Industry News

Floating pumps help boost water supply to Guyra By Eliza Booth, Assistant Editor, Pump Industry magazine As Australia continues to battle one of the worst droughts in living memory, more regions are looking to secure their water supplies now and into the future. One NSW council has taken this challenge on headfirst, constructing a purpose-built […]

Low water availability in 2020-21 for SA irrigators The South Australian Government has projected a minimum opening water allocation of two per cent for the 2020-21 water year, and urged SA River Murray irrigators to plan for low water availability. Despite this grim outlook, the SA Government clarified that this was only a projected minimum

Companies and councils urge residents to heed advice as blockages rise Water companies and local councils are urging residents to only dispose of flushable items in toilets, as major wastewater pipe and pump blockages are becoming more frequent.  Water Corporation, Western Australia’s principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services, reiterated to the community that

Concrete pumping company fined $375,000 for workplace fatality The NSW District Court has fined a Sydney concrete pumping company $375,000 after a worker sustained fatal head injuries from an unsecured hose at the site where it was operating. The director has been fined $10,000 and has been ordered to undertake due diligence and risk management

ARENA invests almost $1 million in pumped hydro plant The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has invested $951,000 to a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) company to explore the feasibility of using the technology in NSW. Oven Mountain Pumped Storage (OMPS) received the funds to undertake a study analysing the benefits that PHES would have

Applying dynamic lift up-stream pumping (USP) sealing technology to slurry pumps By Ian Gaffing, John Crane, Fluid Sealing Association Member The word “slurry” is a very general and broad term used across a wide range of industries. Typically, slurry refers to a fluid containing a significant proportion of solids, abrasives or fibres. Slurries are quantified

Pump restarts successfully after closure period One of South Africa’s largest independent polyurethane and plastic foam manufacturers restarted an important gear pump – used to pump glue to rebound foam chips – without difficulty after the company’s December-January closure period. Because the gear pump pumps viscous adhesive liquid at one of the company’s two chip

Powering HVAC with heat pumps By Luisa Romeo, Journalist, Pump Industry magazine With the CSIRO estimating that 40-60 per cent of household energy consumption is used for air conditioning and water heating, and the costs of power rising, the installation of geothermal systems for residential and commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) has

Guaranteed control and maximum system efficiency Designed to drive centrifugal and submersible pumps, the new CFW500 Solar Pump Drive turns solar energy, provided from photoelectric panels, into hydraulic energy, bringing great efficiency and maximising system availability. It also offers automatic control of pump starting and stopping, depending on the availability of solar energy or pressure

Benefits of customised PCPs for wastewater and sludge treatment applications The pump industry relies on expertise from a large and varied range of specialists, from experts in particular pump types to those with an intimate understanding of pump reliability, and from researchers who delve into the particulars of pump curves to experts in pump efficiency.