dura-seal™ series

Product Briefing Sheet

DURA-SEAL™ SERIES This product briefing sheet is designed to provide our Partners with all of the background information required to successfully market the Dura-Seal™ Series of pumps. The information will provide you with a framework for an effective presentation to inform your customers about the pump configurations, primary applications along with the key features and benefits. This document is not intended to be supplied to your customers. Professional sales brochures are available for this purpose. For further information on this and other Bowie products, please contact us at any one of the locations listed below.

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Product Briefing Sheet Dura-Seal™ Series Pumps The Perfect Balance

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OVERVIEW Bowie pumps are considered the industry-standard rotary gear pumps based on their proven pumping performance, exceptionally long life, ease of repair/serviceability and excellent value. As operating conditions continue to become more and more challenging, the demand continues to rise for continued improvements in:

1. Pump life – longer life for a better return on investment 2. Flow volume – pumping more product in less time 3. Ease of maintenance and repairs – less downtime to maximize profitability 4. Environmental and personnel safety – more drip and leak resistance to minimize liabilities 5. Total cost of ownership – medium price point and overall great value

Bowie’s engineering innovations, more precise manufacturing techniques and the use of world-class materials and components has led to improvements in all of these areas and to the introduction of the Dura-Seal™ Series of pumps. This is the Bowie pump that you have been waiting for! The Dura-Seal™ Series of pumps are the most advanced combo-style seal and bearing design pumps intended primarily for use in the oil and gas along with the liquid cargo transfer industries. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Rotary gear pumps are generally designed and manufactured in four basic design styles:

1. Packing-sealed bushing design pumps. These pumps utilize packing as the primary source of shaft sealing and simple bushings acting as the bearing surface on the shafts. These are typically general purpose pumps for transferring, mixing, blending and recirculating fluids which are not corrosive, flammable or toxic due to the limited sealing capabilities of the packing.

2. Lip-sealed bushing design pumps. These pumps substitute the packing seal with a number of high performance lip seals to provide the most leak-resistant bushing design pumps available. This feature/benefit broadens the use of bushing design pumps to include more corrosive and toxic liquids and it also increases pump life.

3. Combo-style seal and bearing design. These pumps are sealed using any combination of lip seals, mechanical seals and packing along with a combination of both bearings and bushings. These features broaden the pump applications, while improving pump life in more challenging work environments, and are available at a moderate-price point.

4. Multi-sealed all-bearing-design. These pumps are sealed using elastomeric lip seals and/or

mechanical seals along with high performance bearings. They contain NO packing seals and NO bushings. They are the ultimate choice for the longest lasting, and the most leak resistant rotary gear pumps available.


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The following table summarizes the four different pump designs and their benefits:

Pump Design Bowie Series Sealing Components Bearing Components

Pump Life

Leak Resistance

Ease of Repair

Packing Lip Seal Mechanical Seal Bushing Ball/Roller

Bearing Packing-Sealed Bushing

Design Signature™ √ √ 3 3 5

Lip-Sealed Bushing Design Eco-Seal™ √√ √ 4 4 5

Comb-style Seal and Bearing Design Dura-Seal™ √√√ √ √√√ 4.5 4.5 4.5

Multi-Sealed All-Bearing Design Ultra-Seal™ √√√ √ √√√ 5 5 4

DURA-SEAL™ TARGET CUSTOMERS Our target customers are looking to purchase a long-lasting and leak resistant pump which is easy to repair and available at a moderate price point. The primary applications for these progressive helical steel gear or rubber gear pumps include:

• Upstream oil and gas fluid transport of fresh and produced water, oil, well site fluids including solvents, frac fluids, chemicals and acids as well as drilling fluids for disposal. Typical equipment includes: Crude Oil Trucks Acid Tank Trucks Hot Oiler Trucks Super Heater Units Chemical Tank Trucks High Pressure Pump Trucks Pressure Trucks Vacuum Trucks Combo Units Sour Tank Trucks Pump Trucks/Kill Units

• Bulk transport of the same types of fluids.

SERIES DESCRIPTION AND CONFIGURATIONS

Dura-Seal™ Series pumps are available in both a Drive-on-Bottom and Drive-on-Top configuration to accommodate virtually any style of truck rig up. The Dura-Seal™ is available in 2” and 3” port sizes with the 3” pump available in 90 degree and 180 degree orientations. Note: The 4” model will be available at a later date.


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The following illustration shows the location of the key components of the Dura-Seal™ pumps:

The Perfect Balance

The following illustration highlights the simple and balanced bearing and sealing design.

