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UNESCO estimates that 80 percent of wastewater globally is released back into the environment untreated[1], polluting the world’s waterways and posing risks to human health. Ahead of the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference, Manchester City Football Club and global water technology leader Xylem are calling on football fans globally to drive action on wastewater pollution.

On the occasion of the ISH, Trade Fair for Water, Heat and Air, which will take place in Frankfurt from 13 to 17 March, VDMA Pumps + Systems points out that pumps in building technology are now also digitally described, available as a data model and meet the requirements of so-called Building Information Modelling (BIM) – a planning tool for large-scale real estate projects.

NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme has received the “Fair Company” award for the twelfth time in a row. The initiative, founded by the Handelsblatt newspaper, is sustainably committed to a fair working environment. Fair Company is the largest and best-known employer initiative in Germany.

The new Alfa Laval ThinkTop V20, the next generation of hygienic valve indication units, is driving digital transformation within the process industries. Moving valve position monitoring into the Industry 4.0 era delivers competitive advantage.

After 50 years, Sulzer’s plant continues to deliver some of the most efficient and reliable products available to customers around the world.

Endress+Hauser has announced the opening of a new 48,000-square-foot Indianapolis, Indiana-based regional logistics hub, marking a further milestone in the Group’s project to boost the fulfillment of customer orders and satisfaction on a local and global scale.

VSX – VOGEL SOFTWARE has joined the “Everfield” European software group. Apart from the development of new markets, the founders of VSX are thus taking the first step towards a long-term succession plan. For VSX customers, this primarily means lasting stability and security for the investments made.

Technology from water recycling specialist WCS Environmental Engineering has been selected to maintain ammonia consent standards during an upgrade of a village treatment works.

Voith Hydro officially opened the doors of its newly established center of competence for generator components in Bosnia and Hercegovina six months ago. The location in Lukavac (Tuzla) will be serving western markets; from North and Latin America to Europe and Africa.

Samotics announces the launch of its new SAM4 platform 2.0. The interactive analytics hub brings new powerful tools and functionalities that will provide customers with actionable insights to optimize assets’ health and energy performance.