The spare parts of the new lifting system of the Solar Pump NS1 finally arrived on Friday. We had them manufactured in Fermignano, near Urbino and the supplier was good and fast. Although it was already past 6 pm, no one wanted to wait until Monday to see if the lifting system worked properly and whether it is actually as awesome to see as it is in the drawings. Those who drew them have the satisfaction of seeing an idea developed on the computer become a piece of metal!

So Luca and Alessandro from the technical department and Roberto and Maurizio from the prototypes workshop immediately set to work in order to see how the system would look once assembled. I was supposed to leave, but I stayed to take pictures (on the other hand, I don’t know how to do anything more than tighten a nut!). The components were brought to the assembly table in the blink of an eye and then quickly assembled and bolted to the frame. Then the assembly was taken to another area of the prototypes workshop where the roll bond , the main component of the solar collector, was mounted.

Finally, we tested the new lifting system which replaces the previous one. Although the assembly lacks the motor, the polycarbonate tile, the housing and especially the painting, we already had an idea of how the Solar Pump was going to be once finished. The system is fine and works well, and once painted it will look awesome. So we profited by the occasion for a toast with a great passito sweet wine; a toast “to a job well done “!

Tthe most important thing is that we finally have some sun here in Rimini and so it is possible to carry out the tests and trials of our new Solar Pump NS1 model. Although the name is the same, this version of the system has reached letter “F“. Being able to experiment in realistic conditions and not by simulating the heat with an industrial air heater blower or other means is very important.