Technical summary
The FBEI gear-pump line is specified in Itarema, Ceará for indústria de transformação — flow and pressure set by the actual system curve. Cabreúva-SP factory (2396 km), API 676 and direct technical service from FB engineering.


In Itarema, óleos industriais e fluidos de processo 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). Through 176-km proximity to the refining cluster of Fortaleza, Itarema inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Itarema, Ceará 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. Membership in the Noroeste Cearense mesoregion (IBGE) places Itarema in a regional economic mesh — a factor FB Bombas uses to optimize multi-city maintenance campaigns and consolidate freight across customers along the same axis. Logistically, the city connects to Cabreúva-SP via BR-116 (via BA/PI), complemented by alternatives BR-116, BR-222 and BR-020 — a network that supports technical service within tight operational windows. Industrial plants in Itarema rely on FB Bombas spares held in scheduled stock: semi-open and open impellers, wear rings in various materials, dual cartridge seals API 682 Plan 53 and SKF/FAG bearings per the original spec. FB Bombas serves Itarema from its Cabreúva-SP factory, with transport via BR-116 (via BA/PI) and application-engineering support for dimensioning according to the actual operation profile.
In Itarema, óleos industriais e fluidos de processo 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). Through 176-km proximity to the refining cluster of Fortaleza, Itarema inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Itarema, Ceará 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. Membership in the Noroeste Cearense mesoregion (IBGE) places Itarema in a regional economic mesh — a factor FB Bombas uses to optimize multi-city maintenance campaigns and consolidate freight across customers along the same axis. Logistically, the city connects to Cabreúva-SP via BR-116 (via BA/PI), complemented by alternatives BR-116, BR-222 and BR-020 — a network that supports technical service within tight operational windows. Industrial plants in Itarema rely on FB Bombas spares held in scheduled stock: semi-open and open impellers, wear rings in various materials, dual cartridge seals API 682 Plan 53 and SKF/FAG bearings per the original spec. FB Bombas serves Itarema from its Cabreúva-SP factory, with transport via BR-116 (via BA/PI) and application-engineering support for dimensioning according to the actual operation profile.

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The FBEI gear-pump line is specified in Itarema, Ceará for indústria de transformação — flow and pressure set by the actual system curve. Cabreúva-SP factory (2396 km), API 676 and direct technical service from FB engineering.
In Itarema, óleos industriais e fluidos de processo 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). Through 176-km proximity to the refining cluster of Fortaleza, Itarema inherits technical-qualification standards (CRCC, sector audits and customer-side homologation standards) and approved suppliers — a favorable context for normalized FB solutions. Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, FB Bombas supplies Itarema, Ceará 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. Membership in the Noroeste Cearense mesoregion (IBGE) places Itarema in a regional economic mesh — a factor FB Bombas uses to optimize multi-city maintenance campaigns and consolidate freight across customers along the same axis. Logistically, the city connects to Cabreúva-SP via BR-116 (via BA/PI), complemented by alternatives BR-116, BR-222 and BR-020 — a network that supports technical service within tight operational windows. Industrial plants in Itarema rely on FB Bombas spares held in scheduled stock: semi-open and open impellers, wear rings in various materials, dual cartridge seals API 682 Plan 53 and SKF/FAG bearings per the original spec. FB Bombas serves Itarema from its Cabreúva-SP factory, with transport via BR-116 (via BA/PI) and application-engineering support for dimensioning according to the actual operation profile.
For the industrial park of Itarema, the FBE series answers the services kinetic hydraulics cannot cover: transfer with stable flow under fluctuating pressure, dosing proportional to speed and high-viscosity fluids — the typical case of óleos industriais e fluidos de processo. Sizing validates starting torque at the coldest condition of the year — the classic mistake that shears keys in undersized pumps. Typical applications mapped for Itarema include transferência em linhas de produção and utilidades de planta — each with its own requirements for NPSH, acceptable pulsation and start-up strategy. Itarema 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. 100% of pumps bound for Itarema pass through the Cabreúva-SP hydraulic bench — acceptance testing with multi-point curve readings and G2.5 dynamic balancing.
Technically, Itarema shows low complexity in its fluid mix — lean fluid roster — technical operation focused on few main vectors. Itarema has a factory-floor economy: 42.2% of municipal value added is industrial (IBGE, 2021), over a 2023 GDP of R$ 711 million. This profile concentrates demand on process pumps and maintenance contracts with fast parts replacement. Demand in Itarema is characterized by high industrial density — multiple plants in a small radius, meaningful cumulative demand, a typical regional pattern of the mesoregion. Working with óleos industriais e fluidos de processo and água industrial in Itarema demands attention to viscosity at operating temperature, residual abrasiveness and chemical compatibility — criteria FB engineering applies on every project. Due to proximity to the refino cluster, Itarema shares a technical agenda with crude transfer, distillation-tower circulation, charge pumps for reactors and movement of derivatives — a direct path to series and materials selection. In Itarema, indústria de transformação plants concentrate recurring demand for centrifugal pumps for utilities and positive-displacement pumps for viscous fluids.
Typical transit time to Itarema: 72h to 7 days, depending on modal and dry season — the window used in FB Bombas' standard commercial commitment. The main logistics axis between Cabreúva-SP and Itarema is BR-116 (via BA/PI), totaling 2396 km — a route that sets the default delivery time for finished equipment. Dispatch from the Cabreúva-SP factory to Itarema occurs after bench hydraulic testing and Data Book verification — mandatory steps in FB's quality control.
For projects with FBE pumps in Itarema, 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.
Nationwide deliveries through partner carrier network with optimized lead times.
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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 Itarema 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.

