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A chemical manufacturer’s mixing system for varnishes suffered from corrosion and leaks due to brass valves and discount ball valves. Plast-O-Matic solved the issue with air-operated diaphragm valves featuring a “Fail-Dry” system to prevent leaks and extend valve life.

In an innovative move to tackle Europe’s escalating water scarcity, Xylem announced the launch of Reuse Brew. This unique Bavarian beer, crafted from high-quality treated wastewater, marks a significant advancement in water recycling technologies and offers a sustainable solution to the increasing challenges posed by climate change.

Anglian Water has applied Ovarro’s data-driven early-warning technology across all rising main sewers, meaning bursts and blockages are detected before serious pollution occurs. Anglian Water pledges in its 2025-2030 draft business plan to eliminate serious pollution and reduce total number of pollution incidents by 40%, with a strategy that includes bringing in machine learning.

As food and beverage companies strive for better water management in their production processes, selecting the right pump has become increasingly important. If a company can reduce its water usage then less water needs to be treated, which produces cost savings while also meeting environmental and sustainability standards.

Over the past six years, Vesconite Bearings has witnessed a significant uptick in its supply of bearings to Mexico ⎻ a testament to the growing recognition of Vesconite Hilube’s advantage over bronze.

Hydrogen and nitrogen are important gases for many industrial processes, with the former being hailed as a sustainable fuel for the future. To create ‘blue’ hydrogen, a carbon capture process that requires considerable electrical energy is needed. However, a new plant being built in Texas, will use two hydraulic power recovery turbines (HPRTs) to dramatically improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption.

Renewable energy company Drax has chosen international technology group ANDRITZ as the main contractor for the upgrade of its Cruachan pumped storage power plant in Scotland. ANDRITZ will supply two new generating units comprising pump turbines and motor generators, alongside essential main inlet valves.

The city of Richmond, Virginia needed a plan to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the James River, but how could its utility operators know which new infrastructure projects would have the biggest impact? The solution was a real-time visualization and decision support system from Xylem that identified critical infrastructure projects, helping the city develop a plan that could reduce CS0s by 180 million gallons and save costs.

EBARA CORPORATION (EBARA) has installed an additional large pump to drain rainwater flowing into the Sasayama Pumping Station (hereinafter referred to as “the facility”)

A major southern grow operation needed a valve to open and close automatically on a series of remote fertigation pipelines. The lines were in a location where compressed air and electricity were both unavailable and impractical. It was essential to have the valve close whenever the water supply dropped below operational pressure, to prevent the percentage of nutrients from exceeding safe levels and harming the crop.