The revised Micro-Tec II website from Garlock features an easy-to-use technology navigator which allows the users to explore the benefits of the Micr-Tec bearing isolator 12 March 2010
The UV-Tronic+ V5 PLC controller links to a UV disinfection system’s SCADA control system, allowing users to set up the UV system’s operating parameters to match their requirements 12 March 2010
The four new residential RO (reverse osmosis) elements from Dow Water & Process Solutions will replace the existing product line of Dow Filmtec solutions 12 March 2010
The Y-series decanters from Alfa Laval are optimized for olive oil applications that include clarification, extraction, dewatering and classification on first and second extraction (the re-milling process). 12 March 2010
The filtration products from Johnson Pump are available in two ranges, four material options and 11 separate sizes offering filtration levels down to 10 microns 11 March 2010
Filtration + Separation editor, Mark Holmes highlights the major features in the latest issue of Filtration + Separation. 09 March 2010
GEA Group AG’s supervisory board has extended Jürg Oleas’s appointment as chairman of the executive board and industrial relations director until 31 December 2013. 09 March 2010
Winning product, Clarius, is an eco friendly water conditioner from Puronics which combines the company’s HYgene Bacteriostat technology with a new ‘green’ technology 09 March 2010
Switzerland’s Von Roll Holding AG has signed an agreement to acquire BHU Umwelttechnik GmbH, a German water and wastewater treatment engineering company. 09 March 2010
The hollow fibre membrane treatment system from Siemens is part of the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System expansion at Orange County Water District in California 09 March 2010
Porvair’s validation guide describes Flourofil’s results, under approved protocol ASTM F838-05, a rigorous test for evaluating the bacterial retention characteristics of membrane filters used to sterilise liquids. 08 March 2010
Hyflux subsidiary, Hydrochem has been awarded the contract by TP Utilities to engineer, procure and construct works for stage one of the seawater desalination plant 08 March 2010
Mandarin is the seventh language to be added to the Cummins filtration website as part of the ongoing process to reach the company’s increasingly global customer base 05 March 2010
GE’s advanced filtration membranes and thermal water treatment technology will be used to treat mine water, enabling approximately 99% of the water to be reused 05 March 2010
Envirogen will provide process design and materials for a metals recovery system at a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing site in the Republic of Poland 04 March 2010
The Milli-Q Direct system from Millipore is a single-source solution which provides optimum water production of pure and ultrapure water from the tap 04 March 2010
The Baghouse controller features DeviceNet, a networking solution which reduces the cost and time required to wire and install industrial automation devices 04 March 2010
Biwater AEWT has delivered all four reverse osmosis trains on time to the Santa Monica Water Treatment Plant in Los Angeles, California. 04 March 2010
Tomkins plc, the global engineering and manufacturing group, has acquired a 100% interest in air filter company Koch Filter Corp from the Koch family for a total cash consideration of US$35.5 million. 03 March 2010
Evonik Industries AG has acquired Membrane Extraction Technology Ltd (MET), a London, UK-based chemical separations specialist supplying the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries. 03 March 2010
The upgrades are designed to improve reliability and reduce energy consumption at the Columbia Regional wastewater treatment plant, which serves more than 100,000 area residents 02 March 2010
The ultra-low bleed TraceGOLD GC capillary columns from Thermo Fisher provide run-to-run and column-to-column reproducibility for reliable data, in combination with extended column life 02 March 2010
Andritz is planning to buy German solid/liquid separation company KMPT AG. 02 March 2010
German pharmaceutical and chemical giant Merck KGaA is acquiring US life science company Millipore Corp for US$ 107 per share in a cash deal valued at approximately US$7.2 billion. 01 March 2010
The patented process allows for the simultaneous sealing of multiple tubes within a single outer shell when an external radial compressive force is applied 01 March 2010
The pump from Shimadzu can be used for analytical, semi-prep and prep LC (Liquid Chromatography) applications without needing to change pump heads 01 March 2010
The £1.2 million project, using Stratophase’s SpectroSens optical microchip technology, will tackle production processes associated with active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and butanol-based biofuels 01 March 2010
UK-based DavyMarkham has been acquired by India’s Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) Ltd, which specialises in engineered solutions, technologies and EPC installations in liquid-solid separation applications and is a subsidiary of IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd. 01 March 2010
The magnetic suction separators from Schroeder Industries are available both in-line and tank-mounted for use on the inlet of a suction line submerged in a reservoir 26 February 2010
Biorem has developed new biofiltration media and processes which will be applied to Biogas and VOC applications to handle the high concentrations of contaminants 26 February 2010
Millitrack is a web graphical user interface software tool which enables long-term electronic archiving of water quality records and remote access to water purification systems for real-time remote monitoring 26 February 2010
The AcroPrep Advance filter plate from Pall offers uniform filtration rates, lowers hold-up volumes and ensures consistent sample/bead recovery from the wells 26 February 2010
The Fleetguard-Valvoline Air Shield Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) will allow selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to meet the US EPA diesel engine emissions regulations introduced in 2010 26 February 2010
The Porvair filtration system ensures that the source of engine bleed air delivered to the air separation modules in the inerting system is free from liquid and particle contamination. 25 February 2010
