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Here is what they had to say...
Q. Please introduce your company and what you are working on at the moment
A. ABB is the global leader in manufacturing low voltage electric motors and variable speed drives (VSDs), being one of the few companies in the world that produce both products. ABB helps leading pump manufacturers such as Grundfos, Sulzer, KSB and ITT with solutions that help deliver energy efficient, innovative and competitive products for a demanding market.
ABB is committed to developing technologies and services that save energy, reduce downtime and increase the resilience of pump systems across all industries. It continues to develop technologies that keep pump systems operating at, or near to, the best efficiency point. This includes the dedicated, fully-digital, variable speed drive (VSD) for water and wastewater applications, ACQ580.
ABB is especially dedicated to helping pump operators harness the opportunities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT).
Q. What do you consider to be the most important considerations for the water industry in 2019?
A. Value for money is the heart of what the industry requires, from the customer who turns the tap on all the way through to suppliers who are supporting the water companies themselves. The industry is already in transition from AMP6 to AMP7. This may see some changes in strategy which may change the approach slightly, but value for money will always be the most important consideration and implementing a proper TOTEX approach should help to achieve this. And central to this is the need to consider resilience, innovation and collaboration. As we move into the next AMP cycle, for instance, building resilience into the UK’s water treatment and distribution system will remain one of the cornerstones – and for very good reason. Water is our most important resource, yet it is impossible to think of any other time when water services have been under so much pressure. This is due to several social and environmental challenges such as climate change, population growth, increasing demand, as well as expectation of ever better levels of customer service.
Q. What do you think are the biggest challenges that the industry faces, and how can they be overcome?
A.Resilience is a word that keeps cropping up and this encompasses many different aspects, all the way from initial design to operation and maintenance. With an aging infrastructure and a continuous focus on keeping costs low for customers, providing a resilient water supply is a challenge and requires innovative thinking and collaboration between industry stakeholders.
Innovation will be key to unlocking the potential offered by AMP7. The most exciting and successful innovations will not be those created in a silo by one organisation, but rather those developed in partnership between water suppliers and their partners. The current push-pull model of sales and marketing will change. Instead of seeking solutions for problems that already exist, water suppliers will work with their suppliers to build products and systems that minimise the chances of problems occurring in the first place.
This approach will mean a wholesale change in the way companies do business. Half measures will not succeed here. To maximise performance in a TOTEX environment, many companies will need to fundamentally change their culture and ways of working.
Q. What do you see as the most exciting developments for the future, and why? Which companies are leading the way?
A.Of course, innovation is not just about smart new products – it’s also about applying smart new thinking in order to achieve desired outcomes. New skills will be required that involve finding ‘no build’ solutions to supply and quality issues. Similarly, when dealing with a specific challenge, water companies must also learn to step back and look at the bigger picture. Replacing old with new may not necessarily be the answer, and organisations that do not look at every other possible solution before purchasing new kit will find it difficult to justify their actions. Identifying how to do more with existing assets is the crux of AMP7.
Digitalisation and the way in which data is gathered and turned into meaningful information is an exciting development and one which can genuinely add value and help to optimise costs for the water companies. These technologies will allow informed decisions to be made and interventions to be made before serious incidents and failures occur, for example. ABB are amongst the industry’s leading companies with regard to digitally connected devices and expertise, having launched a suite of smart sensors that gather intelligence on every aspect of a pump system powertrain, from motors to mounted bearings to pumps.
Q. Why are you looking forward to being at the Water Equipment Show?
A. It’s a great way to introduce new technology and solutions to existing customers in the water and wastewater industry and also allows us to discuss how these technologies can benefit new customers. We get an insight into what other suppliers are doing in the industry, if there is potential for some collaboration and what challenges are on the horizon. The technical presentations and breakout sessions always provide valuable information that help introduce particular technology and explain how certain industry issues can and have been tackled, along with the sharing of ideas and best practice.
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This week, we sat down with Keith Solts, Technical Manager - Asset Standards and Engineering at the Environment Agency, who will be speaking at this year's Water Equipment Show.
Here is what he had to say...
