Items appearing in this month's special Municipal Supplement

Coarse and Fine Bubble Aeration System

Tideflex's aeration system combines coarse and fine bubble aeration components to improve mixing and oxygen transfer while preventing backflow and clogging. The custom engineered system uses the Tideflex^® TFA coarse bubble diffuser to provide rapid mixing while the company's Tubeflex Fine Bubble Air Diffuser provides the fine bubble supplement. The combination increases transfer efficiency due to the entrainment in higher velocity loops created by the TFA.

Tideflex Technologies Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
(412) 919-0919
www.tideflex.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 4915

Revolution in Pulsation Dampening

Blacoh's Revolution pulsation dampener was the first of its kind to feature threaded housings instead of metal fasteners, making it nearly impervious to the damaging effects of corrosive environments. Now, the innovation continues as standard PVC construction has been upgraded to CPVC. The dampener offers a considerably higher temperature rating (180˚F) than the PVC model (125˚F), as well as better chemical resistance.

Blacoh Fluid Control
Riverside, Calif.
(800) 603-7867
www.blacoh.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 9626

Trusty Turbine Agitator

The rugged and versatile HT Turbine Agitator, capable of handling virtually any process from aeration and sludge conditioning to chemical makeup and disinfection, is ideal in critical applications where reliability is a key consideration. These agitators are available with output speeds from 5 to 350 rpm and drive sizes from 1 to 1,000 hp.

Chemineer Inc.
Dayton, Ohio
(937) 454-3200
www.chemineer.com

CC Pump at WEFTEC

The new Moyno^® 2000 CC pump, at display at this month's WEFTEC conference, is ideal for applications where close-coupled configurations are preferred, but the robustness of a gear joint drive is needed. The 2000 CC features a sealed gear-type universal joint drive train and optimized rotor/stator pumping element geometry. The pump was designed to efficiently transfer abrasive, high-solids content materials.

Moyno Inc.
Springfield, Ohio
(877) 4UMOYNO
www.moyno.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 9310

Pipe Connection Spray-Guard Shield

The Ramco PPL (VUE) Spra-Gard^® Safety Shield combines the high quality characteristics of the company's Spra-Gard shield with a wide center band of clear ECTFE as the transparent portion of the shield. As with all of the company's wraparound shields, it safeguards against both frontal and lateral sprayouts. Since this shield is inhibited against UV degradation, it will tolerate installation both indoors and outdoors.

Ramco Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Kenilworth, N.J.
(908) 245-4500
www.ramco-safetyshields.com

Solids Handling Pump

A revolutionary new solids handling, self-priming centrifugal pump, the Ultra V™ offers performance levels never before achieved by self-priming pumps of this type. The pump has higher pressure, higher flow, greater efficiency and time saving maintenance features. The pumps can achieve up to 60 percent increased pressure and up to 40 percent increased flow over any self-priming centrifugal solids handling pump of the same size.

Gorman-Rupp
Mansfield, Ohio
(614) 794-2008
www.gormanrupp.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 9031

Battery-Operated Electronic Flowmeter

The MAG 8000 is a new battery-operated flowmeter for a wide variety of water industry applications, including flow measurement for distribution and zone metering, abstraction, revenue metering and leak detection. With a typical battery life of six years, the flowmeter is ideal when connecting to a power supply is difficult or expensive. The meter's NEMA 6P-rated protection is also suitable in difficult environmental conditions, including underground installations or in flood areas.

Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.
Spring House, Pa.
(215) 646-7400
www.sea.siemens.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 9016

Air/Gas Flowmeter Goes Wireless

The ST50 Flowmeter not only provides best-in-class measurement and value for line sizes from 2 to 24 inches, but also is now available with an exclusive wireless communication option. Utilizing a wireless IR technology built in to the flowmeter, and a standard, low-cost PDA, field technicians can obtain measurements, make setting changes and read troubleshooting codes without ever having to open the instrument.

Fluid Components Intl.
San Marcos, Calif.
(800) 854-1993
www.fluidcomponents.com

Automation Guide for Water and Wastewater

GE Fanuc has announced a new, 1000-plus-page automation guide for both municipal and industrial professionals in the Water and Wastewater treatment industries. Titled Advanced Solutions for Water & Wastewater, the encyclopedic document encompasses a wide range of topics, including in-plant processing, information management and reporting, utility management, microfiltration, and more.

GE Fanuc Automation Americas Inc.
Charlottesville, Va.
(717) 285-4400
www.gefanuc.com/waterguide
WEFTEC Booth No. 6100

Rapid Toxicity Test

Nitrifying microorganisms are the first to die off in cold weather or under the stress of toxic or inhibitory influents. Bioscience has devised a test method using this characteristic to determine the toxicity of an incoming waste stream in 15 to 30 minutes. The test uses the company's bacteria strain Microcat^®-XNC and its portable EZ-BOD^® Meter to measure the specific oxygen uptake rate in a reactor vessel containing a water solution of bacteria and nutrients.

Bioscience Inc.
Bethlehem, Pa.
(800) 627-3069
www.bioscience.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 2421

A Big Boost for Municipalities

Stations as large as the VFD Booster Series are often built on site by field contractors who first pour a slab and then build the station from the ground up. The modular, prefabricated Flowtronex process builds the station at a factory on large steel skids. Once bolted together on site, the fully UL-listed station delivers added strength that site-built systems can't match.

Flowtronex (ITT Industries)
Dallas, Texas
(800) 786-7480
www.flowtronex.com
WEFTEC Booth No. 9248

Reservoirs for Liquid Handling Systems

BioTech offers the largest variety of reagent reservoirs available. Featuring low-binding polypropylene construction, the company's deep well and low-profile reservoirs offer chemical and heat resistance for aggressive solvents. Their unique pyramid bottoms reduce reagent waste by providing a collection area for low dead volume.

BioTech Solutions
Mt. Laurel, N.J.
(877) 651-1768
www.biotechsolutions.org