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A dry vacuum offers many advantages to users from a wide range of sectors. These include longer running performance and ultimately greater efficiency in the processes. As one of the leading suppliers of speciality gases, welding accessories and automation solutions, OE Meyer from the US state of Ohio has been relying on dry vacuum technology since January of 2023.

Doosan Enerbility has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply the pump turbine units for the new Yeongdong pumped storage plant in Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Voith has been awarded a significant contract to supply two Francis runners for the Santa Uxía hydropower station in Galicia. The project marks the first major agreement with this customer, following a series of successful service interventions that built trust and demonstrated Voith’s technical understanding and commitment.

In Norway, Japanese pumps are currently being used to build Rogfast, the world’s longest underwater road tunnel. The Rogfast project is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Europe: an approximately 27-kilometre-long underwater road tunnel that, once completed, will be the longest and deepest of its kind in the world.

Admittedly, the EuroTube Foundation’s vision sounds particularly appealing in times of delayed trains and congested roads: Swiss researchers want nothing less than to transport people and goods from A to B safely, environmentally friendly, and, above all, extremely quickly with the Hyperloop.

A sustainable drainage system (SuDS) designed to prevent flooding, store rainwater and create green space has been installed at a primary school in Oxford, UK – and is already making a difference during heavy rain.

Amarinth has been commissioned to supply bespoke electro-submersible pumps to EDF Energy for installation at the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk, UK. The new pumps will perform a range of duties including the removal of effluent from drainage tanks.

Polymer film fabrication is an essential process in various industries, from food packaging to battery production. The demand for precise, high-quality films is on the rise, especially as multilayer films become more common. However, one of the major challenges in this process is air infiltration, which can result in bubbles or gaps in the film, significantly impacting the product’s performance and durability.

ANDRITZ and AXIA Energia signed a major contract for the supply of six 300-MVAr synchronous condensers and auxiliary systems to four substations within Brazil’s National Interconnected System: Assu III, João Câmara III e, Paracatu IV, and Nova Ponte III.

During the construction of a new 250-metre-long bypass road to secure a tunnel in the Gorges du Verdon, 180.000 cubic metres of water had to be drained in a controlled manner – under geologically challenging conditions in one of the steepest and deepest limestone gorges in Europe.