Hayward Tyler Celebrates a Century of Submersible Motors

The early design consisted of a squirrel-cage motor with rubber-insulated stator windings. The pump was a single-stage unit, having a medium output against a comparatively low head. The pump had a 6-inch discharge branch and was capable of an output of 200 tonnes of seawater per hour against a head of 75ft. The motor was rated at 20bhp and operated on 220 volts, 3-phase, 50 cycles at 1,460rpm.

The celebration coincides with the successful testing earlier this year of the first of three of the largest ever subsea motors built by Hayward Tyler for its customer Aker Solutions™. The qualified Hayward Tyler design for the 2,500 kW variable speed, super synchronous motor, will operate at speeds ranging from 2,500 to 4,000rpm.

Mark Wood, Group Sales and Marketing Director at Hayward Tyler commented: “2008 is a milestone celebration for Hayward Tyler. The company already has an enviable heritage, being almost 200 years old. To consolidate and grow the business for this length of time and still remain leaders in submersible motor technology, is an outstanding achievement. We look forward to further developing our product technology to even larger sizes in order to meet the challenging operating conditions of the subsea market.”

To celebrate this news, the company is giving away free prizes via its website, including an iPod touch and a Nintendo Wii games console. Simply go to www.haywardtyler.com and click on the 100 years logo to enter the competition.