Wed, 04/24/2013 - 10:53

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (April 11, 2013) – Sulzer Pumps has opened its third service center in China, located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. With this new facility, Sulzer Pumps further strengthens its service network within this important market.

The installed base of Sulzer Pumps within the oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing and power industries has been growing at a rapid pace in Southwestern China over the past years. The new service center will cater to the service needs of the installed base within the region, providing technical service support, repairs and overhauling of pumps.

In addition, Sulzer Pumps have recently signed a long term service and maintenance agreement with PetroChina for the Sichuan Petrochemical project, where approximately 700 pumps are installed. The new service center is located close to our customer allowing pumps to be transported quickly to the service center, minimizing logistics time and costs.

The fully equipped service facility has an extensive range of machine tools, inspection and assembly areas to facilitate overhaul and repair activities for both Sulzer Pumps range as well as Other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). In addition to other two service centers in Shanghai and Guangzhou, Sulzer Pumps is well positioned to better serve its customers in China.

Sulzer Pumps designs, develops and supplies pumping solutions and related equipment worldwide. Intensive research and development in fluid dynamics, process-oriented products, and special materials as well as reliable service solutions help the company maintain its leading position in its focus market segments. Our customers come from the oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, power generation, pulp and paper, water and wastewater sectors, as well as from specialized areas in the general industry. The company has a network of 21 manufacturing facilities worldwide and sales offices and service centers in 150 locations globally. A global leader in its selected markets, Sulzer Pumps had sales of CHF 2,097.5 million in 2012 and employs around 8,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit: www.sulzer.com