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Float Free Level Control Pressure Powered Pump

Float Free™ Level Control Condensate Pump

The float free level control Liqui-Mover® pump is externally powered using 120/60/1 electrical service.

It has single-tank capacities up to 705 lpm (89,000 lbs/hr) or 40,455 kg/hr (186 gpm) and are used anywhere a conventional centrifugal pump is used, including with coils, heaters, sterilization equipment, and evaporators, to name a few applications.

  • Stage One: Fill

    Stage One: Fill

    Fluid flows from the receiving chamber (A) through the inlet check valve (B) into the pump tank (C). The 3-way valve (D) is open between the pump tank and the receiving chamber, equalizing the pressure between them through the equalizing line (E).
  • Stage Two: Pump

    Stage Two: Pump

    When the level control (F) senses that the pump tank is full, the 3-way valve energizes to admit the motive pressure into the pump tank (C). The motive pressure forces the fluid past the discharge check valve (H) and out the discharge line.
  • Stage Three: Equalize

    Stage Three: Equalize

    Once the level control (F) senses the pump tank has emptied, the 3-way valve (D) de-energizes, shutting off the motive pressure, and opening the vent port in the valve. This allows the pump tank (C) and the receiving chamber (A) to equalize in pressure. The cycle will now repeat.

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Float Level Control Pressure Powered Pump

Float Level Control Condensate Pump

The Liqui-Mover® float level control is 100% mechanical–it requires no electricity to operate. This makes it well suited to remote locations, like tank farms, where it is impractical to supply electricity.

Float-operated level control pressure powered pumps are also used where electricity can be hazardous. This includes wet environments like sumps/pits, bottle washers, laundry equipment, and explosive environments such as refineries, chemical plants, or distillation towers.

  • Stage One: Fill

    Fluid flows from the receiving chamber (A) through the inlet check valve (B) into the pump tank (C). The 3-way valve (D) is open between the pump tank and the receiving chamber, equalizing the pressure between them through the equalizing line (E).
  • Stage Two: Pump

    When the level control (F) senses that the pump tank is full, the 3-way valve energizes to admit the motive pressure into the pump tank (C). The motive pressure forces the fluid past the discharge check valve (H) and out the discharge line.
  • Stage Three: Equalize

    Once the level control (F) senses the pump tank has emptied, the 3-way valve (D) de-energizes, shutting off the motive pressure, and opening the vent port in the valve. This allows the pump tank (C) and the receiving chamber (A) to equalize in pressure. The cycle will now repeat.

Stories

  • The Liqui-Mover® Float Operated Pump’s Reputation for Durability Starts with Spring Design

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  • Condensate Pump Alternative Reduces Maintenance

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  • Liqui-Mover PumpTraps and System Engineering - Case Study

    Read more

  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital Delivers Comfort & Efficiency

    Read more

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G™ Rotary Unions

G Rotary Unions
The G rotary union is a high performance, high precision rotary union for coolant, water, air, and hydraulic oil applications.

The G rotary union is generally applied to the machine tool industry for transfer lines, gun drills, spindles, drilling, milling, rotary index tables, machine tools, CNC machines, grinding machines, presses, and clutches.

Features

  • High precision rotary union up to 42,000 rpm and 200 bar

  • Standard and customized rotary unions
  • Bearingless unions available
  • Different combination of seal materials
  • MQL application

Benefits

  • Longer seal life because of laser lift technology
  • Seals are able to handle coolant and compressed air (10 bar 15000 rpm 24 h)
  • Mechanical seals always in contact: No leakage during commutation from coolant to dry running
  • Low operational temperature to increase bearing life
  • Possibility of customized tests on customers parameters

Custom Solutions

Have an application that requires a specialized solution? Kadant Johnson’s product innovation team focuses on making the best solution in the shortest time possible. Kadant Johnson’s engineering team is committed to providing technology that meets customers’ application demands. Our goal is to work closely with our customers to develop reliable, efficient, and technically advanced products that add value by improving the process and the quality of the end product.

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Genuine OEM Service Parts and Repair Kits

OEM

OEM genuine service parts ensure our products perform to their original design requirements.

Genuine OEM parts reduce total cost of ownership by maintaining long service life, fewer repairs, and less downtime. Our experienced customer service representatives and applications engineers can find the service parts you need quickly and accurately, and our short lead times ensure products arrive when customers need them. When rebuilding rotary joints, repair kits ensure all the critical wear parts are ordered and replaced with OEM genuine parts.