The Glass Lab Filter Dryer is a miniature version of a production filter dryer, allowing easy lab scale filtration and drying with the same reliability and benefits 25 February 2010
A portion of every order placed with Midwesco in 2010 will be donated to non-profit organisations in an effort to fight against climate change. 24 February 2010
The three shareholders will have equal management of Ebara Engineering Services, combining their strengths into a stronger business platform for the global water market 23 February 2010
ITT Corp is donating five portable water treatment systems to Haiti, providing enough potable water each day for up to 200 000 victims of the January earthquake. 22 February 2010
'Bioremediation: Wastewater treatment in diesal power stations' is now available as a download on this site. 22 February 2010
'Treating wastewater: Total nitrogen removal at remote sites' is now available as a download on this site. 22 February 2010
'Air filtration: Is air filter recycling for you?' is now available as a download on this site. 19 February 2010
'Air filtration and efficiency: Air filters - energy rating and labelling' is now available as a download on this site 19 February 2010
The engine Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) from Donaldson Aerospace & Defence has been newly certified for use in the Agusta Westland AW139 series helicopter 19 February 2010
The latest addition to GE Healthcare’s range is an affinity resin for the purification of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) from blood plasma, recombinant cell culture or transgenic sources 19 February 2010
The Devonshire factory, is the first in the UK to install the wastewater recycling plant, which has a closed loop system with a target ‘zero discharge’ to sewer 18 February 2010
'Using alternate energy sources: Decentralised membrane systems' is now available as a download on this site. 18 February 2010
'Wastewater pre-treatment: China looks to ultrafiltration' is now available as a download on this site. 17 February 2010
'Water processes and production: High and ultra-high purity water' is now available as a download on this site. 17 February 2010
The water purification systems can be used independently or as part of an integrated water system, enabling laboratories to build the water system which best meets application requirements 17 February 2010
'Water processing: Improving flocculation with impellers' is now available as a download on this site. 16 February 2010
'Efficient pre-treatment: Ultrafiltration in Russian power plants' is now available as a download on this site. 16 February 2010
The analytical and preparative supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) columns were developed to give laboratories using SFC a reliable source of high-quality columns for compound purification 16 February 2010
Filter manufacturer Ceco Environmental Corp has appointed Jeff Lang as the company’s new chief executive officer, succeeding Phillip DeZwirek who will continue to serve as chairman of the board. 16 February 2010
The contracts involve H2O Innovation providing custom-built water treatment systems for municipal and industrial end-users in Canada and the US 16 February 2010
Ahlstrom Corp has joined the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. 16 February 2010
The orders for ITT’s Flygt, Leopold, WEDECO and Sanitaire product lines will be used to upgrade the water reclamation plant as part of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 16 February 2010
The HPS (heatless pressure swing) adsorption dryers have been designed with a ‘plug and play’ installation, combining high efficiency with minimum running cost 15 February 2010
JBI Inc has signed a letter of intent to acquire an unnamed US air filtration and custom air ventilation company that has strong links with the US Army Corp of Engineers, a number of Federal agencies and the healthcare industry. 15 February 2010
'Analytical sample preparation: The use of syringe filters' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
'Saving energy: Using fine bubble diffusers' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
'Filter media and energy efficiency' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
'Energy and power generation: Maximising biogas yields from sludge' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
Key Filters Inc, a manufacturer and supplier of melt filtration equipment, has merged with its affiliate company Parkinson Technologies Inc. 12 February 2010
Met-Pro’s newly-formed Environmental Air Solutions business unit has received two orders worth more than US$800 000 to supply Duall brand air pollution control systems. 12 February 2010
Conectiv’s new environmentally friendly facility in Delta, Pensylvania, due for completion in 2010, will feature combined-cycle power generators capable of producing 545 megawatts of electricity 11 February 2010
Designed for maximum filtration performance and minimum ion release, the Becopad range is mineral-free, made of high-purity cellulose and available as a low-cationic and a cationic version 11 February 2010
The filtration process is designed to prevent microbial contamination through intensive filtration, while preserving nutritional quality through minimising the need for repeated heat treatment during manufacturing 10 February 2010
Filtration specialist Porvair plc has secured orders worth £500 000 for nuclear filtration gas clean up filters in the UK and development orders in the US and France. 10 February 2010
Aspire Protein A, Protein G and IMAC Cobalt Chromatography Tips from Thermo Scientific allow for accelerated sample preparation without compromising yield or purity 09 February 2010
Texas A&M is utilising Fluid Dynamic’s non-chemical, catalytic technology to prevent calcium carbonate scaling in the university’s recently developed evaporator, which produces drinking water from brackish water 09 February 2010
'Wastewater treatment: Efficient filtration leads to water and energy savings' is now available as a download on this site. 09 February 2010
'Process filters: What's new in process filtration?' is now available as a download on this site. 09 February 2010
inge watertechnologies AG, the German ultrafiltration company, is to equip 1600 drinking water plants in Punjab, Pakistan with its ultrafiltration modules. 09 February 2010
Designed and constructed at Osmoflo’s fabrication facility in Burton, Adelaide, the reverse osmosis desalination plant is now being delivered to the Barrow Island site in Western Australia 08 February 2010
