Life on the Bench: Cornell Pump Assemblers in Action
Every day is busy at Cornell Pump—but we certainly feel it more towards month end. This assembler has two pumps on his bench, working on builds simultaneously.
Tuesday Tip: Understanding Mounting Options
Choosing a mounting style isn’t cosmetic—it determines footprint, ease of maintenance, alignment, and total installed cost. Cornell offers multiple configurations (close-coupled, frame-mounted, vertical variants, engine-mounted, and Redi-Prime packages), each optimized for different site constraints and duty points. This Tuesday Tip gives you a quick, plain-English rundown so you can match your application to the right build the first time—whether you need compact simplicity, heavy-duty serviceability, a vertical footprint, mobile power, or automatic priming. Keep this quick, practical guide to Cornell’s frame/mounting configurations and when to use each one handy.
Celebrating 50 Years of Reyco Systems
Cornell Pump was honored to join Reyco Systems in celebrating its 50th anniversary, on Saturday, August 23, 2025 . Together with sister companies Idaho Steel and Kiremko, Reyco Systems marked a half-century of innovation in oil and water recovery for food processing. Memorable giveaways, heartfelt remarks, great food, and stronger friendships made it a special occasion for Reyco’s leadership, employees, partners, and end users. Here’s to the next 50 years of partnership with Reyco Systems.
Troubleshooting Agricultural Centrifugal Pumps
Cornell Pump started as an agricultural company, and a good portion of pumps manufactured every year still go into the Agricultural market, for applications in irrigation, dewatering, and manure transfer. As many of the farms and ranches are at their halfway point in production for this season (or beyond) we offer this article as a quick reminder of things to check and ways to troubleshoot an agricultural pump.
Food Truck Fridays: a Summer Perk Fueling our Team
Food Truck Fridays have become a Cornell Pump summer tradition—a simple, tangible way we to show appreciation in our people. As this season wraps up in the next couple of weeks, we’re celebrating another summer of great meals and even better lunch conversations across our sites.
Celebrating National Potato Day–Tuesday, August 19th
Cornell Pump helps keep the world’s most popular tuber moving—literally. From harvest to processing, our pumps play a vital role in how potatoes become the chips, fries, and hashbrowns enjoyed around the globe.
High-Efficiency Self-Priming Pumps for Municipal Applications
Cornell Pump’s 10STX Series self-priming pumps deliver industry-leading efficiency—operating several percentage points higher than comparable models. For municipal applications, this translates into lower operating costs, reduced energy consumption, and dependable performance under demanding conditions.
Decades of Dependability: Cornell Pumps from the 1950s Still in Service Today
At Cornell Pump, we occasionally receive calls that reach back more than 70 years. A customer might need a wear ring or gasket for a pump they’ve been using since the Eisenhower administration. Many of these inquiries relate to our early Rain-O-Flow irrigation models—pumps that have quietly powered farms and fields for generations here in the Willamette Valley near the factory.
Emergency Bypass Pumping for Hurricane and Flood Response
Municipalities face growing challenges as climate change increases the frequency and severity of hurricanes and flooding events. In coastal and inland areas alike, sudden surges in rainfall can overwhelm wastewater and stormwater systems, causing backups, overflows, and environmental damage. Emergency bypass pumping plays a critical role in safeguarding communities when infrastructure is pushed to its limits.
Lowering the True Cost of Ownership in Mining Pump Applications
In mining operations, the cost of ownership goes far beyond the initial purchase price. Equipment operating in remote, high-demand environments must deliver reliable performance with minimal maintenance and downtime. Cornell mining pumps, engineered specifically for abrasive and rugged conditions, offer significant advantages over competing brands when evaluating lifetime operating costs.