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Thordon Bearings pioneering polymer bearing technology is gaining traction in Vietnam’s hydropower market.
This follows the performance success of its self-lubricating bearings retrofitted to five turbines at the Sơn La Hydropower plant.
Thordon’s wicket gate and linkage bearings have been in continuous use for four years and were installed when the company was asked to provide an…
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A major French utility is planning to retrofit more of its facilities with Thordon’s SXL polymer radial shaft seals, following successful trials.
Operated by Électricité de France (EDF), Brittany’s La Rance Power Plant is one of the world's largest tidal power stations, with 24 turbines whose peak output is 240 megawatts (MW), and averaging 57 MW. Its annual power output is about 500 GWh.…
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Collett has successfully delivered two 160TE inlet valves to Dinorwig hydropower station as part of an essential upgrade scheme.
Working on behalf of Rhenus Project Logistics, the Collett team completed the first two deliveries of the project, a significant accomplishment marking a crucial milestone in the ongoing upgrade project.
The upgrade scheme is aimed at extending the power station’s…
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Trillium Flow Technologies has won several contract awards with prominent power utilities in the US.
These orders represent success in its mission to provide quality products in the most demanding applications to support the sustainable growth and performance of utilities across the nation.
Under these contracts, Trillium will supply 12-inch and 14-inch wye pattern globe and parallel slide…
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AUMA UK has won a two-year framework for actuator service and repair following a competitive tendering process issued by water and wastewater services provider United Utilities.
United Utilities delivers 1.8 billion litres of water a day to more than three million homes and businesses across the North West.
AUMA UK’s new framework covers provision for the maintenance and repair of a wide…
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T-T Flow stepped in to provide a solution to isolate flow when there was a requirement for custom wedge gate valves to facilitate the transition to new metric pipework at a water treatment works.
Farlington Water Treatment Works, operated by Portsmouth Water, is a major facility supplying thousands of homes and businesses in Portsmouth, Havant and surrounding areas in Hampshire, UK.
As part…
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AUMA Actuators has successfully extended its service level agreement (SLA) with Anglian Water until 2028.
AUMA UK and Anglian Water worked in partnership to develop and deploy a new and unique process to service, maintain and replace a range of actuators throughout the Anglian Water region.
This extended SLA continues to provide Anglian Water with access to AUMA’s unique ‘rapid response’…
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IQ3 actuators from Rotork have improved and modernised the flow control system at a white water centre in the north-east of England, UK.
The Tees Barrage International White Water Centre is an activity and sports site and is part of the Tees Barrage Park visitor attraction situated on the River Tees at Stockton-on-Tees.
The penstocks on site feed the water course with river water, prevent…
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AUMA has delivered 196 of its PROFOX electric actuators to a district cooling plant in Dubai.
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER), a district cooling provider in the United Arab Emirates, used the PROFOX units to replace under-performing pneumatic actuators at its plant in Palm Jumeirah, a group of artificial islands in Dubai.
Frequent failures of the pneumatic actuators…
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Rotork has successfully worked with Jersey Water to replace obsolete actuators at two water treatment sites on the Channel Island.
Rotork IQ3 intelligent electric actuators have given the water firm increased levels of reliability and efficiency of the flow control on their sites.
Jersey Water was founded in the mid-19th century and now supplies up to 20 million litres of water per day to the…
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T-T Pumps successfully supplied South West Water with recoil non-slam check valves during a sewer upgrade project at Fowey, UK.
Over the past few years, the residents in the town in South Cornwall have been experiencing several internal and external sewer flooding events.
To protect residents from future flooding and enhance public health, South West Water designed a new sewer installation…
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Rotork IQT part-turn electric actuators have been specified for use at a water resource recovery facility (WRRF) in the US.
This activated sludge/tertiary filtration plant in East Lansing, Michigan, has the capacity to process approximately 18.75 million gallons of water every single day and provides wastewater treatment for the city, Michigan State University and the Meridian Charter…
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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is replacing its industrial pump bearings with Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions.
This follows the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates.
Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon Bearings’ Dubai-based distributor, supplied ThorPlas-Blue and SXL bearings for…
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AUMA has supplied more than 150 electric actuators to Singapore’s new Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (KMEDP).
The plant was selected as desalination plant of the year at the Global Water Awards 2021.
KMEDP is Singapore’s first large-scale, dual-mode desalination plant, designed to treat both seawater and rainwater.
More frequent dry spells, and limited land area to catch and store…
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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is a step closer to replacing its industrial pump bearings with grease-free Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions following the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates.
In the first six months of this year, Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon Bearings’ Dubai-based…
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Aberdeen-based technology specialist Interventek has been awarded a repeat order to supply additional open-water Revolution shear-and-seal valves.
The seven-figure contract comes on the back of Interventek supplying an initial set of the advanced subsea shear-and-seal safety valves in 2020, comprising single and dual cavity variants for Trendsetter Engineering in Houston.
The Revolution valves…
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UK-based Domin has developed a new range of state-of-the-art servo valves.
Supported by metal additive manufacturing technology from global engineering company Renishaw the company has produced a high-performance servo valve.
Domin, based in Bristol, was founded in 2012 and aims to disrupt the fluid power industry by improving the range of technology available and increasing sustainability. …
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T-T Flow supplied specialist water treatment valves to support work at a Yorkshire water treatment plant that needed an overhaul to maintain high performance.
This has ensured the continued efficient supply of 50 million litres of potable water to the local area every year.
Nestled close to Halifax, West Yorkshire in the UK, the water treatment facility provides drinking water to those in and…
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