This section provides an overview for motor pumps as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 27 motor pump manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked motor pump companies as of November, 2024: 1.Flight Works, Inc., 2.Fast Flow Pumps, 3.ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc.
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A motor pump is a device that combines a pump with a motor as its driving force. This integrated structure is commonly referred to as a motor pump.
The motor provides power to the pump, which is responsible for moving liquids or gases. Connected to a power source, the motor's rotation activates the pump. Motor pumps are capable of generating high pressures and flow rates, making them suitable for long-distance fluid transportation and high-pressure applications such as water supply systems and fire pumps.
While motor pumps are prevalent, other types like air-driven pumps and engine pumps are also used.
Motor pumps have a vast array of applications:
Commonly used in high-rise buildings to supply tap water to upper floors, motor pumps are effective in pumping water at high pressures. They are also used in irrigation systems for farmlands and greenhouses, drawing water from various sources like wells and rivers.
Motor pumps are essential for draining spring water in basements and underground parking lots, efficiently moving wastewater to sewage systems. They are also utilized for domestic wastewater disposal in bathrooms and toilets.
In industrial settings, motor pumps are used for liquid fuel delivery and equipment cooling in boiler systems, particularly in power plants and manufacturing facilities. They also circulate lubricating oil in steam turbines to reduce wear from friction and heat.
A motor pump comprises a motor and a pump section.
The motor, typically an induction motor known for its durability and ease of maintenance, rotates its shaft using a magnetic field and induced current. The motor shaft is connected to the pump shaft through a coupling, which in turn rotates the impeller of the pump. Centrifugal force pumps the fluid, and a mechanical seal and gland packing at the impeller base prevent leaks, though they require periodic replacement.
Motor pumps vary depending on their pumping mechanisms:
This centrifugal pump features an impeller within a volute-shaped casing. Fluid enters through the suction port, is propelled outward by the impeller, and is converted to pressure in the volute chamber.
Diaphragm pumps operate by reciprocating a membrane or diaphragm. With strong self-priming capabilities, they are suitable for high-head and high-viscosity liquids, often used in chemical plants.
Propeller pumps use a rotating propeller within a cylindrical housing to move fluid. These pumps are efficient at moving large volumes of liquid at low pressures but are not ideal for high-pressure applications.
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ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc., founded in 1920 and with headquarters in the USA, is a custom manufacturer and marketer of industrial electric motors, drives, and mechanical power transmission products. The company's products include AC/DC, gear, synchronous, variable speed servo motors, and permanent magnet motors produced in over 20 plants across North America, China, and Mexico for the HVAC, chemical, food and beverage, oil and gas, and wastewater industries, among others. ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. also holds an ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Flight Works, Inc., founded in 2002, is a AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of high precision miniature gear pumps in Irvine, CA, USA. Their pumps are designed to operate efficiently over a wide range of conditions, offering self-priming capabilities and excellent performance. From brushed motor pumps to magnetically driven models suitable for extreme environments, they cater to diverse client needs. With expertise in low-quantity prototyping and high-volume production, they offer customized solutions for aerospace, medical, chemical, energy, robotics, and other industries.
VARNA Products was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cameron Park, California. The company is a designer and manufacturer of fluid management systems that use Six Sigma methodologies of management, design, manufacturing, and packaging to maintain continuous improvement in the quality of deliverables. The company’s products include pumps, pre-lube oil pumps, circulating products, and controls. The company’s lubrication products are used in engines, sliding elements, gear trains, and other types of machinery used in the manufacturing and transportation industries.
Fast Flow Pumps is a manufacturer and supplier of submersible pumps and hydraulic power units, established in 1993 and headquartered in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. The company offers a diverse range of submersible pumps, utilized in oilfield solids, tank cleaning, and underwater jetting operations, and hydraulic power units designed to handle various pumping needs, and are ideal for applications that require high torque, speed, or force, such as construction, mining, drilling, lifting, or cutting. These solutions find application in areas such as water management, drainage, wastewater treatment, and industrial processes.
