Industry News

NSW rolls out high-tech water metering telemetry system New South Wales’ high-tech water metering telemetry system is now operational and ready for the next phase. New South Wales Government Water Renewal Taskforce Director, Aaron Walker, said, “Now that the cloud-based telemetry system is being rolled out, water users can arrange for duly qualified persons to […]

Lubrication update for electric motors By Heinz P. Bloch, PE, Process Machinery Consulting Australia’s largest oil refinery, BP’s Kwinana, is among the best-of-class refineries using oil mist lubrication on machinery with rolling element bearings. In its process pumps, the refinery has enjoyed the benefits of oil mist technology for many years; a recent report mentioned

Caprari presents the new easywell MPC10 motor The MPC10 motor, engineered by Caprari SpA, has been launched onto the market to complete the MPC6 and MPC8 range, thus offering customers particularly well-performing products that stand out for their extremely low energy consumption compared to the industry average, at a very competitive price. The new MPC10

Standards Australia and PIA seek feedback on ISO 13709:2009 The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has requested feedback, via Standards Australia, on an “aged” pump standard, i.e. a standard that is now over ten years old. The Pump Industry Australia (PIA), as a member of Standards Australia’s Pump Committee ME-030, is thus seeking information from its

Wivenhoe Pipeline operations pump towards water supply target The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is seeing positive results one year on from the opening of the Wivenhoe Pipeline, and is on track to deliver its water supply target. Since pumping began on 1 April 2019, TRC Mayor, Paul Antonio, said the pipeline had pumped more than

Getting up close and personal with engines at PIA’s breakfast meeting in Melbourne On 19 February, the PIA held its first Breakfast Meeting of 2020, with Cummins South Pacific hosting the event at its head office in Scoresby, Melbourne. Over 40 people attended, hearing presentations from Cummins and Macquarrie about engines, controls, panels and associated

Billie Tan For Billie Tan, Assistant General Manager at Regent Pumps, working in the pump industry isn’t something she initially considered when finishing her university studies. But after getting a break in the industry in 2009, Billie has become a leader in pumps, projects and production management. Here, she talks about finding her place in

New range of EN733 pumps: world leading performance As a major manufacturer of industrial pumps to JIS and API610 standards, Ebara Corporation has embarked on a globalisation of its range of pumps for the world market. This includes the introduction of a range of industrial pumps to European EN733 standards and a new range of

Murray Bridge wastewater network upgrade nears completion An upgrade to Murray Bridge’s wastewater network is now entering the final stages and is expected to commence operations by mid-2020. The upgrade includes the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and solar panel installation at the treatment plant site, as well as three new pump stations.

More water available for QLD with water sharing changes The Queensland Government has announced changes to the 2020-21 Sunwater water sharing rules in order to maximise water availability. All the water sitting in Paradise Dam will be prioritised for existing customers, including Burnett farmers, while more work is done to identify a long-term solution.  In