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Ensuring maximum pump reliability is a top priority for Silea. Every product leaving our facilities must meet high-quality and safety standards, as it will operate in industrial environments where precision and continuous performance are essential.

This is why Silea has developed the new Pump Test Bench 4.0, designed to make testing more precise, repeatable, and fully traceable. This is not simply a technical upgrade, but a
true strategic investment in the quality of production processes.

Why a new test bench?

Over the years, the demand for custom configurations, product variants, and increasingly accurate inspections has grown significantly. It was therefore necessary to implement a system capable of:

• ensuring more reliable and consistent tests.
• automating part of the operations to reduce the risk of human error.
• improving operator safety.
• recording and monitoring test parameters instantly and digitally.

The new bench was designed precisely to meet these needs, integrating mechanical components, advanced sensors, and evolved control systems.

How does it work?

The bench automatically and sequentially performs all the essential checks required to ensure proper pump operation.

Key testing phases include:

• leak tests to verify pump body integrity.
• suction and vacuum tests simulating real operating conditions.
• flow rate tests monitored with certified flow meters.
• verification of bypass opening pressure.
• smart systems that detect anomalies and prevent test programs from starting if connections are incorrect.

All operations are supervised by a PLC that interfaces with the TEX electronic head, enabling reliable and structured data collection and improving the traceability of every single test.

Ideal for operators and systems

One of the key strengths of the new test bench is its high level of safety. Locking mechanisms, proximity sensors, and automatic safety interlocks prevent test sequences from starting if the pump is not correctly positioned, if couplings are not properly connected, or if abnormal values are detected during the initial test phases. This reduces the risk of operational errors and ensures safer testing - both for operators and for the equipment.

All the advantages

The new bench delivers clear, tangible benefits:

• higher test quality and more repeatable results.
• reduced testing times.
• more organized and traceable processes.
• more complete and easy-to-read reports.
• greater reliability of the final product.

For customers, this means receiving pumps tested according to clear parameters, verified with modern tools, and subjected to a process aligned with the industry’s best practices.

A tool that looks to the future

The Pump Test Bench 4.0 is not an endpoint, but a step forward in Silea’s path toward digitalization and innovation.
It reflects the company’s commitment to investing in tools that enhance product quality while making processes safer and more efficient.