World Chemical USA, Inc (WCU) is a specialized manufacturer of chemical pumps and oil skimmer systems for applications in fluid handling and wastewater treatment. The company was established in 1998 in Lake Forest, California, and is the exclusive American wholesaler of products from World Chemical Co., which is headquartered in Japan. WCU produces various chemical pumps including self-priming, magnetic, and vertical models for circulating or transferring liquid and gaseous chemicals. The company also offers skimming systems such as coolant and washing savers, and floating oil recovery machines. These supply clients in the oil and water treatment, metal working and chemicals industries.
Ohio Medical Parts originated in 1910 as Ohio Chemical and Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Today Ohio Medical is a producer of medical air and vacuum pumping systems as well as medical suction and oxygen therapy devices. Ohio Medical services the medical device, medical gas, construction/renovation, ambulatory surgery center, industrial, and OEM solutions industries. Ohio Medical devices are manufactured in an ISO 13485 registered and FDA regulated medical device manufacturing facility. Product offerings include medical devices such as flowmeters, hoses, gas regulators, and suction regulators, as well as medical gas devices such as medical gas systems, vacuum pumps, air compressors, and medical gas accessories.
Thermal Fluid Systems, inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia. The company is a designer, manufacturer, and complete system supplier of thermal fluid heaters and hot oil systems including heating, cooling, pumps, valves, and associated equipment. The company’s equipment is designed to run at very low pressure which increases reliability and operational efficiency, reducing the total cost of ownership. The company’s lineup includes thermal fluid heating systems, electric heating systems, fluid filtration systems, process skids, and waste heat recovery systems. These serve industries such as aerospace, textiles, automotive, and power generation.
Xylem Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. Xylem engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions for the water and wastewater applications across global markets. Xylem operates through three segments: water infrastructure, applied water, and measurement & control solutions. Xylem’s water infrastructure segment offers numerous products such as water pumps, filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment. Xylem’s applied water segment distributes pumps, valves, heat exchangers, controls, and dispensing equipment systems. Xylem’s measurement & control Solutions segment offers devices such as smart meters, networked communication devices, data analytics, test equipment, controls, sensor devices, and software and managed services.
Kinequip, Inc. was founded in 1946 in Buffalo, NY as a distributor of industrial parts, accessories, and kits. Today these offerings have grown to include motors, compressors, blower systems, clams, pumps, various fittings, gauges, and sensors, as well as pneumatic and high-pressure devices. Kinequip also serves as a distributor for individual device and parts manufacturers. Kinequip additionally offers custom-designed solutions ranging from R&D to unique components and special-made parts, as well as value added designs on demand.
Scott Industrial Systems was established in 1948 and is based in Dayton, Ohio, United States, is a distributor of hydraulics, pneumatics, and electric control systems. The company also designs and builds various other products, such as pneumatic control systems, lube systems, and hydraulic power units. These products are made and tested for use in different applications such as material handling, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and power generation. The company also builds hydraulic units, designing custom electrical controls, layouts, and system configurations.
Pump Solutions #1, established in 2001 and based in Franksville, Wisconsin, is a distributor of pump components. The company produces various products, such as different types of pumps, and offers pump repair and engineering services. The company also buys old pumps and accessories and distributes fluid-handling equipment. The company procures the pumps from various brands and distributes them to customers worldwide. Different types of pumps distributed include centrifugal, gear, self-priming, and rotary. The products of this company are in industries including food, municipal, irrigation, and laboratory.
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corp. (DRB) has been in operation since 1965 and is based in Greenwood, Indiana. DRB offers a variety of products and services, including conveyor belts and accessories, hydraulic hose and fittings, industrial hose and fittings, sanitary hose and fittings, material handling and ducting, sheet rubber and gaskets, UHMW, polycarbonate, and acrylic sheets, as well as supplies for the egg processing, brewery, distillery, and winery industries. In January of 2023, DRB was acquired by Belt Power, an independent distributor and fabricator of conveyor system components.
