With increased scrutiny and pressure to improve the management of tailings, it is important to look at different methods to improve this process. A critical component of a responsible management strategy is dewatering. Mike Swintak, regional senior product manager for Weir Minerals, says: “Dewatering tailings can be a difficult process, howeverContinue Reading
Over 700 of Rotork’s CK modular electric actuators have been installed at the Shantou wastewater treatment plant in Guangdong, southern China, where they facilitate sewage treatment in accordance with new environmental regulations. Three new sewage treatment plants and 300 sewage intercepting wells will be built in Chaonan district, Shantou city.Continue Reading
wo Duperon FlexRake FRHD automated bar screens installed at the Mud Lake Water Users (MLWU) irrigation company in Eastern Idaho are successfully protecting the company’s 160,000-gallon-per-minute pumps from tumbleweeds and other debris. Mud Lake is a natural closed basin used as a reservoir for irrigation water before it is conveyedContinue Reading
uitable for pumping large quantities of dirty water, the heavy duty Grindex Mega pump is often referred to as the workhorse of pump dewatering. This is because apart from being known for its high reliability, durability and dependability, this pump can handle abrasive particles with ease. Integrated Pump Technology isContinue Reading
WEC Projects, a South Africa-based EPC contractor specialising in water and wastewater treatment solutions, says it will soon complete the installation of a new WEC Model B packaged sewage treatment plant at the Mothae diamond mine in Lesotho. The mine is 70% owned by Lucapa Diamond Company and 30% byContinue Reading
Smartphones now outnumber people with access to clean water in their homes. This bizarre factoid shows that human quality of life is no longer limited by our technological capabilities but rather by our access to, and efficient use of, finite and depleting resources. In other words, the kind of innovations that weContinue Reading
Autoprime pump sets from Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) are high-capacity mobile flood control and inland water management units used for dewatering flood-affected areas in India and abroad during monsoons. Flooding in towns and cities during the monsoon not only affects businesses but also public movement and can sometimes even resultContinue Reading
amilton Harbour on Canada’s Lake Ontario is part of a multiphase Clean Harbour programme which includes upgrades to a large wastewater treatment plant. Contractors turned to a pump manufacturer with long experience of pumping station design and handling high volumes of untreated water. Hamilton Harbour has been at the heartContinue Reading
Sterner AS has selected PG Flow Solutions to deliver 15 pump systems for the new smolt facility that it is building for Sande Settefisk in Sandane, Norway. The new facility will increase annual smolt (salmon and rainbow trout) production from one million to five million at the company’s site inContinue Reading
Ingersoll Rand Inc has entered into an agreement to buy the German positive displacement pump manufacturer Seepex GmbH in a €431.5 million cash deal. Bottrop-headquartered Seepex specialises in progressive cavity pumps for water, wastewater, food and beverage, and chemical applications. The company has additional facilities in North America and Asia Pacific,Continue Reading