Using activated carbon, the filter system from Atlas Copco adsorbs oil vapour from downstream compressed air to achieve Class 1 air purity according to the ISO 8573-1 standard. 08 February 2010
Designed to complement the existing AJM/EWT operation, Eimco Water Technologies Integrated Support (EWTIS) will enable Eimco Water Technologies’ to provide 24-hour operational and maintenance support for wastewater treatment plants 08 February 2010
Two experienced water treatment sales executives have joined the Nitto Denko/Hydranautics sales division. 08 February 2010
Met-Pro Corp has moved its Duall, Flex-Kleen and Met-Pro Systems business units into a single business unit, Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions. 05 February 2010
The inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometer from Thermo Scientific will be used by Bormioli Rocco to meet European legislation for alkaline metal concentrations in glass materials 05 February 2010
The Mahle Group is acquiring 60% of the shares in Behr Industry GmbH & Co KG. 04 February 2010
The addition of Toray Membranes will focus primarily on the reverse osmosis process, offering sheets as precut pieces ready to use in Sterlitech’s bench scale research equipment 04 February 2010
In a new round of financing The Dow Chemical Company, through its Venture Capital group, has invested $1.5 million in Clean Filtration Technologies 04 February 2010
Filtration specialist Donaldson Co Inc has appointed Ajita Rajendra to its board of directors from 26 March 2010. 03 February 2010
The automatic grease removal device from Highland Tank is designed to prevent fat, oil, grease and solids from entering sanitary sewer systems and clogging them up 03 February 2010
Once completed, the desalination plant will be one of the largest of its kind, providing 74 million gallons of fresh water per day to 1.1 million Adelaide residents 02 February 2010
Targeted for use in disaster zones, the WaterBox from Brunel University academics is a water purification system which makes contaminated water fit for human consumption 02 February 2010
Mark Holmes discusses filtration in the oil & gas industry 02 February 2010
Calgon Carbon Corp has acquired Hyde Marine Inc, a manufacturer of systems that use ultraviolet light technology to treat marine ballast water. 02 February 2010
The IMSDesign2010 membrane projection programme from Hydranautics allows users to design an integrated membrane system, while providing features which allow for the analysis of various RO desalination systems 02 February 2010
Required for the Haiti relief efforts, the orders, totalling more than $500,000 require Seychelle Water Filtration's portable water filtration bottles, pumps, bags and replacement filters 01 February 2010
H2O Innovation Inc, the Canadian water treatment solutions company, and India’s Chembond Chemicals Ltd have formed H2O Innovation India Ltd, a joint venture company that will focus exclusively on capital equipment sales in the Indian industrial and commercial water treatment market. 01 February 2010
Selected over four other finalists at the ninth annual VISION Conference, the regenerated cotton wipe from Rockline Industries is made from 100% biodegradable materials 29 January 2010
Able to de-cap or re-cap an entire rack of samples in less than ten seconds, the Capit-All IS Automated Capper/Decapper from Thermo Fisher Scientific is easily integrated with automated liquid handling instrumentation. 29 January 2010
Produced in collaboration with Roka Bioscience, the MilliPROBE Detection System has reduced detection of mycoplasma contamination in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry from 35 days to four hours 29 January 2010
The system, the be installed at Swedspan’s mill in Bielsk, northeast of Warsaw will comprise a complete front end system, from the woodyard to the EVO Defibrator system 28 January 2010
Having tested GEA’s air filters in accordance with P-Mark criteria, the SP Technical Research Institute in Sweden has awarded the company with P-Mark certification to Class 7 air filters 28 January 2010
Preceding the AFS annual conference in March, the American Filtration and Separations Society is sponsoring two half-day courses focusing on the various types of microporous membranes 27 January 2010
Hosted by the Water Corporation and Murdoch University, the Fellowship Awards Programme aims to promote further advancement of global expertise in desalination and water reuse 27 January 2010
Hollingsworth & Vose has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Fiberweb to acquire its AQF line of patented carbon-containing composite filter media. 27 January 2010
Operating subject to China’s Energy Authority, state-owned energy company, SDIC has begun construction of a power plant which hopes to alleviate the electricity shortages in northern China 26 January 2010
Used to homogenize over eight million food samples a day, the Stomacher 400 paddle blender units and associated Stomacher bags provide consistent homogenizing performance 26 January 2010
Cleaned in a GMP compliant, fully-validated clean room environment, the low-particulate chromatography vials from Thermo Fisher are designed to have a minimum occurrence of contamination 26 January 2010
Now with CE certification as standard, the No-Frills Racor Village Marine water purification system from Parker Hannifin allows vessel owners to achieve a ready supply of freshwater while at sea without all the electronic ‘frills’. 25 January 2010
Making chromatography tools and techniques available for a range of applications, from sample preparation to separation and analysis, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables 2010-12 catalogue is designed as a reference source for laboratories utilizing any form of chromatography 25 January 2010
The STyLUX SCO.1 filter from Meissner Filtration Products is validated as 0.1 µm rated for controlling mycoplasma in critical processes 25 January 2010
Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd has established Amiad Andina, a joint venture with its Chilean distributor, CIMA, to improve the sales and marketing of Amiad’s filtration products in the industrial and municipal markets in Chile, Peru and Argentina. 25 January 2010
The diatomaceous earth (DE)-free beer clarification system from Pall provides craft breweries with membrane technology which was previously only available to larger manufacturers 22 January 2010