Floating Progressive Helical Steel or Rubber Gears

Larger Diameter (1 ¼”) and Shorter Nitrided

Shafts

Rapid-Access Bolt-On End Caps (4)

Aluminum Bronze Bushings (3)

High Performance Elastomeric Double Lip Seals (5)

Viton® Lip Seals (5)

Ball Bearings (5)

Bowie Dura-Seal™ Housing and 1 ¼”

Shafts

Double HP Seal – AL/BR Bushing – Ball Bearing Ball Bearing – AL/BR Bushing – Double HP Seal

Ball Bearing – 5 Viton® Seals – Ball Bearing – 2 Double HP Seals Double HP Seal – AL/BR Bushing – Ball Bearing


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The key components of this pump, and their associated benefits, include the following:

Component Description Benefit

Advanced Sealing

Technologies

Five (5) specially formulated high-performance elastomeric double- lip seals and five (5) Viton™ single lip seals distributed in strategic locations, on both the drive and idler shafts.

Multiple lip seals designed to offer the best combination of pump life and leak resistance for various conditions related to higher pressure, higher temperature, increased rotation speed and chemical/acid fluid materials. Durability, reliability.

No use of less expensive and less heat-resistant nitrile lip seals found on the competitor’s pumps.

Longer life in higher temperature operating conditions.

The only combo-style seal and bearing design pump which does not use a packing seal in combination with lip seals.

Less mess and reduced maintenance. Enhanced environmental and operator safety.

Bearing Technologies

Five (5) high load-carrying ball bearings, distributed in a balanced configuration, on both the drive and idler shafts on the 3 inch pump.

Reduced rotational friction and superior balanced support reduces the wear on the housing, shafts and gears leading to the longest pump life. Reduces the frequency and costs of pump repairs.

The only comb-style pump with cross-hatched Aluminum-Bronze bushings in place of standard bronze bushings.

Reduced friction resulting in longer life in high load and higher temperature applications.

Rapid Access Bolt-On End Cap

Design

Unique rapid access bolt-on end-caps, on both the front and rear end plates, replace the customary one-piece end plates.

Quick and easy replacement of all bearing and sealing components.

Gear Technologies

Bowie’s proprietary Progressive Helical Steel Gears. Unique twist angle of the helix and incomparable parabolic teeth profile only attainable with a five-axis machining center.

Less friction, less wear, smooth and quiet operation while providing maximum pump life. The unique tooth profile also creates more surface area for fluid to be carried leading to increased pump flow compared to other helical gears.

Helical steel gears can be nitrided to enhance hardening. Highest maximum operating temperature in the industry at 160° C vs. the competitor’s maximum of 140° C.

Gear hardness is maintained in elevated temperatures to enhance gear and pump life.


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Component Description Benefit

Gear Technologies

(cont’d)

Floating gear design in both rubber and steel configurations.

Ensures uniform load distribution for longer life and ease of maintenance and repairs.

Bowie’s Buna-N nitrile rubber gears are manufactured with a unique proprietary bonding process of binding the rubber to the steel core of the gear.

High strength and durable bond resulting in longer gear life, minimal down time and repair costs.

Shaft Design

Larger shaft diameter of 1 ¼” compared to the industry standard 1 ⅛”. Shorter shafts, by approximately 2 ½”, than the competition.

Larger diameter shafts allow for increased load without breaking and increased bearing life. Shorter shafts results in decreased deflection of the shaft and longer seal and pump life.

All shafts are nitrided to enhance hardening.

Increased shaft hardness reduces wear from the seals on the shaft resulting in longer pump life and reduced maintenance.

Overall Design Characteristics

Overall Design Characteristics

Superior Bearing Components (Ball Bearings and cross-hatched Aluminum Bronze Bushings) provide more support and less friction for lower maintenance, longer seal life and exceptional overall pump life. Compare the competition = simple ball bearings and bronze bushings. And, NO bearings on rear of the pump. Superior Sealing Components (higher performance elastomeric and Viton® lip seals) provide the best combination of pump life and leak resistance for the most demanding operating conditions. Compare the competition = basic nitrile seals and packing seal. Simple and balanced bearing and sealing design on the drive shaft. On the front of the drive shaft, we utilize a simple balanced ’seal-bearing-seal-bearing’ design for maximum leak resistance, longer pump life and easy maintenance. Compare the competition = complex and unbalanced ‘seal-bearing-bearing-seal-bushing-seal-packing’ configuration. And, no bearings on either shaft on the rear of the pump. Superior progressive helical steel gear design provides less friction, less wear, smooth and quiet operation while providing maximum pump life. Shorter and larger diameter shafts for increased load and longer pump life while still maintaining dimensional interchangeability with most other leading gear pumps. Unique rapid-access bolt-on end-caps, on both the front and rear end plates, for quick and easy replacement of all bearing and sealing components.


