Fuel Oil Pumping Systems

Company Objectives

• Lower Expenses
• Reduce Installation Time

Near Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ an electric utility needed to install a new backup fuel oil pumping system to be used in the event of an interruption in the natural gas supply that its turbines use as a primary fuel source.

The power company’s first experience with installing a backup system required numerous construction stages‚ considerable time and expense to specify‚ order‚ ship and install the equipment.

Colfax’s application-specific‚ packaged solution

The Colfax team used a 3-D computer aided design (CAD) program to demonstrate how an integrated system with fuel filtration‚ main fuel oil injection pump‚ preferred electric motor‚ instrumentation‚ piping and components would streamline the system.

After the receiving the assignment‚ a Colfax project manager was named to coordinate the total process. This single-point of contact immediately streamlined communications and decision making. The project manager oversaw the initial design‚ drawing transmittal‚ revisions and the ISO 9001 quality manual audit—all of which facilitated communications and ensured schedule adherence.

Colfax reduced costs associated with multiple component designs‚ arrangement and installation. Additionally‚ the product footprint was cut by approximately 30 percent‚ enabling the unit to be shipped in a standard intermodal container. Cost savings extended beyond the system for procurement‚ engineering‚ testing and validation‚ and energy consumption. Single-source supply also reduced the customer’s travel costs for inspections.

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