Seeking to help biomanufacturing scientists and engineers design and develop filtration and chromatography processes, the online MAb (monoclonal antibody) Bioprocess Sizing Tool from Millipore provides real-time insights and direction into complex bioprocess design 22 January 2010
Aiming to facilitate the advancement of global expertise in desalination and water reuse, the IDA Fellowship Award Programme provides a monetary award to the winner as well as the opportunity to work with the host agency on a specific water project 22 January 2010
Lanxess AG is investing €30 million in a new plant at its site in Bitterfeld, Germany to develop and produce membrane filtration technology. 22 January 2010
Equipped on RCI Technologies’ fuel recirculating systems, the Automatic Chemical Injection System provides a safe and easy method of introducing chemical additives such as biocides to stored fuel 21 January 2010
Dutch water company PWN and Norit X-Flow are supplying seven advanced Perfector-E compact water treatment systems to the Haiti region. 21 January 2010
3M Purification Inc is to represent H2O Innovation Inc’s complete line of customized water treatment solutions in the US oil & gas and automotive assembly markets. 20 January 2010
Providing a solution for filtering potable water at lakefront properties, small campgrounds and caravan parks, Keystone Filter’s multi-stage filtration systems combine submicronic pre-filtration with advanced nanofiltration 20 January 2010
With a focus on the global healthcare, hygiene and industrial markets, the Centre of Excellence aims to develop new technologies to improve barrier, opacity, breathability, softness and comfort in engineered polymeric materials 20 January 2010
The DOW Ultrafiltration SFP-2880 filtration technology from Dow Water & Process Solutions passed the California Water Recycling Criteria performance tests through demonstrating the filtered water did not exceed 0.2 Nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) more than 5% of the time in a 24-hour period and 0.5 NTU at any time 19 January 2010
Honoured as the Industry’s Choice ancillary product, the Direct Flow air intake system from Cummins Filtration has been designed and integrated with Cummins off highway engines to provide customers with enhanced engine performance and cost efficiency for Tier 4 Interim applications 19 January 2010
The Project Merit award for the Water/Wastewater category of the 2009 Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Business Achievement Awards, recognises American Water’s sustainable water treatment solution at the Visionaire residential buildings in New York City’s Battery Park City 19 January 2010
Working with private donors, Hydration Technology Innovations LLC is sending drinking water filtration systems to earthquake victims in Haiti. 19 January 2010
Canada’s ProSep Inc is to supply a US$3.5 million gas membrane system to a large independent North American oil and gas company for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Texas. 18 January 2010
Providing safe water for communities in the developing world, the lightweight HydrAid BioSand water filter is a means for addressing the global safe water crisis which results in more than 10 million people dying from disease due to unclean drinking water 18 January 2010
Pentair Inc, in coordination with its Foundation, is providing US$200 000 to fund portable water treatment systems and related supplies to Haiti, following the recent earthquake. 18 January 2010
At Larox, Petri Viinikka, MBA, has been appointed Vice President, Service, and a member of the Group management team. 14 January 2010
Pall Corp has acquired MicroReactor Technologies Inc (MRT), a privately held US biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California. 14 January 2010
Delivering water purification without needing access to electricity or water pressure, the HaloPure disinfection cartridges from HaloSource will enable WAL’s products to effectively remove 99.9% of bacteria and viruses from source water 14 January 2010
Minnesota-headquartered Pentair Inc is donating and installing a custom-designed Rain Water Recycle System (RWRS) that will capture, conserve and reuse rain water at Target Field, the new home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. 13 January 2010
Available in a disposable flow path, the Viresolve Pro+ Solution from Millipore increases the overall capacity and productivity of biopharmaceutical manufacturers’ virus removal operations 13 January 2010
Reducing backwash wastewater by as much as 75%, the Green-Clean technology from Forsta Filters provide a long-term solution to a wide range of industrial and municipal applications. 12 January 2010
The market for filters to purify air in commercial buildings, residences and industrial working environments is to increase by US$200 million this year, making it worth US$6.6 billion worldwide in 2010. 12 January 2010
Powered by an electric generator, the Easi-Drive portable valve actuator from Smith Flow Control provides wastewater treatment plants with emergency operation of valves until power is restored 11 January 2010
Ensuring accurate and reproducible chromatography, the Thermo Scientific GFM Pro Flowmeter is compatable with all laboratory gases without the need for any prior knowledge of the gas composition 08 January 2010
Clean water technology company HaloSource has raised US$10 million from new investors to support the further commercialization of its HaloPure water purification business. 08 January 2010
With a portfolio including excavation, transportation, beneficiation and secondary processes, the addition of IPM (Industrial Process Machinery) to Siemens Water will expand the company’s dewatering solutions in mining markets 08 January 2010
Energy Recovery Inc chief technology officer and senior vice president of aftermarket Dr Richard Stover is leaving the company after eight years to pursue other interests. 08 January 2010
Enviro Voraxial Technology Inc has received a purchase order for its Voraxial separator for a refinery application. 08 January 2010
Elmarco, supplier of industrial scale nanofibre production equipment, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have started work on joint development projects. 07 January 2010
