Meptura is the authorised agent for Armstrong Fluid Technology. Everything below is
selected, supplied, installed and maintained by our engineers in Colombo, with the factory behind
it for selection, commissioning and parts.
Our Principal
Armstrong Fluid Technology — established 1934, privately held,
with more than 1,000 people, eight manufacturing facilities across four continents and over 300
representatives worldwide. A designer, manufacturer and marketer of fluid flow and control
equipment for HVAC and water-based process industries.
Design Envelope replaces mechanical components with electronics and software
intelligence. The pump can be downsized at selection, runs at its best across part load, and
carries its own controls instead of a wall-mounted drive.
No wall-mounted drive. Controls sit on the pump, so the wiring, the enclosure and the
separate transformer all leave the installation.
Parallel Sensorless Pump Control. Stages pumps on operating efficiency rather than
motor speed, improving the efficiency of a multi-pump array by up to 30%.
Flow read without a meter. Sensorless flow monitoring to within ±5%, with
operating data and notifications for diagnostics and service.
Outdoor capable to 125 hp with no enclosure required, under a three-year warranty
covering the controls and the pump together.
Design Envelope and conventional pumps
Pumps
Vertical in-line, horizontal end-suction, split-case and multistage. Design Envelope units carry their intelligent controls on board, so there is no wall-mounted drive, no separate transformer and no differential-pressure sensor to wire.
17 ranges
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4322 Tango
Split-coupled twin pump on one casing. Two rotating assemblies share a single pipe drop, so one can be removed for service while the other carries 75–100% of flow.
Flowto 900 USgpm
Headto 160 ft
Power1–10 hp
Size1½"–3"
Temp300°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4372 Tango
Close-coupled Tango with duty/standby operation. The compact option where plant room height is tight.
Flowto 900 USgpm
Headto 160 ft
Power1–10 hp
Size1½"–3"
Temp250°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4302 dualArm
Split-coupled twin unit for duty/standby or parallel pumping. The larger sibling of Tango, where the duty exceeds 7.5 kW.
Flowto 1250 USgpm
Headto 250 ft
Power1–75 hp
Size3"–8"
Temp250°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4382 dualArm
Close-coupled twin unit with the same parallel-pumping control.
Flowto 1000 USgpm
Headto 140 ft
Power1–7½ hp
Size3"–8"
Temp250°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4300
The workhorse vertical in-line. A UL 778 pumping unit with integrated controls, spanning almost the whole commercial range.
Flow25–25,000 USgpm
Head10–300 ft
Power1–1250 hp
Size1½"–20"
Temp300°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4380
Close-coupled vertical in-line for space-saving installation on smaller duties.
Flowto 1000 USgpm
Headto 140 ft
Power1–10 hp
Size1½"–6"
Temp250°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4200H
Base-mounted end-suction horizontal with integrated intelligent controls, for plant rooms where a horizontal set is specified.
Flow25–4500 USgpm
Head10–400 ft
Power1–125 hp
Size1.5"–8"
Temp300°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4280
Motor-mounted horizontal unit with integrated controls for space-saving installation.
Flowto 1000 USgpm
Headto 125 ft
Power1–7.5 hp
Size1.5"–6"
Temp250°F
Design Envelope
Design Envelope4280 single-phase DEPM
Permanent-magnet motor on a single-phase supply, for light commercial duties.
Flowto 450 USgpm
Headto 160 ft
Power0.25–10 hp
Size1"–6"
Temp250°F
Conventional
Conventional4312 vertical in-line twin
Split-coupled twin unit for duty/standby, without on-board controls.
Flowto 1250 USgpm
Headto 400 ft
Power1–100 hp
Size2"–6"
Temp121°F
Conventional
Conventional4392 vertical in-line twin
Close-coupled twin unit for duty/standby operation.
Flowto 1250 USgpm
Headto 350 ft
Power0.33–60 hp
Size2"–5"
Temp250°F
Conventional
Conventional4360 vertical in-line
Close-coupled pipe-mounted pump built for long service life on small duties.
Flowto 350 USgpm
Headto 200 ft
Power0.33–15 hp
Size1¼"–3"
Temp225°F
Conventional
Conventional4030 end-suction base mounted
NEMA-premium motors on a base-mounted end-suction frame, reducing cost across installation, operation and lifetime maintenance.
Flowto 5000 USgpm
Headto 600 ft
Power0.33–300 hp
Temp250°F
Conventional
Conventional4280 motor mounted
End-suction pump close-coupled to the motor to minimise footprint.
