Sep 9, 2020
Construction of Sulzer’s new Birmingham service centre on track
Other News
Sep 9, 2020
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment - has awarded the highest possible mark to a very worthy student on completion of its Essentials E-Learning Course.
In what is a milestone for the BPMA, since introducing its programme of... [Read More]
Product News
Sep 8, 2020
With the calibration rig AperCal, FLEXIM offers FLUXUS flowmeter users to precisely calibrate their clamp-on ultrasonic transducers autonomously at their sites.
Callibration consists of a comparison of the device under test (DUT) with a reference measuring instrument.
Accordingly, the calibration of flowmeters is usually done on a wet flow calibration rig. But the flow... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 8, 2020
Pipelines
Severn Trent engineers came face to face with wipes, plastics and sanitary products when they went to investigate a sewer pipe blockage in Stroud.
Teams pulled out huge quantities of these products after they discovered a blockage on one of its pipes heading for the waste treatment works in the UK.
Grant Mitchell, FOG strategy lead, said: “Wipes are great for lots... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 7, 2020
Pumps
Valmet has received an order from Stora Enso in Sweden to convert an existing feed system in a cooking plant to its pump feed system.
By upgrading to a Valmet Pump Feed System, the Skoghall mill intends to improve availability and reduce maintenance costs.
The upgrade also includes a Valmet Chip Feeder specially designed to connect to the existing system and secure... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 7, 2020
Pumps
Rotork Site Services have installed actuators with gearboxes at a development in the Houston area to prevent the threat of flooding.
Sluice gates were constructed following discussions caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which caused over $125 billion (€105 billion) of damage in the US state. During this time many locations in the seven-county region experienced serious... [Read More]
Product News
Sep 7, 2020
SEEPEX’s new SCT AutoAdjust, the progressive cavity pump, is automatically adjusted to the optimal operating point – with one click from the control room or locally on site through its pump monitor, via the app.
The clamping between the most important conveying elements – the rotor and stator – can be easily adapted to the conditions in the process or the degree... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 4, 2020
Pumps
South East Water is set to build a new £5 million (€5.6 million) treatment station in Hampshire, UK.
Based at the company’s existing Woodgarston Water Treatment Works, in Upper Wooton, the new equipment will futureproof the water supply against forecasted increases in nitrate levels in the area.
Project manager Mark Gelinski said: “As a company, we adhere to... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 4, 2020
Other
AVT Reliability has achieved a RoSPA gold health and safety award for the third year in succession.
The Warrington-based plant reliability specialist was recognised for its exemplary health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement, which help to ensure a safe environment for its colleagues and clients.
Managing director... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 3, 2020
Other
Wales and West Utilities has been named as the winner in the oil and gas industry sector at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards.
The regulated gas distribution business, with around 35,000 km of gas pipes covering Wales and the south-west of England, has been named the top organisation in its sector this year.
The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are open to organisations... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 3, 2020
The advanced, compact ST75 Air/Gas Flowmeter from Fluid Components International (FCI), which measures fuel gas, process gas, inert gas, waste gases and air in small line sizes, is ideal for optimising natural gas flow control for industrial ovens, heat chambers and furnaces to reduce process and plant fuel costs.
Natural gas fuelled industrial ovens, heat chambers and... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 3, 2020
Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has extended its direct sales and technical support to customers in the Nordic region with the opening of offices in Finland and Norway.
The new offices bring further strength to the Nordic sales territory and will work alongside existing operations in Denmark and Sweden.
Opening officially from 1 September, this is the latest... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 2, 2020
Pipelines
Anglian Water has begun the second stage of a project to move water from its Water Treatment Works in Norwich to Ludham in order to maintain water supplies to 3,000 homes and protect an area of the Norfolk Broads.
Currently water for the area comes from a borehole near to Ludham itself. However, to help protect the surrounding environment of Catfield Fen, which is a renowned... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 2, 2020
Pumps
Landia has been chosen to supply two of its 25m3 pasteurizers for a new waste-to-energy biogas plant in Romania.
The Landia BioChop units will play a crucial role in eliminating biohazards by heating biomass to a minimum of 72°C for one-hour batch processes – allowing the final digestate to be utilized safely as a high-quality fertilizer.
Equipped with a Landia chopper... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 1, 2020
Pumps
A natural gas plant in the Middle East had been using a multi-stage, heavy duty vertical turbine pump, type 60-WUJ-2M, in organic lean amine production that was continuously failing.
Lean amine is an organic compound that can absorb hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour natural gas.
The temperature of the pump service ranges from 6°C to 59°C. European... [Read More]
Features
Sep 1, 2020
Warrington Township in Pennsylvania, US, is home to 25,000 residents and over 375 businesses. The township’s water comes from seven wells and five interconnections from another water supply district.
In total, there are five district metered areas (DMA) with dedicated pressure zones to effectively serve customers in each zone by providing consistent pressure... [Read More]
Product News
Sep 1, 2020
OTEK Corporation was founded on the idea that innovation is the backbone of tomorrow. That idea has been a bastion to the company’s 46-year history, from introducing the industry’s first loop powered digital panel meter (DPM) in 1976, to serving prominent industries around the world well into the 21st century.
Founded in 1974 by Dr Otto P. Fest, under the original... [Read More]
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