Engineering guides for selecting the right Makida pump for your application.
Full-load current, IEC derating factors, voltage drop and short-circuit withstand — 289 cable sizes, LV and HV.
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Step-by-step guide to selecting an NFPA 20 vertical turbine fire pump with the Makida Pump Selector: duty point, NFPA 20 filter, impeller trim, 150% check, motor/VHS, safety factor 1.15, and datasheet export.
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Makida vertical turbine pumps: MVTP WS, MVTP C can-type, MVTP IN VT-series and MVTP T — lineshaft-driven bowl assemblies for deep wells, intake stations, HVAC and fire water supply.
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Makida MOH2 — API 610 11th edition / ISO 13709 OH2 centerline-mounted overhung process pump for refinery, petrochemical, power and oil & gas: −80 °C to +350 °C, up to 75 bar, API 682 cartridge seals.
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Makida MSW submersible sewage pumps: grinder (MSW B G), smashing-cutter (MSW B SC) and vortex (MSW V) impellers for municipal wastewater, buildings and industry — how to choose the right impeller.
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Makida fire water pump packages: MISO end-suction fire pumps, MSC split-case for high flows, MVTP vertical turbine for tanks and wells, and MEF diesel engines built for fire-pump drives.
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Practical guide to selecting Makida fire pumps per NFPA 20: the three-point performance curve (churn ≤ 140%, 150% flow at ≥ 65% head), pump types by water source, electric and diesel drivers, and a step-by-step walkthrough of the NFPA 20 filter built into the Makida Pump Selector.
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How to choose an end suction centrifugal pump: ISO 2858 vs EN 733, back pull-out maintenance, materials and NPSH — with the Makida MISO (ISO 2858) and MC series line-up for water supply, HVAC, chemical, food and fire duty.
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Choosing a sanitary pump for food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical and cosmetic processing: 3-A / FDA / EHEDG hygienic design, CIP and SIP cleaning, and how to pick between centrifugal, rotary lobe, sine, progressing-cavity and high-shear pumps across the 12 Makida sanitary series.
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