Floating SVI pump, new application for immersible pump range

24/05/2000

In applications where there is a requirement for the pump to generate a high pressure typically for irrigation systems where the water is found in a reservoir or holding tank, engineers have founded difficult to find a cost effective solution to supplying water to sprinkler heads. Traditional submersible pumps are not capable of the pressures required, and a borehole pump in a shroud, but this adds additional capital costs. A solution is now available with the new Lowara SVI immersible pump.
The SVI pump is mounted on a pontoon that floats on the water, the pump moves up and down dependant on the water level, with the range operating up to 72 m3/hr and 250 metres head it gives the user a number of pump options to meet sprinkler head requirements.

ITT-Lowara (www.lowara.com), headquarters of "Residential and Commercial Water - EMEA" part of the ITT Corporation and located in Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza - Italy, is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic pumps and water handling and control systems. It has 1.819 employees in Europe, 675 operating in Italy. In 2009 its consolidated sales totalled about 286 million €, or over 396 million $.
ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2009 revenue of $10.9 billion.