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Municipalities have been investing heavily in analytics and digital twins for years with the aim of predicting overflow events, managing stormwater surges, and automating complex collection networks. However, the accuracy of algorithms depends entirely on the quality of the field data feeding them.

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announces the launch of the Viking Xtreme ISO valve series, a robust compact ISO-standard subbase valve platform designed for general, harsh industrial, and mobile-related applications.

Bürkert has added the Type 6732 to its Whisper Valve range. The solenoid valve is designed for dosing small volumes in laboratory and analytical equipment.

LEWA GmbH has unveiled its new Odor Control Module (OCM), the seventh generation of its proven odorization control technology. Combining decades of industry expertise with modern automation technology, the modular platform delivers precise odorant dosing while improving safety, operational transparency, and long-term reliability, as well as simplifying operation, maintenance, and future system expansion.

KROHNE presents its TIDALFLUX 2300 electromagnetic flowmeter and OPTIWAVE 1500-series radar level transmitters at WEFTEC 2026. Designed to address critical flow and level measurement challenges across water and wastewater applications, these solutions help operators improve measurement accuracy, simplify installation, reduce maintenance, and optimize long-term performance.

With construction sites facing the prospect of another challenging winter, DAB Pumps is urging tradespeople to review their drainage provision before persistent rainfall, storms and freezing conditions put sites, equipment and programmes under pressure.

National Pump Company expands its vertical turbine pump line with the new H28MC and H28LC models. The 28-inch pumps fill the hydraulic gap between the existing H24 and H30 series and are engineered for high-flow municipal water and wastewater applications, delivering efficiencies of up to 87%.

EKKI HOMA, the international joint venture between India’s EKKI Group and Germany’s HOMA Pumpenfabrik GmbH, has launched LINUS HYNA, a new range of clog-defence sewage submersible pumps, at IFAT India 2026 in Mumbai.

The ASM HVM is designed for applications where clean operation, high sensitivity, and mobility are essential. It ensures reliable helium leak testing for both spraying and sniffing applications, making it particularly well-suited for medium test volumes in semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and industrial environments.

LEWA, part of Atlas Copco Group Industrial Flow division, brings together a portfolio of hygienic industrial flow technologies designed to help manufacturers in the food and beverage industry maximize production efficiency while maintaining product integrity.