Q. Please introduce your organisation and briefly outline the topic you will be discussing at this year's show.
A. I have worked for the Environment Agency in the flood and coastal risk management directorate for 11 years. We are funded by Defra to deliver flood defence services in England, this is in two parts. The first is to deliver new flood defence schemes to communities, the second is to operate and maintain flood defences. I am a chartered member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and am responsible for the Environment Agency’s asset standards and engineering policy, process and strategy for mechanical and electrical assets.
Q. What would you consider the most important reasons for the Environment Agency's research into improving their flood risk management assets?
A. We face more and more pressure to cut our revenue spend and are researching the benefits of intelligent monitoring for predictive maintenance. We have falling revenue budgets but must still provide resilient and reliable assets, as we protect people and property. The outcomes we hope to achieve will be where and when to best to spend our revenue funding. Our research is tailored to investigate our biggest issue, which is low utilisation of equipment as we only need to operate when there is a flood incident in progress. I will be outlining our research programme and how we are looking to best use technology to predict our interventions on our mechanical and electrical assets.
Q. Can you give an example of any recent technological advancements that have improved the ability to predict/monitor failure of these assets?
A. There is a considerable amount of technology on the market which lends itself to predictive maintenance of equipment. One such instrument has been the thermal imaging camera, where we have used it with a great deal of success to pinpoint hotspots in motor control centres and resolve the issues before they can manifest into serious breakdowns. Our main issue however is how we can develop intelligent algorithms from the data gathered from instrumentation, which will tell us when an intervention on a piece of equipment is necessary.
Q. Looking ahead, what future technological advancements do you envision will benefit the Environment Agency's research further?
A. I’m hoping that the equipment suppliers to our industry will take note of our issue of low utilisation and help us in developing intelligent solutions to our predictive maintenance needs.
Q. Finally, what are you looking forward to most at this year's Water Equipment Show?
A. Catching up with people who I don’t get to see very often, the networking opportunity at the show is too good to miss. I will be attending as many presentations as time allows as there are many initiatives talked about that are relevant to the Environment Agency.
Keith has been with the Environment Agency for 11 years and is currently national asset standards and engineering (MEICA) manager. He is responsible for MEICA strategy, systems, and process for around £1B of MEICA capital equipment used for flood defence purposes. The EA spends around £15M annually on maintenance and he is looking to develop tools that drive best value for this spend whilst enhancing reliability of equipment and increasing useful lifetime. The Environment Agency is interested in developing tools that drive best value for this spend, whilst enhancing reliability of the equipment and increasing useful working lifetime. We have an ongoing R&D project looking at embedding instrumentation in a pumping station, and by the use of associated algorithms and logic will have the outcome of predicting routine service requirements and equipment failures. Automatic analysis and interpretation of data and trends is key to success of this initiative. The results of this research, if successful, will lead to the roll out to further pumping stations and also automated gates/barriers in the Environment Agency asset stock. The outcome will inform better planning for the maintenance and replacement of active assets, a subsequent reduction in unplanned failures and call out costs and a subsequent reduction in whole life asset cost.
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A. SEEPEX UK Ltd is the UK subsidiary of SEEPEX GmbH, a leading global specialist in progressing cavity (PC) pump technology. Our PC pumps and control systems are used widely in water and wastewater treatment wherever low to highly viscous, aggressive or abrasive media must be conveyed.
With the advent of Industry 4.0, we have placed ourselves at the forefront of the digital revolution, incorporating ‘smart’ features into our products such as sensors to adjust pump speed as process conditions change; connected pump monitors that transfer data to the cloud to enable process optimisation; and virtual reality instructions to improve maintenance.
A. Increased energy production from sewage sludge, energy reduction and optimised operating costs across processes. The change in philosophy to a production industry means that it is important to ensure the best process control is available to monitor and optimise processes and to maximize energy production. In order to prepare for the future more focus has to be given to the lifecycle costs of equipment, moving to a TOTEX model away from CAPEX only.
A. Water companies will face challenges from population growth and climate change, which will likely lead to tighter environmental standards. In order to overcome these challenges the industry regulators should use the knowledge and expertise of equipment suppliers to guide the regulatory frameworks so that new technologies are adopted to improve the efficiency of the industry. The WIMES committee could be encouraged to work more closely with suppliers to keep abreast of these emerging innovative technologies
A. Connectivity and digital solutions will shape the industry, enabling process optimisation using the knowledge base of suppliers. Successful companies must innovate, not just by launching new products but also improving their current portfolio in line with the needs of their customers. At SEEPEX, we encourage innovation and collaboration, and devote resources to ensure that ideas can be developed to solve the problems our customers face. The movement of dewatered sludge cake using Smart Air Injection (SAI) offers the industry a new innovative method of high solids handling over distances up to 1,000 m. with low pressure requirements.
