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Positive displacement pumps
for sludge, slurry and solids handling

Heavy Duty Mining Pumps

ABEL for mining
Positive Displacement Pumps
for sludge, slurry and solids handling

ABEL Reciprocating Positive Displacement Pumps
Development + Design + Manufacturing + Service

Specialization Creates Know How

ABEL was founded in 1947 and
is based in the northern village of
Büchen near Hamburg. ABEL
specializes in the design, manufac-
turing and installation of heavy duty
positive displacement pumps.

Since 1991, the company has been
ISO 9001 certified by German Lloyd.

ABEL was acquired by Roper Inc. Field Proven Experience
in 2000, a company which is based In handling sludges, slurries, solids
in Bogart GA, USA. Roper Inc. is and a variety of aggressive fluids,
a billion Dollar corporation with ABEL has developed an extensive
more than 4000 employees. It has record of application knowledge.
interests in many fluid handling, The know-how of What & What Not
industrial controls and analytical to do positions ABEL uniquely to
instrumentation companies. fulfill customer needs.

With the diversity of pump The American Hydraulic Institute
technologies, and the number of has confirmed that worldwide
quality manufacturers from which to ABEL is the market leader in the
choose, it is a challenge to select field of filter press feed pumps.
the brand and technology that best More then 200 ABEL pumps feed
match your critical needs for every filter presses on mine sites and
industry. power plants around the world.

Reasons to select the ABEL brand
and its product offering include:

Specialization Applications
ABEL has developed a decisive Other applications for ABEL pumps in
market lead in know-how with the mining and mineral process indu-
its unique reciprocating positive stry include:
displacement pump technologies.
• Long distance pipeline, transfer of
Customized and modular unit ore, tailings and fly ash etc.
packages supported by all
functional areas of ABEL have • Mine dewatering and sludge remo-
attained high customer retention val
rates, through satisfaction in
performance, reliability and • Backfilling of underground mines
economy over the life cycle of the
products. • Feeding of autoclaves, digesters
and other pressure vessels

• Ceramic industry

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ABEL HMT
Hydraulic Triplex Diaphragm Pump

The next Generation

Abel HMT for solids transfer
and process technology

The ABEL hydraulic diaphragm
Pump HMT represents a new
generation of process and transfer
for pressures up to 3625 PSI
(25 MPa) and capacities up to
1760 GPM (400 m3/h).

Triplex Diaphragm Pumps

The ABEL HMT triplex diaphragm
Pump is single acting, runs at low
speed and is able to run dry.

The HMT is excellently suited for such as diaphragm positioning and Applications
slurry transfer on mine and mineral full stroke safety valves in order to
processing sites and other heavy guarantee maximum availability. ABEL HMT triplex diaphragm
duty industrial applications. Another important advantage of the pumps can be used for a large
The piston diaphragm principle HMT is its very high efficiency, number of applications, such as:
ensures unsurpassed reliability, which ensures a low power
availability and minimal operating consumption. The combination of v Slurry transfer:
costs. high reliability, low parts require-
ment and low power consumption transfer of ore slurries and
ABEL pumps are equipped with makes the ABEL HMT excellently tailings through long distance
pre-molded diaphragms and suited for the mining industry. pipelines
protected by a number of different
protection and control measures, v Mine dewatering:

Pressure (P) dewatering, desludging and
backfilling of underground
Selection chart HMT mines

PSI MPa

3625

2320

1450

928

FLOW (Q)

580

v Autoclave feeding:

363 feeding of pressure vessels

232 such as autoclaves and dige-
66 130 264 440 880 1760 GPM
sters for ore treatment

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ABEL Positive Displacement Pumps

ABEL HMQ ABEL HM ABEL CM

Performance up to 3315 GPM Performance up to 500 GPM Performance up to 945 GPM
(500 m3/h) and 1450 PSI (10 MPa) (115 m3/h) and 1450 PSI (10 MPa) (215 m3/h) and 928 PSI (6.4 MPa)

