Celebrating the tough water pump – 40 years of Tsurumi in Europe
30.11.2023Anniversary at Tsurumi: The pump manufacturer came to Europe exactly four decades ago. What started small in Düsseldorf/Germany, became big. Today Tsurumi is considered one of the global market leaders.
Managing Director Daniel Weippert attributes the success to two factors on which no compromises are made: robust pumps and excellent service. "Stronger for longer" is therefore the slogan of the company, which exclusively builds dewatering and sewage pumps: for building construction and civil engineering, mining and tunnelling as well as for landscaping, municipal services and fire brigades. The brand is easily recognisable by the blue water swirl in its logo.
Moving water from A to B: as simple as the task, as challenging the realisation. The pump manufacturer Tsurumi has worked its way up to world market leader with strong technology and customer focus. The picture shows some employees in front of the European headquarters in Düsseldorf/Germany
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From North Cape to Cyprus
Almost all pumps have a modular design with many identical parts. They can be serviced by the customer using standard tools: a real advantage, in addition to technical refinements such as the forced lubrication of the shaft developed by Tsurumi, the double internal mechanical seal and ultra-hard materials such as silicon carbide (only diamond is harder). Also not to be underestimated: Tsurumi is probably the only major player in the industry that does not manufacture to order, but delivers from stock: most of the 700 or so EU pump models can be on their way to the customer within 24 hours. These include powerhouses weighing several tonnes with outputs of up to 30 m3/min or 216 m delivery head.
Cutting-edge technology from the Tsurumi plant in Japan: The LH series submersible pumps are among the most powerful on the market
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20 000 hours maintenance-free
Behind this is an almost unconditional concept, as we know it from other Japanese companies: customer-orientation is paramount. "Anyone who deals with water can rely on Tsurumi," emphasises Weippert. In fact, there is hardly a challenging project without Tsurumi pumps. Their quality was often pushed to its limits. Recently, a pump was serviced for the first time – it had previously run for a total of 20 000 hours without any maintenance.
