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             Click below to see examples of the past sessions:

 

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Mekorot Water Company - July 2022, Israel - Vertical Turbine Pumps or Single Stage Double Suction? (photos)


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Atlanta,  January 20-21, 2020 (photos)


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Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Los Angeles, California, December 10-12, 2019 (photos)


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Atlanta,  November 13-14, 2019 (photos)


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Israel: International Center of Pumping Machinery Research & Development (photos)

Pumps Basics, June 2019



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Israel: International Center of Pumping Machinery Research & Development (photos)

Pumps Basics, March 2019


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Atlanta,  October 24-25, 2018 (photos)


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Israel: International Center of Pumping Machinery Research & Development (photos)

"Pumps-101" Summer-2018 Semester Course, 10 sessions


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Israel: International Center of Pumping Machinery Research & Development (photos)

"Pumps-101" Spring-2018 Semester Course, 10 sessions



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Israel: International Center of Pumping Machinery Research & Development  (photos)


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Electricty-2017, Eilat Israel, November 9, 2017 (photo)


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Atlanta, GA,  August 28-29, 2017 (photos)

              Sponsored and at: Grainger


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Myrtle Beach, SC - with Vibration Institute (SC Chapter), May 9-10, 2017 (photos)

         


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Atlanta, GA,  March 7-8, 2017 (photos)

Sponsored and at: Grainger


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Smokey Mountains, January 11-12, 2017 (photos)

                    


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Atlanta, GA,  November 15-16, 2016 (photos)

Sponsored and at: Grainger

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at NASA Marshall Center,  September 26-28, 2016 (photos)

           


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Atlanta, GA,  September 19-20, 2016  (photos)

                Sponsored and at: Grainger

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Baker Manufacturing Company, Evansville, Wisconsin - August 23-25, 2016 (photos)

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Mount Pleasant, SC -  August 10-11, 2016 (photos)

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Atlanta, GA,  July 27-28, 2016 (photos)

              Sponsored and at: Grainger

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Israel, June 22, 2016 - in cooperation with and at Israel Water and Wastewater Association (photos)

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Atlanta, GA,  May 10-11, 2016 - (photos)

Sponsored and at: Grainger

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Atlanta, GA,  April 6-7, 2016 - Advanced Class - Vibrations and Energy/Efficiency On-Line: Theory and Practice (photos)

Sponsored and at: Grainger

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Atlanta, GA,  March 1-2, 2016 (photos)

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Atlanta, GA,  January 13-14, 2016 (photos)

Event Sponsors:

* Simerics - CFD Pump Test Numeric Simulations

* Colfax Industries / IMO Pump - PD rotary pumps

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at Gwinnett County Municipal (Atlanta, GA),  October 28-29, 2015  - Event Sponsor (photos)


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at Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center in Israel (photos)

September 8-9, 2015, Tel Aviv - in cooperation with the IWWA Society

Pumps Efficiency and Energy Evaluation

         


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at Gwinnett County Municipal (Atlanta, GA),  June 2-3, 2015  - Event Sponsor (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  March 24-25, 2015 (photos)

(Pump Basics Session - including Efficiency/Reliability system PREMS-2A)

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at Gwinnett County Municipal (Atlanta, GA),  March 10-11, 2015 (photos)

(Pump Basics Session - including Efficiency/Reliability system PREMS-2A)

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at Con Edison,  New York, February 10-11, 2015 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  January 13-14, 2015 (photos)

(Pump Basics Session - including Efficiency/Reliability system PREMS-2A)

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at Gresham Smith & Partners Engineering, November 14, 2014 (photos)

(Pumps/Systems Energy Savings Methods, Seminar)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  June 11-12, 2014 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  April 9-11, 2014 (Advanced Session) (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, February 26-27, 2014 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  December 3-4, 2013 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  June 12-13, 2013 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  March 20-21, 2013 (photos)

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at South Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Henderson/Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-13, 2013 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  January 24-25, 2013 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  October 17-18, 2012 (photos)