Calgon Carbon Corp and its European operation, Chemviron Carbon, have announced the acquisition of Zwicky Denmark and Sweden, long-term distributors of Chemviron Carbon’s activated carbon products. 06 January 2010
PMFG Inc has secured contracts worth US$30.0 million for three Process Products projects, including separation and filtration equipment, and two Environmental Systems projects. 05 January 2010
After surveying 1,296 Polish garages and dealers, a total of 15 national and foreign parts manufacturers were awarded prizes in four categories 05 January 2010
Supplier and manufacturer of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) products, Flextraction Ltd, has launched the Flextractor HPD, Extended HPD, Mini HPD and Flextender HPD. 05 January 2010
Barrick Gold Corporation’s Pascua Lama project, located 4,000 metres above sea level, on the border between Argentina and Chile, will take delivery of the 10 Whittier Filtration FiltraMatic pressure leaf filters in January 2011. 04 January 2010
Alfred Weber (52) has succeeded Dr Dieter Seipler as CEO of Mann + Hummel. 01 January 2010
Toray Industries Inc has won two large orders to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination plants in Bahrain and Spain. 26 December 2009
Energy Recovery Inc has completed the acquisition of New Boston, Michigan-based Pump Engineering LLC. 24 December 2009
The addition to the QuickChange family reduces screen changing to a one-man operation, reducing labour and eliminating the need to involve maintenance crews 21 December 2009
Tested by Whole Foods, the Eco-Safe ozone disinfection system provides greater shelf-life and increased product quality 21 December 2009
Treating stormwater, wastewater and combined sewer overflow, the Up-Flo filter from Hydro International has been approved for use by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 21 December 2009
The new line of filter media from Hollingsworth & Vose offers 10-30% greater dust-holding capacity 21 December 2009
The non-batching process machine from Duperon utilizes thermal-mechanical dydnamics to clean and compact screenings of less than 4 in at rates of up to 60 cu. ft/hr 18 December 2009
Southern Seawater Joint Venture has awarded Siemens a multi-million dollar contract to provide Water Corporation’s desalination plant in Binningup, Perth, Australia, with a membrane treatment system 17 December 2009
The desalination plant will be delivered by Sorek Desalination Ltd, a subsidiary of IDE Technologies, 51% and Hutchinson Water, 49% 17 December 2009
Addressing the demand for reliable, capsule design and dual zone filter media, the Zeta Plus Encapsulated System (EZP) from 3M is designed for use in cell culture clarification and the removal of host cell derived impurities 17 December 2009
youngStartup Ventures, a list of privately held companies, recognises companies which play a leading role in innovation for the Technology, Life Sciences and Clean-tech sectors 15 December 2009
The rising cost of raw materials has forced Ahlstrom to increase the price of nonwoven grades sold globally for a wide range of consumer and industrial wipe applications 15 December 2009
Larox Corp president and CEO Toivo Matti Karppanen is to leave the filter company at the end of the year. 15 December 2009
Koch Membrane Systems has hired Dr Hamid Rabie as Senior Vice President of Technology. 14 December 2009
Consisting of a ceramic membrane which filters water contaminated by diesel, the hydrocarbon barrier, developed by Jochen Linhart, Michael Micke and Michael Fasold, is about to go into mass production 10 December 2009
The electrostatic needlefelt media has been developed with a proprietary fiber blend to produce higher filtration efficiency at lower resistance than similar weighted electrostatic products 10 December 2009
Epurair has signed an agreement with Desjardins Gestion Immobiliere to supply Complexe Desjardins, the largest multi-purpose building in the Montreal metropolitan area, with filters incorporating the Noveko antimicrobial filtration technology 10 December 2009
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) has relocated its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations to a nearby facility in San Leandro, California that will include new, state-of-the-art ceramics research and production capabilities. 09 December 2009
The biofiltration odour control systems in Pinellas Park, Florida, West Boylston, Massachusetts and Sugarland, Texas are designed to customer specifications by Envirogen Technologies 09 December 2009
The MoVap unit is designed for the growing frac and produced wastewater treatment needs of the Marcellus Gas Shale region, which includes the Washington County 09 December 2009
Biorem Inc has received four international orders for its air emissions control systems together worth C$1.2 million. 08 December 2009
The certification from NSF International will allow Koch Membrane Systems (KMS) to commence shipments to their customers of elements rolled at its expended Wilmington facility in Massachusetts 08 December 2009
The energy recovery devices from Energy Recovery Inc will be used the world’s first osmotic power plant which has been built in Tofte, Norway, by Norwegian energy company, Statkraft 08 December 2009
Requiring no energy or running water to operate, the replaceable filter-based Tata Swach is the result of a collaboration between several Tata companies including TCS, Tata Chemicals and Titan Industries in an effort to produce a filter which could eliminate water-borne disease 08 December 2009
The line of ozone sanitation and water treatment equipment from Aquentium is designed for cost savings and improved safety standards for food and beverage processors, hotels, restaurants, hospitals and schools 08 December 2009
The Cinetik Line of dewatering products from Eimco Water Technologies-AJM Environmental Services provides efficient water extraction and reduces operating expenses associated with sludge produced in industrial, municipal and agricultural wastewater treatment 07 December 2009
Designed to meet the NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84 Respiratory Testing Standard, the 100S filter tester, from Air Techniques International, provides a high level of performance coupled with low maintenance and service requirements 07 December 2009
Reacting to the growing demand for automated washing of microbead-based assays, the ELx405 from BioTek automates polystyrene bead washing for microplate-based assays developed with popular multiplex assay platforms along with filtration-to-waste processes 04 December 2009
