Encouraging employees to educate themselves with positive displacement pumps education and training gives your company more credibility and more capable workers. Training for positive displacement pumps prepares employees to operate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair the pumps. Positive displacement pump distributors can also benefit from this training by providing help and repairs to clients if they have problems with their purchased products.

Positive displacement pumps education and training is found in online courses, computer-based training programs, seminars and manufacturer trainings. Online courses allow students to attend classes at home or on the weekends. Computer-based training allows students to train at work during time set aside for training. Seminars are often held over the weekend to accommodate work schedules and are located across the United States. Manufacturer trainings are provided by the pump manufacturers themselves. These trainings are generally located at the manufacturers' plant or facility.

1. Sign up for positive displacement pumps e-learning courses.

2. Locate computer-based training programs about positive displacement pumps.

3. Find positive displacement pumps manufacturer trainings.

4. Locate positive displacement pumps seminars.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find positive displacement pumps information for e-learning courses

E-learning or Internet based training courses are designed to educate and train operators and distributors of positive displacement pumps. These courses can be taken anywhere you have Internet access and allow students to submit questions via email.

I recommend: The Hydraulic Institute/PumpLearning.org has online courses for positive displacement water pumps. Visit theElearningcenter.com for information about positive displacement pumps training.

Locate computer-based training for positive displacement pumps

Computer-based training can be used to train many employees at your company. Computer-based programs are convenient because an employee with a computer at home can do the training there or at the office. Once purchased, you can use the program for as many employees and as many times as your company sees fit.

I recommend: Process Pumps & Technology On-Line sells training programs for positive displacement pump distributors, positive displacement pump manufacturers and operators of a positive displacement pump. Browse available training options at Training-Classes.com.

Enroll in a positive displacement pumps manufacturer training

Some positive displacement pump manufacturers provide their own training for distributors and customers. This training is brand-specific. Some manufacturing companies provide the training free of charge to their clients.

I recommend: Holland Pump offers training days for pump operators and positive displacement pump distributors. Review the course information at Hudson Pump for a positive displacement pump manufacturer training. Tencarva Machinery Company provides customer training courses about any of their products.

Locate positive displacement pumps seminars

Seminars are training sessions taught at your place of business or at a training center. Seminars normally require travel expenses, but some offer hotel discounts for those attending the seminar.

I recommend: Flow of Fluids offers seminars about displacement pumps. Find training seminars for positive displacement pump suppliers and repairs at the DWR O&M Training Center.

The high power density that positive displacement pumps can give you are one of their strongest advantages. As a pumping system, they operate by forcing a fixed volume of fluid from the in pressure section of the pump to the discharge part of the pump.

Of the positive displacement pumps available, rotary pumps make up about 10% of the pumps used in industry. Some of the benefits of positive-displacement pumps are that they can put out a constant volume of liquid they are processing regardless of the pressure they encounter. They also process a constant volume with each rotation of the shaft.

Whether you are looking for reciprocating, metering or rotary positive displacement pump suppliers:

1. Assess your positive displacement pump application needs.

2. Assess your quantity needs for positive displacement water pumps or other varieties of positive displacement pumps.

3. Assess your budgetary constraints and the cost effectiveness of purchasing new positive displacement pumps.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Use a positive displacement water pump search engine to find specific positive displacement pumps

Forget sites like Google or Yahoo, instead use a specific search engine for liquid transfer pumps.

I recommend: Visit PumpBiz, Inc. to search for information about positive displacement pumps or positive displacement pump distributors by categories split up into Rotary Pumps and Reciprocating Pumps. Viking Pump manufactures positive displacement pumps and accessories for industrial, OEM and sanitary pumping use. They have been in business since 1911 and offer the following pump types: Internal Gear Pumps, External Gear Pumps, Lobe Pumps, External Gear Pumps, Vane Pumps, Pump Systems, Gear Reducers, Controllers and Strainers. Cortech Engineering sells pumps from Milton Roy, Blackmer, Williams Instrument, Oberdorfer, Larox and Seepex.

Look for key names in the business of positive displacement pumps

Easily find manufacturers of positive displacement pumps from all parts of the U.S.

I recommend: Cole-Parmer out of Vernon Hills, IL, is an international company that is one of the positive displacement pump manufacturers. Crane Aerospace & Electronics manufactures positive displacement vane pumps. Kerr Pump Corporation has been in business since 1946. They manufacture high pressure piston and plunger pumps, and their positive displacement reciprocating pumps are used in a number of industrial and oilfield application. Wanner Engineering builds the Hydra-Cell sealless positive-displacement pump. It is designed for low pulse operation, chemical compatibility and abrasive-duty.

Look for distributors of positive displacement pumps

Choose a distributor because they have a large variety of positive displacement pumps to choose from. You can also choose a distributor based on the particular brands that it sells. If you are looking for a particular manufacturer, you can often go to their website for a list of their distributors.

I recommend: Look to the Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment Directory for used/surplus positive displacement pumps. Heritage Equipment Company is home a large variety of new and used positive displacement pumps.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Ask about training or instructional videos, webinars, or online support for any of the positive displacement pumps that you choose.