Tyco Pumping Systems (TPS) has successfully exhibited at the 2012 Asia Water Exhibition - Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Hup Heng (KL) Sdn Bhd who have been supporting the Southern Cross brand in West Malaysia for more than 37 years. 

The show presented an opportunity to unveil a range of new products aimed at the water, industrial and palm oil markets. Products on display included the new Southern Cross Centurion Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps and SX Solids Pumps. These new products add to the extensive range of water management products available through Tyco Pumping Systems and further extend the ability to provide solutions to the water industry, and now also the exciting new products for dirty water and slurry pumping applications.

The display showed off some of the products which TPS has developed to meet the demands of international markets with unique solutions.

The SX Solids Pump generated a significant amount of interest, this innovative vacuum loading and pressure discharge pneumatic Slurry/Sludge pump and management systems which provides solutions to an increasingly diversified group of industries including Oil & Gas, Production Drilling, Mining, Palm Oil, Environmental, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Construction, Municipal Waste, Marine, Industrial and Civil applications who have difficult applications that no other pump can handle.

Hup Heng (KL) Sdn Bhd first partnered with Southern Cross in 1974 to develop and support Southern Cross products in the region, this support has strengthened the reputation of the Southern Cross brand as being the product of choice for quality and reliability. Hup Heng stocking of product and parts includes Southern Cross Domestic pressure systems, ISO Sovereign Pumps, SBI Vertical Multistage Pumps, CBI transfer Pumps and recently the SX Solids Pump. Hup Heng have also been successful in developing opportunities for Southern Cross Centurion HSC and Self-Priming Pumps.    

A recent $110 million upgrade of an Australian Defence Force facility in New South Wales has seen the sale and installation of 17 APT Modular Bolt together liner tanks from Tyco Engineered Tanks. Adam Smith, National Sales Manager for Tyco Engineered Tanks indicated “The APT tank design was selected as a result of an arduous tender review process to identify the best quality, lowest “whole of life cost” product for this application.”

These tanks, total capacity of 2,000,000 litres, have been installed as part of a water efficiency program throughout the site. Rainwater harvesting is a key component of the water efficiency activity while increasing the Fire Water Storage has been a default benefit. These tanks have been designed, quoted, engineered, manufactured and project managed by Tyco Engineered Tanks, a Business Unit of Tyco Pumping Systems.

Total Energy Storage System Tanks (TES Tanks) have become a specialist field for Tyco Engineered Tanks, a Business Unit of Tyco Pumping Systems. As energy costs continue to soar in Australia there is a move by major operators to move from traditional chiller systems to TES system.

TES Tanks are an energy efficient means of temperature control for larger industrial / commercial and tertiary sites as part of an overall recirculation system. These tanks are generally of modular design and incorporate structure and key elements to ensure the asset has a minimum design life of 50 years.

The ENCON range of Modular Bolt together panel tanks are designed and manufactured in strict accordance with AWWA D103-97, the industry guide for modular factory coated bolt together tanks. The AWWA designed ENCON tank range, combined with modern manufacturing and coating methodologies undertaken by Tyco Pumping Systems, ensures a design life of in excess of 50 years for the ENCON TES tank. ENCON tank capacity ranges from 50,000l to 10,000,000 litres, enabling Tyco Engineered Tanks to provide a solution to most TES Tank requirements.

Craig Robins, Product Manager for Tyco Engineered Tanks advised “This year Tyco Engineered Tanks will provide a total of five TES tanks throughout Australia with a total storage capacity of in excess of 12,000,000 litres with an estimated energy savings to the asset owners in the order of AUD$1.2mil during the first year of service.”

Under the Australian Government commitment to improving the living standards of the indigenous population, Tyco Engineered Tanks have been actively working with State & Territory Governments to design, manufacture, supply and install key potable water storage tanks for these remote locations.

“With the Southern Cross “Squatter” Modular bolt together potable water storage tanks designed specifically to accommodate the harsh remote environment and service life under which these tank operate they were the logical solution” Craig Robins, Product Manager for Tyco Engineered Tanks noted.

