Featured Story – Fast control of burst pipes
As the need to avoid wasting drinking water becomes more and more critical, it is good to learn that investments in equipment and expertise will enable one UK water company to respond quickly and efficiently to burst situations.
Featured Story – Smart Actuator: material science in polymer design
In 2017 the Smart Actuator Company won a British Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. The company, based in the Midlands (United Kingdom), has been active - amongst other domains (smart electronics) -in the field of material science and application, for example in the use of polymer parts.
Featured Story – The necessity of invention in Texas
The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) supplies water to 4.5 million residents in Texas. TRWD recently wrapped up phase one of a plan to build the largest water transmission system in the US-state. The Integrated Pipeline Project aims at ensuring a steady water supply as the population of North Central Texas grows, and its ambitious design has led to two technical breakthroughs in civil engineering.
Featured Story – German valve sector struggles but maintains strong export sales
The production of industrial valves in Germany has stagnated somewhat in the first half of 2019. The VDMA, who recently published sales figures, states that the global economic downturn is noticeable in the slightly disappointing statistics. German manufacturers suffered on their home turf but managed to compensate the decline in sales with rosier export figures.
Featured Story – South-America driving force behind FPSO-business
South-America is the driving force behind the FPSO-market in the short to medium term. Within the continent, Brazil (Petrobras) is active due to the rise of deepwater projects and the relaxation of local content regulations; the country has emerged as ‘the promised land’ for global players in the FPSO-market.