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About the
Authors
Larry Bachus and Angel Custodio met each other in the early 1990s in
Puerto Rico. Larry was working on a pump and seal conversion in a
pharmaceutical chemical plant and Angel was installing a computerized
preventive maintenance system in the same plant. They had passed each
other in the administrative offices at the plant and one day the
maintenance engineer introduced them and suggested they work
together. They became fast friends and have worked together on
numerous projects over the years since, including this book.
Larry Bachus
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Larry has almost 30-years experience in maintenance
with industrial pumps. His areas of expertise include
diagnosing pump problems and seal failures. Larry is
highly regarded for his hands-on personalized
consulting. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He
has taught pump and seal improvement courses all
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over the world. His investigations into pump failure
/ have led to inventions, tools and devices used in the
1 chemical process industry. He is an active member of
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
and writes a column called ‘The Pump Guy’ in
Energy Tech Magazine.
