Severn Glocon and ValvTechnologies have reached a partnership agreement that will see collaboration between two leading engineering and manufacturing companies specialising in innovative and severe-service valves. Subject to regulatory approval in the US, the partnership will combine the brands’ distinctive and complementary capabilities to extend the global reach,... [Read More]

Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, water and industrial process industries has announced some successes over the past 12 months despite pandemic. The company said this was aided by the £12.5.5 million (€14.6 million) investment that was secured in 2020 from Georg Fischer Piping Systems. Neil Poxon, CEO of Oxford Flow, said: “Despite... [Read More]

Valmet will supply an automation system to an energy-from-waste facility currently under construction at Newhurst in Leicestershire, UK. The order was placed by Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI), the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the facility. This is the 16th time that HZI has chosen Valmet’s automation technology for its energy-from-waste... [Read More]

Titan Enterprises has revealed a growing demand for precision flow measurement devices from manufacturers of domestic and industrial water-consumption appliances to integrate as part of a smart water meter system. With year-on-year increases in water usage for domestic and industrial purposes, smart water flow metering solutions - with integrated Titan liquid flow sensors,... [Read More]

Emerson has introduced the Fisher V280 full-bore trunnion-mounted ball control valve for severe and speciality pressure, flow and process control applications. The valve provides dynamic process control by utilising a robust drive train unique to the market that is designed to guide the shaft and properly absorb energy. Available attenuators for liquid and gas process... [Read More]

Following an extensive trial at one of the largest waste processing plants in Europe, separators made by Borger are now playing a crucial role in improving the quality of the digestate used for land fertilisation in accordance with PAS 110 regulations. The facility, which generates up to 5.9 MW of electricity from over 100,000 tonnes of food waste per year, had been looking... [Read More]

A major new sewer pipeline is being delivered in Gloucestershire in an £8.5 million (€9.9 million) project by Thames Water to help tackle flooding. Using techniques like ‘micro-tunnelling’, the 3.8 km scheme involves the installation of 1,800 individual sections of pipe between Chesterton and Shorncote, and the construction of a new pumping station. With new... [Read More]

Construction work on Baltic Pipe, a pipeline connecting Poland with Norwegian gas fields via the Baltic Sea and Denmark, will resume after a temporary halt in operations. Danish grid operator Energinet said two areas of the pipeline's construction still await further regulatory approval and completion of the project could be delayed by three months. The suspension had... [Read More]

The reputational and financial risks of the mismanagement of water and wastewater systems is the subject of a new report published today. The document, Process water and wastewater treatment in the food industry , points to the vast volumes of water used in food and beverage production and urges companies to do more to offset risk. The food and beverage industry uses... [Read More]

Professor Bernd Stoffel, a scientist and researcher on essential pump design, passed away on 8 June. As a student and then post-graduate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, he was actively involved in pre-competitive research as a project worker during the founding phase of the VDMA’s Pumps Research Fund. In 1977 he switched from science to industry,... [Read More]