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SUMMARY OF MAIN SELLING POINTS

The top five competitive selling points related to the Dura-Seal™ pumps are summarized below:

Pump Design

Bowie Series

Sealing Components Bearing Components Pump Life

Ease of Repair

Flow Volume

Leak Resistance

Total Cost of

Ownership Packing Nitrile Seal

Elastomeric &

Viton® Seals Bushing Bearing

Combo-style Seal and Bearing Design

Dura-Seal™ √√√ √√√ √√√ 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

1. PUMP LIFE IN HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH SPEED AND CHEMICAL

APPLICATIONS

a. Superior Bearing Components (Ball Bearings and cross-hatched Aluminum Bronze Bushings) provide more support and less friction for lower maintenance, longer seal life and exceptional overall pump life. Compare the competition = simple ball bearings and bronze bushings and NO bearings on either shaft on the back of the pump.

b. Superior Sealing Components (higher performance elastomeric and Viton® lip seals) provide the best combination of pump life and leak resistance for the most demanding operating conditions. Compare the competition = basic nitrile seals and packing seal.

c. Simple and balanced bearing and sealing design on the drive shaft. On the front of the drive shaft, we utilize a simple balanced ’seal-bearing-seal-bearing’ design for maximum leak resistance, longer pump life and easy maintenance. Compare the competition = complex and unbalanced ‘seal-bearing-bearing-seal-bushing-seal-packing’ configuration. And, no bearings on either shaft on the rear of the pump.

d. Shorter and larger diameter nitrided shafts for increased load and longer pump life while still maintaining dimensional interchangeability with other leading gear pumps.

e. Nitriding of gears (optional) and shafts for enhanced life in higher operating temperatures.

2. EASE OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

a. Unique rapid-access bolt-on end-caps, on both the front and rear end plates, for quick and easy replacement of all bearing and sealing components.

b. Very simple and straight-forward four-piece seal and bearing combination, on the front of the drive shaft, for quick and easy repair and minimal maintenance. Compare the competition = complex system of seals, bearings, bushing and packing makes it more difficult to dismantle and reassemble while requiring more maintenance.


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3. MAXIMUM FLOW VOLUMES

a. Our unique progressive helical steel gear design and tooth profile creates more surface area for fluid to be carried leading to increased pump flow compared to other helical steel gears.

b. Bowie’s precise manufacturing technologies, including our 5 axis machining centers, results in more accurate manufacturing tolerances of all of our components resulting in maximum pump efficiencies.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL LEAK-RESISTANCE AND OPERATOR SAFETY

a. Superior Sealing Components (higher performance elastomeric and Viton® lip seals) provide the best combination of pump life and leak resistance for the most demanding operating conditions. Compare the competition = basic nitrile seals and packing seal.

b. NO packing seal/nut which is less leak resistant and requires more maintenance.

5. TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

a. A moderate purchase price combined with the cost savings associated with reduced maintenance and operating costs results in a lower total cost of ownership and overall tremendous value.

THE COMPETITION T & E PUMPS MODEL 4000 The usual competitor to the Dura-Seal™ 3700 pump is the T & E Pump model 4000.

Pump Design

Pump Series

Sealing Components Bearing Components Gears Shafts Packing Nitrile Viton® High Performance

Elastomeric Bushings Bearings Rubber Steel Max. Diameter

Combo-style

Seal and Bearing

Bowie Dura-Seal™

3700 √ √ Al/Br Ball √ √ 1 1/4”

T/E 4000 √ √ Bronze Ball √ √ 1 1/8”

And, the resulting benefits are summarized below:

Pump Design

Pump Series

Outperform Outlast Total Cost of Ownership Flow

Volume Leak

Resistance Versatility Pump Life Day to Day Reliability

Ease of Repair

Purchase Price

Operating Costs

Repair Costs

Combo-style Seal and Bearing

Bowie Dura-Seal™

3700 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 $$ $$ $$

T/E 4000 4 4 3.5 4 4 4 $$ $$$ $$$


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T & E PUMPS MODEL 4000 VS DURA-SEAL™ 3700 – THE INSIDE STORY The competitor’s general purpose pump with 6” steel or rubber gears comes standard with bushing caps, and no bearings on the back of the pump, along with a very complex and unbalanced configuration of seals, packing, bushings and bearings on the front of the drive shaft: Compare this pump to the Bowie Dura-Seal™ 3700, with steel or rubber gears, with our simple and balanced bearing and sealing design: FLOW VOLUMES RUBBER GEAR PUMPS – BOWIE DURA-SEAL™ 3700 VS T/E 4000 RUBBER GEARS

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230

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250

260

270

280

Bowie 3700 TE 4000

PUBLISHED Maximum Flow Volume at Maximum Speed - Rubber Gears

GPMBowie pumps 15% more flow volume compared to the TE 4000 model pump.