Flowto 2000 USgpm
Headto 400 ft
Power0.33–60 hp
Size1"–6"
Temp250°F
Conventional
Conventional4270 stock motor mounted
Close-coupled horizontal pump designed for long service life and easy maintenance.
Flowto 3600 USgpm
Headto 130 ft
Power0.33–60 hp
Size1¼"–2"
Temp275°F
Conventional
Conventional4700 vertical multistage
High head from a small footprint, designed for reliability and low maintenance cost.
Flowto 400 USgpm
Headto 900 ft
Power½–50 hp
Size1¼"–4"
Temp250°F
Conventional
Conventional4600 horizontal split case
Large-duty split-case pump with high-efficiency NEMA-premium motors.
Flowto 7000 USgpm
Headto 600 ft
Power1½–500 hp
Temp225°F
Packaged water supply and pressure boosting
Boosters
Multiple-pump boosting sets with intelligent staging, automatic set-point adjustment and integrated variable frequency drives. Available in lead-free versions meeting potable water standards.
3 ranges
Design Envelope
Design Envelope6800 vertical multistage booster
An all-purpose set for higher flowrates and boost pressures. Multiple pump configurations keep design and commissioning flexible.
Flowto 1962 USgpm
Pressureto 320 psi
Powerto 250 hp
Design Envelope
Design Envelope6800G DEPM booster
Permanent-magnet motors with Design Envelope control. Higher efficiency, lower noise.
Flowto 580 USgpm
Pressureto 250 psi
Powerto 50 hp
Design Envelope
Design Envelope6900 vertical booster
The compact option for small and medium buildings, with the smallest footprint in its class.
Flowto 500 USgpm
Pressureto 100 psi
Powerto 40 hp
Wet and dry rotor circulators
Circulators
Hydronic circulators for heating, cooling and domestic hot water, in flange-to-flange dimensions that replace most installed models without repiping.
8 ranges
Design Envelope
Design EnvelopeCompass H
Wet rotor circulator built to replace existing fixed-speed units. Cast iron and stainless steel volutes.
Flowto 20 USgpm
Headto 20 ft
Power5W–45W
Design Envelope
Design EnvelopeCompass R
Dry rotor circulator; a universal replacement across its capacity range.
Flowto 140 USgpm
Headto 40 ft
Power¼–½ hp
E.2 Series
E.2 SeriesE.2 circulators
Advanced motor technology and efficient hydraulic design for excellent wire-to-water duty point efficiency.
Flowto 140 USgpm
Headto 60 ft
Size¾"–3"
Temp110°F
Astro
AstroAstro 2 circulators
Circulates water or ethylene-glycol in closed hydronic and solar heating systems. Two volute materials available.
Flowto 64 USgpm
Headto 42 ft
Power33W–218W
3-piece
3-piece1050 / 1060 circulators
For commercial systems needing higher flow and pressure, with a customisable flow curve.
Flowto 250 USgpm
Headto 55 ft
Power⅙–3 hp
Size¾"–3"
3-piece
3-pieceS&H circulators
Commercial three-piece circulator with the flexibility to tune the curve to the application.
Flowto 250 USgpm
Headto 55 ft
Power⅙–3 hp
Size¾"–2"
Service
ServiceS&H circulator, less volute
A complete repair solution for the S&H line, and for rebuilding or upgrading selected competing models.
Flowto 120 USgpm
Headto 60 ft
Power1/12–2 hp
Domestic
DomesticAstro Express 2
Circulator and low-flow valve combined, giving instant hot water in a residential plumbing system.
Flowto 9½ USgpm
Headto 6 ft
Power33W
Union1½"
Plate, shell and tube, and tank heaters
Heat Exchangers
Plate heat exchangers save up to 75% of the floor area and up to 85% of the floor length a shell and tube unit needs, including the space required to service it.
2 ranges
PFX series
PFX seriesPlate and frame heat exchangers
Gasketed plate units optimised for water-to-water transfer. True counter-current flow lets the unit work at very low temperature approaches, with regeneration rates to 90%.
Flowto 32,000 gpm
Dutyto 57,000,000 btu/hr
Pressure435 psi / 30 bar
Plates304, 316 SS, titanium
Tank heaters
Tank heatersInternal tube bundles
Designed for use with agitated or non-agitated tanks.
