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Rockwell Automation Nearly Doubles Input Voltage Capacity
Press Releases
May 20 2022
Rockwell Automation Nearly Doubles Input Voltage Capacity for Compact PowerFlex Drive
The newest medium voltage variable drive frequency from Rockwell Automation delivers industry-leading performance in about half the space. The latest…
water & wastes digest association forecast
Articles
Jan 25 2022
2022 Association Forecast
For the past two years, Water & Wastes Digest has requested a brief from industry associations about their predictions for the coming year. As…
Motors are critical to everyday functions in modern society, and they are critically important for drinking water and wastewater systems.
Motors are critical to everyday functions in modern society, and they are critically important for drinking water and wastewater systems.
Articles
Dec 3 2021
Maintaining the Health of Your Water Facility’s Electric Motors
Electric motors are imperative to maintaining large operations — as well as everyday tasks — in modern-day life. Almost every industry, business or…
lift station
Lift station buildings can be customized to fit their environment and match surrounding structures and equipment.
Articles
Sep 10 2021
Designing A Lift Station: What You Need to Know
Manufacturers have seen firsthand how a variety of customers design, specify, and install lift station buildings and controls. While the process is…
clean-water
News
Jun 29 2021
Eaton Announces Launch of the PowerXL DM1 Micro Variable Frequency Drive
Power management company Eaton announced the launch of the PowerXL DM1 micro variable frequency drive (VFD). Designed for commercial, industrial and…
vfds wreck motor windings
Articles
Sep 3 2020
5 Top Motor Issues for VFDs
1. VFDs can wreck motor windings. VFDs control motors with a simulated sine\ wave known as pulse width modulation (PWM). The problem is that peak…
Old pumps.
Old pumps.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Sep 3 2020
Flygt N-pumps in Ypsilanti, MI
Ypsilanti, Michigan is a city of 19,435 in Washtenaw County. Ypsilanti, or Ypsi as it is commonly referred, is six miles east of Ann Arbor, MI. …
Outside view of Baltic Avenue pump station.
Outside view of Baltic Avenue pump station.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Sep 1 2020
Flygt Submersible Pump System in Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City (NJ) Sewerage Company (ACSC), a private utility with 7500 connections in and around “The Boardwalk” casino district, keeps a keen eye…
Construction of “Station in the Round” in Sims Bayou.
Construction of “Station in the Round” in Sims Bayou.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Sep 1 2020
Flygt Submersible Pumps in Sims Bayou
Sims Bayou begins near Missouri City, Texas, and meanders northeast until it reaches Buffalo Bayou. As a result of the Federal Flood Damage Reduction…
Two Flygt 3000 series wastewater pumps and two Godwin CD300M Dri-Prime pumps were installed at the Nancy Creek tunnel for the city of Atlanta while it cleared away sediment buildup in advance of heavy rains.
Two Flygt 3000 series wastewater pumps and two Godwin CD300M Dri-Prime pumps were installed at the Nancy Creek tunnel for the city of Atlanta while it cleared away sediment buildup in advance of heavy rains.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Aug 28 2020
Xylem Pairs Godwin and Flygt Pumps to Assist with Emergency Tunnel Project
Project The city of Atlanta faced a critical problem in 2013 when the city’s Nancy Creek Tunnel failed due to years of sediment buildup. The tunnel…
Three Godwin electric driven HL200 pumps with Variable Frequency Drives were installed to regulate bypass flow rate, and one Godwin critically silenced diesel driven HL200 pump was brought in as a redundant back-up.
Three Godwin electric driven HL200 pumps with Variable Frequency Drives were installed to regulate bypass flow rate, and one Godwin critically silenced diesel driven HL200 pump was brought in as a redundant back-up.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Aug 28 2020
Moving Fast to Perform “Triple Bypass” Operation for Wastewater Treatment Plant
The first sign of trouble in “America’s Hometown” came on December 19, 2015. Plymouth, Massachusetts is the celebrated site where the Pilgrims landed…
Bank of Godwin CD300M diesel driven pumps installed at one of the two major pump stations.
Bank of Godwin CD300M diesel driven pumps installed at one of the two major pump stations.
Case Studies
Sponsored
Aug 28 2020
Xylem Engages in Award-Winning Rehab and Bypass Project with North Carolina Utility
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) in North Carolina engaged in a capital improvement project to help address their aging infrastructure…
harmonics
Articles
Aug 5 2020
Harmonics and How to Mitigate Them
In the last couple decades, harmonics have become a greater concern in the water and wastewater industry due to the increased deployment of VFDs in…
Company Profile
Aug 4 2020
Flomatic Valves
Founded in 1933, Flomatic is a diversified U.S. valve manufacturer producing valve products in sizes ranging from ¼" through 36", in various types…
drive sensor
Articles
May 20 2020
Variable Speed Drives: Drive as a Sensor?
Variable speed drives have been used for more than 50 years to reduce electrical energy use. With the advance of Industry 4.0, the role of the drive…
Company Profile
Sep 14 2017
A.C. GoHz Power Supply Inc
A.C. GoHz Power Supply Inc is a manufacturers-based online shop in AC power supply industry to provide solutions for changing regular grid power…
Company Profile
Sep 5 2017
A.T.O Automation Technology
A.T.O, Automation Technologies Online, is your source to buy industrial automation equipment/electronics/components from manufacturers directly. ATO'…
Company Profile
Feb 18 2013
Dart Controls, Inc.
Since 1963, Dart Controls has been designing and manufacturing some of the world’s most reliable variable speed motor drives, controls and…
Company Profile
May 7 2012
Danfoss VLT Drives
Danfoss VLT Drives has the combined strength of several Danfoss divisions focusing exclusively on motion control applications within the North…
Company Profile
Jan 9 2012
Danfoss VLT Drives
Danfoss VLT Drives is a manufacturer of high quality products, specifically designed for water and wastewater applications, including Variable…
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