The Southern Cross brand of modular tank has been synonymous with rural Australia for more than 50 years. The design used today incorporates the integral lightweight airframe design developed all those years ago with modern manufacturing and coating methodology resulting in a superior product providing up to 50 year design life in some of the remote locations in Australia.

Tyco Engineered Tanks announce the successful completion of their component of the water storage infrastructure upgrade as part of the Australian Governments Detention Centre program.

The project, located in a remote location in mainland Australia, called for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of two only 1.6 mega litre APT Modular bolt together potable water storage liner tanks.

“The project was a “fast track” project and Tyco Engineered Tanks in concert with the Tyco Pumping Systems Manufacturing team achieved a record breaking delivery of 18 days from order date to despatch” commented Adam Smith – National Sales Manager for Tyco Engineered Tanks. “This excellent start resulted in the tanks being erected and in service some 2 weeks ahead of schedule and on budget” Adam concluded.

The Tyco “Team” approach to this project resulted in a considerable flow though of product sales to the Tyco Water division who inturn supplied the pipeline components of this major upgrade. 

Tyco Engineered Tanks are pleased to advise the introduction of the Remotely Operated Vehicle Camera (ROV) for tank inspections. This device complements the existing Tyco Tank Maintenance unit managed by Trenton Steadman of Tyco Engineered Tanks. The ROV device enables the inside of any clear water storage tank to be inspected without the requirement for the tank to be removed from service. Digital footage of the inspection along with film thickness readings taken by the ROV are provided to the client as part of the detailed report provided under this service.

The Tyco Tank Maintenance unit is a key component of Tyco Engineered Tanks business. Providing both after sales support and ongoing regular inspections and maintenance for any brand of storage tanks, they not only provide security for our clients but opportunity for those who may have “not so wisely” chosen an alternative design initially.

“The Tyco Tank Maintenance Unit is seen as a significant strength to new tank clients when deciding on a supplier of a key infrastructure component, especially when considering a fire service tank”, added Craig Robins Product Manager for Tyco Engineered Tanks.

The Tyco Tank Maintenance Unit performs regular inspections and reports on all new tanks sold by Tyco Engineered Tanks ensuring compliance with Tyco “New Tank Warranty” conditions. New Tanks under an ongoing maintenance regime will often have extended warranty and subsequently significantly longer design lives than those without.

On the 8^th of February 2012, rising flood waters were threatening two Southern Cross Starline motor-pumps in the Lightning Ridge water supply pumping station, it was obvious that the pumps would not survive the rising waters, and extensive repairs would be required. Walgett Shire Council, on advice from the local Lightning Ridge electrician, made the decision to replace both the pump units, to ensure that the Lightning Ridge community would not be without water for any longer than necessary.

Photographic details of the existing pumps were provided, which allowed Tyco Pumping Systems to identify the exact requirement for the replacements; but they had to be on site as soon as possible. TPS were able to build the pumps within hours of being advised that supply was required; and the pump units were ready for dispatch by lunchtime on Friday 10^th; but the rising flood waters had cut the highway to Walgett. The first road freight available was Monday 20^th; but it could only get as far as Moree. The units were dispatched on Monday morning, consigned to the Moree airport, from  where they were transported via SES helicopter to Walgett, for installation in the new Lightning Ridge Water Supply pump station.

Tyco Pumping Systems' (TPS) Adelaide, Olympic Dams and Exeter facilities have achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, the latest ISO standard designation. TPS received its certificate from International Certifications Pty Ltd, the same independent auditing firm that evaluated TPS when it achieved its ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Withcott and Stapylton facilities. This further demonstrates the organization's commitment to quality-of-service standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

To verify that ISO initiatives are ongoing and quality improvement continuous, International Certifications conducted its Quality Management System certification audits to ISO 9001:2008 standards. This audit happened on 6th – 8th December 2011 and addressed all areas of TPS operation - from engineering, product design and manufacturing, delivery, to installation and commissioning, and customer service. This audit process resulted in TPS's certification achieving ISO 9001:2008 standards.

