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Following a highly successful upgrade to its wastewater process, Glatfelter, the leading global supplier of engineered materials, has made further investments in mixers made by Landia.

Manufacturers of quality key products for industries such as food & beverage, electrical, building and medical, Glatfelter first sought to address downtime, as well as health and safety issues caused by an ageing and very awkward effluent mixing system.

An open-topped 1000m³ above-ground (7m) glass-lined steel tank used for pH correction was fitted with an internal propeller mixer that for repair and servicing, was only accessible via vertical ladders and then use of a cumbersome mechanical winch - but as Glatfelter’s Project Manager, Howard Williams, explains, the problems were manyfold.

Robust pump from SKF delivers grease to large automatic lubrication systems, for demanding applications such as excavators, loaders and other heavy machinery.

SKF has developed a hydraulic barrel pump for large automatic lubrication systems, which helps reduce the risk of machinery failure.

The BPH30 pump is available with or without sensors and can be configured to individual needs. It is aimed at large automatic lubrication systems such as single-line, progressive or dual-line – as well as filling processes. Target applications include excavators, loaders, haul trucks and other heavy machinery used in the construction and mining industries.

Under a new management team, compliance consultancy OHS has expanded over the last year with new offices and a laboratory in Manchester, and new software that will enable it to offer facilities managers and duty holders improved asbestos, fire and water services.

OHS recently achieved UKAS ISO1725 accreditation for asbestos testing and analysis, and four stage clearance, which complements its ISO1720 certification for asbestos surveying and inspection.

Most people are familiar with the term “apps”, which is simply an abbreviation of “applications” that are simply computer programs with a user-friendly interface. There are now hundreds of apps available on the Apple App Store that people download onto their iPhones and iPads providing both games and useful tools to book flights, identify music tracks from their audible signature or monitor your heart rate during exercise. These are great for personal use and tend to be easy to obtain at little or no cost.

2000 metres. This altitude above sea level represents the upper limit for applications of many passive components certified according to IEC. Why this limit? A little excursus into physics, more precisely into the Paschen effect.

An innovative new Borger pump at Cliff Quay Wastewater Treatment Works is significantly improving the blend of liquified sludge and cake for Anglian Water’s anaerobic digestion (AD/biogas) process.

Working closely alongside Anglian Water and long-stablished engineers, Panks, Borger have also helped meet the challenge of mixing a rectangular tank that was proving far too difficult for existing equipment.

More than a decade on since its installation, a Landia Chopper Pump is continuing to enhance the throughput at a Severn Trent pumping station that has to deal with high levels of rags.

Despite the stop-start trials and tribulations of the Covid-affected 2020 and 2021, the retrofit at The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa has already seen its thermal energy demand reduced by a massive 93 percent.

A ground-breaking project that flies in the face of ‘rip it up and start again’, the venue, built in 1994, now has an energy demand input of less than 100kWh, compared to its previous load requirement of 1,410 kWh.

Michael Ries, former CEO of API PRO/Optiware joins Ultimo as Channel expert to develop a Nordic partner network

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software company Ultimo extends operation to the Nordic countries by onboarding new Channel partners in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Ultimo’s cloud platform helps customers across sectors increase asset availability and optimise productivity and safety. By developing a local Channel, Nordic customers will benefit from a world-class EAM system, combined with extensive local service and optimal commitment.

Industrial process heating equipment and solutions specialist Babcock Wanson is pleased to announce the acquisition of Thermigas, the French leader of decentralised liquid-heating applications in industrial processes.

The acquisition of Thermigas will allow Babcock Wanson to strengthen its environmental credentials and to deepen its offer with equipment which enables customers to optimise the energy consumption of their processes, thereby saving energy.