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LaBour Company History

1921 Harry E. LaBour establishes LaBour Company in Michigan City, Indiana, with the purpose of developing andmarketing an inherently self-priming centrifugal pump line. His intention was to design a rugged, simple-to-operate-and-maintain pump to handle liquids used in the chemical processing industry. The next year, he patents and introduces the firstvalve-less, self-priming pump. And, in 1923, the company moves to Chicago Heights, Illinois.

1929 Responding to growing demand for this new product, production facilities are expanded and the company moves toElkhart, Indiana where an iron foundry is added to the production facility.

1948 In the post war period, LaBour builds a foundry in nearby southern Michigan. This facility is a wholly ownedsubsidiary producing Nickel-Alloy casting for LaBour. Also during this period, the predecessor to the A.V.S. pump isintroduced - the model SZ/SQ line. As the mechanical seal becomes popular, stuffing boxes are modified to readily accept them.A line of globe valves and in-line basket strainers, no longer offered, is also developed for aggressive chemical service.

1964 In another expansion move, the highly successful Taber Pump Company of Buffalo, New York, is purchased in thissame year. Taber has been well known for their vertical, rotary vane and brewery industrial pump products since 1859.

1966 The triple throat Model TF Pump, manufactured to the American Voluntary Standard (AVS), is introduced. Thefollowing year the LV pump line is introduced to complement the TF line.

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1976 In October a new facility in Selma, Alabama is opened. The new 50,000 sq. ft. facility is furnished with ComputerNumerical Control (CNC) equipment. However, unlike the job shop production process used in Elkhart, the Selma plant is aproduction-for-inventory facility, where finished components are stocked for immediate final assembly. By 1979 a new Tabervertical product line utilizing various parts, interchangeable with the LV pumps allowing “ship from inventory” capability, is infull production at the new plant.

1984 With the introduction of the American National Standards (ANSI), a new model of pump, LVA, is introduced toreplace the LV line. Shortly thereafter the TFA line adapted the LVA power end design to replace the TF pump line.

1994 LaBour Pump Company is sold to Peerless Pump Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. By the fall of that year allproduction of LaBour products are moved to the Selma, Alabama and engineering is relocated to Indianapolis.

1998 LaBour Pump Company officially changes its name to Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), Inc. and LaBour becomes abrand under the Sterling umbrella along with the other pump companies: Peerless Pump, SPP, and SIHI.

2000 As we begin work in our third century of building and manufacturing pumps for the Process Industry, our experiencedand knowledgeable sales representatives and engineering staff are always ready to respond to single or project pumprequirements, as well as service needs to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

Proven standard designs plus research and development capabilities enable us to customize existing products or develop one-of-a-kind pumps to handle difficult or special applications. With our own alloy foundry, we can pour a wide range of materials tomeet almost any pumping application requirements. We look forward to another century of producing “Pumps that keep theprocess flowing!”

LaBour Company History


ANSI B73.1 Process Pump

Model LVA / TFAModel LVA / TFA


LVA Design

Capacities: 4000 GPM (900 m3/hr)

Head (max): 650 Ft (200 m)

Temperature (max): 500°F (245°C)

Materials: DI, 316SS, CD4MCU,Alloy 20, Hast, Monel, Ni.,& Ti


Features & BenefitsLVA/TFA Power End

Lip Seals Standard Lip Seals Standard (Optional Lab. Seals)(Optional Lab. Seals)

Optional 316SS BearingOptional 316SS BearingFrame & AdapterFrame & Adapter

(Corrosion or Temperature)(Corrosion or Temperature)

External ImpellerExternal Impelleradjustment using jack boltsadjustment using jack bolts

AND shimsAND shims

Duplex AngularDuplex AngularThrust BearingThrust Bearing

Heavy Duty 316SS Heavy Duty 316SS or higher Alloy Shaftor higher Alloy Shaft


Features & BenefitsLVA/TFA Liquid End150# F.F Flanges150# F.F Flanges

(optional 300 # FF/RF(optional 300 # FF/RF

Optional Casing &Optional Casing &Stuffing Box Cooling & HeatingStuffing Box Cooling & Heating

Heavy Duty Single, Double Heavy Duty Single, Double or TRIPLE volute Casingor TRIPLE volute Casing

Optional Low FlowOptional Low FlowImpellersImpellers

High Quality CastingsHigh Quality Castingsfrom LaBour’s captive from LaBour’s captive

foundryfoundry


Features & BenefitsStuffing Box Options

(with or without Spiral Trac)