Emec S.r.l., established in 1982 and headquartered in Rieti, Italy, is a manufacturer of water treatment and chemical dosing systems. The company offers cutting-edge instruments, including motor-driven and solenoid-driven dosing pumps, controllers, and disinfection systems. Ermes, its online control system, enables remote monitoring and installation management. The company’s products are used in swimming pools, oil and chemical, and agriculture industries. Its Prisma and Prius dosing pumps and the Centurio controller emphasize precise and consistent performance in product designs.
Andritz AG was initially founded as a much smaller company back in 1852 as an iron foundry, but today the company is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of industrial machinery, chemicals, fuels, and textiles, among many more. The company's product portfolio includes over 20 core areas: pulp and paper, metals, cyber security, feeds, and biofuels. Examples include decanter centrifuges, mechanical separation extractors, contact and paddle dryers, and batch helix dryers used in the environment, chemicals, food and beverage, and mining industries. Secondary services include the supply of spare parts, rentals, process consulting, and on-site repairs and upgrades.
Nikkiso Co., Ltd., founded in 1953 and based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, is a manufacturer of pumps and precision equipment. The company develops, and markets medical equipment and industrial instruments such as canned motor pumps, odourizing systems, metering and mixing systems, deep UV-LEDs and more. It also offers goods in paper manufacturing, food and pharmaceutical industries; supplies aircraft parts in the aerospace industry; and hemodialysis, and healthcare-related products in the Medical field.
Bühler Motor, established in 1925 and based in Nuremberg, Germany, is a manufacturer of mechatronic drive solutions, geared motors, and pumps. The company produces DC and BLDC motors with sensors, fluid control, mechatronics and customized drives. All its products are used in different applications such as building automation, mobility, MedTech, and agriculture. The company has its prototyping, simulation, and test laboratories. The company modifies brushes, transmission ratios for gears, and material for gear wheels to produce customized products.
Hoyer, established in 1974 and based in Hadsten, Danmark, is a manufacturer of electric motors, drives, and controls. The company produces IE4 and IE3 electric, brake, explosion-proof, and medium-voltage motors used in marine, oil & gas, petrochemical, and transport industries. The company also produces integrated VFD motors, frequency converters, and vibration sensors, providing efficient operations during their application. The company's logistics centers are strategically located to deliver standard and customized motors within few days of customer request. The RMA system and 8D reports in the company identify the cause of an issue in the motors and start corrective actions.
Westmoor Ltd., is based in New York State and was created in 1987 through the merger of Air Vac and Conde Milking Machine Company, originally founded in 1938. The company’s Industrial Division is a manufacturer of pumping systems for several industries including maple syrup and waste management. The company manufactures all equipment in the United States. The company’s Industrial Division has 4 segments: Conde Pumps, Conde Liquid Waste Systems, Conde Aeration Equipment that cleans lakes and ponds, and Concede Vacuum Systems for the Maple Syrup Industry.
Zoeller Company was founded in 1939 and currently is based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is an independent manufacturer of pumps and related equipment through numerous divisions. Some of these divisions include Star Water Systems, Tulsar Custom Controls, Lincoln Industries, Flint & Walling, and Wolf Customized Pumps. Zoellar Family of Water Solutions has four product segments: Water Movement In, Water Movement Out, Water Treatment, and Controls. Each unit serves residential, municipal, industrial, and commercial systems and customers.
GATOR Pump, Inc., established in 1977 and headquartered in Brownwood, Texas, is a manufacturer of high volume water pumps for agricultural, industrial, and municipal applications. Some of its offerings are vertical centrifugal pumps, trailer centrifugal pumps, floating pumps, submersible pumps, and custom pumps. These products are designed for applications involving the pumping and transfer of water from sources such as ponds, lakes, rivers, canals, and ditches. The company also provides installation, repair, and maintenance services for its products.