Available from Witt, the Hydrobaby features a ceramic metal oxide sensor which determines the humidity of the gas from the dew point 04 December 2009
Anders Sundvik has been appointed director of research and development (R&D) for the Camfil Farr Group. 04 December 2009
Energy Recovery Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pump Engineering LLC. 03 December 2009
The interactive online learning programme is designed to help OEMs and end users of hydraulic systems to improve system performance, productivity and profitability 03 December 2009
Povair expects to report results in line with expectations for the year ended 30 November 2009. 03 December 2009
Hollingsworth & Vose has announced price increases of up to 10% on its engine and industrial filter media products produced globally due to rising costs. 02 December 2009
Calgon Carbon Corp has entered into a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp about buying Mitsubishi Chemical’s 51% equity interest in Calgon Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. 01 December 2009
The price increase on US filtration and engineered products from Fiberweb will be effective for orders shipped from 1 January 2010 01 December 2009
Using electrolysed water technology, the Air Washer Plus from Sanyo North American Corporation treats the air to suppress airborn pathogens such as bacteria and germ to reduce the amount of airborne pollen and allergy-causing dust and eliminate unpleasant odours in the home 01 December 2009
Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd has acquired a majority stake in JSK Engineering Co, an India-based supplier and manufacturer of products for the water filtration industry, from its owner Sudhir Mehta. 30 November 2009
GLV Inc has closed the acquisition of Christ Water Technology AG through its indirect subsidiary Eimco Water Technologies GmbH. 30 November 2009
The reverse osmosis desalination plants are aimed at meeting the growing demand for potable water for use in industrial and drinking water applications 30 November 2009
The compact SFD (Separator Filter Dryer) system from SKF can treat a compressed air stream directly from the tanks, eliminating the need for after coolers, additional external filters and other equipment 30 November 2009
Biorem Inc’s new SK Series of skid mounted, two-stage biofilters should help to advance the company’s organic growth strategy of significantly increasing international bookings by 2010. 27 November 2009
The financing, design, construction and operation of the Victorian desalination plant are now secure after the successful completion of syndication by National Australia Bank Ltd and Westpac Banking Corp. 26 November 2009
Enabling users to create new purification protocols and modify existing ones, the BindIt 3.1 software allows KingFisher Flex to interface with liquid handling and plate stacking instruments as well as robotics. 26 November 2009
The Bank of Jiangsu is to provide up to RMB3 billion worth of financing facilities to Hyflux Ltd and its associated companies over the next three years to support Hyflux’s investment and operational needs in China, especially in Jiangsu province. 26 November 2009
Combining effective filtration with a cast steel filter, the STF series of tank top mounted return filters from Parker Hannifin are designed for marine and industrial applications were the use of aluminium is restricted in accordance to the latest regulations. 25 November 2009
The gravity grease interceptors are designed to intercept and collect large quantities of sewer clogging fats, oil and grease and solid food waste discharged from large commercial or institutional kitchens, enabling restaurant owners to meet EPA sewer pre-treatment regulations. 25 November 2009
Filtration specialist Pall Corp has officially opened its new European headquarters in Fribourg, Switzerland. 25 November 2009
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc and MacoPharma have announced that the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) is advising the use of the prion reduction filter to treat red blood cells destined for children born since 1 January 1996. 23 November 2009
Used to clean stored diesel fuel and transfer fuel between tanks, the Emergency Fuel Transfer and Filtration Unit (PTFU) from RCI Technologies has been improved to include a more compact and lightweight design. 23 November 2009
Following the successful installation at Windermere STW, the Hydrotech Discfilters from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies are now being used for tertiary solids removal at Holme, Kendal, Leigh, Glazebury and Coniston sewage treatment works. 23 November 2009
Hyflux Ltd is to invest more than US$120 million over the next 3–5 years in a new global headquarters and a membrane manufacturing facility in Singapore. 20 November 2009
Incorporating a super absorbent filter media, the FW series water absorbing cartridge removes water and micronic contaminants from diesel fuel, gasoline, hydraulic fluids, aviation gas and other hydrocarbons. 20 November 2009
The market for filter media will be worth US$25 billion in 2010 according to new research in a series of reports published by the McIlvaine Co. 20 November 2009
Worth NIS1.5-2 billion, the Mekorot National Water Company tender is for the construction of a desalination plant in Ashdod, Israel. 19 November 2009
When the desalination plant opens in 2012, it will transfer water from the water collection facility near the town of Puerto Totoralillo through a 120 km aqueduct to the Cerro Negro Norte iron mine in the Copiapo Valley. 19 November 2009
Nonwovens, a new study from the Freedonia Group predicts this 3.7% annual increase based on the aging population who will increase the market for adult incontinence pads. 19 November 2009
The Zorflex VB and Zorflex VB Plus activated carbon cloths from Chemviron Carbon Cloth Division were tested by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) using the MS2-Coliphage surrogate test virus. 19 November 2009
Flanders Corp has been awarded a US$10.6 million purchase agreement for the supply of containment air filtration equipment for the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) project in Aberdeen, Maryland, USA. 19 November 2009
Larox has successfully completed the registration of its new subsidiary in India. 19 November 2009