4000 Bushing

Caps

2 Nitrile Seals – Bronze Bushing

2 Nitrile Seals – Bronze Bushing

Ball Bearing – Bronze Bushing – 2 Nitrile Seals

Packing – 2 Nitrile Seals – Bronze Bushing – 3 Nitrile Seals – 2 Ball Bearings – Dbl. Ball Bearing – 2 Nitrile Seals

Bowie Dura-Seal™ Housing and 1 ¼ “

Shafts

Double HP Seal – AL/BR Bushing – Ball Bearing Ball Bearing – AL/BR Bushing – Double HP Seal

Ball Bearing – 5 Viton® Seals – Ball Bearing – 2 Double HP Seals Double HP Seal – AL/BR Bushing – Ball Bearing


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GEAR MATERIALS PROGRESSIVE HELICAL STEEL All helical steel gears are not created equally. The design and functionality of the Bowie Progressive Helical Steel gears are one generation ahead of the competitors’ standard helical steel gears. The unique capabilities of our five-axis machining centers allows us to modify the twist angle of the helix and the profile of the teeth resulting in less friction , less wear and longer pump life. In addition, these modifications help produce the higher flow volumes. BUNA-N (SYNTHETIC NITRILE RUBBER) And, all rubber gears are not created equally. Competitors’ rubber gears have a history of performing poorly as a result of their poor bonding of rubber to the gear’s steel core. The result: component separation and peeling and excessive warranty claims. Bowie’s unique proprietary bonding process results in a high strength and durable bond resulting in longer gear life and minimal downtime and repair costs. MAJOR COMPONENT OPTIONS BI-DIRECTIONAL PRESSURE RELIEF PLATE A bi-directional pressure relief plate is recommended whenever you want to ensure that high pressure fluid flow will not damage pressure sensitive equipment on either side of the Bowie pump. This includes piping, tubing and machinery. Of course, personnel safety is also a key reason to install this equipment. Maximum pressures settings can be configured for both the intake and discharge of pumped product. The pressure relief plate is compact and easy to maintain and is compatible with all sizes of Ultra-Seal™ pumps. HYDRAULIC MOTOR DRIVE KIT The hydraulic motor drive kit allows you to directly mount a hydraulic motor to your Bowie pump. This equipment ensures easy alignment when installing the pumps and also provides a safety guard over the connection. It is easy to install and maintain and it is built to last.


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MAXIMUM OPERATING LIMITS All Dura-Seal™ Series pumps are designed to operate within maximum operating limits.

Operating Criteria Buna-N Rubber Gears Progressive Helical Steel Gears Maximum Operating Temperature 70 °C 160 °C Maximum Rotation Speed 500 Rotations per Minute 750 Rotations per Minute Maximum Working Pressure 125 PSI 150 PSI PRICING AND TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP OVERALL The purchase price of the Dura-Seal™ pumps are moderately priced between the lip-sealed bushing design pumps , the Bowie Eco-Seal™, and our multi-sealed all-bearing design pumps, the Bowie Ultra-Seal™. The cost savings associated with reduced maintenance and operating costs results in a lower total cost of ownership and overall tremendous value compared to competitive products. T & E PUMP PRICING COMPARISON COMPARATIVE PRICING WITH T & E PUMPS

Bowie Dura-Seal ™ Series T & E 4000 Series Notes

Series Model Gear List Price Series Model Gear List

Price

Dura-Seal™

2700 RUBBER

$3,250 NA NA Rubber

NA #2

3700 $3,600 4000 108W $3,719 #1

2700

STEEL

$3,995 2100 513W Steel $3,934 #1

3790 $4,650 4000R - 90° 114RW Steel $4,702

3700 $4,450 4000 110W Nitrided Steel $4,372 #1

#1 – T & E Models 4000 and 2100 includes only bushings in their back plate end caps while the Bowie 3700 contains both bushings and bearings. #2 – T & E does not make a comparable pump to the Dura-Seal™ 2700.


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DIMENSIONAL INTERCHANGEABILITY WITH T & E PUMPS

Brand/Model Bowie 3700

Flange Bolt Pattern Flange Position Base Bolt Pattern Front Drive Shaft Length*

T & E 4000 Same Same Same Different T & E 4100 Different Same Same Different

* Bowie front drive shaft length is shorter than T & E. For ease of conversion, we are able to supply the required

coupling.

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