Dec 5, 2023
Hybrid-filter technology selected for sensitive Scottish site
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 24, 2023
Pumps
A high-efficiency dual-flow travelling fine-screen made by SPIRAC has been installed at the world-renowned Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Working in close conjunction with BML Engineering, who have vast water and wastewater project experience in China, Hong Kong and the Far East, SPIRAC supplied and installed its Bandguard 300 ‘Out to In Type’... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 21, 2023
Pumps
A wastewater recycling system from Membracon has created annual savings of more than £63,000 (72,000) for a just-in-time supplier to the automotive industry by reducing water usage from 108,000 litres per day to just 21,000 litres per day.
Without site space restrictions, which limited installation to a single-pass system, Membracon would have actually been able to reduce... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 9, 2023
Pumps
Cornish Metals is using eight Bredel 40 hose pumps and three Qdos chemical metering and dosing pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) in its newly opened water treatment plant (WTP) at South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, England.
South Crofty ceased producing tin in 1998 but Cornish Metals is working to reopen it, aiming to reinstate production by... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 26, 2023
Pumps
The manufacturer of dewatering and sewage pumps Tsurumi is building a new plant at its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
It is the market leader's seventh facility.
The company is responding to changes in global supply chains that have occurred since the pandemic - characterised by fluctuations in parts availability and costs.
Greater control over the manufacturing process... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 26, 2023
Pumps
Rotary Lobe Pumps made by Borger have been installed on a fleet of sewer flushing vehicles for a private contractor.
Initial purification is achieved when the pumps extract wastewater through a coarse filter installed on the vehicles.
The still unpurified wastewater is then pumped into a centrifugal separator (cyclone), which separates other impurities, such as sand.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 24, 2023
Pumps
Technology from WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) is ensuring a wastewater treatment works maintains strict compliance while undergoing a refurbishment.
Blockley village is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Gloucestershire, UK.
Its wastewater treatment plant serves a population equivalent of 2,360 and is currently being refurbished... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 20, 2023
Pumps
Infrastructure grants of between £25,000 and £250,000 (€28,000-€286,000) to help farmers improve slurry storage should not overlook the importance of mixers and pumps, according to Landia.
Following the recent comments made by John Tydeman of Tramspread about offsetting the huge cost of managing slurry by improving its value as a fertiliser to reduce bought-in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 13, 2023
Pumps
At a recycling company that transforms end-of-life waste carpet into products for a wide range of industries, Borger’s BLUEline rotary lobe pumps are playing an important part in conveying the hard-to-handle wastewater to a centrifuge.
Installed at two locations, Borger’s self-priming pumps manage the effluent’s viscous and abrasive materials with ease for the process... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 6, 2023
Pumps
Tennent’s has made significant investments in various carbon reduction projects including carbon capture and anaerobic digestion plants.
the brewer has now partnered with SEEPEX to improve energy efficiency in its spent grain transfer process, which is the most air intensive process on site.
Tennent's Wellpark Brewery is Scotland's oldest brewery, tracing its roots... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 29, 2023
Pumps
Sulzer has announced it is expanding its US-based water business that will include product manufacturing and testing.
The company has recently commissioned operations in Portland, Oregon, where it is assembling and testing large water pumps.
The Portland facility has one of the largest pump-testing basins in North America. Sulzer is also expanding its manufacturing... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 19, 2023
Pumps
Landia is supplying 12 of its digester mixing systems for pre-treatment tanks at a wastewater facility in Indonesia.
Part of a major Bio Production Plant in Java, the facility converts grass materials into biodegradable bags, with the excess matter utilised to produce biogas in six 4,000m3 rectangular concrete tanks.
To accelerate the installation, Landia is sending... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 15, 2023
Pumps
A total of 59 WANGEN pumps have been supplied to an underground wastewater treatment plant in Finland.
WANGEN pumps supplied by FlowExperts Oy are part of this new facility.
The growing number of inhabitants in the Helsinki metropolitan area and the treatment of more nutrient-rich wastewater required a new wastewater treatment facility to be built with higher capacity... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 8, 2023
Pumps
Anglian Water has revolutionised its Brockley pump station operations by integrating SEEPEX Pump Monitoring and Connected Services.
This cutting-edge technology enables remote monitoring, providing Anglian Water with numerous benefits.
It helps with compliance and consent flows, avoids pipework rupture caused by excessive pressure, and will support Anglian Water to... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Sep 4, 2023
Pumps
A dairy farm in Cheshire that was having trouble handling sand-laden slurry, has solved the problem with a new pump and help in the set-up of its reception pit.
Woodhey Hall Farm, which has 1,250 cows, was being forced to fix its slurry pump every week.
Proprietor Paul Robinson said: “The seals on the pump kept failing, so it was taking up way too much time for us... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Aug 31, 2023
Pumps
A wastewater treatment plant has replaced its multi-phase eccentric screw pumps with new Rotary Lobe pumps, made by Börger after being burdened with cumbersome maintenance, expensive spare parts and very high energy costs.
Installed for a chamber filter press, the space-saving Börger pumps have been supplied as a twin-pack unit - two identical Rotary Lobe Pumps, which... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 27, 2023
Pumps
CIRCOR International has announced that its Allweiler brand has recently secured a significant contract in the maritime sector.
Allweiler, a global leader in the manufacturing of pumps and pumping systems, will supply pumps for the new frigates of the German Navy.
The Dutch Damen Shipyard, winner of the German Navy tender, has ordered the complete pump packages from... [Read More]