Gear pumps (internal & external) and centrifugal pumps manufactured in Cabreúva/SP. Serving Aporá and region — factory 1600km away. Technical response within 24h.
Gear pumps (internal & external) and centrifugal pumps manufactured in Cabreúva/SP. Serving Aporá and region — factory 1600km away. Technical response within 24h.
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FB Bombas serves Aporá, Bahia with industrial pumps manufactured in Cabreúva-SP since 1944. For local industry, FBEI, FBCN series cover the local technical range. Logistics distance: 1611 km. Typical critical-parts lead time: 96h to 7 days. Compliant with API 676 and ASME B73.1, Petrobras CRCC qualified; API 610 via engineered-to-order projects.
FB Bombas is a Brazilian manufacturer of industrial pumps serving Aporá, Bahia, with the FBE, FBCN, FBOT and FBEI series applied to the local industry sector that dominates the region. Direct factory service from Cabreúva-SP, with application engineering for technical sizing and qualification under CRCC Petrobras / API 610 / ASME B73.1 per project specification. Only 118 km from the petrochemical cluster of Camacari, Aporá benefits from logistics spillover and movement of technical professionals — FB Bombas has a service track record in the region. Road access runs via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG), with branches through BR-116, BR-101 and BR-324 — a corridor that sets delivery times for rotating equipment and the logistics of technical service. In Aporá, óleos industriais and água industrial make up the fluid portfolio served by local plants — each with its own requirements on available NPSH, in-service viscosity and sealing strategy (Plan 11/13/52/53 by criticality). Within IBGE mesoregion Nordeste Baiano, Aporá shares economic context with adjacent municipalities, shaping typical pump specifications and the frequency of synchronized maintenance campaigns. FB Bombas technical service in Aporá covers centrifugal- and gear-pump sizing, commissioning support, assisted startup and operator training — a scope that spans the full technical-supply cycle. Service to Aporá is coordinated from the Cabreúva-SP factory, route BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) (1611 km), with a technical team for selection, commissioning and replacement support.
In Aporá, FBEI and FBCN cover the technical range observed in the field — from primary transfer and circulation to replacing an installed pump carrying the same ASME B73.1 dimensional designation. For óleos industriais and água industrial in Aporá, the baseline is austenitic stainless steels (AISI 304/316) with attention to thermal expansion — FB engineering tunes from immersion tests, field history and iron/stainless/duplex compatibility within the local fluid classes. In Aporá, transferência geral and utilidades form the typical-use portfolio — guiding series selection, sealing configuration and internal coating according to fluid abrasiveness or aggressiveness. For Aporá (1611 km from Cabreúva-SP), the critical-parts logistics cycle runs in 96h to 7 days — a workable window for regular PM campaigns with controlled risk of extended downtime.
In Aporá, medium density — regular and predictable opportunity pipeline — a characteristic that sizes FB's commercial strategy: application-engineering coverage, visit cadence and depth of consignment stock. petroquimico cluster near Aporá imposes a continuous operation with triennial outages (TPM) — moments of concentrated demand for retrofitted equipment pace — syncing equipment purchases, PM contracting and regional technical-team mobilization. A GDP of R$ 192 million (IBGE, 2023) with a services profile (24.9% of value added in 2021) places Aporá's local demand in the utilities field: building pressurization, light process water and fire-fighting systems. Typical fluids handled in Aporá (óleos industriais and água industrial) require careful selection of seal and coating materials — a central variable in pump sizing. Typical use cases identified for Aporá: series FBEI for transferência geral and series FBCN for utilidades. The petroquimico cluster near Aporá brings applications such as cracking, hydrocarbon transfer, fractionation tower recirculation and oily-water pumping — a repertoire FB Bombas serves with dedicated series and field-validated materials.
1611 km separate the Cabreúva-SP factory from Aporá via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) — an axis sized for movement of pumps, skids and pump-and-motor sets. Alternative routing to Aporá can use BR-116, BR-101 and BR-324, which helps in heavy-traffic situations or maintenance on specific roads. The factory-to-Aporá logistics cycle begins with documented dispatch: invoice, packing list, test certificates and the equipment's technical manual.
For projects in Aporá, talk to FB engineering: technical analysis of the duty point, series and materials recommendation, hydraulic-test scope and Data Book. Direct service.
Talk to engineeringFor over 82 years, we have manufactured industrial pumps in Cabreúva-SP. From north to south, we serve the country's main industrial hubs with gear (FBE/FBEI) and centrifugal (FBCN/FBOT) pumps — engineered, machined and assembled in our own manufacturing facility.
Our engineering team sizes each pump for the customer's actual application, with bench testing before shipping. This technical rigor — combined with direct support from our team — is what has sustained the trust of groups like Petrobras, Vale and CSN for generations.
What changes when the pump comes straight from the manufacturer: engineering, stock and logistics under one roof in Cabreúva-SP.