International Certification Pty Ltd stated that ISO 9001:2008 certification is a significant achievement. The overall aim was to standardise Quality Management Systems processes and documentation across TPS various sites. As noted by the auditor, Continual Improvement is the fundamental approach to ISO9001:2008, and this goes for all TPS processes and documentation.

Effective quality management is indispensable. Especially during economic times like these, Customers want to be confident that they are doing business with an organization that can meet or exceed their requirements in a timely manner. Because it is an internationally recognized quality management system, ISO 9001:2008 certification gives TPS customers a reason to have that confidence.

The ISO 9001:2008 standard specifies Quality Management System (QMS) requirements focused on an organization's ability to meet and improve upon customer satisfaction and quality requirements. As part of the certification process, TPS has established, maintained and improved upon its own QMS to ensure that the company's customer support organization continues its commitment to customer satisfaction.

Tyco Pumping Systems ISO-9001-2008-JASANZ Certificate (310 KB)

Tyco Pumping Systems (TPS) has recently returned from China where the Queensland based business successfully exhibited at the 2011 China Coal and Mining Expo held in Beijing. The show presented an opportunity to unveil a range of new products aimed at the mining and heavy industrial markets and the chance to announce the appointment of Shandong Rnomac Heavy machinery Equipment Co. as a Master Distributer of Tyco Pumping Systems products in China.

The impressive display showed off some of the products which TPS has developed to meet the demands of the international mining and oil & gas markets. Products on display included the new Southern Cross Centurion Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, SX Solids Pumps and a newly released range of slurry pumps. These new products add to the extensive range of water management products available through Tyco Pumping Systems and further extend the ability to provide solutions, particularly in dirty water and slurry pumping applications.

The appointment of Rnomac as a Master Distributer in the mining, heavy construction and oil & gas sectors will further extend Tyco Pumping Systems' support to the Chinese and Mongolian water markets.

Rnomac has been supplying heavy machinery and industrial equipment to the Chinese markets since 2002. The company's focus on service excellence and integrated solutions is a perfect fit with Tyco Pumping Systems and the new partnership will further enhance our global growth initiatives.

Interesting logistics skills were required as part of the upgrade of water supply infrastructure to a remote Northern Territory community (Australia).

The project undertaken by Water Dynamics and Tyco Pumping Systems' Tank Division, involved the supply and installation of a 1.8 million litre water storage tank and 6kms of DN250 PVC pipeline on one of the Territories island communities.

With the 1.8Ml Southern Cross Squatter Tank for the project weighing in at 46,000kg, the logistics of transporting it from manufacture in Withcott, South East Queensland to this remote site was a challenge the Tyco team were up for.

The Southern Cross tank required two forty foot trailers to accommodate it for the road trip to Darwin. Once in Darwin the two trailers and two prime movers had to be loaded onto a seagoing barge for the 12 hour steaming to site. Upon arrival to the island, makeshift landings needed to be prepared to enable the safe unloading of both vehicles and cargo.

Projects of this nature are ideally suited to the modular design of the Southern Cross Squatter Tank. The unique modular design coupled with the extensive engineering and factory fabrication process enables the Southern Cross Squatter tank to be installed in these remote locations.

Nick Day of Water Dynamics – Darwin advised "the delivery of the Southern Cross Tank was a critical item in the overall project schedule. In co-operation with the team at Tyco Pumping Systems' Tank Division, Water Dynamics Darwin had the product manufactured and delivered ahead of schedule and without incident. Our installation team received ongoing support during the erection process from the Engineered Tanks team including a site visit from the Tank Product Manager. The collective effort by Tyco resulted in this project being completed ahead of the scheduled Practical Completion date and in line with our budget expectation"

For more information on the range of Southern Cross Squatter Tanks contact Tyco Pumping Systems' Tank Division (in Australia) on Ph 1800 716 799 or contact us.