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VitaFlow, LLC (VF) is pleased to announce that we have recently purchased the key assets of Vita Motivator (VM) following the retirement and very successful 40 year tenure of Michael Greene. VF is manufacturing the entire line of high quality VM permanent and portable eductors that have been produced for over 8 decades and we look forward to servicing the needs of the Commercial Marine, Navy/Gov’t Marine, Oil/Gas, Firefighting and Industrial markets for decades to come.

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VF Manufactures eductors, ejectors and jet pumps for Marine Shipbuilding and Ship operations, Oil/Gas Platforms/Rigs, Petrochemical, Fire Fighting, Dredging and General Industry pumping requirements. We manufacture for the US Navy to the highest standards. We also make special eductors for precise metering of fluids and for mixing AFFF foam for firefighting systems aboard marine vessels. We provide customized eductors for corrosive environments. Most standard eductors are manufactured in bronze, but we have the ability to produce eductors in Aluminum, SS and cast iron. Eductors range in size from ½” to 18” with suction capacities from 1 GPM to 5000 GPM.

History

The original Vita Motivator was founded in 1937 and has manufactured eductors from day one. VF, under new ownership and leadership, will continue to service the market with high quality products and rapid customer service. VF is owned and operated by marine veterans who have spent their careers in Companies such as W & O Supply and Dante Valve servicing the needs of these rapidly changing and demanding markets. We now look forward to servicing your specific eductor requirements.

VF is dedicated exclusively to the design and manufacture of eductor devices. VF manufactures and sells it own proprietary line of eductors worldwide either direct or through manufacturer’s reps located strategically around the world or dedicated to specific end user markets. All of our products are built 100% in the United States

In the 1930’s, the founder of VM held some of the original patents applying eductor principles for converting shallow well pumps into deep well installations. This has become the widely used jet pump that is used to this day in many commercial applications.

The eductor was then applied to process hot water systems as a motorless circulating pump, using the pressure of the incoming cold water to create circulation in the tank and draw on return lines. This was the general nature of the business until WW II. During the war, like many manufacturers and most US citizens, VM was all hands-on deck and produced thousands of eductors for both Navy and Merchant ships for use in their bilge, ballast and damage control operations. A letter from Admiral Forrestal in 1944 thanking VM for its special efforts is an example of the commitment and dedication of the Company.

After the war, we returned to the hot water circulator business as well as continuing to manufacture eductors for the Navy, Gov’t and Commercial Marine markets. We also produced special eductor mixers for agitating soap, starch and chemical solutions using steam or water as the inlet fluid. It was at this time (1947-1948) that VM was also supplying eductors in small quantities to firms experimenting with injecting air into sewage solutions. They were used for aeration by using bubbles to float the coagulated solids to the top of the skimmer tanks to reduce the BOD before discharge in the streams, rivers, etc.

The newest development soon after was around the pump and in-line proportioning eductors for use in the Fire Fighting industry. VM originally developed and supplied them to Rockwood, Pyrene, American Le-France, Mack and Union and Union Carbide. VM continued to supply special proportioning eductors to the Sprinkler Manufacturers and for installations for Companies such as Saudi Arabian Oil.

During this period, there was also an ongoing market for newer uses aboard US Navy vessels. The peripheral jet eductor was developed for the wooden Minesweeper Program and VM supplied hundreds of these eductors to this new build program. The use of a “one-piece monel nozzle” was also developed and proved to be a well adopted technology due to its long life and simplicity.

VF continues to supply eductors to the Navy/Gov’t for use in many of its key shipbuilding programs: Aircraft Carriers, LPD’s, DDG’s, OPC’s, LCS’s, Frigates, to name a few. We are proud that the Navy and related shipbuilders trust VF for their eductor needs. VF is also very active in partnership with Rig Owners, Rig Builders, Commercial Shipping Companies and Fire Fighting Companies.

The Company has always made a special effort to avoid supplying just a standard eductor: we have always strived to supply the best model to suit the conditions of each application. This became an obsession when a lot of the end user markets were frustrated due to the poor performance of their eductors. Most problems were caused by the wrong eductor for the application and we set out on a mission to solve that: we feel like we have been very successful, and we will continue in this problem-solving mindset.

The original VM eductor was developed during a trip on a Sinclair Tanker in the late 50’s. Instead of the usual method of using men with coffee cans, buckets and rags to dry out the tanks before loading jet fuel/other clean products, VM developed a deck eductor for this specific purpose. The unit is supplied with a suction hose, which is the only part that goes into the tank, to vacuum the tank dry on lifts of up to 70’. Other types of special eductors have been made for the construction industry for use in groundwater removal systems. The eductors are put into the ground at depths of up to 100’ to keep water out of construction sites.

Various other models are used for dredging, sand handling and unloading carbon granules from trucks or railroad cars, circulating carbon and water mixtures for drinking or process water purification. Powerplants use eductors to suction fly ash from incinerators and transfer to loading bins.

Industry is changing and VF will continue to stay on the leading edge of eductor technology. We will continue to innovate and be a leader in providing the eductor marketplace with state of the art solutions and problem free/ high quality eductors.

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