A. Exhibiting at the Water Equipment Show is a great opportunity to showcase SEEPEX smart pump technology. We get to meet our customers, but also extend our network of contacts. It is always exciting to introduce our company and pumping solutions, as it is to learn about new players. This event offers the perfect forum to exchange experiences and discuss changes in the industry and their impact.
This week, we sat down with Alex Gray, a Research Engineer at Thames Water, who will be speaking at this year's Water Equipment Show.
Q. What would you say are the primary reasons for Thames Water's focus on improving their energy management processes?
A. With rising energy prices and an increase in the volatility of the market, it is advantageous for any utility to be more flexible with its energy consumption and management, so that it may reduce operational expenditure as well as prolonging asset life cycles. Within a corporation of Thames Water’s magnitude, coupled with the changing attitude towards electrical power usage (which has led to government initiatives to punish inefficient consumption and reward carbon neutral strategies) the primary reason has to be cost. That said, there are also ethical considerations around protecting the fragile environment we live in today, and where our future generations will live tomorrow. This is not something to be taken lightly. For me personally, even if cost was not a factor, I (and many of my Thames Water colleagues) would feel just as strongly about reducing our carbon footprint.
Q. By comparison to the existing telemetry infrastructures, how much more efficient will these new systems be at capturing energy data? Are there any recent technological developments that have impacted these improvements?
A. So far, the catchment which my research focuses on has replaced approx. 50% of the telemetry controllers. In terms of energy capture, the units before did not do this so it’s a step change in being able to historise this important asset data. Major improvements have further been realised by the emergence of digital subscriber line (DSL) services (as opposed to old PSTN dial-up communications), which offer the ability to have these controllers in an ‘always connected’ arrangement, giving rise to near real-time data availability.
Q. What challenges have Thames Water faced throughout the process, and how have these been overcome?
A. Difficulties will always manifest when trying to understand how the older electrical assets of a process site are performing from an energy perspective. Further still, if these devices are not on the roadmap for replacement, then the potential for granular power data may not be realised for some time. On these sites, the site power is seen is a single unit of measure, in the MWh range, whereas it is now a requirement for device level readings as low as single figure kWh. Therefore, in order to achieve accurate results from the older assets, power monitoring equipment requires retrofitting.
Q. How big of an impact do you envision these improvements to have, immediate and in the future?
A. The improvements have the potential to unlock a whole raft of benefits to the business. My research is focussed on optimising the catchment control of a small county town in Hampshire, with 33 pumping stations, and on average 2x 7.5kW pumps in each. Any reduction in energy consumed here will be small in the grand scheme. For example a 10% saving on 7.5kWhrs is only 75Whrs, however, the benefits are likely to be linear when applied to larger systems, i.e. a pump that consumes 750kW when run for one hour will consume 750kWhrs; a 10% reduction in the assets use will save the business 75kWhrs. Apply that across the utilities estate and the cost savings quickly add up. Going forward, the application of control profiles have the potential to throttle/accelerate flows into the receiving treatment works and as such ‘smooth’ the flow profile into the primary clarifiers. The downstream effects of this ‘smooth flow’ will itself yield such an improvement, e.g. PST’s not short circuited, ASP’s not being unnecessarily hit with high water content etc. (the energy from air injection in ASP’s is the biggest energy burden in a water utility, wasting energy aerating water is not ideal).
A. Most of all I am excited to wander around all the stalls and soak up all the new technology that’s on display. An engineer by default, this is the stuff that gives me the most enjoyment at work. Discussing new initiatives, talking through product journeys and challenges. Sharing ‘war stories’ with other engineers is always fun. There are a few breakout sessions that I will be attending as well which I am hoping to gain some more knowledge from. As always, I’m a bit more relaxed after I have presented so I’m looking forward to that too.
