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Grinding Solutions, a leading metallurgical laboratory and consultancy service, is using a 500 series peristaltic pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) as part of a new pilot plant for Cornish Lithium. The pump features six pumpheads to dose reagents into all six streams of the flotation process simultaneously.

Equipment supplier LiftUP has become part of leading pump manufacturer Framo, strengthening the company’s focus within sustainable aquaculture.

Reliability is a fundamental requirement for between bearing high energy pumps that operate in oil and gas applications. To optimize pumping systems, design improvements and material upgrades can be implemented during planned maintenance intervals, extending mean time between failures (MTBF) with minimal effort.

Adhering to environmental regulations, FAYARD recently installed a Ballast Water Treatment System from Alfa Laval. The new system was installed on deck and a larger water pressure than available on board at the time was required. Consequently, the existing two IRON ballast pumps needed either to be replaced or upgraded.

Sulzer is providing 87 pumps for a variety of applications in Hengli Petrochemical (Huizhou)’s latest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants. The equipment will be used in two new processing units at Daya Bay Petrochemical Park, Huizhou, China, to support a total production capacity of 2×2.5 million tons per year.

Beverage bottles made of glass have again become increasingly popular in the last few years. Lots of consumers and beverage brands are now consciously opting for this type of packaging. A good number of bottlers are thus adding glass containers to their portfolio or expanding their production capacities.

High efficiency pumps play a central role in Egypt’s Al Mahsama agricultural drainage treatment, recycling and reuse plant. Built on the banks of the New Suez Canal in Egypt’s Sinai region, the USD 100 million Al Mahsama water treatment facility is the largest of its kind in the world.

Amarinth has just delivered multiple orders for over 30 centrifugal pumps, including an innovative double entry impeller design, all destined for the Tortue FPSO being built by COSCO at its Qidong boatyard in China.

Xylem has helped the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department (Raleigh Water) get a clearer picture of its 2,340 miles of pipes, some of which are more than 100 years old. Accurately predicting which parts of the pipe network might fail helps Raleigh Water pin-point maintenance, avoid unnecessary digs and reduce water main breaks.

Technology from water recycling specialist WPL, a WCS group company, has been selected by DP World London Gateway to deliver enhanced ammonia removal to protect sensitive waters within the Thames Estuary.