Mann+Hummel is reducing the headcount at its Ludwigsburg facility in Germany by 330 between now and 2012 because of the sharp downturn in sales at its Automotive Original Equipment Division. 19 November 2009
80.5% of Christ Water Technology AG’s voting shares have been tendered into GLV Inc’s voluntary takeover bid, exceeding the minimum acceptance threshold of 75%. 18 November 2009
Mark Holmes introduces the November/December issue of Filtration and Separation magazine 17 November 2009
Delivering up to a 200% improvement in flow over other leading filters with the same retention rating, the hydrophobic filters from W L Gore & Associates can be used to increase process capability and decrease the number of filters needed. 17 November 2009
The 4,000 tonne desalination evaporator which has been installed in the desert around 60 km west of Abu Dhabi will supply a quarter of a million people with 75,900,000 litres of fresh water per day. 17 November 2009
Opting for UV disinfection instead of chlorine, as part of its ‘non-chemical’ approach to water treatment, the island of Aruba has installed ten of the Berson InLine UV disinfection systems to disinfect drinking water and treat greywater prior to discharge. 16 November 2009
Based on Kimberly-Clark’s bi-component, nonwoven technology, the new filter media delivers high initial and high sustained particle capture efficiencies, helping to deliver excellent indoor air quality (IAQ) and keeping HVAC components clean for more efficient and less costly operation. 16 November 2009
Al-Khaluf desalination plant, located approximately 450 kms from the Oman capital, Muscat, uses Modern Water’s Manipulated Osmosis Desalination (MOD) technology which reduces energy and chemical consumption. 13 November 2009
The Trekkopje uranium mine, 30kms north of the coastal town of Swakopmund, Namibia began production in 2009 and is expected to produce around 8.5 million pounds of uranium oxide in its 12 year mine life. 13 November 2009
The Puron Plus MBR (membrane bioreactor) plant from Koch Membrane Systems offers a small footprint which has been optimized for effluent requirements. 13 November 2009
Designed for the surface treatment industries, the ceramic microfiltration plants from Elga Process Water feature CeraMem industrial strength ceramic membranes. 13 November 2009
The first public demonstration of 3M’s new Cuno Filtration Triplex Skid in a production scenario has taken place in Norway. 13 November 2009
After eleven years of planning and permitting, Poseidon Resources has announced that construction has begun on the first large-scale desalination plant in California. 13 November 2009
Using natural gas filtration, the Gas Sentinel filter from Clark Reliance improves equipment performance and reduces maintenance costs. 12 November 2009
Koch Membrane Systems Inc has promoted Dr Mark Rizzone to business manager, industrial processes for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions. 12 November 2009
Alfa Laval has won a SEK130 million order for plate heat exchangers and filters to be used for cooling duties in two new nuclear power reactors in China. 12 November 2009
Millipore Corp has been named “Corporate Citizen of the Year” by the New England Clean Energy Council. 12 November 2009
Released during the IDA World Congress ‘state of desalination’ briefing held by the IDA and Global Water Intelligence (GWI), the report highlighted the recent growth in the desalination industry. 11 November 2009
Offering protection against the colourless and odourless gas, the RLA 100 low gas detection device from Witt gives an audio and visual alarm when it detects gas. 11 November 2009
Used for the treatment of Haemophilia B, BAC’s anti-Factor IX CaptureSelect affinity ligand will be used in the large scale purification of recombinant Factor IX (FIX). 10 November 2009
Regular use of the Exair Chip Trapper can increase the life-expectancy of coolant from six weeks to six months. 10 November 2009
The high performance pleated filter cartridges from Argonide Corporation have a lower shipping weight per cartridge, helping to reduce shipping costs. 10 November 2009
Using the SWRO 440-series Filmtec elements from Dow Water & Process Solutions the SSDP is expected to produce 50 billion litres of drinking water annually using a two-pass RO system for seawater and brackish water. 09 November 2009
Ahlstrom Corp has started negotiations on the possible closure of a paper machine for filtration materials at its manufacturing plant in Barcelona, Spain, due to the global overcapacity in some filtration materials. 09 November 2009
Energy Recovery Inc has unveiled its new Quadribaric technology at the International Desalination Association World Congress 2009 in Dubai. 09 November 2009
Using a 43,000 sq ft section of a car park, the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) Green Infrastructure Research Programme is testing three different types of permeable pavements to discover which will improve water filtration the most. 09 November 2009
G Bopp & Co AG, the Swiss manufacturer of precision woven wire mesh, has relocated its New York headquarters and warehouse to an 8400 sq ft custom-built facility in Wappingers Falls. 06 November 2009
Metso is to make a public tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares in Tamfelt, a leader in technical textiles. 06 November 2009
Meeting cleanroom ‘Class 1000’ specifications, the McDry MCU-401 hepa filter from Seika Machinery Inc is designed for precision measuring instruments, electronic components and other materials requiring a clean room and low humidity environment. 06 November 2009
Incorporating sample re-collection for repeat analysis, the TD-100 from Markes International Ltd can detect traces of toxic and odorous chemicals in air/gas and materials. 06 November 2009
The unit of Millenium, Semper Pure, F-801 and 700 Series of RO systems were sold to Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) to produce high purity water to feed artificial kidney machines which help end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients live better lives. 06 November 2009
David H Koch, will address attendees at the opening of the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Dubai on 7 November 2009 05 November 2009
The German technical disaster relief organisation, THW (Technisches Hilfswerk), mobilised Berkefeld’s TWA 15 UF to remove considerable impurities from the local drinking water in Hellental. 05 November 2009
