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Helping to avert a wastewater disaster
by 3S Media
The country’s foremost supplier of pumps and valves is standing ready to assist government, utilities and municipalities to avert a wastewater catastrophe resulting from ageing infrastructure and a fastgrowing population.
SB Pumps and Valves has a wide
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Krange of locally manufactured, as well as globally developed, wastewater solutions that can be applied in almost every local application. Possessing manufacturing facilities in Johannesburg, KSB has decades of local experience and can use this knowledge in collaboration with other KSB factories globally to supply pump solutions to wastewater customers.
According to David Jones, regional sales manager, KSB Pumps and Valves, wastewater and sewage pose a significant challenge for systems, components and materials. These systems therefore need to be at the pinnacle of reliability and energy efficiency, with the lowest possible operating costs.
Safe solution
“As the market leader, KSB is the right partner for trouble-free and efficient system operation. KSB supplies pumps and valves for wastewater applications that work reliably and efficiently even under the most difficult conditions – whether in wastewater treatment and disposal or flood control,” says Jones.
He adds that the company invests heavily in research and development to ensure systems operate according to the required specifications, with minimal maintenance and low life-cycle costs. Sales and service centres across Southern Africa also ensure that pumps can be obtained and operated optimally wherever they are required and in almost any application.
The KSB Amaprop provides submersible mixing solutions
Helping to avert
a wastewater disaster
Advanced solutions
The challenges faced in wastewater treatment are growing and engineering contractors dealing with treatment across the globe are facing the same challenge: sewage, wastewater and surface water increasingly contain foreign material such as wet wipes and stringy material liable to clog pumps. Particularly in times of decreasing budgets and increasing process complexity, wastewater treatment plants must be operated as efficiently and smoothly as possible, with maintenance requirements being kept to a minimum.
To deal with these challenges, KSB Pumps and Valves offers bespoke solutions for pumps and valves, as well as service that helps operators keep systems running efficiently and reliably. KSB’s energy-efficient, low-maintenance pumps are employed in wastewater treatment plants at all cleaning stages – e.g. for preliminary screening in intake pumping stations, handling primary and floating sludge, and recirculating activated sludge in biological wastewater treatment.
Fit for purpose
“Designed with non-clogging impellers and large free passages, wastewater pumps from the KSB Amarex F Max, Amarex KRT and Sewatec type series ensure efficient operation even when handling fluids with a high solids content. Energy-saving drives, wear-resistant materials and smart automation products optimise your processes, improve the performance of your system, and reduce maintenance requirements. Water-tight cable entries and mechanical seals with covered springs for use in particularly abrasive wastewater are just some of the special design details contributing to even higher levels of reliability.
“Mixers produced by KSB are also available to aid the degradation of pollutants by circulating wastewater. These have optimised hydraulic systems and break-proof propellers for longer maintenance intervals. In addition to pumps, the KSB Amaprop mixers can be complemented with reliable valves, such as HERA-BDS knife gate valves that can be used to shut off pipes during maintenance work.
“All wastewater pump performance data is verified at our factory’s test facilities. With KSB Helps and KSB EasySelect, we provide two professional software solutions to ensure optimum and efficient pump selection. We also offer comprehensive application knowledge for small- and large-scale projects, with expert advice from our professional team anywhere in Southern Africa,” Jones concludes.