ALEX D. L. GRAY received the B.Eng. degree in power engineering from the University of West London in 2013. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with Brunel University London, sponsored by Thames Water Limited, which is focused on optimising sewer networks for improved energy utilisation, by applying improved automation to satellite pumping systems. He is currently a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Whilst studying part-time, he was a Consultant within the water industry and specialises in the delivery and commissioning of control and instrumentation and software systems.
This week, we caught up with Börger to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. Borger was established in 1975 by the then 25-year-old Alois Börger. We are still a family-owned business with companies in the US, Asia, the Middle East – and here in the United Kingdom, where Borger UK was formed in 2006.
Installed by every main UK water company, and successfully utilised by the biogas, food, marine, agricultural and industrial sectors, Borger’s pumps – and more recently its macerators and separators - have an enviable reputation for reliability and cost-savings.
A. The ongoing goal to increase efficiencies and get the best from existing assets. We have recently completed an important project, which by having the right pump, enabled our customer to keep an existing tank, rather than invest in new. The installation also greatly improved the process, so it’s been a win-win. This is an example of what can be achieved by working closely together for the best possible long-term solution. New technologies are important, but sometimes it’s simply matching the right equipment for the application.
A. To embrace innovation and recognise – in our case for pumps – that unreliable units that create too much downtime and use up too much energy are past their best and need replacing as part of improving ageing infrastructure.
A. For us it is seeing the increasing use of Borger’s rotary lobe pumps for wash-water hydrants at wastewater treatment plants. Long considered the job of multi-stage booster pumps that were often problematical, noisy (in constant use) and high on energy use, they also represent a significant capital cost. However, Borger’s rotary lobe pumps have been proving far more efficient – and very much in demand at the moment.
We’re still very much involved with sludge applications, but the new wash-water opportunities for us are very exciting. Grit removal also demonstrates the cost-saving capabilities of our rotary lobe pumps, with some good enquiries of late from water companies and contractors.
A. There’s always plenty to talk about. In Telford our team looks forward to welcoming new and familiar faces to our stand. It’s always a busy show with good quality visitors.
This week, we caught up with Atlas Copco to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. Atlas Copco is a supplier of:
Atlas Copco also provides a comprehensive service support nationwide for all of our technologies, ranging from the supply of spare parts to total responsibility service packages.
This is only our offering for the water and waste water industry - we also have many other product ranges for industrial and process applications.
A. To reduce the operational costs of both water and water recycling processing plants by installing innovative, reliable and energy efficient equipment. Also to reduce the impact the industry has on the environment.
A. To improve and increase the whole life of their process equipment, through servicing and planned maintenance. By properly maintaining process equipment, it increases its operating efficiency, ensures reliability, and ultimately reduces downtime and rental costs, should there be a break down.
Most importantly, their challenge is to maintain a continuous water supply to customers and ensure recycled water is processed to the required quality.
Atlas Copco knows how important it is that water & wastewater treatment plants stay online at all times, which is why our engineers offer on-site service and support for all our products, nationwide, 24/7.
A. Product development is a continuous process and businesses have to continuously evolve to stay ahead of the competition and bring innovation. For example, energy efficient and reliable solutions to reduce the impact the equipment has on the environment throughout its whole life and end of life.
Atlas Copco has invested continually in the last 100 years in rotary lobe, rotary screw and turbo air blowers and compressors. We are leading the way by introducing permanent magnet motors, integrated inverters, drives and control systems, magnet bearings and many other innovative solutions into low pressure air blowers and compressed air equipment.
These reduce the installation and whole lifecycle costs. Energy can be approx. 75% of the total lifecycle costs of a compressor or blower, so a saving of 50% in electricity consumption has a massive impact.
A. It is a great opportunity to meet with people from the industry and understand better their everyday challenges. Of course it is also an opportunity to allow us to guide users to select the best technology from our product range. We welcome the opportunity to discuss with visitors how we can provide the most suitable solution for their individual process.
This week, we caught up with Grundfos Pumps to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. Grundfos Pumps are a leader in the delivery of pumps and pump systems for domestic, commercial building services and process industry applications. Additionally, they are a respected and innovative manufacturer and supplier of a broad range of pumps and pump related solutions that have been specifically designed for use in clean water and water utility type applications.