Features

  • OEM material specifications
  • OEM design specifications
  • Accurate part identification
  • Rebuild kits available

Benefits

  • Lower total cost of ownership
  • Reduced downtime
  • Ease of ordering
  • Short lead times
  • Maintains product warranty

Stories

  • Extending the Life of Rotary Joint Seal Rings

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  • Genuine Parts Ensure Maximum Performance for Steam Joints

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  • Choosing the Right PT™ or PTX® Rotary Joint Repair Kit

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  • Rotary Joint Servicing and Spare Parts

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High-Pressure Receivers

High-Pressure Condensate Receiver
High-pressure condensate receivers are used in corrugator plants to capture condensate and reuse it as boiler feedwater.
Hot condensate contains significant thermal energy and is a valuable reusable resource. Reusing hot condensate reduces the amount of energy needed to convert it back to steam and reduces the amount of chemicals to pre-treat new boiler water. Kadant Johnson’s robust design construction and integrated controls maintain stable and reliable operating conditions to optimize corrugator plant productivity.

Features

  • Optimal 330°F condensate storage
  • Compact vertical design
  • Robust tank specifications
  • Variable speed drive pumps
  • Fully enclosed stainless steel level indicator
  • Differential pressure water level transmitter
  • Seismic rated support stand
  • Boiler room PLC control (optional)

Benefits

  • Energy efficient condensate storage
  • Small footprint
  • Extended tank service life
  • Adjusts to demands of boiler
  • High visibility and safe
  • Long term durability
  • Common design in all geographies
  • Boiler system visibility

Optimizing Performance

High-pressure receivers are part of a steam system that efficiently manages energy throughout the process. We offer product and system knowledge as well as field service support to optimize plant productivity.

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Industrial Hose

Industrial Hose
Custom-engineered and hand-built flexible hose for a variety of industrial applications including high-pressure FDA compliant sanitary hose, chemical hose, air hose, petroleum hose, brewers hose, and material handling hose.

Lengths available up to 500' and diameters up to 28”.

Features

  • Hand-crafted hose
  • Standard length 100 feet; other lengths available

  • Wide range of elastomers and synthetic fibers used to cover hose or for reinforcement
  • Most hose shipped from stock

Benefits

  • Application-specific hose
  • Minimize inventory with most hose available same day
  • Quick turnaround time

Custom Solutions

Have an application that requires a specialized solution? We focus on making the best solution possible with quick turnaround. We are ready to engineer your custom-designed hose to fit your application.

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Industries

Fluid handling products are used in process based industries that require heating, cooling, or the transfer of fluid or where piping expands and contracts. Across industries, fluid handling products have a reputation for performance and durability, and many products have been in continuous service for decades.

Industry

Chemicals

Fluid handling products are used in mixing, blending, heating, and cooling applications in the chemical processing industry. New technologies in expansion joints, rotary unions and sealing devices, steam systems, and water heating increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and help companies to be more sustainable in their operations.

Construction

Construction

From shingles to insulation, fluid handling’s latest technologies in rotary sealing devices and expansion joints increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and enhance productivity.


Industry

Converting

Fluid handling products are used in various web processing applications such as coating, laminating, embossing, calendering, and printing to ensure maximum cooling or heating is achieved. New technologies in rotary unions and sealing devices increase process efficiency, product yield, and plant productivity to help companies to be more sustainable in their operations.

Corrugating

Corrugated Packaging

Fluid handling products are used in the wet end of corrugated packaging operations on preheater rolls, single facers, preheat stack dryers, glue stations, and double backers. And in the converting area, our products are applied to flexo printing, calendering, and cooling applications. We offer services including audits, nondestructive testing, and training to help corrugators run their processes safely and efficiently. New technologies in rotary steam joints and syphons, modern steam and condensate handling systems, and boiler-room control increase process efficiency, maximize uptime, and help improve output quality.


Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

New technologies in rotary unions and sealing devices, steam distribution and handling systems, and water heating increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and help companies to be more sustainable in their operations. Expansion joint technology help food and beverage manufacturers compensate for thermal elongation, reduce piping vibration, and absorb thrust forces within their manufacturing processes.

Industry

Machine Tool

Fluid handling rotary unions for coolant, air, and hydraulic fluid are high-performance components applied to through-spindle-cooling (TSC) applications on CNC machines, gun drilling, milling, and other machinery. Latest technologies in rotary sealing solutions enable minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), increase process efficiency, and help companies to be more sustainable in their operations.

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Metals

Metals

Fluid handling products are used in smelting, casting, hot and cold rolling, reheating, extrusion, and galvanizing applications in the metals industry. New technologies in rotary unions and sealing devices increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and help companies to be more sustainable in their operations.

