Pump Technology

Wear Rings 101: Basics, Location, Fit, Clearances & Material Selection

All centrifugal pumps contain rotating impellers within stationary casings. As a pump impeller spins, it exerts a… Read More

Pumps are manufactured in an immense variety of sizes and types and are applied in numerous fluid-handling… Read More

Accurate, precise, and well-documented balancing of centrifugal pump impellers is necessary for optimal performance, longevity, as well… Read More

Although we had a good 2018/2019 ski season for snowfall, warm and dry weather is bound to… Read More

At Nickerson, often times our clients come to us with a broken or worn down pump, concerned… Read More

Mechanical horsepower is a unit of work, and is defined as 550 ft./lb. per second, or more… Read More

If you sell, manufacture, or distribute potable water treatment or transfer products in North America you are… Read More

A Brief Overview of Frequency and AC Frequency is defined as the number of crests of a… Read More

Understanding Power Phase Understanding power phase is integral in the process of choosing the pump configuration that… Read More

Machining the Parts to Keep Your Pumps Humming At Nickerson Company, we work with just about any… Read More

Custom-Built Solutions for Pump Repair At Nickerson company, we like to pride ourselves on looking at every… Read More

We can repair any pump and pride ourselves in the ability to do so. But is that… Read More

We have some pretty intelligent customers, but others are not exactly engineers. This is why they call on… Read More

In September of 2014, Nickerson Company was approached by a large surface mining operation to provide and… Read More