Xylem Announces 2016 Rioned Innovation Award Win for Flygt SmartRun’s Cutting-Edge Cleaning Function

Flygt SmartRun was recognised with the award for its state-of-the-art pump cleaning function which handles pump, pipe and sump cleaning and facilitates soft starts and stops, delivering a new level of reliability and efficiency in an easy-to-install solution. The intelligent pump controller’s advanced cleaning function, optimised for use with the Flygt N-impeller, detects abnormal blockages of the impeller and triggers an automatic cleaning sequence by momentarily reversing the impeller direction. Costs associated with unplanned maintenance are thereby reduced as clogging is instantly resolved when it occurs.

Working in tandem with Xylem’s Flygt Experior wastewater pumping solution, Flygt SmartRun can significantly reduce a pump station’s costs due to a combination of energy savings of up to 50 percent and a reduction in unplanned maintenance call-outs typically required to address clogging. Xylem is so confident in the Flygt SmartRun solution that it has introduced a two-year clog-free guarantee when SmartRun is used with the renowned Flygt N-pump.

As SmartRun is pre-programmed, costly engineering work associated with pump station commissioning is eliminated. The intelligent pump controller solution intuitively finds the most energy-efficient pump speed for a specific application to ensure optimum efficiency. Start and stop ramps enable smoother, less abrasive pump operation, reducing wear and tear on the valves and increasing the lifetime of the pump. SmartRun can generate the same amount of torque as a direct online connected pump which ensures a reliable start even in the toughest wastewater conditions.

Commenting on the award, Tomas Brannemo, Senior Vice President and President of Transport at Xylem said, “At Xylem we are committed to developing smart and sustainable solutions that solve every day water challenges and advance the more efficient use of water around the globe. We are honoured that Flygt SmartRun’s cleaning function has been recognised with the RIONED Innovation Award. SmartRun is redefining wastewater pumping by offering an effective solution that is reliable and efficient. Our recent report, Powering the Wastewater Renaissance, demonstrated the important role that proven technologies such as SmartRun can play in increasing energy efficiency in wastewater management and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.”

Xylem’s Powering the Wastewater Renaissance report provides an analysis of energy efficiency in the wastewater management industry and assesses how the global water sector can reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions with existing, proven technologies. Increasing energy efficiency through the adoption of readily available wastewater management technologies can slash related emissions by nearly half.