Baker Hughes Appoints Adam Anderson, Vice President, Investor Relations

Global demand for essential products like water, gas and oil is growing, which means that pipelines and processing plants such as pressure vessels are getting bigger. To ensure continuity of supply and minimise downtime, maintenance teams need to gain safe and rapid access to critical plants that require servicing or repair.

Global water technology leader Xylem was named “Net Zero Carbon Champion” at the 2022 Global Water Awards, recognizing the Company’s work to accelerate the decarbonization of the water sector. In addition to its own commitments to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, Xylem is partnering with utilities, businesses and water managers around the world to help reduce their carbon footprint.

Xylem this week celebrates the production of five million Flygt pumps, continuing its 100-year record of breakthrough water technology innovations. A Flygt Concertor, the world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated digital intelligence, was the five millionth pump to roll off the production line and will serve the UK-based water utility, Scottish Water.

For several years, a pump at the largest production site in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA had been causing the US chemical company Eastman problems: it was operating on a process with water at high temperature and low pressure, generating the entrainment of more than 10% gas by volume in the form of water vapor. This often caused the pumps used to fail.

Water hammer is a pressure wave that occurs when liquid flows through a pipe and there is a sudden change in the liquid velocity.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) installed new leadership during the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference. During this conference, DeLancey Davis, President, Franklin Electric Industrial transitioned from Board President into the Chairman role and Brian Sweeney, President Crane Pumps & Systems was elected as the new Board President, each for a two-year term.