Crisafulli FLUMP Dredge

Case Histories & Testimonials - Industrial Applications

More Than 110 Industrial FLUMP Applications

Testimonials and/or Case Histories are shown below for eight of these applications.

 
FLUMP with Pond Liner Protection System
FLUMP with Pond Liner Protection System
FLUMP with Radio Remote Control System

THE WORLD'S MOST PRODUCTIVE SMALL DREDGE
When used with Crisafulli's patented Pivoting Traverse System, the FLUMP is approximately 48% more productive than competitive products.  It can complete lagoon dredging projects in approximately half the time and save owners the entire cost of the FLUMP over several years from reduced operating costs.  See Flump product video (opens in new window/tab).

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"A super product at a reasonable price." 

In his customer satisfaction survey, Ken considered important or very important these factors:  "product performance, features, price, warranty, and overall quality." 

Ken went on to say these factors were very important to his buying decision..."knowledgable and helpful Crisafulli sales person, Crisafulli's brand reputation, after-sale service and support, and his comparisons to products from alternative vendors." 

Ken graded Crisafulli customer service as excellent - "employee friendliness and courtesy, product knowledge, ease of purchasing and ordering, and ease of payment." 

Ken Nelson, Dual Construction Company, Texarkana, Arkansas purchased a 3" Crisafulli FLUMP dredge in November 2004.

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November 2004. Ken Nelson, Dual Construction Company, Texarkana, AR 71854 purchased a 3” Crisafulli FLUMP dredge.“A super product at a reasonable price.” In his customer satisfaction survey, Ken considered important or very important these factors: “product performance, features, price, warranty, and overall quality.”  Ken went on to say these factors were very important to his buying decision . . . “knowledgeable and helpful Crisafulli sales person, Crisafulli’s brand reputation, after-sale service and support, and his comparisons to products from alternative vendors.”  Ken graded Crisafulli customer service as excellent – “employee friendliness and courtesy, product knowledge, ease of purchasing and ordering, and ease of payment.”  

August 2007. A major Canadian mining company purchased four Crisafulli FLUMP dredges to replace its former pond cleaning methods (manually hosing solids to a sump pump) and reported that the operation of the FLUMPs exceeds expectations; the FLUMPs work very well and remove lots of solids; the FLUMPs perform much faster and more easily than the former method.

The mining company made the following comments about Crisafulli product quality and customer service - the FLUMP dredges were delivered per specifications, and in good condition; the FLUMPs were good quality and good value, performed as expected and met the customer’s needs; the Crisafulli sales staff was knowledgeable about the dredges, provided adequate technical information, and Crisafulli’s Operations & Maintenance Manuals contained adequate parts/service information.

The customer said that in its buying decision these factors were important or very important - the FLUMPs performance, product features, overall quality of the product, Crisafulli’s brand reputation, and availability of after-sale service and support, and its comparisons of the Crisafulli FLUMPs to other brands. The customer rated these aspects of Crisafulli’s customer service as excellent – employee product knowledge, ease of purchasing and ordering, and ease of payment.

To request the name and contact information for this customer contact Crisafulli's Sales Manager, Maureen Lundman. Tel: 800-442-7867 email: maureenl@crisafulli.com

 

 

Maureen Lundman

 

Crisafulli FlumpTM

Customer:  U.S. Operating Services, Scrubgrass Generating Station.  Contact: Philip Jones, Plant Engineer, Type of Facility: Coal fired power plant

The Scrubgrass Generating Station owns and operates a Crisafulli FLUMP system.  The FLUMP was manufactured with an abrasion resistant hardened carbon steel Crisafulli J-series slurry pump.  The FLUMP dredge is operated manually from an on-shore control panel.  Slurry is pumped to a drying bed for several lagoons at distances up to 800 feet.  The slurry consists of water and fly ash with specific gravity of approximately 2.0.  The slurry has solid concentrations of up to 20% (weight).  The Crisafulli FLUMP dredge is operated manually between 6 and 8 hours per day as manpower, weather and logistics of slurry removal allow.  The system consists of a 25 HP slurry pump, steel platform and floatation package with a polyethylene floating discharge system.  Manual control of pump, traverse and depth functions is effected at the control panel.  Lateral positioning is controlled by a manual, 4-post traversing system utilizing endless cable tensioners and wire rope.  Jeffrey K. Munsell,  Technical Sales Engineer

 


Shown above, Crisafulli FLUMP with Radio Remote Control System

Customer: P. W. Gillibrand Contact: Tom Robertson: Type of Facility: Sand & gravel producer.