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DC WATER (Water and Sewer Authority), August 13-14, 2012, Washington, DC (photos)

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at Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 19-20, 2012 (photos)

 


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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  June 13-14, 2012 (photos)

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at Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 19-20, 2012 (photos)

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AUSTRALIA: (photos) February 27-28, 2012: Perth     ----    March 1-2, 2012: Brisbane  (photos)

Pump Selection, Operation and Maintenance

 special topics sessions for major Australian industries engineering and maintenance professionals


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at AECOM, Atlanta Office,  February 15-16, 2012 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, October 11-12, 2011 (photos)

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at NRG Energy (North-East Region), Buffalo, NY: (photos)

   August 16-17, 2011 (Pump Basics)

    August 18, 2011 (Advanced)

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at NRG Energy (South-West Region), Houston, TX: (photos)

   August 9-10, 2011 (Pump Basics)

    August 11, 2011 (Advanced)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, July 13-14, 2011 (photos)

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Open Pump School Special Training Session (limited enrollment) (photos)

June 23, 2011 for: Western Summit, Augusta Utilities

Full-Size Pump Laser Alignment - vs- Dial Indicator - vs-  "Straight Edge"

(using real 2000 HP Single-Stage and Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps)

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Colonial Pipeline Company - June 1-2, 2011 (photos)

Single-Stage and Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps

(new feature: including Full-Size Pump Laser Alignment)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, May 12-13, 2011 (photos)

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Pump School Training, Session #1 for Dead Sea Works Corporation (photos)

Beer Sheva, Israel, March 29-30, 2011

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, February 24-25, 2011 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, December 16-17, 2010 (photos)

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Israeli Electric Company - Energy Savings and Efficiency Improvements

Haifa, Israel, November 25, 2010 (photos)

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1st Annual Pump Conference and Exhibit: Rotating Machinery Maintenance, Reliability and Energy Conference,  Herzliya (northern Tel-Aviv), Israel, November 22-23, 2010 (photos)

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at AECOM, Atlanta Office, November 1-2, 2010 (photos)

 

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DC WASA (Water and Sewer Authority), September 14-15, 2010, Washington, DC (photos)

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at Southern Company (Georgia Power) - Plant Branch, August 23-26, 2010 (photos)

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Colonial Pipeline Company - August 19-20, 2010 (photos)

Single-Stage and Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps

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at International Power Company, Blackstone (near Boston), Massachusetts, August 17-18, 2010 (photos)

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Israel: in cooperation with Israeli Electric Training Center (photos)

Hadera, July 18-19, 2010

Topic: Pumps Energy Savings by Efficiency Optimization Methods

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Israel: Sya Group Training Center, Beer-Sheva, July 15, 2010 (photos)

Topic: Pumps Energy Savings by Efficiency Optimization Methods Seminar

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Birmingham Water Authority Company, Birmingham, Alabama, June 24-25, 2010 (photos)

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DC WASA (Water and Sewer Authority), June 21-22, 2010, Washington, DC (photos)

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Birmingham Water Authority Company, Birmingham, Alabama, May 24-25, 2010 (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - April 15-16, 2010 (photos)

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Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center (photos)

Energy and Efficiency Improvements for Pumps Seminar, Israel,

March 14, 2010, Ramat Gan - in cooperation with the SEEEI Society

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PUMP EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND ENERGY SAVINGS TRAINING COURSE (photos)

March 9-10, 2010, Israel Electric Company Training Center, Hadera, Israel

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Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center (photos)

Pump Basics Course Training, March 3-4, 2010, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - February 11-12, 2010 (photos)

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Colonial Pipeline Company - December 2-3, 2009: Theory - and Hands-On (photos)

Session A: Single-Stage Double-Suction Horizontally-Split Pumps

Session B: Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps

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Israeli Electric Company (Hevrat Hashmal), Hadera Training Center, Israel (photos)

