Water analysis
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced enhanced drinking water analytical capabilities of the Thermo Scientific Environmental GC/MS Online Productivity Solutions with respect to US EPA Methods 524.2 and 525.2. The company's 524 and 525 Productivity Solutions integrate its DSQ II GC/MS instrument with layered application software, analytical columns, consumables, standard operating procedures and quick start guides to streamline method development, implementation and validation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Austin, TX
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Booster compressors
Kaeser's revised and updated booster compressor brochure details the company's N Series and EP series reciprocating compressors. It outlines how to boost existing plant pressure while eliminating the need for separate high pressure systems. With product pictures, dimensions and specifications, the brochure illustrates features such as heavy-gauge base plates with anti-vibration pads and automatic v-belt tensioning device. The standard N Series High Pressure compressors are offered with TEFC motor and starter, as well as aluminum cylinder heads and finned copper cooling pipes for efficient aftercooling.
Kaeser Compressors Inc.
Fredericksburg, VA Tel: 800-777-7873 Web: www.kaeser.com
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Wastewater treatment
An 18-page, full-color, brochure details Red Valve's total system approach to wastewater treatment. A detailed treatment plant layout illustrates applications for the company's products at every stage, from influent flow through effluent discharge. Large, full color photos illustrate the products in wastewater treatment applications. The company offers a full line of pinch valves, check valves, knife gate valves, pressure sensors, air diffusers and rubber products.
Red Valve Co. Inc.
Carnegie, PA
Tel: 412-279-0044
Web: www.redvalve.com
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Automation products
Rockwell Automation has released a new resource tool to help water and wastewater consulting engineers to specify automation and control products and solutions more easily. The Water and Wastewater Consultant Resource Catalog (CRC) helps reduce engineering time and costs for the consultant by providing the information and tools to help make the right product decisions and produce professional project procurement specifications. The catalog also helps consultants adhere to LEED requirements, and water and wastewater industry specification standards. The catalog includes a collection of water and wastewater-related product and solution literature, specifications and engineering software.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Web: www.rockwellautomation.com
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Tanks, storage
Highland Tank announces the release of its updated engineering catalogs containing detailed information on the company's line of storage and wastewater treatment products. Four separate engineered product catalogs are available as downloads or in hard copy format. Individual catalogs are available for wastewater treatment systems, grease removal systems, ASME pressure vessels & water storage tanks, plus oil & gas storage. The catalogs are designed for use by consulting/specifying engineers providing the most up-to-date tank and vessel technology available for new design projects.
Highland Tank
Stoystown, PA
Web: www.highlandtank.com
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Climate change
Responding to water industry concerns about potential impacts of climate change on the nation's drinking water supply, the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) has developed a white paper that outlines potential improvements to scientific models used to project how greenhouse gas emissions will affect the earth's climate over time. The report, titled Options for Improving Climate Modeling to Assist Water Utility Planning for Climate Change, identifies seven initial improvements to global climate modeling.
Water Utility Climate Alliance
San Francisco, CA
Tel: 702-822-8543
Web: www.wucaonline.org
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Flow measurement
An eight-page brochure from ABB Instrumentation discusses the use of the WaterMaster magmeter for flow measurement and management in such diverse sectors as water, wastewater, sewage and effluent. The brochure describes the technology and the operational and financial benefits it offers. Part of the ABB FlowMaster family of products, the meter can be integrated with an asset management solution such as the company's Asset Vision.
ABB Instrumentation
Warminster, PA
Tel: 800-922-2475
Web: www.abb.us/instrumentation
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Electronic locks
Videx has released a new catalog that features its CyberLock electronic locks and intelligent padlocks. The free catalog includes an instructive CD on electronic lock and key technology. The company's locks bring electronic access control and auditing to mechanical lock hardware simply by removing a lock's cylinder and replacing it with a CyberLock electronic cylinder. With over 200 lock cylinder designs available, the cylinders can be installed in lock hardware on everything from doors to cabinets to ATM machines and parking meters – just about anywhere a lock is present.
Videx Inc.
Corvallis, OR
Tel: 541-758-0521
Web: www.videx.com
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Generator sizing software
Generac® Power Systems has introduced its new Power Design Pro software, a sizing and design program supporting both electrical and mechanical design. The software incorporates state-of-the-art algorithms that accurately model the load's true characteristics. This modeling includes full harmonic and transient analysis to ensure complete generator-to-load compatibility. The software also offers a one-stop solution center for the consulting engineer and offers specification sheets; installation drawings; emission information; sound data and calculator; gas and exhaust pipe sizing; decrement and damage curves; a specification text library with full inclusive design notes; and the ability to link directly to supporting dealers .
Generac Industrial Power
Waukesha, WI
Web: www.generac.com
Tel: 888-436-3722
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Chlorination, dechlorination
Severn Trent Services has released a technical brochure detailing its line of chlorination and dechlorination tablet feed systems, highlighting the systems' ability to eliminate the need to mix chemicals on site, prepare chemical solutions or store and handle toxic gases. The erosion tablet feed systems, accommodating treatment capacities up to 50,000 gpd, are specifically designed for dispensing the company's Sanuril® and Aquaward® chlorination tablets and D-Chlor™ dechlorination tablets. Sanuril tablets provide a calcium hypochlorite and bromine disinfection agent formulated for wastewater treatment applications, while Aquaward chlorination tablets are suited for drinking water treatment.
Severn Trent Services
Fort Washington, PA
Tel: 281-240-6770
Web: www.severntrentservices.com
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