P.W. Gillibrand owns and operates an Automated FLUMP™ System manufactured by SRS Crisafulli.  The dredge is used primarily in the manual mode as duty cycle duration required was not nearly as long as was anticipated by the customer.  The operation is from shore based control panel.  The dredge is used to remove silt from a settling pond in a sand & gravel supply operation which includes washing the product.  Material is natural sand and gravel that is pumped out of a basin to maintain volume within the basin for settling purposes.  This system was manufactured of A36 carbon steel with abrasion resistant components as required in high wear areas.  Hardwired remote control from shore to dredge was used.  Automated features include dredge travel speed and positioning of the dredge on the lagoon.  Carl K. Richards, Senior Sales Engineer


FLUMP Case History and Testimonial

Steve Smith, Rittman Paperboard Company, Rittman, OH 44270-1573, said this about his November 2005 purchase of a Crisafulli 4 inch FLUMP.

“The purchase was very easy. It took little of my time. Communications were clear and concise. The product functions as planned. I would definitely recommend Crisafulli. This was one of the best purchasing experiences I have had.

In completing Crisafulli’s Customer Satisfaction Survey, Steve Smith added these comments – “the FLUMP was delivered on time and per specifications in good condition.” He feels the equipment was “good value, the friendly and courteous Crisafulli sales rep was knowledgeable about the FLUMP, and was delivered with an adequate owner’s manual with parts/service information, and that he received adequate technical information before and after his purchase.”

Steve indicated these factors were very important to his purchase decision . . “the performance, features, and price of the FLUMP,” as well as “the Crisafulli warranty, and overall quality of the product.”


FLUMP Case History and Testimonial

Morgan McCutcheon of IMERYS Kaolin Mine, Sandersville, GA, First Anniversary Update - September 23, 2003

"1st year Net Profits from the FLUMP operation dredging one of our kaolin lagoons were approximately twice our cost in the FLUMP. Current yield: 146 Dry Tons Per Day and 300,000 – 400,000 Gallons Per Day of Re-Use Water. We achieved 108% of first year production Goal. Our initial goal of 5% Waste Slurry into our “Blunger” blend is currently running well ahead at 15% and is only limited by the plant’s current filtering system. The factor is based on the residual salts created by 30 years of Alum flocculant. At the current rate of production the FLUMP Slurry Removal System will produce an annual dollar savings of approximately four times our cost in the FLUMP."

As reported to Brad M. Kaplan, Regional Sales Manager, October 1, 2003


FLUMP Case History and Testimonial

Application: Dredging settled rendering sludge from discharge ponds.
Customer: Griffin Industries, Inc.
Contacts: Windel Stracener, Director of Operations, Michael Grosskopf, Special Projects Manager.
Type of Facility: Rendering Plant.

Griffin Industries uses its Crisafulli FLUMP on a rotating basis to dredge and manage settles wastes at multiple sites. The 4” Severe Duty FLUMP has foam-filled modular polyethylene pontoons and coal tar epoxy coating throughout. The FLUMP dredge is operated manually from an on-shore control panel with a hard-wire remote contol capable of giving commands from up to 400 feet away. The Crisafulli FLUMP is transported from site to site on an as-needed basis. In addition to the controls the system consists of a 75 HP Crisafulli slurry pump, floating discharge piping and a two-post manual cable traverse system. The nature of the sludge is similar to a thin tar and the FLUMP has been successful removing up to 18” of settled sludge in a single pass. Pump on/off speed and direction, traverse speed and direction and dredge cutterhead depth make for a versatile and highly productive dredge operation.

Brad M. Kaplan, SRS Crisafulli, Inc., Regional Sales Manager

 

FLUMPs with Pivoting Traverse System

Customer:   Engelhard Corporation (formerly Mearl Corp.), Contact: Paul Ellington   Type of Facility: Pigment plant. Location: North Charleston, SC. Date of install:  1996

February 1996. Mearl Corporation owns and operates an Automated FLUMP™ system manufactured by SRS Crisafulli.  Operation is from shore based control panel.  The FLUMP is used to remove mica from a settling pond used at a pigment plant.  Material is 8 to 10 micron size and contains small amounts of titanium dioxide.  pH level in containment is 10 due to some dissolved salts.  Sludge is pumped @ 19.5% solids with a specific gravity of 1.08 and a viscosity of 750 cp.  This system was manufactured from A36 carbon and abrasion resistant steel.  Wetted parts were coated with coal tar epoxy coating to resist corrosion due to nature of liquid in containment.  Hardwired remote control from shore to dredge was used.  Automated features are automatic reversing function, lateral move and additional inputs for level control of containment.  Traverse speed and cutterhead speed were made adjustable to reduce resuspension of solids as conditions demanded.   Carl K. Richards, Senior Sales Engineer