Flowserve Corporation has updated its training labs at the Learning Resource Center (LRC) in Irving, Texas. The hands-on technical facilities offer pump, valve and seal system optimization and maintenance training. Course participants now spend almost half of the training time in operational labs designed to simulate real-world scenarios. The sophisticated technology includes pumping systems with transparent piping and housings, so participants have a real-time view of fluid motion and typical pumping system failures. The instructors can also recreate and solve real-world problems. Courses are specifically designed to increase participants' skill levels in equipment selection, installation, repair, failure analysis and troubleshooting.