KREBS®
PUMPS, CYCLONES AND VALVES
millMAX™ Pumps
The original suction
side sealing pump
WE DISCOVER POTENTIAL
Proprietary design
the wear ring advantage
Our millMAX™ pump has a unique proprietary design
developed specifically for severe duty applications such
as mill discharge duties and other severe abrasive slurries.
Key benefits
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Even and predictable Significant Constant Long-lasting Increased
wear life for wet energy savings hydraulic performance bearings that tonnage
end parts cannot be throughput
over-greased
Problems faced by conventional slurry pumps pump causes the rate of wear of all pump components to increase
Prior to the millMAX, slurry pumps experienced two major problems: exponentially. To compensate for the loss in production from wear,
mechanical grinding of solids between the suction liner and impel- the speed is further increased, which inevitably leads to the destruc-
ler, and flow recirculating back to the impeller eye on the suction tion of the pump.
side. Both of these problems decrease pump life and increase
power consumption. Conventional slurry pumps can only solve The millMAX difference
one of these issues through impeller and liner adjustment – but The millMAX product family features a proprietary suction-side
not both. sealing system, the wear ring, that eliminates both major problems
faced by conventional pumps. The wear ring closes the suction side
Problems are magnified as the pump wears and the gap between gap while the pump is running restoring performance WITHOUT
the impeller and the suction liner opens. Slurry recirculates rather speeding up the pump. This feature makes the millMAX the ONLY
than exiting the pump through the discharge causing the flow and pump line that can effectively eliminate both the inefficient recircula-
head generated by the pump to drop. To keep up with production, tion and the grinding of slurry.
the speed of the pump is increased. Increasing the speed of the
Standard millMAX discharge positions
Top 45 degree Top vertical
Top horizontal
Bottom 45 degree
Bottom horizontal
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The millMAX™
advantage
The key advantages of our slurry pump design are lower power requirements
(up to 25% less); long, even wear life; and less pump downtime – all of which
result in lower cost-per-ton pumped, along with better cyclone separation.
Grind in the mill, not in your pump Lower your operating costs
To stop recirculation, pumps without a wear ring must adjust their Grinding these solids consumes power and wears out the impeller
impeller and suction liner close together. This can be effective when and liner. Additionally, in industries such as the diamond and potash
pumping fluids with no solids; with slurries, however, the solids mining, grinding of solids is not acceptable because it degrades the
become caught between the rotating impeller and static suction value of the product. The millMAX wear ring stops stop recirculation,
liner, and are crushed. and allows for a large gap between the impeller and suction liner –
eliminating solids grinding. This advantage has been proven worldwide
to reduce power costs, reduce maintenance costs, and eliminate
particle degradation when compared to conventional pumps.
millMAX inventor, John Frater. millMAX pump installed at a Phosphate plant in Saudi Arabia.
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The millMAX™
advantage
The millMAX™ payoff See the difference for yourself
Because millMAX pumps maintain a constant operating speed If you’d like to see for yourself, millMAX pump wet ends can easily
and do not grind particles, they naturally last longer and consume adapt to competitor power frames for a head-to-head comparison.
less power. This means less plant downtime and lost production, We do recommend complete pump replacements, when possible,
with less money spent on pump maintenance and power. millMAX as the millMAX bearing assembly design (shown on page 6) has
pumps are the latest and most advanced slurry pumping technology the potential to eliminate common bearing failure caused by
on the market today. over-greasing.
Other competitors pump impeller eye is enlarged millMAX pump impeller eye is protected from
and deformed, indicating suction-side recirculation. recirculation wear by the wear ring.
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millMAX™
features
Our unique millMAX™ pumps treat the causes of pump wear
and efficiency loss, whereas competitive pumps only treat
the symptoms through materials or costly upgrades.
