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Platinum-cured silicone hose

March 6, 2013

Allowing a high-purity fluid flow, AdvantaPure APSW reinforced silicone hose resists kinking and crushing.

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The Sensorex CX-3000 transmitter monitors changes in process fluids, displaying conductivity, resistivity, salinity and temperature for process control in water, food production and wastewater applications.

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Operations under a microscope

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.

Wayne Labs

January 28, 2013

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.

dr hillel tenslometer drip irrigation engineering

Engineering R&D: One drop at a time

Kevin T. Higgins

December 5, 2012

This year’s World Food Prize honors a US-born scientist’s work in reshaping farming practices to make them more efficient and productive by changing the way water is delivered.

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Tertiary water reuse is a popular idea

Agricultural and industrial use account for 90 percent of the world's freshwater resources

October 29, 2012

Not for drinking, recycled water for farming and some industrial applications holds promise in decreasing water shortages.

Pressure relief

Kevin T. Higgins

October 4, 2012

New solutions to friction reduction on bottling lines are becoming available to help bottlers cope with water-reduction goals and lighter, more easily damaged containers.

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Global water issues need research to avoid crisis situations

September 10, 2012

With 70 percent of all fresh water use by irrigation, drought is the number-one threat to the food supply in high-population, developing countries.

Toward zero liquid discharge

Kevin T. Higgins

September 10, 2012

Animal feed recovery used to constitute best practice in food plant wastewater treatment. Technology and sustainability efforts are pushing manufacturers far beyond that.