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In Itapetininga, São Paulo, FB Bombas serves alimentos projects with the FBCN series — dedicated application engineering for sizing against the actual system curve, CRCC Petrobras certification and technical compliance with API 610 (centrifugal), API 676 (gear) and NFPA 20 / NBR 16704 (fire fighting). The city sits within the IBGE mesoregion Itapetininga, a regional grouping of municipalities with similar economic and logistics profiles — useful for comparative analysis and technical-visit routing. Itapetininga requires pumping of óleos comestíveis, água de processo, óleo térmico and água de tingimento, a fluid set for which FB Bombas already has product series with field-validated material selection. The FB Bombas FBCN series answers alimentos demand in Itapetininga — FBCN centrifugal pumps with sanitary materials for food processing, process water and utilities. Operating range: 316L stainless steel available, Easy sanitization, Sanitary mechanical seal. FB Bombas application engineering owns technical specification in Itapetininga — from customer data sheet to the final Data Book delivered with the pump, through application review, FAT on the hydraulic bench and on-site SAT support. FB Bombas maintains in Itapetininga the technical portfolio of CRCC Petrobras + API 610 + API 676 + ASME B73.1 — a regulatory base that spans refining, petrochemicals, mining, sanitation, food, pulp and paper, sugar-ethanol and steel. The road network SP-300, SP-021, SP-330, BR-116 and BR-374, with SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Rondon (via Rodoanel SP-021) as the main axis, defines response time for critical-part shipments and technical visits to Itapetininga. Itapetininga sits 105 km from the sugar-and-ethanol cluster centered in Piracicaba, a proximity that usually means shared suppliers and aligned maintenance standards. FB Bombas maintains an installed base in Itapetininga with a structure of spare parts (impeller, shaft, wear ring, cartridge mechanical seal, bearings) and scheduled preventive maintenance — direct supply from the Cabreúva-SP factory, no intermediaries. Service to Itapetininga is coordinated from the Cabreúva-SP factory, route SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Rondon (via Rodoanel SP-021) (99 km), with a technical team for selection, commissioning and replacement support.