Working at low differential pressure, GEA Niro’s SANICIP bag filters make sure that powder is removed from every part of the bag. 05 November 2009
Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire Arkal Filtration Systems Cooperative Agricultural Society Ltd. 05 November 2009
Energy Recovery Inc’s PX Pressure Exchanger devices will be installed at a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Tenes, Algeria. 04 November 2009
Larox has inaugurated the company’s brand new filter production plant in Suzhou, China. 04 November 2009
Thames Water’s Sewage Treatment Works at Cranleigh, Surrey, will use the NSAF (Nitrifying Saturated Air Flotation) plant to purify the 120 litres of wastewater it handles per second. 04 November 2009
Memstar Technology Ltd has been awarded a RMB60 million contract to supply membrane products to a 100 000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant currently under construction in Guangzhou, China. 03 November 2009
Hollingsworth & Vose is to install a carbon composite filter media manufacturing line in the United States. 02 November 2009
Natco Al-Rushaid Middle East Ltd’s fabrication facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, is now fully operational. 02 November 2009
CLC Air’s pilot program with a major US retail chain to sell its high-end Purolator branded residential HVAC filters is to come to an end. 30 October 2009
Lawn care provider, TruGreen is in the beginning stages of a pilot programme aiming to reduce the company’s impact on the environment. 29 October 2009
Valuable rainwater can be captured and treated with Highland Tank’s harvesting, collection and filtering systems. 29 October 2009
Jim Hotchkies has been appointed vice president of marketing - Americas for the Toray series of ultrafiltration (UF) & membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies. 29 October 2009
Parkson Corp, which specializes in advanced solutions in water recycling and treatment, has launched an Excellent Leadership in Technology and Engineering (ELITE) program. 29 October 2009
Combining five different air cleaning technologies and a 16 stage multi-layer filtering system, the range of air purifiers from LG Electronics can clear the air of contagions, from animal hair to asbestos. 28 October 2009
Purolator Filters is helping technicians and service providers to advise their customers on whether to use the company’s premium Purolator PureONE or the Purolator classic oil filter. 28 October 2009
West Delta Electricity Production Company and consultant PGESCo chose Aquatech for the company’s Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) technology. 28 October 2009
Ahlstrom has announced price increases on its filter media products for transportation and specialty filtration, as a result of the rise in raw material costs. 28 October 2009
Crux Biomedical Inc has designed the Crux IVC filter to trap blood clots which can lead to pulmonary embolisms (PE), a blockage of the main artery of the lung. 27 October 2009
Alfred Weber is to take over from Dr Dieter Seipler as president and CEO of Mann+Hummel on 1 January 2010. 27 October 2009
The pneumatically actuated filter from Cross Manufacturing combines Cross ‘zero gravity’ filtration technology and a simple pneumatic operation. 27 October 2009
Two communities in the Ba province of Fiji have received Point One Filters from the Fiji Water Foundation and the United States-based Give Clean Water Inc. 26 October 2009
SPX Corp has finalized the sale of its automotive filtration solutions business unit Filtran to Madison Capital Partners. 26 October 2009
ITT Corp has officially opened a production and service centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, giving Gulf-region customers local supply, engineering and after-market support for ITT’s industrial process pumps, parts, controls and water treatment products. 26 October 2009
Manukau Water and budget advisor Darryl Evans have complained to the Commerce Commission about tactics being used by some door-to-door salespeople selling filtration systems in Auckland. 23 October 2009
The SL Series automatic vacuum filters are designed for coolant in machine tool applications with high stock removal rates and heavily aerated oils. 23 October 2009
Pall Corp has officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Port Washington, New York. 23 October 2009
Two Sinopec plants in China will use Siemens Water Technologies’ Zimpro wet air oxidation to treat sulfidic, caustic wastewater generated in the production of ethylene. 22 October 2009
Scientists in Arkansas believe carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have benefits for agriculture. 22 October 2009
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, have set up the Netherlands Water House to improve cooperation and strengthen ties between the two countries’ businesses and research institutes in the water sector. 22 October 2009
Paste and high rate thickening is being used a means of maximizing water efficiency in the coal industry. 21 October 2009
Two plants in Jordon and Israel will be used to test the reverse osmosis (RO) desalination process developed by professors at Ben-Gurion University and the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research. 21 October 2009
Diesel particulate filter manufacturer Rypos Inc has secured US$8 million in funding from Craton Equity Partners, a California clean technology fund. 21 October 2009
A Colorado airport has taken delivery of two Highland oil/water separators. 20 October 2009
San Diego, California-based SPX Global, together with Iraq Global of Bagdad, has delivered 325 solar powered water purification systems to Iraq’s Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works. 20 October 2009
Hyflux Ltd will use Pump Engineering’s energy recovery technology in the sea water reverse osmosis plant in Magtaa, on the northwest coast of Algeria. 19 October 2009
Siemens will provide process equipment and design and start-up services for a wastewater treatment system at the Pearl Valley Cheese production facility in Fresno, Ohio. 19 October 2009
Two of Pall Corporation’s mobile military water treatment systems, supplied to the Australian Army, have been deployed as part of "Operation Padang Assist", the Australian government's humanitarian response to the recent earthquakes in Indonesia. 19 October 2009
Parkers Hydraulic Filter Division Europe has r