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All You Need to Know About ProPort™ Casings

11-14-2024

Viking Pump’s new generation of internal gear pumps offer a wide array of benefits that the previous alloy pumps could not, particularly in the area of porting flexibility. These new pumps reduced the... See more
John Hall

Pump Consultant

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  1. About Viking Pump
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Introducing Viking Pump’s NEW Generation of Pumps

11-14-2024

As a masterclass in engineering design and manufacturing flexibility, Viking Pump has re-designed its heavy-duty alloy pumps, both steel and stainless steel, in the most ingenious ways. These new mode... See more
John Hall

Pump Consultant

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Pump Choices in Chocolate and Confectionery Processing: Lobe/CP Pumps vs. Internal Gear Pumps 

09-02-2024

Compare Lobe/CP and Internal Gear Pumps for chocolate and confectionery processing. Learn which pump suits different applications based on hygiene, viscosity, and wear resistance.
John Hall

Pump Consultant

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Pressure Relief Valves: Critical to Pump and System Safety and Reliability

01-26-2024

A key advantage of rotary positive displacement pumps is providing consistent flow regardless of changes in liquid viscosity or differential pressure. But should a downstream blockage occur, pressure ... See more
John Hall

Pump Consultant

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  1. Industrial
  2. Pumping Principles
  3. Applications
  4. Liquids

Reversing a Gear Pump

01-25-2024

With Viking pumps the answer is usually “yes,” but before you turn that “reverse” switch on your pump’s motor starter or variable frequency drive, there are a number of things to consider, which are d... See more
John Hall

Pump Consultant

Prototype of the original internal gear pump, designed and patented by Viking Pump's founder, Jens Nielson on display at the Viking Pump Headquarters Museum
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How An Internal Gear Pump Works

01-09-2024

Explore how internal gear pumps work, their unique “gear within a gear” design, and key advantages like efficiency and versatility. Ideal for professionals in fluid handling industries.
John Hall

Pump Consultant

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7 Essential Tools for Pump Repair

10-09-2023

Like any job, you need the proper tools to do it well – and the same is true for repairing or servicing positive displacement gear pumps. Below are helpful hand tools that Viking's pump experts recomm... See more
Chad Wunderlich

Distributor Development Manager

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  1. About Viking Pump
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5 Reasons to NOT Settle for Imitators 

06-30-2023

Having a great product, with a great reputation, and being a technology inventor like Viking Pump®, positions you as a market leader with high visibility. As such, other internal gear pump manufacture... See more
Chad Wunderlich

Distributor Development Manager

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  1. Liquids
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Viscosity Through Thick and Thin

03-10-2022

Viscosity is a measure of a liquid’s resistance to flow. And you don’t need to work in a laboratory to observe this. Anyone who’s spent any time in the kitchen has observed a variety of liquids with a... See more
Chad Wunderlich

Distributor Development Manager

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7 Things You Want to Know about Flanged Ports, but are Too Afraid to Ask

01-05-2023

Flange standards used on Viking pumps have been in place for over a century so EVERYONE should be experts on this now…right? It turns out not so much. There are various standards and various design di... See more
Chad Wunderlich

Distributor Development Manager

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