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Exploring Viking Pump's Foundry: A Leader in Manufacturing Gear Pumps

04-14-2025

Welcome to the Viking Pump foundry in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where we’ve been at the forefront of manufacturing gear pumps for decades. Our foundry is a cornerstone of our vertical integration capabilitie... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Michael Smith Engineers Ltd.

01-14-2025

Viking Pump is proud to have Michael Smith Engineers (MSE) as a distributor in Great Britain. The company has a solid reputation as one of the GB's leading pump specialists, providing solutions for di... See more
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Four Ways to Source Hygienic Pumps

01-07-2025

There are really four main types of suppliers of hygienic, or sanitary pumps for food and pharmaceutical applications. There is no…
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Distributor Spotlight | A-L Equipment Company, Inc.

07-02-2020

A-L Equipment Company, Inc. has been in business since 1955, at which time it was incorporated by founder Art Nelson and his wife Gerry. Art was no stranger to liquid handling systems, as he had worke... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Centennial Equipment

05-22-2020

Centennial Equipment was founded in 1958, by Jack Putt, in Golden, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. This was a one-man show at first, with Jack being the owner, sales person, and maintenance crew all rol... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | DXP Enterprises

04-24-2020

DXP Enterprises was founded in 1908, under the name of Southern Engine and Pump Company (SEPCO). Initially, SEPCO operated as a product distribution company, providing pumps and gas compressors in its... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Crane Engineering

02-28-2020

Crane Engineering is a third generation, family-owned business that began 80 years ago with founder Herbert Crane, who started the company in 1939, on Wisconsin Ave. in Appleton, WI. At that time, it ... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Pye-Barker Engineered Solutions

01-03-2020

Pye-Barker was founded in the 1930s, when John Pye and Ben Barker decided to start their own company in Atlanta, Georgia. Both Georgia Tech graduates, the pair had been working together at Goodyear wh... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Rogers Machinery

09-03-2019

Rogers Machinery Company, Inc. was co-founded in 1949 by two war buddies, Ned Rogers and Walter M. Novak, who served together aboard the USS Reno in the South Pacific during WWII. These like-minded ve... See more
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Distributor Spotlight | Kerr Pump & Supply

07-10-2019

Kerr Pump & Supply, a notable first distributor of Viking pumps, has an illustrious 100+ years business history in the Detroit area. The company began manufacturing electric and steam driven centrifug... See more

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