Apr 4, 2019
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Apr 3, 2019
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Insurance claims management provider Crawford & Company has released the industry’s first smart water detection solution to manage escape of water claims, the company announced.
The Escape of Water solution uses sensors to provide 24/7 monitoring and leak detection. If a water leak is detected, the sensors alert Crawford’s operations centre through wireless... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2019
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UK utility company Thames Water announced that it has signed contracts worth £200 million (€232.95 million) to tackle leakage across its network.
The contracts have been awarded for an eight-year period and were signed at Thames Water’s head office in Reading by its CEO Lawrence Gosden.
Thames Water claims that the initiative is expected to save the equivalent... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2019
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Process automation company Endress+Hauser announced that it is investing $38.5 million (€34.15 million) into a new 112,000 square-foot Gulf Coast Regional Center Campus.
The company broke ground at its new site in Pearland’s lower Kirby District, just outside of the Houston area.
“We continue to make investments that enable growth and further expansion... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Fluid technology company Applied Flow Technology (AFT) announced the winners of its Platinum Pipe awards, which are designated to pristine system models that use AFT software.
Each winner won a $500 Amazon gift card and $2,000 in software credit for their company.
‘Most Interesting Model’ went to Joel Neville of Wood in Calgary, Canada for the AFT Impulse model... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Pump manufacturer Netzsch announced that it will be expanding its grinding technology portfolio with the launch of its new N.Mac Twin Shaft Grinder.
According to the release, the N.Mac is designed to fragment a variety of materials, and is ideal for wastewater treatment, biogas and biomass plants, food, animal processing, and other waste and industrial applications.
“The... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Technology and engineering company Emerson has announced its new product; the ‘first’ fully integrated wireless gas monitor.
Emerson states that the gas monitor has been developed in response to the critical need for the monitoring of toxic hydrogen sulphide gas in wellheads, tank farms, and other remote locations.
The Rosemount 928 Wireless Gas... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers from Illinois-based Northwestern University have developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked.
Pipeline structures can often rupture due to hard-to-detect corrosion in tiny cracks, scratches and dents.
“Localized corrosion is extremely dangerous,” said Jiaxing Huang, professor of materials... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
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Yorkshire Water has awarded their mechanical fittings framework contracts Lot 1, up to 300mm and Lot 2, above 350mm to Viking Johnson for another five years.
Viking Johnson will be supplying the water company with a range of fittings that includes couplings, flange adaptors, under pressure tees and repair clamps. All fittings will be for different pipe materials including... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2019
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US valve manufacturer Mueller Water Products (Mueller) president and CEO Scott Hall released a statement regarding the ‘tragic’ shooting that resulted in five deaths at the company’s Henry Pratt facility in Aurora, Illinois.
Victims Josh Pinkard, Russ Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clay Parks and Trevor Wehner were all employed at the facility, ranging from an... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2019
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Owner of leading water and wastewater treatment technologies, Modern Water has submitted an application for planning permission to build Gibraltar’s first ever wastewater treatment plant.
Modern Water has said that according to the planning application, the estimated cost of the plant will be £25 million (€28.5 million).
Preliminary works that included... [Read More]
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Feb 12, 2019
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Germany-based flow control and applicators firm Sulzer provided distillation equipment to Indian steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal for a steel production plant in Gent, Belgium.
The equipment will be used to convert waste gases into 80 million litres of bioethanol annually.
Sulzer announced that the project is the result of a partnership with LanzaTech, a developer of a... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2019
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Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) have outlined a study into the science behind transitioning old oil rigs into permanent reefs, Phys.org reports.
The group of researchers published an extensive study into the history, ecology and pragmatics of rigs-to-reefs projects in the academic journal Ocean and Coastal Management.
In... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2019
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Pressure control equipment specialist Oxford Flow has been awarded NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 accreditations for its polymer water pressure regulating valve (PRV) range.
Both certifications were developed by NSF International and the American National Standards Institute for the health effects of drinking water system components.
This provides municipalities and water utilities... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2019
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Players, fans and partners of Manchester City have given Xylem’s Safe Water project in Bangalore, India, top ranking in the fifth annual Cityzens Giving campaign.
The Cityzens Giving campaign is a global community initiative set up by the reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City.
Back in summer 2018, Xylem signed up to become Manchester City’s official... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2019
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48% of oil and gas professionals are concerned about an impending talent emergency according to the third annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), published by Airswift.
The report shows that oil and gas businesses must continue evolving their approach to attracting and recruiting talent. 17,000 energy professionals and hiring managers were surveyed in 162 countries... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2019
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Sewage treatment could aid in combatting climate change while generating new revenue, according to new research.
Published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the research from Princeton University concludes that municipal sewer plants offer a major option for capturing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
“The water industry could play a big role in tackling... [Read More]
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