Basic Class: November 8-10, 2009

Advanced Class: November 11-12, 2009

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During Electricity-2009 Conference and a Yearly Meeting of Israeli Association of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SEEEI) Tel Aviv, Israel November 1-4, 2009 (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - October 20-21, 2009 (photos)

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DC WASA (Water and Sewer Authority), September 14-15, 2009, Washington, DC (photos)

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During the Yearly Meeting of  Israeli Association of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SEEEI), Tel Aviv, Israel (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - June 25-26, 2009  (photos)

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Colonial Pipeline Company - June 18-19, 2009 (photos)

Session A: Single-Stage Double-Suction Horizontally-Split Pumps

Session B: Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - April 16-17, 2009  (photos)

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at Israeli Electric Company, Hadera, Israel, March 15-17, 2009 (photos)

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at Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center, March 10-11, 2009 (photos) - Rotem Park, Dimona, Israel

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at Alcoa Minerals and Mining, Point Comfort (near Houston), February 19-20, 2009 (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - January 29-30, 2009  (photos)  

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at Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center, December, 2008 (photos)

Rotem Park, Dimona, Israel, also including events during Elecricity-2008 Conference in Eilat

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at City of Atlanta, Construction Management Division, November 12, 2008 (photos)

 

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - October 30-31, 2008 (photos)

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at FLUOR, Houston, TX, September 11-12, 2008 (photos)

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Colonial Pipeline Company Training - Atlanta Pump Center, August 20, 2008 (photos)

Session A: Multi-Stage Horizontally-Split Pumps

 

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - July 30-August 1, 2008 (photos)

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During the opening of the Middle East Pumping Machinery Technology Center in Israel, July 24, 2008 (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - May 15-16, 2008 (photos)

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Pump Symposium in Houston, TX, April 21, 2008 - Positive Displacement Pumps (photos)

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Presentation at Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP), District 6, Augusta, GA

March 19, 2008:  Water Conservation Methods in Pumping Applications for Water and Wastewater plants (photos)

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - March 13-14, 2008 (photos)

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DeKalb County Municipality: Snapfinger Wastewater Treatment Plant, Atlanta, GA, March 4, 2008 (photos)

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Savannah, Georgia - February 21-22, 2008 (photos)

This training class was sponsored by, and on premises of - Savannah Utilities Water Treatment Plant

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Anderson, SC, - January 16-17, 2008 (photos)

This class was sponsored by, and on premises of - Anderson Regional Joint Water System

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at W.W. Grainger, Atlanta, GA  - December 13-14, 2007 (photos)

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North Augusta, GA (Aiken Wastewater plant, SC) - November 14-15, 2007 (photos)

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Westpower Canadian Pump Conference (Calgary Alberta, Canada) - November 8, 2007 (photos)

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Chem-Show-2007 New York City, October 28-30, 2007 (photos)

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR PLANTS, Indian Point Site, September 10-11, 2007 (photos)

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at IMPACT Learning Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 5-6, 2007 (photos)

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DC WASA (Water and Sewer Authority), August 21-22, 2007, Washington, DC (photos)

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Proper Pump Maintenance and Repair (photos)

Training for Korea Plant Service & Engineering (KPS) - at Sarasota, Florida, July 16, 2007

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Augusta, Georgia - July 13-14, 2007 (photos)

This training class was sponsored by the Augusta Utilities Water Treatment Plant

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At the Annual Electric Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Conference (photos)

Show in Minneapolis, June 26, 2007 - pump subject focused on:

a. Perils and Pitfalls of Submersible Pump Repair

b. Pump-Motor-VFD Issues

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Engineering Advanced Class - Georgia Power - Plant Bowen, Atlanta, GA - June 10-11, 2007(photos)

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Pump Basics - at La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 6-7, 2007 (photos)

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At Georgia Power (Southern Company Engineering), Birmingham, Alabama, May 8, 2007 (photos)

Bearings & Lubrications Seminar, presented in cooperation with:

Pumping Machinery, LLC / MRC/SKF / Inpro Bearing Isolators / RealServices Company / Delta Process Equipment

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Chicago, IL - May 3-4, 2007, - during the Electric Power Show and Conference

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1st  Middle East Pump School Training Seminar, Israel, March 26, 2007: Performance, Reliability Improvements, Maintenance Methods, Troubleshooting, and Energy Optimization of Centrifugal Pumps  - sponsored by the American Israeli Paper Mill and Laor Engineering Ltd

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Pump Symposium in Houston, TX, March 5, 2007 - Positive Displacement Pumps (photos)

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At MPACT Learning Center, Greensboro, NC, February 28-March 1, 2007 (photos)

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Bearings and Lubrication, Modes of Failures and Prevention Methods (photos)

Seminar presented at Southern Company, February 8, 2007

Birmingham, Alabama (Southern Company Engineering HQ)

Attended by (30) engineers from Georgia Power, Alabama Power, Florida Power, and Mississippi Power

Presented jointly by:

Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., Pumping Machinery, LLC

Steve Young, MRC / SKF Bearings

Jim Coryell, Inpro Seals Bearing Isolators


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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), January 30-31, 2007, Advanced Pump Class (photos)

 

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InService Testing Owners Group (ISTOG) Nuclear Plants Advanced Pump Training (photos)

January 25, 2007, Orlando, Florida: 

Dr. Lev Nelik and Mike Mancini have joined forces at this meeting, to provide advanced pump training to a group of (40) engineers from the US Nuclear Power Plants

 

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Athens, Georgia - January 18-19, 2007 (photos)

This training class was sponsored by, and on premises of - Power Partners (ABB)

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Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New York City, December 19-20, 2006 (photos)

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4-day Advanced Pump Training for Korea Plant Service & Engineering (KPS) - at Sarasota, Florida, December 11-15, 2006 (photos)

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Open Class (Basics) Atlanta, Georgia, December 7-8, 2006 (photos)

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Open Class (Basics), Orlando, Fla, November 9-10, 2006 (photos)

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Mpact Learning Center, Greensboro, NC, October 11-12, 2006 (photos)

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Open Pump School session, Houston, TX, August 10-11, 2006 (photos)

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Open Pump School session, Chicago, June 20-21, 2006 (photos)

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Open School, Pump Basics, Sponsored by Anchor Sales, a Pump Distributor in Philadelphia, Pa, May 24-25, 2006 (photos)

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Mpact Learning Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 18-19, 2006 (photos)

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Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville, TN, May 10-11, 2006 (photos)

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At Electric Power Generation Show, Atlanta, GA, May 2-4, 2006 (Video)

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At Pumping Solutions, Inc., a Pump Distributor (for their customers) in Chicago, March 28-29, 2006 (photos)

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Open School (sponsored by SealFlow Corp., for their customers), Secaucus, NJ - March 14-15, 2006 (photos)

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Open School (Pump Basics) Atlanta, Georgia - March 9-10, 2006 (photos)

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At Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO - February 6,10, 2006 (photos)

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Open School (Pump Basics) Atlanta, Georgia - January 19-20, 2006 (photos)

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Second Advanced Engineering Training at ONTARIO POWER GENERATION, Nuclear Plants Group, November 29-30, 2005, Canada (photos)

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At the Pumping Solutions, Inc. - Pump Distributor and his customers, Chicago, IL, November 16-17, 2005 (photos)

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Open School: Pump Basics, November 10-11, 2005, Atlanta, GA (photos)

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At CON EDISON, New York, October 27-28, 2005 (photos)

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At Great Lakes Paper Company, Upper Michigan, September 29-30, 2005 (photos)

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1st Pumps Hands-on Maintenance and Reliability Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 21-22, 2005 (PumpTec-2005) (photos)

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At IMPACT Learning Center, Greensboro,  North Carolina,  September 8-9, 2005 (photos)

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At Coca-Cola Atlanta World Headquarters, Pump Maintenance Workshop, August 16-20, 2005 (photos)