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., founded in 1955 and based in Iwata, Japan, is a manufacturer and distributor of motorized products. Its product range includes several lines of motorcycles, scooters, and motorized bicycles. Its motorcycles feature an electronic control system for stabilization and a responsive braking system for safety. The company also offers, recreational off-highway vehicles, outboards, and snowmobiles. The company has received several accolades such as the Red Dot Design Award for 12 consecutive years and operates the Yamaha Technical Academy for technician certification.
Tiermax is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that serves as an equipment supplier for processing equipment and material handling systems in the sectors of food, chemical, plastic, environmental and mineral, and water treatment. The company offers different products specific to each sector, but standard products include feeding & dosing, bulk material handling, extrusion & compounding, and filling and bagging machines. The company partners with other manufacturing and design companies such as MF Techno for weighing, and wrapping bulk products, Köllemann for screw conveyors and related products, and NAKANIN for high-performance rotary piston pumps.
Durafilter Canada Inc. is a distributor, manufacturer, and supplier of hydraulic components and systems, headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Their product range includes hydraulic accumulators, filters, pumps, motors, and accessories, catering to various industries such as construction, manufacturing, mining, and agriculture. Durafilter's products enhance hydraulic systems with energy storage, contamination prevention, fluid flow, and improved efficiency for various applications. The company also serves as a North American distributor for multiple renowned brands, including Berarma, Marzocchi, Moog, Rexroth Bosch, as well as Ponar Wadowice, and API Pneumatic equipment.
Hayward Tyler Ltd., established in 1815 and located in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, is an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of industrial pumps and fluid-filled electric motors. The company offers fluid-filled electric motors designed for long term durability, and high-temperature as well as high-pressure industrial pumps for demanding environments. It also offers nuclear pumps for use in nuclear power plants, canned motor pumps for handling viscous or other difficult fluids, and repair services for its portfolio products. The company mainly serves clients in the energy, chemical processing, and oil and gas industries.
Tank Truck Service & Sales, Inc. has been designing and building tank trucks since 1948 and is based in Warren, Michigan. The company is a manufacturer, assembler, and distributor of tank trucks and trailers. The company's product offerings include parts and components including tank truck equipment, bulk plant and storage tank equipment, dry break or dry disconnect fittings, valves, hose, hose reels, meters, swivel joints, gaskets, and pipe sealants. Tank truck offerings include refined fuel trucks and trailers, LGP trucks, and specialty tank trucks. Additionally, The company offers metalwork, equipment work, dot testing, paintwork, and sensor repairs.
Teikoku USA, since 2003, has been a supplier of canned motor pumps such as Teikoku pumps, Chempump NCD series, Dynapump, and commercial refrigerant products such as ammonia refrigerant pumps, CO2 refrigerant pumps, and general refrigerant pumps for the oil & gas, engineering, petroleum, manufacturing, and commercial industries. The company in Mearns Road, Warminster, PA, is a member of the Teikoku Group of global companies and a subsidiary of Teikoku Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd of Japan. The company is an API 685 and ANSI B73.3 compliance.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Flight Works, Inc. |
9.0%
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2 | Fast Flow Pumps |
7.2%
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3 | Scott Industrial Systems |
5.8%
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4 | Varna Products, LLC. |
5.8%
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5 | World Chemical USA, Inc. |
5.8%
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6 | ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc |
5.8%
|
7 | Bühler Motor |
4.5%
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8 | Xylem Inc. |
4.5%
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9 | THERMAL FLUID SYSTEMS, INC. |
4.5%
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10 | Ohio Medical LLC |
4.5%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the motor pump page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 12 | 66.7% |
Japan | 2 | 11.1% |
Canada | 2 | 11.1% |
Italy | 1 | 5.6% |
Austria | 1 | 5.6% |
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