Industry

Oil & Gas

Fluid handling products are used in both upstream and downstream activities throughout the oil and gas industry, including, coiled tubing, top drive drilling, offshore, and refining applications. New technologies in steam distribution systems and water heating, as well as the latest technologies in expansion joints and rotary sealing solutions provide improved safety and increased equipment reliability to help companies be more sustainable in their operations.

Industry

Power Gen

Fluid handling products are widely used within the power generation sector. Expansion joints are used for thermal expansion and contraction, noise reduction, emissions requirements, and vibration reduction. These connections are vital in processing power in every kind of power plant. Large generators utilize metal expansion joints for higher temperatures and high-pressure ratings for continuous usage.

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Pulp & Paper

Pulp & Paper

Fluid handling products play a critical role in papermaking, enhancing process efficiency and product quality for our customers. We install, inspect, repair, and clean dryer equipment to keep the drying section running safely and efficiently. Our products and technologies help to reduce energy consumption and enhance efficiencies for long-term sustainability.


Industry

Rubber & Plastics

Fluid handling products are used in mixing, milling, calendering, extrusion, injection, and molding applications found in the production of rubber and plastic products. New technologies in rotary sealing solutions increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and help companies be more sustainable in their operations.


Textiles / Nonwovens

Textiles / Nonwovens

In synthetic and natural fiber manufacturing processes, fluid handling products are used from the initial fiber drawing and stretching stages to the final finishing and drying applications. New technologies in rotary unions and sealing devices, steam distribution and handling systems, and water heating, increase process efficiency, reduce energy costs, and help companies to be more sustainable in their operations.

Jet Products

Jet products, such as thermocompressors and desuperheaters, are used to increase or lower the pressure and temperature of media from an upstream process. The media is then re-used in a downstream process. They are highly energy efficient because 100% of the energy in the mixing process is retained in the output media.

To maximize performance, jet products are designed for their application. Common applications include recycling waste steam and increasing its pressure and temperature with high-pressure motive steam. This steam can then be recycled back into the same process. Another common application is decreasing the pressure and temperature of superheated steam by directly injecting water. This steam is then at a temperature and pressure useable in a heat transfer process.

  • thermocompressors

    Thermocompressors

  • Desuperheaters

FAQ

  • Why not just vent waste steam into the atmosphere?

    Recycling waste steam with a thermocompressor saves energy and water by not venting it. One hundred percent of the energy and water is captured for reuse.

  • Can I recycle waste steam in any application?

    No. There must be access to high-pressure motive steam to recycle the low-pressure waste steam into a higher pressure usable steam and our applications team must ensure the thermocompressor can be sized for the application.

  • Why would I need to cool steam?

    Superheated steam is often generated  to power electric turbines or to make the steam safer to transport in long pipes. Superheated steam is less efficient when used to heat things and can damage equipment not designed to handle the high temperatures.

  • Are all desuperheaters the same?

    No, there are a few styles of desuperheaters to accommodate a range of operating conditions and space constraints. Our application team can help you pick the right one for you.

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We help our customers improve their production processes by providing safe, reliable, and innovative fluid handling products, services, and expertise.


Our fluid handling products and technologies are used to control the flow of fluids in process industries worldwide. We play an integral role in enhancing process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity to positively affect the use and preservation of our earth’s natural resources.

Rotary Joints & Unions

Rotary Joint PT2X
A rotary joint, also called a rotating union or swivel, permits fluid to flow from a stationary supply pipe into and out of rotating equipment. Fluids typically used with rotary joints and rotating unions include steam, water, thermal oil, hydraulic oil, air, and coolant.

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Expansion Joints & Flexible Connectors

Unaflex Grouping
Expansion joints provide relief from stresses caused by mechanical and thermal expansion and contraction in pipelines due to varying ambient temperatures, varying temperature of materials handled, and pipeline material composition. Expansion joints mitigate the risk of piping buckling, pulling apart, and causing excess vibration and noise.

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Additional Product Lines

Fluid handling offers a full portfolio of products for steam and condensate systems.
  • Jet
    Devices

  • Condensate
    Pumps

  • Steam
    Systems

  • Accessories
    & More

Industries

Fluid handling products are used in process-based industries. Our products can be found in any industrial process where fluid is used to cool, heat, or transfer energy and information or where piping expands and contracts.

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Expertise

We are fluid handling experts. We have over 90 years of experience in rotary joint sealing technology, fluid behavior in rotating vessels, and controlling processes powered, heated, or cooled with fluid.

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Innovative Solutions to Optimize Your Process

Who We Are

We are a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. Our products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in resource-intensive industries.

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