The millMAX™ pump design Reverse-taper roller bearings
includes the following: • Increase the effective load span to improve life
• Pumping action of taper rollers discharges grease to
Casing the outside, preventing ingress of slurry and eliminating
Designed for minimum slurry turbulence and even wear. Includes possibility of failure due to over-greasing
integral wear ring, wear ring carrier and adjustment screws for
online adjustment and elimination of suction-side recirculation. Narrow clearance between
impeller and backliner
Wear ring • Reduces pressure at gland to assist centrifugal dry-gland seal
Adjustable wear ring assembly to permit closing of suction-side
impeller clearance during operation. Optimized expelling vane design
• Clears large solids
Impeller • Prevents crushing of solids
Designed for high slurry efficiency and hydraulic performance. • Reduces casing slurry pressure at impeller eye
Machined surface at the eye for wear ring adjustment and high
expelling vanes. External wear ring adjustment bolts
• Allow simple and safe wear-ring adjustment while pump
Suction liner is operating
With integral wear ring, matching full impeller diameter and profile
for close operating clearance. Wide clearance between
impeller and suction liner
Power frame • Dramatically reduces crushing of solids
Heavy-duty cast iron pedestal with external bearing assembly • Increases wear life
adjustment mechanism. • Reduces power consumption
Flanges
Multiple flange options drilled to suit various pipe requirements.
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Reverse-taper High radial Narrow Wide External wear ring
roller bearings vanes design clearance clearance adjustment screws
Maximum expected flow rate into
a water flush seal at 10 psig (68.9 kPa)
above pump discharge pressure
Power Full flow Full flow Low flow Low flow
frame (gpm) (m3/h) (gpm) (m3/h)
MMAA 8.0 1.8 1.0 0.2
MMA 15.0 3.4 2.0 0.5
MMB 20.0 4.5 3.0 0.7
MMC 25.0 5.7 4.0 0.9
MMD 30.0 6.8 5.0 1.1
MME 55.0 12.5 N/A N/A
MMF 85.0 19.3 N/A N/A
Water flush full External wear ring
MMG 150.0 34.1 N/A N/A flow gland seal adjustment screws
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millMAX™
pump model options
We offer a wide range of pump designs, pump selections and application
knowledge – and can provide you with the highest quality and lowest
total cost-of-ownership solution for any slurry pump application.
millMAX high-pressure pump millMAX high-head pump
Our millMAX high-pressure (millMAX HP) product line includes a tie- Our millMAX high-head (millMAX HH) pump was designed for
bolt design for high-pressure, multi-stage applications. They have applications that have high total dynamic head requirements.
the same superior internal hydraulic design as our standard-pres- The pump’s primary feature is the concentric casing that creates
sure millMAX pumps. millMAX tie-bolt-design pumps ahave the a uniform clearance between the casing and impeller. Standard
same superior internal hydraulic design as our standard-pressure volute slurry pumps experience radial thrust on their impellers due
millMAX pumps, yet can handle operating pressures of greater than to differential pressure zones with the pump casing when they
500 psi (35 bar). operate far away from their best efficiency point (BEP).This ra-
dial thrust causes shaft deflection and premature bearing and
High-pressure applications produce extreme forces on the pump gland-sealing failures. The millMAX HH concentric casing design
suction liners, making full-face adjustment of traditional designs creates an even velocity and pressure around the casing, regard-
nearly impossible, as well as unsafe. The millMAX wear ring has less of where the pump is in relation to its BEP.
a small cross-sectional area, and has proven to be easily adjustable
in the highest-pressure applications. millMAX HH pump casings have higher pressure ratings to account
for high-speed and multi-stage applications. A filter-press feed is
The result? Our millMAX HP will easily maintain suction-side sealing one application that is ideally suited for the m
illMAX HH design, as
throughout the life of the pump, leading to higher pumping effi- it includes duty requirements that range from low head and high
ciency and constant operating speeds for a given discharge head. flow, to high head and low flow. But the millMAX HH is suited for
These factors increase the wear life of the wet-end components any application where high heads are required in one- or two-stage
over our competition. pumping systems.
The tie-bolt design of the millMAX HP also allows for ultrasonic
casing thickness measurements. By measuring casing thicknesses
all around the pump, operators can predict and schedule main
tenance shutdowns before any failures occur – an action that is
not possible with split-casing pumps.
millMAX HP millMAX HH in series
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Casing pressure distribution
operating far left of BEP
millMAX standard volute design millMAX HH concentric volute design
Low pressure
zone
Radial thrust on impeller High pressure Creates equal pressure
causing shaft deflection zone around the concentric
casing
Pressure (Pa)
High Low
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Quick selection guide
FLOW (CUBIC METERS/HOUR)
114 227 1,136 2,272 6,816
400 122
2
10
12
14
x 18
x 20
x 26
4x
6x
10 x
3x
8x
16 x
14 x
12 x
20
28
24
HEAD (METERS)
100 30
HEAD (FEET)
50 15
10 3
100 500 1,000 5,000 10,000 30,000
FLOW (GALLONS/MINUTE)
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