Atlas Copco is expanding its range of WEDA electric submersible pumps in response to increased requirements on dewatering pump wear resistance and autonomous operation. The four new models feature Atlas Copco’s patented Wear Deflector Technology, which draws on the company’s engineering design expertise combined with modern modelling and manufacturing techniques to deliver superior pump reliability and longer service life in extremely arduous operating environments.
“Dewatering is a demanding and safety-critical operation, but there has been a lack of investment in developing better pumping solutions fit for the challenges of the 21st century,” said Bart Duijvelaar, product marketing manager – submersible pumps at Atlas Copco’s Power and Flow division.
“Atlas Copco is the only company to have redesigned its dewatering pumps in the last decade using modern computational modelling and advanced manufacturing techniques. The result is the WEDA range of pumps, which offer improved reliability and durability, are easy to deploy and maintain, and will work for longer with minimal supervision.”
WEDA pumps are designed to operate reliably over extended periods in harsh environments where water is likely to contain high levels of sand and stones.
This makes them ideal for water removal in mining, tunnelling, and construction applications, as well as emergency flood relief scenarios. The four new models – WEDA D80SH, WEDA D81, WEDA D91 and WEDA D95SH – are rated 20-20-26-37 kW (50Hz, 60Hz: 31-31-40-58 HP) and can reliably pump solids-laden water with a specific gravity up to 1.1 and handle stones up to 12 mm (0.47 inch).
Atlas Copco expands its pump range
