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Jun 18, 2021
Easier product selection and faster turnaround are two of the advantages customers can expect when they choose Celeros Flow Technology as their preferred supplier for reciprocating pumps. The company has totally revised its reciprocating pumps portfolio to align it with current market conditions, reducing design complexity and making it simpler to match the pump to the application. Bryan…
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Jun 18, 2021
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, joining KSB where he…
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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 vast volumes of water, and…
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Jun 17, 2021
Pipelines
A key permit for Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline was upheld by the Minnesota Court of Appeals removing a potential delay for the controversial project. The court on Monday affirmed a Certificate of Need and Routing Permit granted by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The pipeline, which will carry Canadian oil-sands crude from Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin, has faced fierce…
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A $2.4 million (€2 million) upgrade to one of Hobart’s major water distribution pipelines has started in Australia. The project will replace a section of the Claremont Trunk water pipeline that runs along the Brooker Highway in Berriedale and provides water from the West Derwent System to the Tolosa Reservoirs. Capital Delivery Office (CDO) delivery manager Chris Le Grange said the…
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Jun 17, 2021
For many years, oxygen monitors and gas analysers have been used for weld purging. They are specifically designed and calibrated for accuracy at atmospheric oxygen level but not for weld purging where accuracy is required when reading much lower oxygen levels. Using the latest scientific knowledge and innovation, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT has designed and manufactured the PurgEye Nano…
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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s £2 million (€2.3 million) investment to upgrade the water network in the Fairwater, Danescourt and Radyr communities of Cardiff has now been completed. The work formed part of a £159 million (€185 million) investment to deliver improvements on the quality of drinking water for its customers across the country. The work involved cleaning and laying…
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Jun 16, 2021
For design engineers and specifiers in the general industrial market, corrosion can be a major challenge. Even the highest quality products can fail when used incorrectly. But how do engineers select the best materials? They carefully analyse the operating environment and ask themselves three key questions. Firstly, is the material composition susceptible to cracking? If the answer is yes,…
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Jun 16, 2021
Pipelines
Siltbuster has worked with the Porr Skanska A Hak joint venture on a significant National Grid project to build a new gas pipeline under the River Humber. The water treatment specialists were called in to provide a temporary, high-flow dissolved metals removal system ensuring clean water was available for a key part of the construction. The location of the new 5km pipeline under the Humber…
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Work is due to start next month on a £1.3 million (€1.5 million) sewer upgrade in part of Darlington, as Northumbrian Water embarks on a project to protect the environment. The company has set July 5 as the date to start work on replacing an existing pipe with innovative trenchless technology being utilised. This involves digging two pits at either side of the road and drilling horizontally…
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Rotork IQ and IQT actuators have been ordered for several water treatment plants in New Zealand. The Matamata Piako District Council, of New Zealand’s North Island, has chosen to upgrade multiple sites from pneumatic to electric actuators. The flow control of three large water treatment sites in Morrinsville, Matamata and Te Aroha, as well as smaller sites in Te Poi, Hinuera and Te Huna,…
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Jun 15, 2021
Mueller Water Products has announced it has acquired i2O Water a provider of pressure management solutions for about $20 million (€16.5 million). i2O Water delivers intelligent water networks to more than 100 water companies in over 45 countries to reduce water loss by providing solutions that enable clients to instrument, analyse and control water networks to reduce leakage, lower energy…
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Battersea Power Station is a beacon along London’s skyline, famous for supplying over 20% of all London’s electricity in the past – and as the iconic image on Pink Floyd’s Animals. Today, Battersea Shaft Pumping Station serves the Thames Water Ring Main – a critical component in London’s water infrastructure. The Thames Water Ring Main, formerly known as the London Water Ring Main,…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has welcomed yet another two companies into membership. The latest company signing up is Manchester-based, CEMB Hofmann UK. This ISO9001:2015 accredited balancing technology specialist manufactures a wide range of dynamic balancing machines. As well as supplying new machinery, the company can also carry out balancing machine upgrades, plus…
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Jun 14, 2021
Pumps
Pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has opened a new manufacturing division at the company’s main plant in Kirloskarvadi. The Advanced Technology Product Division (ATPD) has primarily been built as a dedicated manufacturing division for high-end technology products. It is a state-of-the-art facility spread across 6,000 sq m and is fully equipped with modern machines and test…
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Jun 11, 2021
Pipelines
The Prince of Wales opened J V Energen’s new CO2 capture facility near the Duchy of Cornwall’s Poundbury development in Dorset where green CO₂ is supplied to their new joint venture business BioCarbonics. The gas is captured from a full-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane-to-grid plant, to produce a clean, sustainably sourced product for use by local businesses. The CO2…
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Jun 11, 2021
Following a highly successful upgrade to its wastewater process, Glatfelter, the leading global supplier of engineered materials, has made further investments in mixers made by Landia. Manufacturers of quality key products for industries such as food and beverage, electrical, building and medical, Glatfelter first sought to address downtime, as well as health and safety issues caused by an…
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Jun 11, 2021
Neles is introducing a new versatile butterfly valve product range that enables easy configuration for an extensive range of applications in all process industries. With its proven technology and state-of-the-art functionality, the product range offers superior process efficiency with a minimized environmental footprint. The new range combines 45 years of experience from thousands of customer…
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