Industries & Applications

FTI AIR pumps offer safe, durable solutions for a wide range of applications and industries. They are ideal for pumping corrosive chemicals and flammables, difficult applications such as viscous fluids, liquids with solids and abrasive slurries. In addition to the numerous material options available, FTI AIR pumps are self-priming, can be run dry, deadheaded and submerged without issue.

These features and overall versatility makes them a perfect choice for endless markets and applications.

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Mining

• Dewatering below and aboveground sites and quarries
• Abrasive slurries and sludge mixtures
• Dosing Reagents
• Transfer solvents for separating minerals from ore
• Transfer fuels for vehicles and equipment
• Can operate in classified/hazardous areas

Coatings

• Transferring, dispensing and dosing paint, ink and dyes
• Can pump low to very viscous solutions
• Feed pump for spray guns
• Flush/clean paint lines with solvents
• When low shear / gentle fluid transfer is desired

Ceramics

• Highly abrasive slurries
• Ceramic slips
• Day tank transfer
• Filling molds

Electroplating and Anodizing

• Replenish chemicals in plating and metal finishing tanks
• Agitate cleaning solutions
• Circulation of liquid to avoid sedimentation
• Filtration …when critical purification is required for high quality parts
• Offload corrosive, solid laden waste

Pulp and Paper

• Printing inks
• Glues
• Kaolin clay
• Bulk transfer

Oil and Gas

• Can operate in classified/hazardous areas
• Settling pond transfer
• Oils and glycol transfer
• Sumps
• Filter press
• Bulk transfer

Water / Waste Water Treatment

• Transferring solid laden media
• Filter press
• Sumps
• Utility

General Purpose

• Excellent chemical resistance with corrosive/hazardous chemicals
• Use for portable utility pump
• Backup/emergency pump
• Waste disposal

Chemical Manufacturing and Distribution

• Excellent chemical resistance with corrosive/hazardous chemicals
• Loading and unloading tankers, totes and barrels
• Can pump low to very viscous solutions
• Use for portable utility pump
• Use for batching/dosing chemicals