Controlling Pumps with Reliability, Productivity, and Efficiency

For nearly ninety years, ARO has been delivering reliable fluid management intelligence to the global marketplace, including the world’s first closed-loop controller for air-operated...

Prevention of Recontamination in Powdered Milk Production for Baby Food

As of late, Hochdorf has been using a Triplex G3F hygienic process diaphragm pump from the experienced pump manufacturer LEWA to pump milk concentrate. Manufacturers...

Add a Conditioning Pump to the Mix

The Otay River Pump Station (ORPS), which pumps seven to nine million gallons of raw sewage per day to the South Bay Water Reclaimation...

What Lies Beneath Platte 15: Part 2 of 2

Aerial view of the Platte 15 site. Clear view of the completed ejector pump station, groundwater filtration equipment, and ejector wells along the north...

Avoiding the Consequences of Concrete Washout

Construction waste such as concrete washout is under scrutiny from environment agencies around the world, largely due to its heavy-metal content, notably chrome. With...

What Lies Beneath Platte 15

TerraFirma’s recirculation tank with ejector pump (photo credit: Josh Peltier). The highly anticipated Platte 15 multi-use mid-rise structure, located at 15th and Platte streets in...

Solving Wastewater Challenges with Modern Pump Technology

Performance Curve From self-cleaning toilets to hands-free faucets, new technologies optimize comfort and convenience of everyday life. However, some innovations can expose vulnerabilities in existing...

Making the Right Choice for the Job

In an effort to develop the perfect balance of reliability, efficiency, and simplicity, Xylem Bell & Gossett recently introduced a true variable speed ECM...

Smart Conveying Technology

The City of Monroe, Washington’s wastewater treatment plant serves roughly 18,000 residents and was using twin double disc pumps to convey primary sludge. A...

Take the “Fault” Out of Asphalt Pumping

Anthropologists have determined that the tarlike petroleum byproduct known as bitumen, defined as “a black, viscous mixture of hydrocarbons,” was first used as an...