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A robust portfolio of informative and engaging blogs, product videos, and so much more! All designed to help customers make well informed decisions, overcome challenges, and achieve desired application results.

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Optimizing Pump Speed for Viscous Pharmaceutical Formulations

Key Takeaways: Higher viscosity can limit the speed range over which commanded pump speed translates predictably into delivered flow. Inlet conditions, fluid-path restrictions, displacement, differential pressure, and motor torque should be...

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Pump Speed Control in Continuous Manufacturing Processes

Key Takeaways: Pump speed should respond to changing flow requirements and process conditions. PLC and control interface requirements should be...

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How Pump Speed Affects Flow Rate Accuracy in Analytical Instruments

Key Takeaways: Pump speed sets theoretical flow, but the complete fluidic system determines actual delivery. Flow accuracy, precision, and pulsation...

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Pumping High-Viscosity Fluids: Best Practices for System Design and Pump Selection

Key Takeaways: High-viscosity fluids can be successfully pumped when the pump and system are configured for the application. Larger tubing, lower...

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Energy Efficiency & Operational Cost Reduction in Pump Systems

Key Takeaways: Pump efficiency is a system-level cost issue. Energy losses increase cooling requirements, accelerate component wear, and raise total...

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Moving Magnetic Bead Fluids: Why Most Pumps Fail — and How Fluid Metering, Inc (FMI) Gets It Right

Key Takeaways: Magnetic bead fluids create unique pumping challenges, including clumping, settling, abrasive wear, and sample loss that many...

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Are your Medical Device Pumps Ready for a PFAS Conscious Market?

Key Takeaways: PFAS scrutiny is reshaping pump selection — OEMs must prioritize material compatibility, regulatory defensibility, and long-term...

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Selecting a Pump for Urinalysis: Why Syringe Pumps Are Costing You More Than You Think

Key Takeaways: Automated urinalysis requires high precision, but syringe and valve-based systems create maintenance, accuracy, and downtime...

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How to Prevent Cross-Contamination in Diagnostic Sample Dispensing

Key Takeaways: Biological samples can contaminate pump internals, reducing accuracy, causing biofouling, and requiring costly, time-consuming...

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