Peripheral Pumps
Peripheral electric pumps may generally be regarded as an intermediate category between centrifugal pumps and volumetric pumps. While in the first category, an increase in the head implies a decrease in the flow rate, in the latter the flow rate is not affected by pressure. Instead, the curve of the peripheral pumps follows a trend […]
Training in Moscow: focus on variable speed systems
Last month a training session was held in Moscow for our distributors who operate in the Russian and Ukraine market. It was an instructive meeting to present the characteristics of the products and demonstrate how they work, but it was also an occasion for acknowledging possible demands and specific requests from the market. A consistent […]
A lifetime at Calpeda
How would you expect an interview with a person who is about to retire after 52 years and six months of work in the same company to start? Certainly without hearing the word apprentice, decidedly more natural coming from a young boy who is starting his first job. Instead, Antonio Battanoli, who spent a lifetime […]
What companies are looking for: Calpeda meets students
The Istituto Superiore Silvio Ceccato (Silvio Ceccato High School) organised a cycle of meetings entitled “Quello che le imprese cercano” (What companies are looking for) in collaboration with the international work agency Synergie Italia and the most important territorial companies. Over four days the students, divided according to their study programme (mechatronics, computing, technical maintenance, […]
Technology and solidarity
This is a story that tells about solidarity, friendship, and how technology can help improve life. We are in Kenya, in the district of Kwale. It is here that the no-profit organization “GROW with HOPE Foundation”, of which Dr. Giorgio Morini is one of the founders, operates. It is also here that, with the help […]
GXR12: the drainage pump family increases
Superior production, high levels of design and performance: these are the main characteristics that make GXR, the innovative line of drainage pumps, another Calpeda flagship. The GXR range increased recently with the new GXR12 series, which respects the production philosophy of the previous models and has a wider range of functions. The GXR12 pumps guarantee […]
Calpeda for The River Of Life Project in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur. The name of the capital city of Malaysia derives from the Klang and Gombak rivers. It is precisely there, at the point where the two rivers meet, that an ambitious project to recover and develop the land destined to transform the heart of the city is being carried out. The aim of the […]
Calpeda at ISH 2017: ‘Water. Energy. Life’
Calpeda will be present at ISH 2017, the trade show to be held in Frankfurt from 14th to 18th March. The event takes place every two years and is the biggest showcase for innovative bathroom design, energy efficient heating and air-conditioning technology. The ISH 2017 motto is ‘Water. Energy. Life’, a clear statement of where the […]
A new robotized work cell
A few months ago a new robotized work cell began manufacturing the bodies of NG and GQ series pumps. The new special transfer machine has a rotary table with 5 positions and 9 work units, for a total of 50 axes controlled by CNC. The pieces, even if very complex, are braced on the table and […]
Self-priming pump
A self-priming pump is a type of centrifugal pump, used mainly in the civil environment, for irrigation and pressurisation in domestic environments. Centrifugal pumps can be installed with pump suction below or above the liquid level or inflow. In the first case, pump suction is at a lower level than the […]