Technical support across all 27 Brazilian states, from inland regions to major industrial capitals.
Nationwide deliveries through partner carrier network with optimized lead times.
Technical team available for sizing, project work and after-sales support across any region.
Original spare parts for the FBE, FBEI, FBCN and FBOT series stocked at our own factory, ready to ship.
Own factory in Cabreúva/SP with full production capability, serving Aporá and all of Brazil
Engineering, CNC machining and assembly — all integrated in our Cabreúva/SP factory.
We size and build complete systems, ready for installation at your industrial plant.
We keep original parts in stock for all series, ensuring continuity of your operation.
Production line with centrifugal and gear pumps assembled and tested in our manufacturing plant.
FB Bombas serves Aporá and the entire Bahia region with gear pumps (internal & external) and centrifugal pumps for your industrial application. Request a quote and receive a personalized proposal.
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Our manufacturing plant in Cabreúva-SP integrates engineering, CNC machining and assembly under one roof. Every pump is validated through bench testing before reaching the customer — ensuring it ships ready for real application.
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Brazilian sectors for which FB Bombas sizes equipment — complete technical guides per application.
FB Bombas serves Aporá and neighboring municipalities with the same technical team — optimized visits and supply in joint campaigns.
Yes. FB Bombas is a Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, with a factory in Cabreúva/SP and a technical team for projects in Aporá. The FBCN (centrifugal), FBE/FBEI (gear) and FBOT (thermal oil) series cover the same applications served by imported equipment — with advantages in lead time (no import), direct factory technical support, spare parts for FB pumps themselves and Portuguese-speaking application engineering. In a normalized centrifugal retrofit, ASME B73.1 requires that units of the same standard dimension designation, from any source of supply, be interchangeable as to mounting dimensions, suction and discharge nozzles, input shaft and foundation bolt holes.
Yes. Every FB Bombas pump delivered to Aporá comes with a complete technical Data Book: hydraulic test certificate, material certificates (stainless, duplex, ductile cast iron per spec), ISO 21940 G2.5 balancing report, characteristic curve measured on the bench, API 682 mechanical-seal data sheets, operation and maintenance manual, and as-built drawings. All documentation is traceable by the unit serial number.
The schedule is set by three factors: chosen series, construction materials and stock at order time. Standard configurations ship faster; custom ones receive a firm date in the technical proposal. Delivery to Aporá is by road, shipping directly from the factory.
When there is a plant shutdown in Aporá, FB Bombas triggers an emergency flow dedicated to critical parts (mechanical seal, impeller, shaft, wear ring, bearings): the order gets pre-invoicing, dispatch is prioritized and the modal can change — express road or air, decided by distance and criticality. The region defines the typical lead time, with a window negotiable for each case. For those with an installed base and scheduled PM, there is the option of consigning part of the stock at the plant.
It is compatible when the dimension designation is the same. ASME B73.1 (North American dimensional standard for end-suction process pumps), adopted in the FBCN series, defines an envelope common to the whole normalized fleet operating in Aporá plants, whoever manufactured the installed unit. In a typical retrofit, baseplate, suction/discharge piping and foundations are preserved, and FB Bombas supplies the complete new pump — not loose parts for third-party equipment. The dimensional and hydraulic gap analysis is executed by application engineering before supplying.
It depends on the service: fluid, temperature and operating pressure determine the configuration, which engineering defines. Available options are single seal, double seal (tandem or back-to-back), cartridge version and, in specific applications, packing glands. Hazardous fluids call for a double seal with barrier — that is the recommended option.
Yes. FB Bombas is a Brazilian manufacturer accredited in FINAME (BNDES Special Industrial Financing Agency), which qualifies equipment supplied to Aporá for BNDES Finame financing lines (Industrial Working Capital, Modernization, Capital Goods) with preferential conditions for national industry. The commercial team provides the product FINAME code on the technical proposal for inclusion in the customer financial plan.
Yes. Correct sizing is the main lever for energy efficiency — an oversized or undersized pump wastes energy. FB Bombas engineering calculates the optimal operating point considering the actual process conditions in Aporá, optimizing the flow/pressure/power ratio.
Four families are manufactured in Cabreúva/SP: external gear FBE and internal gear FBEI for viscous fluids, standardized centrifugal FBCN for low-viscosity liquids and FBOT for thermal oil circuits up to 350 °C. Fire-fighting systems per NFPA 20 / NBR 16704 complete the line.
It does. The standard used is ISO 10816, with velocity RMS in mm/s, and the diagnosis — conducted by FB Bombas application engineering — identifies misalignment, imbalance, bearing defects and cavitation on pumps operating in Aporá. At startup the baseline is captured; in PM campaigns, spectral comparison is performed; and interventions (re-balancing, bearing replacement, laser alignment) are recommended before vibration enters zone D.
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