Grundfos are proud of their position at the forefront of design and development and the fact that they offer a great portfolio of energy efficiency and sustainable technology based pump products. Their bespoke solutions currently support water supply and wastewater applications around the world and continually ensure that they not only meet but exceed the many challenges the water industry is currently facing. The Grundfos Group employs 19,000 people in 83 companies worldwide. Founded in Denmark in 1945, they have an annual turnover of £3 billion+ and produce 17 million pumps per year.
A. The water industry will continue to face pressure from the regulator to considerably improve efficiencies in areas related to sustainability and climate change, highlighted by a renewed focus on leakage (NRW) and circular economies. Water companies have responded with ambitious business plans, however the need to adopt new technologies and innovation has never been greater. The water authorities need themselves to consider how they can become more agile and progressive in adopting the required technology within the timeframe of AMP7, to achieve their state outcomes.
A. The biggest challenges include climate change, population increases, rapid urbanisation and adapting to a new digital world. Water Authorities will become reliant on consumers to be more engaged to meet some of these challenges, where decentralisation will be a key solution. Using data to manage the infrastructure and systems supporting this transition will be critical to overcoming these new challenges.
A. Increasing collaboration between supply chain organisations as new value networks develop to co-create solutions for new challenges promises to offer some exciting developments in how technology is engineered for the industry. This is exhibited in how Grundfos have worked with software providers to optimise networks in water distribution systems.
A. We are looking forward to seeing some old acquaintances and equally making some new acquaintances, while taking to this year’s theme and exhibiting Grundfos’ excellence in digital offerings. This will hopefully give customers the opportunity to explore the art of the possible.
This week, we caught up with Verder Liquids to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. Verder Liquids supply pumps, pumping systems and workshop services to industry and utilities. Currently we have just completed a major dosing project for a waste water site changing from lime to caustic dosing. One of our major product drives is the transitioning to digital dosing, but making that as easy as possible with touch-screen technology and remote control options which are a little more at home in the 21st century with an app-based interface.
A. Our conversations with our clients in the water industry have been focussed on asset life cycle and an emphasis on maximising the useful working life with better preventative maintenance procedures, operational changes to fine tune motor speeds and monitoring the systems as a whole to see if any one component is causing an issue. As a company we have provided a new approach to using existing assets in our site installations to reduce costs, provide more thorough commissioning to help train site operators and offer fata trends through our mobile apps to monitor pump speeds, flow rates and operating temperatures, which can be a tell-tale sign that part of their system has a flaw or design fault.
A. Naturally the biggest factor is climate change and how to manage the extremes of weather and distribution of water. We’ve seen a decline in average rainfall so maximising the use of the water volumes available is crucial. This places a demand not only on the water company side but also the supply chain to provide better engineered solutions and the relationship between the two to achieve a plan that provides all parties and most importantly customers with a fantastic service.
A. The use of big data and the communities who share and harness it are providing some incredible insights into how we use water and how we can quantify processes. Using these to determine energy usage, chemical volumes, maintenance schedules allows a much more informed process which can be objectively handled. At Verder we have certainly tried to assist in this by providing products which are compatible with water company systems and advancing this with real-time feedback to phones or tablets so operators onsite can act on alerts much faster.
A. The Water Equipment Show is a superb opportunity for customers to see a very focussed set of products and talk to the right people all in one place. Although we have a field sales team who can visit a site anywhere in the UK, we also love speaking to customers with a lot of different applications and hear from them what the issues are in a more informal environment and have a coffee with them. We also get to have a bit of fun challenging them to an arcade game challenge which always gets the competitive side coming out!
This week, we caught up with Vega Controls to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. VEGA Controls has been involved with all areas of UK manufacturing for 40 years, and over 25 years in radar-based non contact level technology. We have some great innovations and industry firsts, including the first ‘water level radar’ VEGAPULS WL61 along with many other high quality level and pressure products and expertise for the water and environmental sectors - already proven in the field in the UK and globally. New innovations and partnerships are being developed, working with UK water industry companies, on compliance and certification. There are some exciting smaller scale projects we are engaged with, making some real gains for the end users saving tens of £1000’s of pounds for very small outlays. As well as being involved with some large scale multi-million pound projects, helping design engineers with new level monitoring solutions in flood alleviation municipal projects. Our products include a new generation of low-cost radar level sensors for water and environmental industries with MCERTS and submersible pressure transmitters that are WRAS certified for drinking water supply.
