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On March 29th and 30th, 2023, the new trade fair year will also start in Dortmund for the world of bulk materials, processes and recycling. For the date in spring, the combination of the three trade fairs Solids, Recycling-Technik and Pumps & Valves promises not only well-known exhibitors but also a high-quality supporting program.

Xylem is excited to launch two new water filtration towers in Cape Coast, Ghana, supporting the Dehia community and Oguaa Football for Hope Centre. Under the guidance of Planet Water Foundation, Xylem employee volunteers joined forces with Manchester City fans, Club legend and ambassador Joleon Lescott and young leaders from Play Soccer Ghana to build the towers on the 1st and 2nd of February 2023.

With an expanding market worldwide for advanced polymer dosing systems, the introduction of the Qdos 60 PU peristaltic pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is a timely addition to the company’s range. It means operators can now deploy efficient, safe, and reliable polymer metering at any water or wastewater treatment plant.

In the fall of 2022, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein’s coating line 13, the most technologically advanced line of its kind, was in operation. The line uses an innovative coating technology – Trivalent Chromium Coating Technology (TCCT) – which is based on chromium(III) in the production process instead of the chromium(VI) previously used.

Pentair plc announced fourth quarter 2022 sales of $1.0 billion. Sales were up 1 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales declined 3 percent in the fourth quarter.

Technology from water recycling specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by a care home in Cornwall to provide onsite wastewater treatment in an environmentally sensitive location.

In 2022 the measurement and automation technology specialist increased consolidated sales by almost 17 percent to more than 3.3 billion euros. Nearly 16,000 people are employed worldwide by the Group. The family-owned Swiss company also has a confident outlook for 2023, a year in which it is celebrating its 70th birthday.

KSB SE & Co. KGaA presents a new type series of fully integrated in-line water pumps. When developing the intelligent and highly efficient EtaLine Pro type series, the developers focussed not only on extremely low energy consumption, but also on the economical use of materials.

Vacuum has the ability to significantly improve manufacturing. Using a vacuum system solution in the right context and for the right reason can dramatically change costs, effectiveness, and sustainability as they relate to manufacturing – because using one vacuum pump alone is often not enough.

In many applications, metering ingredients in the pharmaceutical or food industry for example, pumps are required that not only can be precisely controlled in terms of flow rate and dosing time, but also convey the ingredients particularly gently.