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Zenit Italia has recently achieved the IEC CB Scheme certification for the UNIQA and GREY series submersible wastewater electric pumps, in three-phase configurations from 1.1 kW to 4 kW, in accordance with Standards IEC 60335-1:2020 and IEC 60335-2-41:2024.

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions Launches the New SplitFlow 350 Turbopump Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions – a member of the global Busch Group – has expanded its portfolio of turbomolecular vacuum pumps with the SplitFlow 350, a compact model designed for high gas throughput and demanding industrial processes.

Romania is facing a tremendous challenge: the country must expand its water supply while at the same time ensuring that drinking water reaches consumers through extensive pipeline networks in a hygienically safe condition. This puts a spotlight on a technology that has been used in drinking water treatment for more than 100 years: chlorine gas.

Sulphur dioxide is a highly toxic medium. Its handling is therefore subject to major accident prevention regulations and places the highest demands on the safety and reliability of the valves used. At Chemiewerk Bad Köstritz, sliding gate valves from Schubert & Salzer are used to control liquid and gaseous sulphur dioxide, achieving exceptional results in terms of service life and control accuracy.

Every vacuum pump converts electrical energy into mechanical work. Inevitably, much of that energy becomes heat, resulting from heating in motor windings, friction between moving parts, and gas compression. While heat generation is unavoidable, how it is managed influences not only the efficiency of the vacuum pump, but can also affect the efficiency of other associated systems and equipment located nearby.

Manufacturers can design new products faster than ever, but scaling production reliably remains the real challenge. Finish Thompson executives Matt Walker and Dennis Barnard outline what separates companies that scale well: smart workforce planning, data-driven capacity decisions, disciplined shop-floor execution, and vertical integration — all built on cross-functional alignment and early preparation.

New Brunswick Power signed a contract with ANDRITZ, moving to the next phase of planning for the modernization of the six turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 666 MW at the Mactaquac hydropower plant in New Brunswick, Canada.

Measuring wet, CO₂-rich biogas reliably in a DN300 pipe: for Fangel Bioenergy in Denmark, KROHNE’s OPTISONIC 7300 Biogas delivers pressure-loss-free ultrasonic flow measurement, with adapted titanium transducers, integrated pressure/temperature compensation, and methane content calculation, even under heavy condensate formation.

To meet Ireland’s growing gas utilisation levels, Armstrong Industrial: Gas (a division of Armstrong Fluid Technology) has supplied another two of its 3 MW boiler houses at a main gas interconnector site.

As the world faces an escalating water crisis, the industry can no longer afford fragmented infrastructure, Duncan Leathley, area sales director for water utility at Grundfos UK&I, explores why an integrated approach that marries high-efficiency hardware with AI-driven intelligence, is the blueprint for building a resilient global water future.