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ROTORK IQ ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN installed at a wastewater pumping plant in Hong Kong. They were upgraded from older manually-operated valves to electric actuators with intelligent functionality built in. This project included the construction of an underground...
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FOR A JUST-IN-TIME SUPPLIER TO the automotive industry, a wastewater recycling system from Membracon has created annual savings of more than £63,000 by reducing water usage from 108,000 litres to just 21,000 litres per day. ...
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NLN FARMS, LOCATED IN THE US state of North Carolina, needed to transfer water from four aquaculture ponds to a nearby reservoir. The farm selected Xylem’s Godwin CD100 dewatering pump for the job, with Field Smart Technology, which enables real-time monitoring...
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WHEN THE GIBBONS TEAM WAS recently dispatched to the Anglian Water Stambourne site to fne-tune and enhance the performance of the balance tank flling pump, there was no time to waste. This task was no ordinary maintenance job; it required the implementation of...
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A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART DENTAL school in Bristol will enable students to put theory into practice using the most modern equipment available in a renovated building in the heart of the city. Bristol University is one of the UK’s leading dental teaching...
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GOODWIN’S FARM IN SUSSEX, AN 800-acre unit that is home to 700 cows, wanted a cattle bedding alternative that would utilise its slurry and reduce the amount held in on-site storage. This would not only free up space on the farm but also reduce the risk of...
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Brett Mernin, Bruce Grobler and Jose Giacomoni are long-time specialists in the use of variable speed drives in pumping applications at Control Techniques. Together, they look at the challenges facing the modern water and wastewater industries as well as the...
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Amid the digitisation of the water sector, the risks posed by cyber threats are growing. Nick Nedostup, Chief Information Security Offcer at Xylem, discusses how utilities can modernise while staying secure. ...
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It’s not uncommon for there to be confusion when telling lobe pumps and circumferential piston pumps apart. Chad Wunderlich, Distributor Development Manager at Viking Pump, looks at the differences and outlines the advantages of circumferential piston pump...
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ABB has extended its award-winning IE5 SynRM (synchronous reluctance motor) series with a brand-new addition: the IE5 SynRM Increased Safety motor. In what ABB is saying is a world-first, customers operating in hazardous area industries can now ensure safety...
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