Grundfos to treat Singapore's wastewater
05 December, 2014 | Supplied by: Grundfos Pumps Pty LtdPump manufacturer Grundfos has been awarded a S$1.4 million R&D grant by the Singapore Environment and Water Industry Programme Office to develop a novel wastewater filtration technology that can significantly reduce capital investment and operational costs for wastewater treatment.
Queensland wastewater treatment plant to be upgraded
25 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Aquatec-Maxcon Pty LtdAquatec Maxcon has been awarded a design and construct contract to undertake the upgrade of Queensland's Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The plant will be the first in Australia to utilise Nereda aerobic granular sludge technology.
Cavity pump on agricultural effluent duty
20 November, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdA single progressing cavity pump from NOV Mono has been used to replace a number of centrifugal pumps and improve pumping performance on an agricultural effluent duty in New Zealand.
NOV Mono provides offshore sewage handling solution
14 November, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdThree TR Munchers and three Compact C range pumps from NOV Mono have been chosen for a demanding sewage handling operation in the Caspian Sea. They will be used to macerate and pump black water on a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig which is located there.
Fluid Components International FCI ST100 aeration flow meter
04 November, 2014 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdThe ST100 flow meter is said to provide accurate performance over a wide flow range, ease of installation, low maintenance requirements and digital bus communications versatility, including Profibus PA compatibility.
Are food, beverage and primary processors literally pouring profit down the drain?
28 October, 2014 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsForward-thinking companies are now taking the initiative to search the globe for best-practice methods to achieve as close to possible as zero waste in their plants. One of the most dramatic but least publicised results of this search for excellence is the installation of anaerobic digestion plants.
Chemsearch Australia Chelade rust converter
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: NCH AustraliaChemsearch Australia's rust converter, Chelade, can save businesses time and money and extend the life of steel. The solution does not require any pre-surface treatment and does not leave any rust behind that may lead to future corrosion.
Yarra Valley Water to probe Park Orchards
17 October, 2014Yarra Valley Water is using water-quality monitoring probes as part of a trial to deliver sewerage services to the Melbourne suburb of Park Orchards. According to project manager David Diaz, the probes will help monitor the health of the local environment to assess whether containing all treated sewage from septic tanks on each property is an environmentally sound sewerage solution.
NOV Mono CT203 TR Muncher twin-shaft grinder
08 October, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdDesigned for the efficient maceration of abrasive sludges, the CT203 Muncher from NOV Mono is a twin-shaft, slow-speed, high-torque grinder that macerate the solids within a flow. The product is suitable for a wide variety of pump protection and other industrial duties.
Mono Munchers make their mark in Massachusetts
22 September, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdA pair of Series 'A' Munchers from NOV Mono have helped reduce maintenance intervals and improve capacity at a major wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts, USA.
New CEO for BioGill
13 August, 2014Steve Atherton has been appointed chief executive officer at biotechnology company BioGill. The company was established to commercialise BioGill wastewater treatment technology, developed in ANSTO research laboratories.
Oil-free screw blowers increase sewage plant efficiency
13 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaTwo Atlas Copco ZS 55+ oil-free screw blowers with variable speed drive (VSD) are supplying energy-efficient compressed air to process sewage at a treatment plant in Versmold, Germany.
Centrifugal compressors at sewage treatment plant
06 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaThe sewage treatment plant in the city of Gütersloh, Germany, treats an average of between 6.5 and 7 million m3 of sewage water. Up until recently, three Atlas Copco ZB 130 VSD centrifugal compressors and two older single-stage screw compressors supplied the compressed air for the biological process that occurs in the plant’s exceptionally deep sedimentation tanks.
Certification for Nov Mono pressure sewer system
05 August, 2014Pump manufacturer Nov Mono has secured major industry certification for its innovative InviziQ pressure sewer system (PSS). The system received the certification from the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) for various criteria, including meeting WSAA standards, technical compliances, manufacturing quality and performance.
Let's talk about sludge
30 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Control ComponentsThe removal of sludge is one of the most critical challenges in creation of good-quality effluent from wastewater treatment plants. In this article, Ben Metman from Control Components explains why, and how it can be measured and monitored for optimum efficiency.
