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Patriot Pumps, a provider of engineered industrial pump solutions, has opened a new 50,000-square-foot facility in Wolfforth, Texas. According to the company, the expansion is a response to rising customer demand in Texas, the Permian Basin and the Gulf Coast.

As utilities tackle persistent micropollutants, expand water reuse and meet more demanding treatment requirements, advanced oxidation is increasingly being used for problems conventional approaches were not designed to address.

KROHNE presents the safety functions of its electromagnetic flowmeter for safety instrumented systems: automated partial proof testing, a two-minute diagnostic test and NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics.

LiqTech International will support wastewater reuse at the new Water Works Industrial Services facility in Freeport, Texas, with its QureFlow QF-6 ceramic membrane filtration system. The QF-6 system is expected to recover more than 95% of the incoming wastewater for reuse as wash water, helping reduce freshwater consumption and wastewater disposal volumes.

National Pump Company (NPC) highlights the testing capabilities available through its Glendale, Arizona, and Lubbock, Texas, test labs. The facilities support a range of vertical pump testing requirements, helping customers to evaluate pump performance and operating characteristics prior to shipment and installation.

Wolong Electric America has launched Quantum Infinity, a medium-voltage, horizontal induction motor platform engineered for high-capacity pump and compressor applications. With ratings up to 10,000 HP, Quantum Infinity expands Wolong’s ability to serve OEMs, engineering firms and end users requiring application-engineered solutions for data centers, oil and gas, pipelines, power generation, LNG and other critical infrastructure projects.

The global water market is facing a structural transformation. In its 2025 study, “Six growth trends transforming the global water market,” the management consultancy Roland Berger identifies six growth areas that will benefit from water scarcity, aging infrastructure, population growth, and stricter regulatory requirements.

KROHNE highlights its OPTISONIC 6300 P, a portable, battery-powered ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeter designed to provide temporary measurement of conductive and non-conductive liquids. The device enables users to collect additional flow data, conduct cost-effective on-site verification of inline flowmeters and perform temporary measurements without cutting pipe or interrupting the process.

Endress+Hauser inaugurated its new company campus in Cernay, in the Alsace region of France, on 2 October 2026. The event was attended by customers, partners, company employees, and business and government representatives. Endress+Hauser has been manufacturing flowmeters in Cernay for customers worldwide since 1991.

Statkraft Energi AS has selected Voith to modernize the Sima hydropower plant, a critical asset in Norway’s renewable energy infrastructure. Commissioned in 1980, the country’s second-largest hydropower plant will undergo extensive modernization of its electrical power and automation systems.