Standard Bore Big Bore Taper Bore


Features & BenefitsANSI Base Plates

Cast Iron Fabricated SteelNewNew


Manufacture LaBour Peerless Goulds Duriron/FlowserveModel LVA/TFA 8196 3196 Mark III

# of Sizes 28 23 28 30Service Range 4000 GPM 650 Ft 4500 GPM 730 Ft 4500 GPM 730 Ft 7400 GPM 985 Ft

Temperature (Deg F) -50 to 500 -50 to 500 -50 to 500 -50 to 500

Material OptionsDI, 316SS, A-48, 20SS, R-55 Hast., Monel, Ni, Zr, Ti

DI, 316SS, CD4, 20SS, Hast.,

Monel, Ni, Ti


Monel, Ni, Ti


Monel, Ni, Zr, TiTriple Volute Option Yes No No No

Thrust Bearing Duplex Double Row Double Row Double Row

Competition Comparison


Self Priming Process PumpModel Model LHLA/LPLALHLA/LPLA

Less TrapLess TrapWith TrapWith Trap


LPLA/LHLA Design


Head (max): 300 Ft (90 m)


Materials: DI, 316SS, CD4MCU,Alloy 20, Hast, Monel, Ni.,& Ti


Features & BenefitsLPLA/LHLA Liquid End

ANSI Back Pull Out Power EndANSI Back Pull Out Power Endwith DUPLEX angular thrust bearingwith DUPLEX angular thrust bearing

LaBour’s HYDRO-BALANCELaBour’s HYDRO-BALANCEguarantees suction liftsguarantees suction lifts

of upto of upto 25 feet25 feet


Classic Process Pump

DHL/DPL, Q’s, DHL/DPL, Q’s, SQ’s, DZT’sSQ’s, DZT’s

G PumpG Pump

w/ dynamic sealw/ dynamic seal


Vertical Sump Process Pump

Model Taber Model Taber 10001000


Taber 1000 Series Design


Head (max): 480 Ft (145 m)


Material of Construction: DI, 316SS, CD4MCU,Alloy 20, Hast, Monel, Ni.,& Ti


Features & BenefitsTaber Pumps

ANSI Wet End withANSI Wet End withpositively secured Impellerpositively secured Impeller

Available with single or double stuffing box,Available with single or double stuffing box,Packed,, Double Liquid or Gas SealPacked,, Double Liquid or Gas SealOptional Mounting ArrangementsOptional Mounting Arrangements

Heavy Duty ConstructionHeavy Duty Construction

Registered fits throughout the Registered fits throughout the pumppump

simplfying assemblysimplfying assembly

Impeller adjustmentImpeller adjustmentabove the support plateabove the support plate


Other Taber Products


Competition Comparison

Manf. Taber 1000 Peerless VSP GouldsNM3171 I-RESP2VertiflowSeries

800Dean PumppHV

Series# of Sizes 14 17(24 Models) 20 24 26 15

ANSI B73.1 PartsCasing & Impeller

Casing & Impeller N/A N/A N/A Casing & Impeller

Volute TypeSingle

(Opt Multi) Single Single Double Single Single

ThrustBearingSingle Row

(Opt Duplex) Double Row Double RowIn Motor(Opt. In

Pump) Single Row Double Row

SupportPlate 7/8" to 1-1/4" 3/4 Thk. Steel 3/4 Thk. Steel 5/8 to 7/8 Thk. Steel3/8 to 1/2 Thk.

Steel5/8 to 7/8 Thk

.Steel

Max. Pump Length 20 Ft. 20 Ft. 19 Ft. 19 Ft. 26 Ft. 15 Ft.

Shaft Sizes 1-1/4" to 2-1/2"1-1/4" to 1-

11/16" 1-1/8" To2-1/4" 1-1/8" To1-7/8" 1-1/4" To2" 1-1/4" To1-3/4"


Markets Chemical ProcessChemical Process

-Industrial Chemicals; Organic Chemicals; Electro -Industrial Chemicals; Organic Chemicals; Electro Chemicals FertilizersChemicals Fertilizers

Processing and RefiningProcessing and Refining Metal FinishingMetal Finishing Pharmaceuticals and CosmeticsPharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Food and BeverageFood and Beverage General IndustrialGeneral Industrial

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