ABB announced that the Board of Directors will propose Johan Forssell and Mats Rahmström as new members for election at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 21, 2024. They will replace Jacob Wallenberg and Gunnar Brock who have decided not to stand for re-election. Jacob Wallenberg has been Vice-Chairman of the Board of […]
Pentair plc today announced fourth quarter 2023 sales of $985 million. Sales were down 2 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales declined 2 percent in the fourth quarter. Fourth quarter 2023 earnings per diluted share from continuing operations (EPS) were $1.25 compared to […]
In the face of growing public concern about the presence of micropollutants in water and wastewater, Dr Pablo Campo Moreno senior lecturer in applied chemistry at Cranfield University’s water science institute, identifies those taking the lead in tackling them. As the phrase, forever chemicals, enters the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time in 2024, […]
A variable frequency drive (VFD) that is fully sealed and weather tight with a UL Type 4X/IP66 rating. The drive employs water industry-specific software features and settings and it is designed for operation in environments where extreme rain, heat, snow, cold, or dust is experienced. ACQ580 4X drive is a new member in ABB’s all-compatible […]
In December 2023, WILO SE successfully secured the largest financing package in its over 150-year company history. A promissory note loan (Schuldscheindarlehen) totalling 270 million euros was placed in the international capital market and a syndicated loan totalling 300 million euros was refinanced among the core banks. WILO SE was thus able to mobilise a […]
With its new InnoPET BloFill ACF-R aseptic block the Dortmund systems supplier wants to set new standards in safety and hygiene when it comes to bottle sterilization. KHS will be presenting this at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne in March. “Economic success calls for maximum efficiency and availability in all filling and packaging processes. We provide […]
Sulzer flow equipment and support was recently selected by Eiffage, a civil engineering firm in Europe, to propel high volumes of water through a whitewater training course commissioned by the French government in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Situated in natural water along the river Vilaine in Cesson-Sévigné, the waterway features a new pump […]
MasoSine Certa pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) are proving time and time again that they are up to the challenge when it comes to the transfer of viscous foods such as guacamole, a popular dip or spread for Mexican food. Guacamole is both thick and contains solid pieces of avocado, neither of which […]
The current EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is more than 30 years old, and it has made dramatic improvements to the water quality in European rivers, lakes and seas. However, several pollution challenges remain and are not covered by the current legislation. One of the most prominent is pharmaceutical residues, which are having a detrimental […]
CIRCOR International, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of differentiated technology products and sub-systems, highlights their IMO brand rotary screw pumps for processing and transferring asphaltenes and bitumen in a variety of applications. With decades of experience, CIRCOR has developed hydraulic balanced pumping technology that simplifies the most complex hydrocarbon processing and transfer tasks. IMO pumps […]
