The provision of affordable drinking water in top quality is one of the most important tasks of the water sector. To be able to do that, the industry needs continuous innovations in order to maintain the high standards for the future.
To round off its existing range of butterfly valves, the KSB Group has launched the new Aporis double-offset butterfly valve with elastomer sealing element.
As an entrepreneur it is impossible to succeed without specialists who are qualified and motivated. For companies in the water industry the shortage of young and skilled workers is a growing problem, while at the same time many school and university students are in search of inspiring careers and lucrative job opportunities.
After two years of building work, the number of exhibition halls available at Messe München will rise to eighteen, providing a total of 200,000 square meters of exhibition space. The two newly built halls—C5 and C6—will be used by exhibitors for the first time at the next IFAT, which takes place between May 14 to 18, 2018. The total area covered by IFAT 2018, including the outdoor exhibition site, will thus expand to 260,000 square meters.
’Only water, but Everything about water’ – Berlin is the capital where water means everything and where water covers seven per cent of the city’s surface. Managed by Berlin’s waterworks, the city’s economic water cycle is equivalent to that of Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart put together.
In addition to the extensive supporting program taking place in the forums at IFAT, this year the show will also feature eight live demonstrations—four on water & sewage, and four on recycling & municipal technologies. IFAT 2016 takes place from May 30 to June 3 at the Messe München exhibition center.
From 28 to 31 March 2017 at Wasser Berlin International the Water Extraction and Flood Management / Flood Protection sections will be hosting a joint display in Hall 4.
Xylem Inc. has been awarded a contract worth more than $500,000 to supply ultraviolet (UV) disinfection solutions to a major municipal water reclamation facility in Singapore.
The new challenges facing the water industry demand innovative, scientific and technical solutions as well as a political and administrative response. Taking as its slogan ’Water and sustainable development’ the Wasser Berlin International Congress 2015 will be setting the tone and providing industry experts with a platform for dialogue and for exchanging experiences on projects and concrete technical solutions.
Xylem Inc. has launched two new models of its Wedeco Spektron ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems for drinking water. The addition of the models means larger drinking water sites with flow rates higher than 2,000 metres cubed per hour (m3/h) may now also benefit from the highly efficient Spektron series.
