becoming more common for their enhanced reliability and zero leakage. BR-US-PP-014 Printed on Recycled Paper reduced maintenance costs and increased safety. tradition of innovation today, maintaining a global presence and offering for their enhanced reliability and zero leakage. Traditionally, pump 06/11-UO-2M deliver dramatically improved MTBF (mean time between failures), pumps with dramatically improved fracture resistance over silicon Greene, Tweed & Co. Pte Ltd Singapore Tel: +65.6555.4828 Fax: +65.6555.5393 All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer © 2011, Greene, Tweed silicon carbide components. CeraComp’s outstanding material properties many years with our industry-leading sealing solutions. We continue our Sealless pumps, such as magnetic driven and canned motor pumps, are 45678 canned motor pumps with superior fracture resistance over traditional CeraComp delivers exceptional operational performance in sealless becoming more common across the petrochemical and power industries Statements and recommendations in this publication are based on our experience and knowledge of typical applications of this product and shall not constitute a guarantee of performance nor modify or alter our standard warranty applicable to such products. solutions virtually eliminate catastrophic failure in magnetic driven and has been at the forefront of the Petrochemical and Power industry for Greene, Tweed & Co., Benelux B.V. Halsteren, Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 164.612.123 Fax: +31 (0) 164.610.030 w w w. g t w e e d . c o m Greene, Tweed’s revolutionary CeraComp® ceramic-matrix composite offers trusted solutions for your most critical applications. And Greene, Tweed THE TROUBLE WITH SIC Greene, Tweed & Co. Italia S.r.l. Milan, Italy Tel: +39 (0) 2.21.05.17.1 Fax: +39 (0) 2.21.05.17.30 w w w. g t w e e d . c o m THE POWER OF CERAMICS w w w. g t w e e d . c o m 2 component life. CeraComp also provides enhanced dry running capabilities over existing bearing materials. Greene, Tweed’s revolutionary CeraComp® ceramic-matrix composite solutions virtually eliminate catastrophic failure.

Ceramic-Matrix Composites Ceramic-Matrix Composites INSIDE ADVANTAGE 45678 THE MARKETS WE SERVE CHEMICAL & HYDROCARBON Greene, Tweed’s PetroChem & Power business collaborates with industry INDUSTRY LEADING SOLUTIONS CERACOMP ® leaders to understand the technical challenges of the chemical & hydrocarbon, power generation, water & waste water, and pharma & food Ceramic-Matrix Composites markets. Always striving to identify new market needs, we create innovative elastomer, advanced thermoplastic, high-performance thermoplastic and around leakage and adherence to stringent safety regulations to...