Technical summary
The FBEI gear-pump line is specified in Potiraguá, Bahia for agronegócio — flow and pressure set by the actual system curve. Cabreúva-SP factory (1147 km), API 676 and direct technical service from FB engineering.


From the Cabreúva-SP factory, 1147 km via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG), FB Bombas reaches Potiraguá with FBE, FBCN, FBOT inventory and engineering capability for special projects. In Potiraguá, agronegócio projects find their technical fit in the FB Bombas FBCN series. FBCN centrifugal pumps for irrigation, water transfer and utility systems in agribusiness. Typical pre-sizing: Robust for field, Low maintenance, High performance. The BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) corridor combined with highways BR-116, BR-101 and BR-324 composes the freight mesh to Potiraguá — a cost variable in pricing skids, pump-motor sets and indivisible cargo with escort. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Potiraguá, Bahia with the FBE, FBCN, FBOT, FBEI series and FBFS fire-fighting systems — designed and produced in Cabreúva-SP with API 676 compliance, ASME B73.1 normalization (interchangeable with global manufacturers), API 610 engineered-to-order projects and a traceable Data Book on every unit shipped. Potiraguá's industrial profile centers on Agronegócio — sectors with specific pumping demands that FB Bombas meets with dedicated product series. Through 91-km proximity to the pulp-and-paper cluster of Eunapolis, Potiraguá inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Potiraguá requires pumping of defensivos viscosos and água, a fluid set for which FB Bombas already has product series with field-validated material selection.
From the Cabreúva-SP factory, 1147 km via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG), FB Bombas reaches Potiraguá with FBE, FBCN, FBOT inventory and engineering capability for special projects. In Potiraguá, agronegócio projects find their technical fit in the FB Bombas FBCN series. FBCN centrifugal pumps for irrigation, water transfer and utility systems in agribusiness. Typical pre-sizing: Robust for field, Low maintenance, High performance. The BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) corridor combined with highways BR-116, BR-101 and BR-324 composes the freight mesh to Potiraguá — a cost variable in pricing skids, pump-motor sets and indivisible cargo with escort. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Potiraguá, Bahia with the FBE, FBCN, FBOT, FBEI series and FBFS fire-fighting systems — designed and produced in Cabreúva-SP with API 676 compliance, ASME B73.1 normalization (interchangeable with global manufacturers), API 610 engineered-to-order projects and a traceable Data Book on every unit shipped. Potiraguá's industrial profile centers on Agronegócio — sectors with specific pumping demands that FB Bombas meets with dedicated product series. Through 91-km proximity to the pulp-and-paper cluster of Eunapolis, Potiraguá inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Potiraguá requires pumping of defensivos viscosos and água, a fluid set for which FB Bombas already has product series with field-validated material selection.

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The FBEI gear-pump line is specified in Potiraguá, Bahia for agronegócio — flow and pressure set by the actual system curve. Cabreúva-SP factory (1147 km), API 676 and direct technical service from FB engineering.
From the Cabreúva-SP factory, 1147 km via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG), FB Bombas reaches Potiraguá with FBE, FBCN, FBOT inventory and engineering capability for special projects. In Potiraguá, agronegócio projects find their technical fit in the FB Bombas FBCN series. FBCN centrifugal pumps for irrigation, water transfer and utility systems in agribusiness. Typical pre-sizing: Robust for field, Low maintenance, High performance. The BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) corridor combined with highways BR-116, BR-101 and BR-324 composes the freight mesh to Potiraguá — a cost variable in pricing skids, pump-motor sets and indivisible cargo with escort. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Potiraguá, Bahia with the FBE, FBCN, FBOT, FBEI series and FBFS fire-fighting systems — designed and produced in Cabreúva-SP with API 676 compliance, ASME B73.1 normalization (interchangeable with global manufacturers), API 610 engineered-to-order projects and a traceable Data Book on every unit shipped. Potiraguá's industrial profile centers on Agronegócio — sectors with specific pumping demands that FB Bombas meets with dedicated product series. Through 91-km proximity to the pulp-and-paper cluster of Eunapolis, Potiraguá inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Potiraguá requires pumping of defensivos viscosos and água, a fluid set for which FB Bombas already has product series with field-validated material selection.
The pump-and-motor set shipped to Potiraguá undergoes bench hydraulic testing and G2.5 dynamic balancing (ISO 21940), with a traceable report. Potiraguá: defensivos viscosos and água suggest materials such as austenitic stainless steels (AISI 304/316) with attention to thermal expansion — a choice impacting both durability and cost of the pump-and-motor set. Potiraguá typically calls for FBEI and FBCN — an initial recommendation based on local productFit, dominant industrial cluster and identified fluid profile; final technical approval is refined by application engineering. What defines the FBE external gear pump in Potiraguá is its behavior under variable pressure: being positive displacement, flow follows speed and practically ignores backpressure swings in the line — the typical case of defensivos e fertilizantes líquidos. Two installation requirements follow from this physics: a sized relief valve on the discharge and, for fluids that harden when cold, a heating jacket on the pump body.
In Potiraguá, the low complexity index in the fluid mix sets lean fluid roster — technical operation focused on few main vectors — a factor adjusting both technical-spec depth and materials-catalogue scope. Agriculture leads value added in Potiraguá (32.3%, IBGE 2021; 2023 GDP of R$ 151 million) — and agribusiness is pump territory: processing, washing, effluents and vegetable oils cross the FBCN and FBE series. In Potiraguá, 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. Working with defensivos viscosos and água in Potiraguá demands attention to viscosity at operating temperature, residual abrasiveness and chemical compatibility — criteria FB engineering applies on every project. Due to proximity to the papel-celulose cluster, Potiraguá shares a technical agenda with white/black liquor circulation, recovery-boiler feed and low-to-medium consistency stock pumping — a direct path to series and materials selection. In Potiraguá, agronegócio plants concentrate recurring demand for centrifugal pumps for utilities and positive-displacement pumps for viscous fluids.
Logistics lead time to Potiraguá is 48-72h, with possible technical stop — variable with cargo type, season and specific optimizations. 1147 km separate the Cabreúva-SP factory from Potiraguá via BR-116 (via Fernão Dias BR-381 até MG) — an axis sized for movement of pumps, skids and pump-and-motor sets. The factory-to-Potiraguá logistics cycle begins with documented dispatch: invoice, packing list, test certificates and the equipment's technical manual.
For projects with FBE pumps in Potiraguá, talk to FB application engineering: viscosity analysis, available NPSH, seal materials and operating regime — technical response within 24-48 business hours.
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.
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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.

