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Overhung pump retrofits for American Petroleum Institute (API)-610 type OH1 (foot mounted) and OH2 (centerline) mounted pumps are a proven means to apply current technology for enhanced reliability and improved sealing options on legacy pumps.

In February 2021, ABEL received an order from a city in the south of France for the supply of two HMQ pumps (HMQ= Hydraulic Membrane Quadruplex Pumps). These pumps are needed to convey wastewater from the pumping station to the wastewater treatment plant 6 km away. The pumps used so far are out of date and will be replaced by the two ABEL pumps.

Water utility ebswien turned its old wastewater treatment plant, one of the largest in Europe, from a major energy consumer into a net producer. Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise and highly efficient solutions helped ebswien reduce energy consumption and improve equipment across the site.

Amarinth has fulfilled an order to overhaul and install new mechanical seals on ten API 610 VS4 pumps for use at the upgraded ADNOC operated Bab field.

Aging infrastructure was causing the city of Walla Walla to lose 30 percent of its drinking water every year. However, a smart utility network from Xylem’s Sensus brand has helped Walla Walla cut non-revenue water by 50 percent, saving more than 650 million gallons.

A major water resources agency in the Calabria region of Italy recently set out to expand and modernize its drinking water supply network. The agency, Società Risorse Idriche Calabresi (Sorical), wanted to restore the hydraulic efficiency of its operations as part of this plan.

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd is proud to be associated with the Mettur Surplus Water Scheme inaugurated recently by Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

Certa Sine pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) have replaced rotary lobe pumps at the family-owned Hofmann brewery in Germany, eliminating gassing issues and boosting pump efficiency.

Offshore oil fields need to optimize productivity to remain profitable and this often means that water injection pumps are used to increase the speed of oil recovery. These high energy pumps need to deliver reliable performance from day one, so when a Norwegian offshore platform needed expert support to repair two pumps, it called on Sulzer’s design and manufacturing expertise.

Power station reduces downtime by using Sulzer as a pre-approved supplier for maintenance.