CRANE PUMPS & SYSTEMS, INC. Announces
The Mentor Pump Selection Guide

Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc. (CP&S), a Crane Co. company, announces the release of a new and more powerful version of Mentor, an electronic guide for selecting and evaluating Crane's centrifugal pump product lines. Mentor is available for many CP&S centrifugal pump divisions including: Barnes Pumps, Deming Pumps, Weinman Pumps, and Crane Pumps International.

Please chose from one of the following options below to either run the Mentor software over the internet, or request a Mentor CD.

Use Mentor on the Web Request a Mentor CD

Utilizing a wide variety of reference tools, Mentor selects all the pumps that meet an application specific criteria then allows the user to select the "best pump" for the required application. The pump selections are based on a number of user inputs such the physical properties of the fluids, motor criteria, capacity and differential head (TDH). After a quick search of the selected catalog, Mentor returns a complete list of pumps meeting the design criteria. Categories for selecting the most optimum pump and motor include speed, NPSHr, best efficiency point (BEP), design efficiency, power and motor size. Application specific performance curves can then be displayed for comparison and evaluation. Supporting documentation such as product specifications, dimensional drawings, cutaway views and engineering specifications can also be generated.

Mentor also allows the user to evaluate multiple pump operations, calculate operating costs and perform temperature vs. vapor pressure analyses for CP&S's sealless pump product lines. Motor speeds can be varied to evaluate the use of variable speed controllers. Mentor provides a novice the ability to design, select and evaluate CP&S's centrifugal product lines as proficiently as any seasoned application engineer.

To request a copy visit CP&S online at www.cranepumps.com. Visitors should click on the Mentor button to obtain an online request form. Copies are also available by contacting your local Barnes, Deming or Weinman field sales representative or authorized distribution facility. For more information contact Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc. / 420 Third Street / Piqua, OH 45356 / 937-773-2442.