Technical summary
For industrial water and low-viscosity fluids in local industry (Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba), FB engineering recommends FBCN. ASME B73.1 compliance and hydraulic testing, 96h to 7 days lead time from Cabreúva-SP.


FB Bombas technical service in Catolé do Rocha covers centrifugal- and gear-pump sizing, commissioning support, assisted startup and operator training — a scope that spans the full technical-supply cycle. Typical fluids in Catolé do Rocha's industrial operations include óleos industriais and água industrial — a vector that determines whether the correct specification is the FBE/FBEI (gear) or FBCN/FBOT (centrifugal / thermal oil) series. Road access runs via BR-101 (via PE), with branches through BR-101, BR-230 and BR-104 — a corridor that sets delivery times for rotating equipment and the logistics of technical service. Just 291 km separate Catolé do Rocha from the industrial district cluster of Maracanau — a distance that enables joint technical visits and dilution of mobilization cost across multiple customers. Membership in the Sertão Paraibano mesoregion (IBGE) places Catolé do Rocha 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. FB Bombas maintains in Catolé do Rocha the technical portfolio of CRCC Petrobras + API 676 + ASME B73.1 (API 610 on engineered-to-order projects) — a regulatory base that spans refining, petrochemicals, mining, sanitation, pulp and paper, sugar-ethanol and steel. FB Bombas is the national industrial-pump manufacturer serving Catolé do Rocha (PB) with direct factory service from Cabreúva-SP. For local industry — the dominant industrial calling of Catolé do Rocha — we recommend the FBE, FBCN, FBOT and FBEI series, with field-validated materials, cartridge mechanical seal and characteristic curve certified on an hydraulic bench. Service to Catolé do Rocha is coordinated from the Cabreúva-SP factory, route BR-101 (via PE) (2137 km), with a technical team for selection, commissioning and replacement support.
FB Bombas technical service in Catolé do Rocha covers centrifugal- and gear-pump sizing, commissioning support, assisted startup and operator training — a scope that spans the full technical-supply cycle. Typical fluids in Catolé do Rocha's industrial operations include óleos industriais and água industrial — a vector that determines whether the correct specification is the FBE/FBEI (gear) or FBCN/FBOT (centrifugal / thermal oil) series. Road access runs via BR-101 (via PE), with branches through BR-101, BR-230 and BR-104 — a corridor that sets delivery times for rotating equipment and the logistics of technical service. Just 291 km separate Catolé do Rocha from the industrial district cluster of Maracanau — a distance that enables joint technical visits and dilution of mobilization cost across multiple customers. Membership in the Sertão Paraibano mesoregion (IBGE) places Catolé do Rocha 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. FB Bombas maintains in Catolé do Rocha the technical portfolio of CRCC Petrobras + API 676 + ASME B73.1 (API 610 on engineered-to-order projects) — a regulatory base that spans refining, petrochemicals, mining, sanitation, pulp and paper, sugar-ethanol and steel. FB Bombas is the national industrial-pump manufacturer serving Catolé do Rocha (PB) with direct factory service from Cabreúva-SP. For local industry — the dominant industrial calling of Catolé do Rocha — we recommend the FBE, FBCN, FBOT and FBEI series, with field-validated materials, cartridge mechanical seal and characteristic curve certified on an hydraulic bench. Service to Catolé do Rocha is coordinated from the Cabreúva-SP factory, route BR-101 (via PE) (2137 km), with a technical team for selection, commissioning and replacement support.

