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Evoqua Water Technologies has been selected by Townsville City Council to replace the membrane system for the water purification plant at Cleveland Bay in Australia.
The original membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant, based on a different supplier’s membrane, has been in operation for eight years.
Evoqua’s Memcor MBR line features a proven immersed hollow fibre membrane system that performs…
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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is introducing the HIAC PODS+ liquid particle counter with advanced features for early detection of minute contaminants.
The portable PODS+ delivers fast, lab quality liquid contamination analysis in less than 60 seconds, and its multi-liquid testing capability means it is suitable for heavy industrial environments, such as oil and gas exploration, aerospace…
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United Electric Controls (UEC), a safety, alarm, and shutdown technology producer, has made available beta versions of its Vanguard WirelessHART gas detector.
The new detector, with a five-year battery life, is designed to maximise toxic or explosive gas detection points while eliminating the need for costly and fixed wiring.
UEC is offering free beta trials to gain additional feedback on…
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Emerson Automation Solutions expands its vortex flowmeter portfolio with the addition of the Rosemount 8600 utility vortex flowmeter, designed specifically for utility applications.
Its application-specific design reduces installation costs, provides accurate and reliable flow measurement, and extends vortex technology into a wider range of applications.
The Rosemount 8600 delivers the benefits…
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Motion and control systems manufacturer Parker Hannifin has agreed to acquire liquid and air filtration systems maker Clarcor for $4.3 billion (€4bn) with company debt included.
In its biggest acquisition deal ever, Parker’s offer of $83 per share represents a premium of approximately 18% over Carcor’s closing price last Wednesday.
According to a statement by Parker, the…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has acquired Aflex Hose and its subsidiary Aflex Hose USA through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering for £61.4 million (€72.8m).
Aflex, based in Halifax, England, and with a sales/assembly operation in Pennsylvania, US, specialises in the design and manufacture of PTFE lined flexible hose for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical process…
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US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised bearing, coupling, and gear drive manufacturer Rexnord over its plans to move production from the US state of Indiana to Mexico.
Trump took on Milwaukee-based Rexnord on Twitter over the weekend, as the company intends to move its industrial bearings production south of the border, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“Rexnord of Indiana is…
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Vietnamese Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. (BSR) plans to borrow $1.2 billion (€1.12bn) to upgrade and expand its Dung Quat oil refinery.
BRS CEO Tran Ngoc Nguyen said the company would this month select the consulting unit, which would arrange loans with banks for the project.
According to BRS, the expansion project’s investment capital is estimated at $1.82 billion, 30% of…
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Elaflex, a global hose maker, has extended its product portfolio to meet the growing international trend towards long length collapsible bunkering hoses.
The type FHD hose range comprises various sizes up to DN 200, and following market requirements, all sizes are now available ex stock with L15 pressure rating in 40m lengths.
Due to recent changes in the marine hose standard EN 1765, reusable…
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Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is has introduced two new high temperature, corrosion-resistant internal pipe coatings to its Nap-Gard functional coatings collection.
The new Nap-Gard 7-0017HT and 7-0017VHT Black Beauty FBE products are thermosetting epoxy powders designed to provide high chemical resistance when operating in temperatures up to 200°C…
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The California State Water Resources Control Board (WRCB) has approved $2.2 million (€2m) of funding to reconfigure the Cascade Shores wastewater treatment operation.
WRCB hopes that the provided resources help eliminate two long-standing water quality treatment issues and stabilise and substantially reduce rate payers’ costs over time.
The Cascade Shores plant, because of its size and…
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Recon Technology, China's first listed non-state owned oil and gas field service company, has been awarded a patent for its proprietary Oilfield Wastewater Treatment Device by China's State Intellectual Property Office.
Oily wastewater, as the outcome of the oilfield exploitation process, contains water, various oils, chemical polymers, heavy…
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Egypt’s first water treatment facility with an integrated zero liquid discharge (ZLD) plant has been commissioned to protect Egypt’s only life-giving aquifer, the River Nile.
The ZLD technology, provided global water purification technology developer Aquatech, has resulted in the plant reduce its fresh water demand by 70%.
Aquatech was awarded a contract in 2013 by the Egyptian…
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Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) has introduced PurgElite, a range of low cost tube and pipe purging systems to achieve a clean, oxide free, zero colour weld.
As well as vacuum tube and piping, PurgElite can be used in any other industry where stainless steel or titanium is used.
Welds in tubing and pipework for vacuum systems should ideally be manufactured from stainless steel, be leak tight,…
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Hungarian bioethanol producer Pannonia Ethanol has successfully completed a €135 million credit facility agreement with a consortium of Hungarian banks.
The facility will support expansion at the company’s Dunaföldvár, Hungary, biorefinery, investment in new projects, cost reduction, additional jobs, and increases in both corn buying and animal feed output.
“The plant…
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The city of Greater Sudbury in Canada is facing a massive bill to renovate and upgrade its water network within the next 15 years.
According to a recent testimony delivered to the City Council, the cost of the works could rise to anywhere from C$76 million to C$435 million (€52.4m to €304.3m), the Sudbury Star reports.
The cheaper option would include keeping the city’s current…
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Alpha Process Controls (APC) has secured a contract to supply GNL Quintero regasification terminal in Chile with its LNG hose transfer system with innovative emergency release collar (ERC) breakaway couplings.
The UK-based division of the GT Group will deliver the complete ERC systems, consisting of liquid and vapour lines, which will be employed for emergency ship-to-shore transfer of liquid…
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Canadian city of West Kelowna is planning to construct a new C$53.5 million (€37.5m) water treatment plant to supply half of the city’s population of 31,000.
Officials of the British Columbian city have submitted an application for provincial and federal governments to cover 83% of the costs through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.
The plant, on which construction work is planned…
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