Parts diversity as a source of cost in pumps

Abstract

Reducing the cost of manufacture is fundamental to success in today's marketplace. Cost savings are often of greatest importance to companies whose family of standard products boasts a large number of variations. Standard centrifugal pumps are a good example: they're often made in large numbers, with minor design alterations throughout. In this article, Jürgen H Timcke offers the benefit of his experience in developing pumps with the lowest possible number of components.