USA/Germany: Aquify Systems and Herborner Pumpen Strengthen their Partnership
Aquify Systems, a leading provider of mechanical product solutions for water technology, and Herborner Pumpen (Herborner Pumps), one of Europe's leading manufacturers of commercial water pumps, have expanded their partnership. Aquify, already Herborner Pumps' exclusive North American distributor, recently welcomed Juan Martinez – a Herborner-trained engineer and technical expert with more than 11 years of experience in water flushing products, water pumps, VFDs and control panels – to manage the production of Herborner pool pumps at Aquify and Herborner's 30,000-square-foot joint warehouse in Dallas, TX. "Juan spent an entire month training at the Herborner factory in Germany, learning the processes, procedures and rigorous quality assurance methods to replicate the process at the Dallas factory – German quality, built in the U.S.," said Ryan McDowell, president of Aquify. "Having a certified technician on site ensures customers the highest level of quality control and responsive support and service for the full line of Herborner pool pumps." To ensure pumps meet exacting industry standards, the factory has a Herborner hydraulic test stand built to Hydraulic Institute standards to verify pump characteristics and performance before shipment. Variable frequency drives (VFDs) can also be tested and programmed in conjunction with the pumps to facilitate installation.
"The pumps for the North American swimming pool and water park market are now 100 per cent manufactured by our own technicians trained at the headquarters in Herborn according to the standards of the Hydraulic Institute at our production site in Dallas, TX, and tested for compliance with the operating points before they are delivered to customers throughout North America. The co-location of our production in Texas with our distribution partner Aquify brings significant advantages for all parties involved – but especially for the customers," says Wolfram Kuhn, Managing Director at Herborner, explaining the close cooperation. (eap)