Pressure150 psi standard
Temp35–375°F
Size4"–20"
Fire pumps, packages and controllers
Fire Safety
Constructed, tested and certified to NFPA, UL, ULC and FM. Available as single electric, single diesel, one electric plus one diesel, two electric or two diesel configurations.
5 ranges
FirePak
FirePakHorizontal split case package
The full range of HSC fire pumps, electric or diesel driven, with controller. Mounted, piped and wired on a base at the factory.
Flowto 3000 USgpm
DriveElectric or diesel
FirePak
FirePakVertical in-line package
Complete VIL package with electric motor and controller, designed to fit through a standard door.
Flowto 1500 USgpm
DriveElectric
FireSet
FireSetVertical in-line
The vertical arrangement saves up to 60% of the floor space an equivalent horizontal split-case set needs.
Flowto 1500 USgpm
Design Envelope
Design EnvelopeFire pump
Factory-built integrated unit of pump, driver and variable speed control, holding the set pressure until maximum power draw.
Flowto 1500 USgpm
Power20–250 hp
Ambient50°F+
Jockey
Jockey4700 vertical multistage
The pressure-maintenance pump for a fire system.
Flowto 400 USgpm
Headto 900 ft
Power½–50 hp
Size1¼"–4"
Fittings, separators, tanks and valves
Accessories
The ancillary items that decide whether a well-specified plant room actually performs, and the usual source of low points and operating bottlenecks when they are left out.
5 ranges
Fittings
FittingsSuction guides
A 90° elbow, guide vanes and an in-line strainer in one body, cutting installation cost and floor space.
Size1½"–20"
Water quality
Water qualityDirt and air separators
Removes trapped air and suspended dirt associated with the start-up and maintenance of hydronic and HVAC systems.
Vessels
VesselsExpansion tanks
Plain steel, diaphragm and bladder types, reducing tank size by up to 80% over standard designs.
Plain steel15–525 US gal
Diaphragm8–211 US gal
Bladder10–1056 US gal
Water quality
Water qualityGlycol autofill units
Automatic glycol make-up with a moulded mixing tank, built-in controls housing and make-up pump.
Pressureto 90 psi cold-fill
Balancing
BalancingCircuit balancing valves
Multi-turn adjustment for precise control, with hidden memory stops and soft seats for positive shutoff.
Small½"–2", to 300°F
Large2½"–12", to 230°F
Worked example
Two pumps, one pipe drop
A Tango twin replaces a conventional duty/standby pair. Measured against a standard
end-suction horizontal duty/standby configuration, the difference on a single installation is
not marginal.
Total pump weight
811.9 kg → 86.6 kg 89% lighter
Installation weight
1198.4 kg → 322.9 kg 73% lighter
Installation footprint
1.12 m² → 0.46 m² 81% smaller
Five-year lifecycle cost
Between 23% and 33% lower, depending on the redundancy
configuration selected
Figures published by Armstrong Fluid Technology, comparing Design Envelope Tango
against a standard end-suction horizontal duty/standby configuration. Actual results depend on
duty, tariff and installation.
Heat transfer
PFX plate heat exchangers
Stainless steel and titanium plates, each stamped with an optimised corrugation.
Alternating channels carry the process and service fluids in true counter-current flow, so the
unit performs at very low temperature approaches.
ASME, PED, CRN and NSF 61 for safety; AHRI for performance
Beyond the equipment
Packaged systems and automation
Where a project needs more than components, Armstrong builds the plant room off
site and Meptura connects it: modular plant rooms, central utility plants, intelligent fluid
management systems and fire pump houses.
Packaged systemsModular plant rooms
Pre-fabricated chiller and boiler plants, pumping stations, energy transfer stations and fire
pump houses. The maximum share of work is completed in the factory, so all that remains on
site is the connection.
Active performancePump Manager
Built-in Wi-Fi gives real-time operating insight and early diagnostic warnings, full
transparency on energy saving, and predictive maintenance that can cut pump maintenance cost
by up to half.
Integrated plant controlIPC 9511 and 9521
Lifts the efficiency of new and existing chiller plants to class-leading levels, controlling
up to five chillers and five pumps, and integrating with any brand of chiller, pump or
building automation system.
Product data on this page is published by Armstrong Fluid Technology and is given
for guidance. Ranges, materials and certifications are subject to change by the manufacturer, and
the final selection always depends on the duty of the specific application. Talk to our engineers
before specifying — selection is part of what we do.