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FB Bombas serves Itarema and the entire Ceará 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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Brazilian sectors for which FB Bombas sizes equipment — complete technical guides per application.
Regional service from Itarema — same series, same factory in Cabreúva/SP.
Every FB pump leaves the factory with a warranty against manufacturing defects, under the terms detailed in the commercial proposal. The condition is that installation, operation and maintenance respect the manual's parameters and the sizing defined by engineering. For details on your project in Itarema, talk to our technical team.
ISO 21940 G2.5 is the grade applied to the rotating set of FB Bombas pumps — direct equivalence with what API 610 asks for heavy-duty service. Critical projects in Itarema depend on this standard: continuous-regime operation, online vibration monitoring at the plant or high cost tied to unplanned downtime. When rotation exceeds 3,600 RPM or rotating mass goes over 50 kg, two-plane balancing is executed using a piezoelectric sensor.
Sizing is performed by FB Bombas’ application engineering team based on four key variables: desired flow, differential pressure, working temperature and fluid viscosity. Additional data such as available NPSH, operating cycle and fluid chemical compatibility are also considered. The service is free of charge for customers in Itarema.
It does. FB Bombas' technical training program for operators and maintainers in Itarema covers: characteristic-curve reading and sizing, cavitation identified via NPSH, mechanical-seal troubleshooting, laser alignment, vibration analyzed per ISO 10816 and preventive maintenance (PM) practice, including bearing and wear-ring replacement. Location and format are flexible — customer plant or the Cabreúva/SP factory, in person or hybrid.
They are. In energy consumption, nothing weighs more than sizing correctly: oversized or undersized pumps generate waste. FB Bombas engineering's job is to define the ideal operating point for the actual process conditions in Itarema, optimizing flow, pressure and power together.
Yes. FB Bombas serves the entire metropolitan region and microregions neighboring Itarema with the same technical support and logistics structure. This regional reach allows serving industrial plants distributed across multiple cities in a coordinated way.
There is. Full production in Cabreúva/SP guarantees factory replacement parts for all four series — planned shutdowns get short lead times and emergencies receive priority handling, which protects the total cost of ownership of the equipment installed in Itarema.
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. The FBCN series complies with ASME B73.1 (North American standard for horizontal end-suction process centrifugal pumps) — which enables retrofit on existing baseplates in Itarema plants, whoever manufactured the installed unit, provided the dimension designation matches. Shaft dimensions, suction/discharge flanges, casing feet and impeller centerline follow the standard: the complete FBCN pump goes in and piping and baseplate stay put.
Yes. FB Bombas manufactures pumps for stationary fire protection systems in compliance with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and ABNT NBR 16704 standards, serving building and industrial projects that require these certifications.
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