IN FOCUS

The rhythmic whir of helicopter blades cuts through the cold North Sea air as Anders Kandborg, a service technician from Busch Denmark, prepares to land on a massive oil platform. Two hundred kilometers off the Danish coast, surrounded only by wind and waves, he begins a demanding service mission. His task: to ensure the reliable operation of a vacuum system from Busch Vacuum Solutions that is critical for the oil platform’s production process.

The Mühlacker biomethane plant in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, has taken a pioneering step in biogas technology by integrating the BIO-ROXX module from Wangen Pumps. This innovation marks a significant advancement in substrate preparation, addressing the growing complexity of biogas feedstocks and enhancing overall plant performance.

AXIA Energia has entrusted ANDRITZ with a major automation modernization contract for the Itumbiara hydropower plant. With six generating units totaling 2,082 MW, Itumbiara is one of Brazil’s largest hydropower plants. The project will enhance operational reliability, safety, and efficiency.

Visitors enjoying the thrill of body surfing or simply splashing in the waves at Sun City’s iconic Roaring Lagoon, in South Africa, may not realise the precision engineering working beneath the surface to create the perfect wave. At the heart of this hydraulic spectacle are axial flow pumps, three of which are fitted with Vesconite Hilube line shaft bushings, driving the lagoon’s signature waves with reliability and efficiency.

ANDRITZ has received a significant order from Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power companies, to supply the pumped storage units for the upcoming 1,000 MW Bhivpuri pumped storage plant in the state of Maharashtra.

Industrial operations are facing increasing challenges from new regulatory requirements – especially when dealing with potentially explosive atmospheres. Air Liquide Austria GmbH, a leading provider of technical and medical gases based in Schwechat near Vienna, meets these requirements with a specially developed vacuum pump from Busch Vacuum Solutions.

Decarbonisation is one of the particularly relevant focus areas in MAN Truck & Bus’s sustainability strategy. This is why district heating is integrated into the Nuremberg plant’s heat supply in cooperation with the energy supplier N-ERGIE. The challenges of large fluctuations in the delivery quantities and the issue of noise reduction were successfully mastered with the help of Schubert & Salzer control valves.

Trial of an innovative phosphorus removal technology at a Sussex wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) has led to the purchase of two Flocell XFM20 filtration units by UK utility Southern Water. Wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE), now Marlowe Environmental Services (MES), initially hired out the equipment for use at Storrington WwTP in June 2025. Following a successful trial period, Southern Water took the decision to approve the units for permanent ongoing use.

In March, the pump and valve manufacturer KSB received a major order worth more than 150 million euros. Over the next few years, the company’s Energy division will produce and deliver eight main reactor coolant pumps for a nuclear power plant in Eastern Europe.

Amarinth has successfully completed the manufacture and delivery of a £1.5 million order for four bespoke API 675 chemical injection skid packages destined for Nigeria’s Soku and Gbaran LNG fields, located in the Niger Delta.