Flowserve SIHI: Water-ring vacuum pump and industrial centrifugal pump
Industry News · 2026-10-03SIHI is a long-standing European brand of fluid pumps and vacuum pumps for the process industry. Since 2015, SIHI belongs to the U.S. Flowserve group, so customers often encounter the name "Flowserve SIHI" or "Sterling SIHI" on older equipment and documents.
Trading with Flowserve – SIHI
In January 2015, Flowserve completed the acquisition of the SIHI Group for approximately EUR 298 million. SIHI is headquartered in Itzehoe (Germany) and supplies equipment to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries. The deal helped Flowserve expand its range of process pumping and vacuum technology.
The products of SIHI.
- Vacuum pumps and liquid ring compressors:one level and two levels, using water, solvents or special liquids as circular liquids.
- Multiple levels of pumping:for high pressure water supply and industrial processes.
- The “combi”:Combine centrifugal pump and liquid ring pump to suck both air and liquid.
- Magnetic transmission pump and dry vacuum pump:To give the lips toxic substances or the process requires no working fluid.
What people in Vietnam need to know.
The factory operating SIHI pumps typically needs three things: spare parts (pumping, bearing, circuit wear), renovation services and replacement options when the old equipment stops production. With liquid ring pumps, the parameters need to be determined including suction flow according to working pressure, type of ring liquid, temperature and size of the flange.
Choices from Kenflo
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Frequently asked questions.
Are SIHI and Sterling SIHI the same company?
Sterling SIHI was the former name of the company group, now the SIHI brand is within Flowserve.
When is the combi pump used?
When the flow consists of both gas and liquid and needs to both suck the gas and pump the liquid, for example in the suspension gas recovery or continuous prey.
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