FMC Technologies’ (FMC) Fluid Control manufacturing facility is located in Stephenville, Texas. The facility occupies a 44 acre site and comprises 220,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity and 48,000 square feet of customer service, production support and engineering offices. The Stephenville facility produces a wide range of flowline equipment for distribution worldwide.

FMC introduced its reciprocating pumps range in 1884.

As a pioneer and global leader in providing high-pressure fluid pumping solutions within a variety of markets, FMC offers an array of high pressure piston and plunger reciprocation pumps within the industrial, oil and gas, sewer cleaning, horizontal and vertical drilling, reverse osmosis and agricultural markets.

FMC said its philosophy of putting the customer first has led to a broad array of custom pump designs for the toughest of applications.

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By designing and engineering products with superior quality and reliability at a competitive price, customers are able to deliver added value and meet their market needs. This type of partnership has allowed FMC to set new standards in lowering overall cost of pump ownership for its global partners.

Green pumps

Piston and plunger pumps are characteristically high efficiency pumps with rated efficiencies of 85–90 per cent. The high efficiency is due to energy transfer directly to the fluid through the reciprocating action and positive displacement of the fluid.

With single stage centrifugal pumps’ maximum efficiencies in the range of 60–70 per cent at the optimal conditions, the reciprocating, positive displacement piston and plunger pumps become the choice for energy critical applications. The efficiency of multiple stage centrifugal pumps is reduced even more than single stage pumps.

Pump markets

FMC Technologies and its distributors have the resources to deliver turnkey pump systems on a global basis. By combining systems design, engineering, manufacturing, and project management capabilities, FMC Technologies offers proven pump packages for a complete range of applications. From a simple pump package with motor and skid to a complete pumping system with multiple pumps, controls, valves, and piping, the FMC Technologies team delivers.