Remote water monitoring system trials in Africa

A new remote monitoring system to ensure rural communities have access to water is being trialled in Sierra Leone. The technology – a collaboration between...
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Partnership addresses potable priorities

As part of its National Disinfection Programme, Irish Water is investing over €65 million in the upgrade and standardisation of disinfection systems currently installed in over 864 public drinking water treatment plants, pumping stations and reservoirs.

Pumps deliver smooth processing for seaweed harvester

A plant processing hard-to-handle seaweed into agricultural fertilizer has selected a customised solution based on the NEMO® BF progressing cavity pump from German machinery...

Taking pneumatic process control to a new level

Automated process control has delivered a host of benefits to industries such as water treatment, food & beverage and pharmaceuticals. Increasing productivity, safety and...
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Pong appeasing potato processing

Following an installation two years ago of Landia Chopper Pumps and a Landia Aeration System, wasterwater management firm MSE Systems is set to install a further three units for one of the UK’s leading suppliers of potatoes.

Firm specifies valves for flagship water treatment works

South West Water’s new Mayflower water treatment (WTW) works is due to become operational in autumn 2019, employing what seems to be a novel...

The unsung heroes of boiler control

When it comes to boiler control, selecting the right types of valve actuators and positioners is key to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable performance...

Pump and valve bearings attempt to go grease-free

A utility in Dubai is a step closer to replacing its industrial pump bearings with grease-free water lubricated parts. The Canadian firm behind the technology, Thordon Bearings, explains more about the application.

Toughing it out in difficult applications

Pump manufacturer Börger discusses three recent applications showcasing the use of pumps in challenging environments Two rotary lobe pumps are proving their continued reliability and...

Sticking points when selecting a pump

Pump manufacturer Seepex discusses the selection of pumps to handle wastewater flocculants, and outlines why progressive cavity pumps are a better choice than their centrifugal counterparts, in this kind of application.

Motor agitator minimises dead flow zones and prevents clogging, says firm

Submersible motor agitators are often used in the homogenisation and suspension of fluids. Stringy solid matter, however, which tends to form strands in wastewater...

Control system reduces SPS call-out costs through predictive maintenance

Measurement and control firm Pulsar Process Measurement offers a recent case study, where one of its control system products helped reduce the costs associated...

Dairy farm installation overcomes traditional separator limitations, says firm

Pumps and water technology expert Börger has recently completed the installation of one its separators at a dairy farm/biogas plant in Gloucestershire. As many farmers...
Steve Schofield, CEO at the British Pump Manufacturers' Association,

Energy efficiency: Are attitudes changing?

Steve Schofield, CEO at the British Pump Manufacturers' Association, considers the question, and where there might be opportunities to cut energy consumption in sectors like his own, as well as initiatives that promise to help.

Sponsored Content: Liquid storage capacity boost

The removal of solids from liquid waste has significant advantages within the environmental industry, as TT Pumps writes. Separation has already become very popular in the dairy industry for processing animal waste. This is a result of annual restrictions on spreading liquid waste at various times of the year, with the solid fraction not held under the same restrictions.
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A dream of fewer disruptions

With water and wastewater systems operators under increasing pressure to run facilities smoothly and efficiently, Mike St Germain, vice president (process industries), Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS), explores challenges that need to be addressed.

Latest pipeline collapse shows urgent need for two-way air valves, says supplier

The catastrophic collapse of a pipeline at a $10M project in Central America is clear proof that current procurement of air valves needs to...

University of Mali chooses “top quality pumps”

Despite being ranked as one of the world’s most economically challenged nations, the West African country of Mali has opted to install four top...

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...

Sponsored Content: Adding value with advice, not just supply

The desire for speed of supply in the water and power utilities sectors can often mean that actuator specifications are repeated, based on a like-for-like replacement.