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Open School: Advanced Pump Class, August 11-12, 2005, Atlanta, GA (photos)

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At the Pumping Solutions, Inc. - Pump Distributor and his customers, Chicago, IL, July 25-28, 2005 (photos)

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"Centrifugal Pumps - Troubleshooting Methods", Presented at the Annual Electric Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Show in Nashville, TN, June 26-30, 2005 (the pump presentation was repeated twice and attended by 200 people)

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Pump Basics - at DeKalb County (Georgia) Water and Wastewater Maintenance Department,

June 6, 2005

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Advanced Engineering Training at ONTARIO POWER GENERATION, Nuclear Plants Group, May 2-3, 2005, Canada

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Open Pump School, Atlanta, Georgia - April 7-8, 2005 (photos)

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At the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New York City, March 8-10, 2005 (photos)

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Positive Displacement Pump Training - during International Pump Symposium in Houston, March 2005 (photos)

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At Pumping Solutions, Inc.  (pump distributor) - Chicago, IL, February 23-24, 2005 (photos)

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At CON EDISON, New York, February 14-15, 2005 (photos)

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Advanced Class for Engineers, Open School, Atlanta, February 9-10, 2005 (photos)

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At CON EDISON Repair Facilities, Bronx, New York, January 13-14, 2005 (photos)

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 At the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New York City, December 14-16, 2004 (photos)

 

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Meeting, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA, December 13, 2004 (photos)

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Open Pump School, Atlanta, Georgia - December 2-3, 2004 (photos)

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At CON EDISON, New York, November 18-19, 2004 (photos)

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At Pumping Solutions, Inc., - a pump distributor in Chicago, October 11-12, 2004 (photos)

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Open Pump School, Atlanta, Georgia - October 5-6, 2004 (photos)

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Open Pump School, Atlanta, Georgia - August 5-6, 2004 (photos)

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Pump School for a Pennsylvania Pump Distributor ("Anchor Sales Co."), attended by their major customers, July 13, 2004, Philadelphia, PA

 

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At Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8th Annual Power Utilities Meeting, Washington, DC, July 12, 2004 (150 people attending)

 

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At GEORGIA POWER (part of Southern Company), May 26-27, 2004 (photos)

 

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Open Pump School, Atlanta, GA,  May 12-13, 2004 (photos)

 

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At the Department of Environmental Protection, Waste Treatment Group, Brooklyn, NY, April 13-15, 2004 (photos)

 

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At the Pumping Solutions, Inc. - Chicago, IL, March 23-24, 2004 (photos)

 

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During Pump Symposium in Baltimore, Short Course on Positive Displacement Pumps, March, 2004 (photos)

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At Department of Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Treatment Division, Brooklyn, NY, January 27-29, 2004 (photos)

 

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At U.S. Technology Center for Pumping Machinery,  Atlanta, GA, January 21-22, 2004 (photos)

 

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At KEYSPAN POWER GENERATION UTILITY (second session), Long Island, NY, October 29-30, 2003 (photos)

 

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An Engineering Pump Seminar at Department of Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Treatment Division, Corona (Queens/Long Island), NY, October 28, 2003

 

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At Anheuser-Busch, Newark, NJ plant, October 8-9, 2003 (photos)

 

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At KEYSPAN POWER GENERATION UTILITY, Long Island, NY, September 23-24, 2003 (photos)

 

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At Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN, August 6, 2003 (phots)

 

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At River Terminal Development Corporation, South Kearney, NJ, July 9, 2003

 

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At Department of Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Treatment Division, New York City, NY, June 3-5, 2003 (photos)

 

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At United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, May 13-14, 2003 (photos)

 

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During International Pump Users Symposium in Houston, March 17-20, 2003 (photos)

 

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During Electric Power-2003 Conference, Houston, March 3-6, 2003 (photos)

 

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Open Pump School, New York City, at St. John's University, February 27-28, 2003 (photos)