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Pumping system with integrated intelligence eliminates chronic clogging and debris buildup in pump station
The city of Sublimity reduced maintenance costs for a problematic wastewater pump station while creating flow capacity for future residential growth. -
Xylem’s Wedeco OptiDetect safeguards Cambridge Water systems
In order to further protect its customers’ drinking water and comply with the latest WIMES and DWI disinfection regulations, Cambridge Water needed to differentiate between the alarms for “quartz sleeve failure” and “UV lamp failure” at its Hinxton Grange facility, thereby allowing operators to take decisive and immediate action in the event of a problem.
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Xylem delivers emergency bypass after record rainfall in Memphis
In the spring of 2016, an unprecedented 16 inches of rain fell on the city of Memphis, Tennessee. This extraordinary event eroded the soil beneath a critical...
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Scenic area in China chooses Flygt pump station
A devastating earthquake in 2013 in Lushan County injured nearly 12,000 people and collapsed many buildings. During the intensive reconstruction work, a Flygt...
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4 ways treating wastewater can change the world
Water is one of the most important resources we have – and yet every day we are wasting it. This year’s World Water Day on March 22 takes up the theme of...
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Giant sinkhole studied with Xylem technology
In February 2014, a large sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum and swallowed $1 million worth of classic cars. Researchers used Xylem’s EXO...
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New safety book exposes hidden dangers in sewers
A deadly explosion at a wastewater plant in Florida led two Xylem employees on a six-year journey to improve the safety of wastewater workers. Their new book...
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Xylem acquires smart water analytics company Visenti
Xylem has announced that it has acquired Visenti Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based smart water analytics company. Visenti provides a suite of advanced products and...
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Today’s Pressure Sewer Systems & Technological Advancements
This webinar will add clarity to the many equipment choices engineers and municipalities have when designing a pressure sewer system. We will walk through the...
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Xylem solution helps prevent flooding at Three Gorges Dam
Situated on the Yangtze River in China, the Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. A Xylem solution at the dam provides data that...
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Wastewater Pumps with Integrated Intelligence
Small wastewater pumps can be given a new level of functionality and intelligence by integrating advanced software functions and state-of-the-art hardware into...
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Minimizing Mixing Energy in Activated Sludge Selector Basins. How Low Can You Go?
With the goal to minimize energy consumption in the BNR process, a mixing energy pilot study is under way at MMSD in Milwaukee, WI. Results show that power...
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Xylem employees volunteer thousands of hours
In October, Xylem employees volunteered a total of 6,487 hours on water-related projects in their local communities. This work was part of the first-ever Xylem...
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Beer-in-box solution uses Xylem’s Flojet beverage pump
Carbotek has developed an innovative bag-in-box solution for beer that lowers shipping costs and eliminates the need for kegs. Once delivered, the boxed beer...
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Variable Speed Wastewater Pumping – Saving energy and optimizing system performance
Variable Speed Wastewater Pumping – Saving energy and optimizing system performance Pumping with variable speed wastewater pumps can result in better process...
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New Xylem visitor center in Sweden
Xylem has opened a newly expanded visitor center next to its global manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden. The new Xylem visitor center showcases...
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Recycled water more popular as water demands rise
Today, severe droughts are driving substantial economic losses, hundreds of millions of people still lack reliable access to clean water, and many critical...
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2016 finalists for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize
In a little more than a week, young scientists from all over the world will be meeting in Sweden for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Their contributions...
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Saudi Arabia expands water reuse with Xylem
A sewage treatment plant in Saudi Arabia is being expanded to help meet the country’s ambitious target for water reuse. An integrated wastewater treatment...
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Are You Measuring What Matters? What you need to know about mixers and power
Picking the wrong design criterion can waste money up front, and energy for the life of a mixer design. Unfortunately it is all too common to find outdated...
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Developing China’s largest underground wastewater recycling plant
Xylem has been selected to support the development of the largest underground, wastewater recycling plant in China. The new 31 hectare Beijing water recycling...
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Benefits of Using Variable Frequency Drives for Phase Conversion
Most people associate variable frequency drives (VFD’s) as being utilized to vary the speed of an electric motor. While this can help pumps and other rotating...
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Urban Resilience Planning – How Ready Are You?
Flooding is one of the most universal and destructive challenges facing communities around the world. A number of recently published reports are telling...
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The world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence
Xylem has developed a smart wastewater pumping system that senses the operating conditions of its environment, adapts its performance in real time and provides...