The Abel HMQ pump is of a The Abel range of HM pumps The Abel Compact Diaphragm
proven design that has found many is a newly developed pump for pump is a single piston, single or
applications in heavy duty types of pressures up to 10 mPa. double acting pump for the transfer
industries, such as mining. of sludges and slurries in various
The HM is available as single piston types of industry. Many hundreds of
The HMQ is a duplex double single acting or in double acting CM pumps have been supplied
acting pump which is equipped execution. Main features of the over the years and the pump has
with premolded diaphragms. pump are its premolded diaphragms proven itself on numerous
and the gearbox which is located applications.
Applications HMQ, HM and CM on the side of the pump. For filter
press feeding applications the drive • Digester feeding
Mining industry of the pump is frequency controlled. In the alumina industry Abel pumps
• Mine dewatering are used to feed digesters with high
• Hydraulic ore hoisting concentration bauxite slurry.
Abel piston diaphragm pumps Underground, crushed ore can Efficiency and availability are high,
enable the transfer of unsettled be mixed with minewater and wearparts costs and labor costs
minewater from underground mines transferred to the surface as a are low.
to surface in one stage, without any slurry. Hydraulic ore hoisting can be
intermediate pumping stations, a feasible alternative to skip • Filterpress feeding
at a very high efficiency. hoisting. Hundreds of Abel pumps are used
to feed filter presses for the dewa-
• Mine desludging Mineral processing industry tering of abrasive slurries in various
Abrasive, settled, mine sludge can • Autoclave feeding types of mining applications.
be pumped to the surface in one
stage, without excessive wear to Abel piston diaphragm pumps are • Tailings transfer
pump parts, at a very high often used to feed autoclaves with, Abel has supplied many pumps for
efficiency. f.i., gold or nickel ore. The slurry is the transfer of thickened tailings
usually very abrasive and corrosive slurries. The transfer of thickened
• Mine backfilling and can be handled by Abel pumps tailings with Abel pumps saves
Abel pumps can transfer high without exsessive wear to pumps energy, water, wearparts and labor.
density slimes or classified tailings parts.
from the processing plant to
underground mining stopes.

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ABEL for mining
Positive Displacement Pumps
for sludge, slurry and solids handling

ABEL SH Maximum availability
worldwide

ABEL Service

Performanceup to 455 GPM
(103 m3/h) and 2350 PSI (16 MPa)

The ABEL Solid Handling pump Performance v Original spare
is a double piston, single acting 24 hour service all over
hydraulically driven piston pump for the world parts with over-
the transfer of pastes and other night delivery
types of "dry" slurries. The ABEL service division is a
smoothly running operation that is v Complete tailor
The slow piston speed ensures capable of servicing ABEL pumps
low wear on pistons and liners and worldwide. A team of well trained made spare part
facilitates the efficient filling service engineers are ready around sets
of the pumping cylinders. the clock to provide technical
advice and recommendations. v Clear and easy to understand
Applications
• solids transfer In our factory warehouse we manuals
• mine desludging maintain a full stock of spare parts
• reactor feeding which can be shipped around the v Training of operators
world within a matter of hours.
Types of industries v Installation contracts
• Mining and power In addition, our service division is
• galvanic industry capable of rendering the following v Maintenance and service
• sewage treatment services :
• ceramic industry contracts

v Recommendations regarding

stocking of spare parts

v Local maintenance and repair

if required

v Commissioning

v Telephone diagnostics

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ABEL for mining
Positive Displacement Pumps
for sludge, slurry and solids handling

ABEL Pumps, L.P.
79 N. Industrial Park
207 Overlook Dr
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
PA 15143-2339 USA
Tel: 412 741 3222
Fax: 412 741 2599
[email protected]
www.abelpumps.com

Assistance: Services include: Certifications:

The qualified staff of ABEL Pumps, v Start-up v ISO 9001
L.P. is ready to assist you with your v Training v MIL-I-45208A
critical needs. v Installation
v Repair
Please contact us with your specific v Warranty Contracts
requirements. v Upgrades
v Telephone Diagnostics
v On Site Repairs
v Part Kits
v Qualified Representatives

for Local Assistance

Helpful Information: e-mail:
Company: Tel./Fax:
Address: Contact:
Why needed?
Application: Temperature:
Sp. Gr.:
Fluid: Pressure:
Flow Rate: Viscosity:
Solids? % & size: Special Materials:
Operating Cycle:
Combined Slurry: 1) By Weight 2) By volume
% Solids PH Value
Abrasivity (Miller Number) Describe consistency
Viscosity
Remarks:

Thank you for the opportunity to be of service! – ABEL Pumps, L.P.