
Jun 12, 2020
Arizona water treatment plant upgrade hailed a success
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 12, 2020
Pipelines
SES Water and Vodafone have signed a 10-year deal to revolutionise how water leaks are detected and prevented.
The UK based water firm will use Vodafone’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to create an intelligent water distribution network that aims to cut leakage by 15% over the next five years and pave the way for more than halving it by 2045.
In... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 11, 2020
Pipelines
Centrisys Corporation will supply five decanter centrifuges and one spare rotating assembly unit to support an upgrade and expansion at a California plant.
The leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems, announced it had won an order from Inland Empire Utilities to support a planned upgrade and expansion of its regional... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 11, 2020
Pumps
Sulzer launched its energy-efficient CPE end-suction single-stage centrifugal pump range two years ago.
Now the company’s CPE pump has been granted NSF61 and NSF372 drinking water certification, which means the pump range now conforms with the highest standards related to drinking water applications as well as the energy efficiency requirements of all industries globally.
The... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 10, 2020
Pumps
Anglian Water has announced who will form its new Strategic Pipeline Alliance after a competitive procurement process.
The water company will join forces with construction and engineering giants Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley as part of a contract worth over £350 million (€392 million), to complete one of the largest strategic water infrastructure... [Read More]
Features
Jun 10, 2020
Dairy cooperative ARLA Foods has selected BAUMER’s FlexFlow sensors to obtain more detailed analysis of energy consumption during cheese production at its Falkenberg location in Sweden.
The use of flow sensors which monitor both flow velocity and the temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy processing plant have proved to be very significant in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 9, 2020
Other
Xylem Inc, a global water technology company, revealed it has succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions - exceeding its planned target.
Xylem’s 2019 sustainability report, Water for a healthy world, revealed the company had achieved a 28.3% reduction in emissions, against a target of 20% set in 2014.
“The importance of water to community sustainability is... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 8, 2020
Pumps
Landia has manufactured one of its longest long-shaft chopper pumps - for a slurry pit that is 5.25m deep - for a biogas plant in Ireland.
The order was won by DPS Ltd, Landia’s distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will see the the pump used in a reception pit, where it will blend cow slurry with other imported media, before pumping it onwards to the primary... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 8, 2020
Pipelines
Companies facing system downtime can drastically reduce pipe and valve repair and maintenance costs with Accu-Freeze.
The system is available from the Pipestopper Division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT.
Georgia Gascoyne, CEO of HFT, said: “Pipe freezing is a simple and efficient way of sealing a pipe or system while pipe repairs or general pipework maintenance... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 5, 2020
Other
Xylem Watermark, the corporate citizenship programme of global water technology company Xylem, is supporting UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
The partnership will provide access to safe water and sanitation for vulnerable children and families. Xylem’s COVID-19 contribution will be directed to the most at-risk communities, providing critical supplies and supporting... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 5, 2020
Pipelines
Thames Water is installing resilient new water pipes to protect a busy London borough’s water supply for future generations.
The project will be part of a collaborative effort with gas company Cadent, which will be replacing gas mains in the area, and Transport for London and Hackney Council, which will carry out essential maintenance works.
All three works taking... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 4, 2020
Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, registered £3.2 billion (€3.7 billion) in annual sales for 2019 in the United Kingdom.
This represented a decrease of 2.6% compared to 2018. The industrial technology division saw flat growth although continued demand for UK infrastructure projects and orders from key customers demonstrated the company’s... [Read More]
Product News
Jun 4, 2020
Swagelok — a leading solutions provider of fluid system products, assemblies and related services — has announced the release of the full-bore ball valve.
The new, bidirectional flow-capable Swagelok GB series valve is engineered to provide high flow rates at a working pressure of 6,000 psig (413 bar) while simplifying installation, minimising rework requirements... [Read More]
Features
Jun 3, 2020
A new partnership between technology and business consultancy Isle, the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and ThinkPlace aims to deliver a new technology programme.
About 23 WSAA members have also signed up for the W-Lab initiative that was launched earlier this year.
A Digital Ideation Summit will be held online from 11-15 June with the aim of engaging... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jun 3, 2020
Valves
Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, water and industrial process industries, has raised £8.45 million (€9.5 million) to fuel the company’s expansion across all markets and oil and gas product development.
The funding has been secured from eight parties, with existing investors Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Parkwalk, Oxford Investment... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 3, 2020
Pumps
Yorkshire Water has awarded technical services contracts with a combined value of £51.4 million (€57 million).
The contracts with the UK water company will focus on base maintenance functions and business funded projects for the installation of new systems to allow delivery of Yorkshire Water’s AMP7 business plan and its clean water network repair and maintenance... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jun 2, 2020
Valves
TD Williamson, the global pipeline solutions provider, has introduced its latest innovation for the gas industry - the POLYSTOPP Quick Connect system.
The system allows operators to isolate a polyethylene line twice as fast as other methods while preventing the damage associated with squeezing.
Senior product manager at HT&P Ryan Ragsdale said it took less than 10 minutes... [Read More]