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Direct answer for industrial projects — recommended series, standards compliance and logistics.
For industrial water and low-viscosity fluids in local industry (Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba), FB engineering recommends FBCN. ASME B73.1 compliance and hydraulic testing, 96h to 7 days lead time from Cabreúva-SP.
FB Bombas technical service in Catolé do Rocha covers centrifugal- and gear-pump sizing, commissioning support, assisted startup and operator training — a scope that spans the full technical-supply cycle. Typical fluids in Catolé do Rocha's industrial operations include óleos industriais and água industrial — a vector that determines whether the correct specification is the FBE/FBEI (gear) or FBCN/FBOT (centrifugal / thermal oil) series. Road access runs via BR-101 (via PE), with branches through BR-101, BR-230 and BR-104 — a corridor that sets delivery times for rotating equipment and the logistics of technical service. Just 291 km separate Catolé do Rocha from the industrial district cluster of Maracanau — a distance that enables joint technical visits and dilution of mobilization cost across multiple customers. Membership in the Sertão Paraibano mesoregion (IBGE) places Catolé do Rocha 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. FB Bombas maintains in Catolé do Rocha the technical portfolio of CRCC Petrobras + API 676 + ASME B73.1 (API 610 on engineered-to-order projects) — a regulatory base that spans refining, petrochemicals, mining, sanitation, pulp and paper, sugar-ethanol and steel. FB Bombas is the national industrial-pump manufacturer serving Catolé do Rocha (PB) with direct factory service from Cabreúva-SP. For local industry — the dominant industrial calling of Catolé do Rocha — we recommend the FBE, FBCN, FBOT and FBEI series, with field-validated materials, cartridge mechanical seal and characteristic curve certified on an hydraulic bench. Service to Catolé do Rocha is coordinated from the Cabreúva-SP factory, route BR-101 (via PE) (2137 km), with a technical team for selection, commissioning and replacement support.
Catolé do Rocha is served with a logistics lead time of 96h to 7 days for critical parts from Cabreúva-SP, subject to case-by-case optimization. Catolé do Rocha: transferência geral and utilidades. This application mix is covered by the recommended FB series, with case-by-case fine tuning. In Catolé do Rocha, materials such as austenitic stainless steels (AISI 304/316) with attention to thermal expansion answer the requirements of óleos industriais and água industrial — a combination that drives service life of casing, impeller, shaft and shaft sleeve, refined via corrosion analysis using removal rates (mpy). For the technical profile observed in Catolé do Rocha, FB Bombas application engineering recommends FBEI and FBCN as a starting point for sizing, subject to refinement per Q×H curve, available NPSH and actual fluid temperature. For water, condensate and process fluids in Catolé do Rocha, the FBCN adds two maintenance advantages: back-pull-out construction, which frees the rotating assembly without dismantling piping, and dimensional interchangeability with the international process-pump standard — direct retrofit on the existing baseplate.
Catolé do Rocha: high industrial density — multiple plants in a small radius, meaningful cumulative demand — a variable influencing commercial strategy and service logistics. Catolé do Rocha: low fluid complexity, lean fluid roster — technical operation focused on few main vectors. Catolé do Rocha has a services-oriented economy (50.9% of value added, IBGE 2021; 2023 GDP of R$ 623 million) — in this profile, typical projects involve centrifugals for utilities, reservoirs and fire networks, with the FBCN as the reference series. Catolé do Rocha shows cases like series FBEI for transferência geral and series FBCN for utilidades — a package FB Bombas addresses with real-curve sizing, material recommendation and dimensioned seal configuration. In Catolé do Rocha, óleos industriais and água industrial form the typical fluid set — guiding both series selection (gear, centrifugal, thermal oil) and constructive detail (closed/open/semi-open impeller). Catolé do Rocha, among the 50 most populous cities in PB, maintains a relevant industrial base, sustains a predictable B2B demand chain — an ideal profile for scheduled supply and multi-year replacement contracts. In Catolé do Rocha, near a distrito-industrial cluster, applications such as diverse applications — specialty chemicals, hydraulic oils, purified water and thermal oils make up the operational agenda — each backed by technical references in the FBE/FBCN/FBOT catalogues.
2137 km separate the Cabreúva-SP factory from Catolé do Rocha via BR-101 (via PE) — an axis sized for movement of pumps, skids and pump-and-motor sets. Alternative routing to Catolé do Rocha can use BR-101, BR-230 and BR-104, which helps in heavy-traffic situations or maintenance on specific roads. On projects for Catolé do Rocha, logistics may include multimodal consolidation — a relevant alternative for large equipment or tight deadlines. The technical-service model in Catolé do Rocha is structured as technical visits planned as a mission — concentrated agenda to cover multiple plants in a single trip.
FB engineers serve Catolé do Rocha for the FBCN series with a sized proposal — duty point, fluid, field conditions and supply lead time.
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.

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Yes. FB Bombas is a Brazilian industrial-pump manufacturer since 1944, with a factory in Cabreúva/SP and a technical team for projects in Catolé do Rocha. 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.
There are three channels: WhatsApp +55 11 97287-4837, email comercial@fbbombas.com.br and the form on our website. Technical questions get priority response within the same business day — the reply comes directly from application engineering.
Yes — with a structural advantage: since the FBE, FBEI, FBCN and FBOT series are manufactured entirely in Brazil, parts ship from the factory itself in Cabreúva/SP, with short lead times for planned shutdowns and priority handling for emergencies. The direct effect is a lower total cost of ownership.
The FB portfolio handles an extensive spectrum of fluids. The FBE series takes mineral and synthetic oils, asphalt (CAP), BPF fuel oils, petroleum derivatives, molasses, resins plus viscous chemical and hydraulic products; the FBCN series works with raw and treated water, process fluids and industrial effluents; the FBOT series is dedicated to thermal oil at elevated temperatures. Each case is sized considering viscosity, temperature and chemical compatibility.
It depends on the configuration: standard-arrangement pumps have shorter lead times, while special constructions follow the schedule stated in the technical proposal. The deciding factor is the combination of series, materials and stock availability — and transport to Catolé do Rocha goes through our regular road operator.
Yes. A complete technical Data Book accompanies each FB Bombas pump that reaches Catolé do Rocha: hydraulic test certificate, material certificates (stainless steel, duplex and ductile cast iron per spec), ISO 21940 G2.5 balancing report, characteristic curve measured on the test bench, API 682 mechanical-seal data sheets, operation and maintenance manual and as-built drawings. The unit serial number traces all this documentation.
Yes. The entire metropolitan region and the microregions around Catolé do Rocha receive from FB Bombas the same technical support and logistics structure. With this regional reach, industrial plants spread across several cities are served in a coordinated manner.
Send flow, differential pressure, working temperature and fluid viscosity: with these four data points FB engineering calculates the right model, also validating available NPSH, operating regime and material compatibility. The service is free of charge for customers in Catolé do Rocha.
FB Bombas holds: active CRCC at Petrobras (supplier registry for Oil & Gas); compliance with API 676 (international standard for positive displacement pumps — FBE series); compliance with ASME B73.1 (standard for process centrifugal pumps — FBCN series); compliance with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standards and ABNT NBR 16704 for stationary fire protection pump systems.
Quotes can be requested via WhatsApp at +55 11 97287-4837, email comercial@fbbombas.com.br or through our website form. Provide the application (fluid, flow, pressure, temperature) and the technical team will respond with a proposal sized for your conditions in Catolé do Rocha.
Fill out the form and our technical team will contact you to size the ideal pump — gear (FBE/FBEI) or centrifugal (FBCN/FBOT).