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CASE HISTORY

The most reliable solution

in hydrocarbon

condensate applications

A case history of the successful
implementation of LEWA’s “Triplex

G3G” diaphragm pumps for
hydrocarbon condensate treatment

in a gas extraction field, replacing
problematic piston pumps

Andrea Boccotti, Sales Director and Business vate equity firm restructured the company, making
Developer it more like a modern large enterprise, and in 2009
Camilla Navicello, Application Engineer it was acquired by the Japane-
LEWA ITALY se group Nikkiso, specialized
in the production of cryogenic The project addressed
pumps for the oil and gas in- challenges including the
dustry.
ounded in 1952 by German engineers Recently, in 2022, LEWA took “aggressive nature
Herbert Ott and Rudolf Schestag, LEWA a further important step in its of the condensate, space
has experienced extraordinary growth global development by joining constraints, and suction
and significant transformation over its the Atlas Copco group. We
70-year history. Initially a manufacturer of are now part of Atlas Copco’s pressure requirements
Fpositive displacement pumps for water Industrial Flow division, which
treatment, the company has evolved into a global allows us to further expand our range of solutions
leader in the field of metering pumps, dosing pro- and access new resources to innovate and grow in
cesses, and complete systems for the energy and key markets.
chemical industries.
The name LEWA derives from ‘LEonberg’, the city
where it was founded, and ‘WAter’ for its initial fo- Oil&Gas: the core
cus on water treatment. of LEWA’s business
LEWA’s growth has been constant, also thanks to
a significant change in 2005, when the company The supply of positive displacement pumps and
transitioned from a family-run business to owner- dosing systems for the Oil&Gas sector represents
ship by a German private equity firm. This transition the core of the company’s business, which has
marked a new chapter in LEWA’s history. The pri- consolidated its position over the years as a ref-

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