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Brazilian sectors for which FB Bombas sizes equipment — complete technical guides per application.
Regional service from Potiraguá — same series, same factory in Cabreúva/SP.
Yes. As a Brazilian manufacturer accredited in FINAME — the BNDES Special Industrial Financing Agency —, FB Bombas qualifies equipment supplied to Potiraguá for BNDES Finame financing lines (Industrial Working Capital, Modernization, Capital Goods), with preferential conditions for national industry. On the technical proposal, the commercial team includes the product's FINAME code to enter the customer's 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 Potiraguá, optimizing the flow/pressure/power ratio.
The FB line covers a wide range: mineral and synthetic oils, asphalt (CAP), BPF fuel oils, petroleum derivatives, molasses, resins, viscous chemical and hydraulic products (FBE series); raw and treated water, process fluids, industrial effluents (FBCN series); thermal oil at elevated temperatures (FBOT series). Each application is sized according to fluid viscosity, temperature and chemical compatibility.
Manufacturing in Brazil since 1944, FB Bombas delivers shorter lead times — with no import dependency —, direct technical support from FB engineering, in-house manufactured replacement parts, local-currency pricing free of exchange rate exposure, and on-site service for projects in Potiraguá and surrounding areas.
A technical quote for Potiraguá starts with the application briefing, sent via website form, WhatsApp +55 11 97287-4837 or email comercial@fbbombas.com.br. Required items: fluid name with viscosity at operating temperature, target flow (m³/h), discharge head (m), available NPSH, operating temperature and whether the regime is continuous or intermittent. Once the analysis is complete, application engineering replies bringing a preliminary technical proposal, characteristic curve, suggested materials and delivery lead time.
It does. When a special application demands something beyond the standard portfolio, FB Bombas develops the solution: modified construction materials, specific sealing arrangements, system-integrated heating, skids, mobile assemblies and retrofit of existing installations. Engineering reviews each special project as a step prior to manufacturing.
Yes. FB Bombas offers retrofit of existing installations, including seal upgrades, replacement of worn components, adaptation for new fluids and hydraulic performance improvement. The assessment is based on a technical report of the current installation.
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.
Since 1944 — over 82 years of continuous experience manufacturing industrial pumps. In Cabreúva/SP, the factory brings engineering, manufacturing and testing together under one roof, which assures total quality control on each unit shipped to Potiraguá and all across Brazil.
In Potiraguá, service comes directly from the factory in Cabreúva/SP, through the FB Bombas team. The customer speaks with application engineering for sizing, receives the complete technical quotation within 3-5 business days and buys original parts at factory pricing. When project criticality warrants it, on-site technical visits to Potiraguá are scheduled.
Fill out the form and our technical team will contact you to size the ideal pump — gear (FBE/FBEI) or centrifugal (FBCN/FBOT).