A. From (our) an instrument manufacturers perspective, companies need to be really looking at new technology and ideas with an open mind, collaborating with suppliers - embracing what has already been proven, tried and tested in other industries. We have found when the term ‘innovation’ is used, in reality it can be a dead-end in the engagement process. So, rather than using brochures or PowerPoint, our favourite methodology is to do both live demonstrations in front of engineers followed by free instrument testing in the field. Sometimes the gains we can deliver are marginal but significant on a large scale, sometimes large gains on a relatively small one-off scenario. But its always better than just doing what has already been done before. Sustainability comes in many forms; for us its making devices and the data they provide ultra reliable, management simpler, reducing hidden costs of instrumentation maintenance by utilising digitisation and the data available in our sensors.
A. Integrating and exploiting field-data, real time into the business. Also understanding the need for reliable, 100% accurate data in the field, otherwise the big data analysis and number crunching can be skewed or mis-leading. We also understand that new requirements like improving FFT (flow to full treatment) measurement and enforcement of existing regulations such as more complete coverage and detail in CSO event duration monitoring are both potentially large in scale and cost. This needs fresh thinking and communication from both suppliers and water companies and how the infrastructure can be put in place for effective monitoring. Sometimes there is fear of new innovations…we have even seen ‘on the ground’ resistance from maintenance personnel, disliking change or perhaps see their work-loads or departments reduced. However new, yet proven technologies can deliver better value for businesses, ease work loads and protect the environment. At VEGA we think we can play a central role in the field of level and pressure sensor technology.
A. As a sensor manufacturer radar level sensors are coming to the industry, and changing the technology landscape. We can see that (microwave based) radar level sensors will be to (sound based) ultrasonic level sensors what the smartphone was to the mobile phone. Where cost was always an issue, it is no longer, and in other countries the change is well under way. For us it is sensors that are ever more versatile and robust, eliminating or reducing sensor maintenance - using new materials and technologies for better life spans, simpler communication and operative savings. That way, the focus can shift to proactive problem solving, real engineering and operational gains, rather than costly reactive, repetitive fixing and maintenance.
A. It's a great opportunity for us, still as a relative ‘new comer’ to the UK water sector. We want to take this opportunity to meet and listen to customers both existing and potential, to get feedback on our ideas and solutions we offer, so we can optimise our offering, to better understand were we are now, how we can collaborate with other suppliers and where we need to take our products next. We are also looking forward to celebrating an award with our industry partners at the gala dinner!
This week, we caught up with Gardner Denver to get their thoughts on the changes happening in the water industry ahead of this year's Water Equipment Show.
A. Through a wide technology portfolio (blowers, compressors and vacuum pumps), Gardner Denver is able to offer various solutions targeting the most efficient operation possible, to accommodate the needs of all WWT applications and their constraints. We understand the importance of compact design, ease of maintenance and low noise emission, as well as the impact of operating costs and length of service life on our customers’ bottom line. In addition, we provide a wide range of supporting technologies such as frequency converters, human machine interfaces and interactive web-based communication tools to keep energy cost down and optimizing the process. Thanks to such a comprehensive approach, our customers are able to enjoy the benefits of dealing with a single source supplier.
A. WLCC or Working Life Cycle Costs v Capital Cost. WLCC should always take precedence over Capital Cost but time and time again this does not happen.
A. Continued lack of investment and under funding, combined with increase demand from population growth, changes to local ambient conditions, and revised legislation are putting existing WWT facilities under extreme pressure. Increased investment is required and need to need ensure that all appropriate technology is considered to ensure the correct most long-term cost effect solution to each application is maintained as priority.
A. New technologies for applications with WWT. Much has been invested in technology to extend working life expectancies and increase. Energy efficiency, along with reuse and re-cycle of WWT by-products are very important. Many products such as Bio-Gas can be reused to create energy & heat which can not only be used to operate the facility- reducing operating costs, with the excess energy sold into the local network creating additional revenue for re- investment.
A. We are always focusing on developing state-of-the-art equipment suitable for applications in wastewater treatment, promoting the strengths of the Gardner Denver brands. In addition, our primary effort is to create win-win relationships with our customers, sharing our culture and core values. We really strive to build a trusting relationship with every visitor to Water Equipment Show.
