Food waste at AD plants prompts demand for better pumps
Incorrect pump specification is rapidly catching up with AD plant operators who are trying to make their agricultural digester perform like an industrial chemical...
Maximising the AD mixing process
THE efficiency of the mixing process is fundamental to the success of an AD installation says Huntingdon based System Mix, a company that specialises...
Screw pump refurb ups efficiency
A regular maintenance programme is helping Scottish Water to enhance the efficiency of its waste water treatment sites with the latest improvements being made...
Thermoplastic pumps resist corrosion
THE new range of ARBO thermoplastic mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps is available in a choice of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVDF and PTFE so it resists...
More flow with peristaltic pump
NOW available from Verder UK is the new Verderflex Dura 55 peristaltic dosing pump, delivering over 20% more flow, claimed to be the highest...
Cost effective reservoir inlet commissions claim
SIPOS Aktorik claims widespread adoption of its actuators is reported for Emergency Inlet Control Valve (EICV) and Automatic Inlet Control Valve (AICV) commissions for...
Oz actuator support keeps water running
ELECTRIC actuators manufacturer Auma demonstrated its rapid response for actuation support recently when a water filtration plant in New South Wales, Australia was shut...
Netherlands pumping station modernisation
FLOOD control is an important issue for the Netherlands as the largest part of its surface area is vulnerable to flooding. Water control boards...
Weedscreen solves pumping station maintenance issues
MAINTAINING the land drainage scheme in Lincolnshire is an important task for the Environment Agency (EA) and the pumping stations used to control water...
Hydraulic range that gives you options
IN April KSB Aktiengesellschaft launched the latest version of its Etabloc pumps, a series with a decades-long track record.
The newly enhanced series comprises 43...
Ball valve eases in-line maintenance in the power sector
VALVESTOCK and Pipe Center report that sales of Conbraco’s Apollo ball valves have gone from strength to strength since the company was appointed a...
Low friction butterfly valve for easy transportation of water
VALVE, meterbox and water fitting specialist Talis is showcasing a new butterfly valve. The Erhard Roco has apparently been designed for smooth and easy...
Borehole pump renewal
ECS Engineering Services is working with the Environment Agency (EA) in Cambridgeshire to renew and update the pump controls at three borehole sites on...
Motor for pumps picks up prize
KSB has received the German energy efficiency prize “Perpetuum 2014” for its economical electric motor for pumps.
The body of experts from the DENEFF initiative...
Pump assists Iraqi sewer cleanup
HIGH-pressure water jetting and pumping systems manufacturer Hughes Pumps has recently supplied it’s largest ever pump system, which will be used in a specialist...
Deal for energy-saving compressor design
MIDLANDS firm Lontra has secured the first global license for its Blade Compressor™ technology. The deal signed in April with pumping equipment manufacturer Sulzer...
Submersible pumps for chemical effluent transfer
WERNERT vertical VKPF-50-250 pumps are apparently proving to be a great success for transferring chemical effluent from collection tanks to a treatment/neutralisation facility at...
Valve and positioner for difficult conditions
CHALLENGING fluids handling applications, such as those in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, where systems are required to operate under severe operating conditions,...
Sump pumping problem solved
THE installation of a Godwin DPC300 Dri-Prime pump at the Stag Industrial Estate Altrincham for Norland Managed Services has solved a potential flooding problem....
Non-slam check valve succeeds by keeping it simple
Water hammer is a common problem in supply systems whenever the steady state condition of the flow is interrupted by sudden changes such as...
