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Nichols
Portland

Nichols Portland Testing & Development Creative problem solving

for pump system design,
performance testing, and
product validation

Put our experience to work
The Nichols Portland Product Development
Department is staffed with skilled professionals
ready to bring an effective, innovative approach
to your project.
Our team offers specialized experience. Over the
years, our engineers have been involved in
design, testing, prototype fabrication, problem
solving, and product validation for a wide range
of automotive and industrial applications. In that
time we have accumulated a wealth of experience
in acoustics/vibration — fluid mechanics — data
acquisition — cavitation — instrumentation —
system dynamics — pump design — and valving.
And we have fine-tuned our methodology and
systems to help you optimize pump performance.
Engineering Services
Following is a list of standard services. If you don’t see
Bring us in at any point
what you need, please ask! We welcome custom work,
and our engineering team thrives on unique challenges.
Our clients — including Chrysler, Ford, General
Motors, Harley-Davidson, and Ingersoll-Rand, Measurement parameters
System design
among others — use our lab as an extension of their Complete pump design Speed
own in-house facilities. Our services are timely, cost- Porting design Torque — average and instantaneous
efficient, and confidential. Flow control valve Pressure — average and instantaneous
Pressure regulating valve Volume and mass flow
Call us today at 207-774-6121
Ask for our ideas at any point in the product Gear element design Temperature
development cycle, or use our services start to finish. Gerotor design Viscosity
As part of Nichols Portland, we have more than Tolerance stack-up analysis Dimensional
We would be happy to design a pump to meet your
a half-century of experience and a background
supplied specifications. We’re ready to optimize
that includes the development of gerotor, vane, Product development testing Dynamic analysis
pump performance, with an iterative cycle of Engine and transmission spin testing Sound pressure level (air and fluid)
spur gear, crescent, and roller vane pumps.
performance testing followed by any necessary design Oil aeration Sound power level
modifications. And we can provide product validation Find out what we can design, develop, or Portable lube flow analyzer (LFA) Sound intensity
testing to assess the robustness of the design. Displacement determination Hydraulic pressure ripple
test for you! For more information, or to
Performance mapping Vibration
discuss a specific project, please call
You’ll find a list of engineering services at right. Durability/duty cycle testing
207-774-6121. If you prefer, visit our Prototype fabrication
However, we invite you to consider the Nichols Product validation testing
Web site at www.nicholsportland.com. Dynamic response testing Gear elements
Portland Product Development Department your
Or leave an e-mail message at Cold start/priming testing Pumps — casting
engineering “think tank.” Bring us your problems, Pumps — billet
rslessard@parker.com. Cavitation analysis
and goals (such as improving efficiency or reducing Strobe/video analysis Valves
manufacturing costs). We’ll put both our experience We look forward to working with you! Acoustic/vibration analysis
and ingenuity to work! Simulated high altitude testing
Fuel pump simulated gasoline testing

Put our experience to work
The Nichols Portland Product Development
Department is staffed with skilled professionals
ready to bring an effective, innovative approach
to your project.
Our team offers specialized experience. Over the
years, our engineers have been involved in
design, testing, prototype fabrication, problem
solving, and product validation for a wide range
of automotive and industrial applications. In that
time we have accumulated a wealth of experience
in acoustics/vibration — fluid mechanics — data
acquisition — cavitation — instrumentation —
system dynamics — pump design — and valving.
And we have fine-tuned our methodology and
systems to help you optimize pump performance.
Engineering Services
Following is a list of standard services. If you don’t see
Bring us in at any point
what you need, please ask! We welcome custom work,
and our engineering team thrives on unique challenges.
Our clients — including Chrysler, Ford, General
Motors, Harley-Davidson, and Ingersoll-Rand, Measurement parameters
System design
among others — use our lab as an extension of their Complete pump design Speed
own in-house facilities. Our services are timely, cost- Porting design Torque — average and instantaneous
efficient, and confidential. Flow control valve Pressure — average and instantaneous
Pressure regulating valve Volume and mass flow
Call us today at 207-774-6121
Ask for our ideas at any point in the product Gear element design Temperature
development cycle, or use our services start to finish. Gerotor design Viscosity
As part of Nichols Portland, we have more than Tolerance stack-up analysis Dimensional
We would be happy to design a pump to meet your
a half-century of experience and a background
supplied specifications. We’re ready to optimize
that includes the development of gerotor, vane, Product development testing Dynamic analysis
pump performance, with an iterative cycle of Engine and transmission spin testing Sound pressure level (air and fluid)
spur gear, crescent, and roller vane pumps.
performance testing followed by any necessary design Oil aeration Sound power level
modifications. And we can provide product validation Find out what we can design, develop, or Portable lube flow analyzer (LFA) Sound intensity
testing to assess the robustness of the design. Displacement determination Hydraulic pressure ripple
test for you! For more information, or to
Performance mapping Vibration
discuss a specific project, please call
You’ll find a list of engineering services at right. Durability/duty cycle testing
207-774-6121. If you prefer, visit our Prototype fabrication
However, we invite you to consider the Nichols Product validation testing
Web site at www.nicholsportland.com. Dynamic response testing Gear elements
Portland Product Development Department your
Or leave an e-mail message at Cold start/priming testing Pumps — casting
engineering “think tank.” Bring us your problems, Pumps — billet
rslessard@parker.com. Cavitation analysis
and goals (such as improving efficiency or reducing Strobe/video analysis Valves
manufacturing costs). We’ll put both our experience We look forward to working with you! Acoustic/vibration analysis
and ingenuity to work! Simulated high altitude testing
Fuel pump simulated gasoline testing
 Nichols Portland, a Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation
N 2400 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04102
207-774-6121
Nichols FAX 207-774-3601
Portland
Web www.nicholsportland.com