Industry Update

As Seeler Industries' Terminal Grows, So Does Its Reliance on Blackmer® Pumps

Since founding the 3 Rivers Terminal in Joliet, IL, in the early 1990s as a for-hire hydrogen peroxide storage-and-distribution facility, Seeler Industries has followed a course of steady expansion for the 100-acre site. That expansion has resulted in a current setup that includes a diverse product mix of caustics, amines, glycerin propylene, glycol and chemical de-icers, in addition to the original hydrogen peroxide, 17 storage tanks, 15 blend tanks, 42 railcar-unloading positions, seven truck-loading racks and more than 650,000 gallons of storage capacity.

Hand-in-hand with the facility's growing product offering, storage capacity and customer base, is an increasing reliance on pumping technologies offered by Blackmer®, Grand Rapids, MI. Seeler was introduced to Blackmer pumps though its long-time relationship with Semler Industries, Franklin Park, IL, which has been distributing Blackmer products for more than 50 years. And when Glenn Gibisch, 3 Rivers' Executive Vice President and COO, brought his knowledge of Blackmer pumps to the facility 15 years ago, the relationship was sealed.

"I've been happy with Blackmer for more than 25 years," Gibisch said. "Wherever I've been, whenever we needed a pump, we got a Blackmer."

While 3 Rivers incorporates several types of Blackmer pump technologies into its setup, the most prominent is Blackmer's patented sliding-vane technology. In fact, more than a dozen STX and SNP Series are currently online at the 3 Rivers Terminal, offering the operational advantages that Seeler insists on for its terminal operations, while also proving to be extremely energy-efficient.

"We like these pumps because they move product at a very safe rate of 200 to 250 gallons per minute, they clear the lines when we're done unloading, they have a wide range of being able to move viscous materials at many different temperatures and they are very easy to maintain," explained Gibisch.

"Bringing in a variety of pumping technologies from Blackmer has really brought down their operating costs and increased efficiency; it's just been a winner," added Ron Mirshak, Semler's Product Specialist for the Seeler Industries account.

For more information on Blackmer STX and SNP Series Sliding Vane Pumps, visit us at www.blackmer.com.

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Thomas L. Stone, Director of Marketing, stone@blackmer.com, Blackmer, 1809 Century Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503-1530

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March 10-11. 2010
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