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NEWS Columbia Heights in Minneapolis, USA; Clay Lane in London, UK; Barranco Seco in Gran Canaria, Spain; and Windhoek, Namibia. The treatment plant in Sulaibiya will treat wastewater using a biological process, followed by automatic strainers, UF and reverse osmosis. It will produce potable water that is to be used for non-potable applications, including irrigation. For more information, contact: Norit Nederland BV, PO Box 105, 3800 AC Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 33 464 8911, Fax: +31 33 461 7429, Email: [email protected].
Osmonics introduces MiniWizard and certified membranes Osmonics Inc of Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA, has introduced the MiniWizard fluid recycling system. It has also launched a range of membranes certified to the US National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) 61 standard. The introduction of the MiniWizard is driven by the growing need to purify and recycle spent industrial fluids, says the company. The system broadens its speciality separations equipment product line, which already includes the WasteWizard series of recycling systems, to recover spent fluids in nearly any size of metalworking and parts repair operation. MiniWizard is designed as an automated, point-of-use device for the factory floor. It is ideal for cellular manufacturing and small parts washing operations, such as metals finishing and automotive garage shops. It uses Osmonics’ patented UltraFilic membrane in a cylindrical format to filter out and collect oil emulsions, particulates, soils and other contaminants that reduce the useful life of valuable cleaning and lubricating fluids. This hands off system reduces labour, chemicals, cleaning and hauling costs. It recycles spent aqueous cleaners, mass finishing (vibratory) compounds, mop water and synthetic coolants. It is compact and sits on 4
a 60-litre (16 gallon) drum and has a 300-mm (14-inch) footprint. In other, unrelated news, Osmonics has introduced a family of ANSI/NSF Standard 61 certified municipal spiral membrane elements. The product line includes four classes of Osmonics membranes – conventional reverse osmosis (RO), low energy RO, low fouling/brackish water RO, and nanofiltration. The NSF Standard 61 certification assures the safety of municipal drinking water system components. By using these NSF-certified elements, Osmonics says that municipalities are assured that the products meet not only its high standards, but also those set by reputable, third-party associations. For more information, contact: Osmonics Inc, 5951 Clearwater Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA. Tel: +1 952 933 2277, Fax: +1 952 933 0141.
USFilter wins Canadian contract After evaluating proposals from five membrane system manufacturers, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission in Ontario, Canada, has awarded USFilter a US$1.7million contract to supply a microfiltration (MF) plant to treat water from Lake Erie. USFilter says that the order marks its first, large-scale MF installation in Ontario with the commission, an organization that is dedicated to providing quality water and wastewater services throughout the entire municipality. A Memcor continuous MF (CMF) system will provide about 23 million litres (6 million gallons) of water per day to over 10 000 residents in the Ontario area. The South Chatham-Kent Water Treatment Plant will service the area of south Chatham-Kent including the communities of Blenhiem and Erie Beach. During May 2000, ChathamKent developed a master plan specifically to address future water and wastewater servicing issues in the region. Part of the plan was to focus on two of the region’s existing conventional water treatment plants that draw water from Lake
Erie. In order to consolidate operations and provide for future water requirements the plants needed to be upgraded or replaced. The CMF technology incorporates a patented air/liquid backwash to remove inorganic or organic contaminants greater than 0.2 µm and prevents them from entering the hollow fibre membranes that form the CMF barrier. The direct-flow (‘outside–in’) filtration through the oxidant resistant membrane fibres provides an efficient use of membrane area and ensures the removal of contaminants from the raw water source, says the company. The new plant will also include activated carbon for taste and odour control, and chlorine for disinfection. The unit will be commissioned during the spring of 2003. For more information, contact: USFilter, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA. Tel: +1 847 706 6947, Fax: +1 847 706 6933, Email: [email protected].
Millipore posts moderate rise in revenues US-based Millipore Corp has posted revenues of US$176 million for its second quarter ended 30 June 2002 – 5% higher that the result it recorded for the equivalent period of 2001. Its second quarter earnings from continuing operations were US$0.46 per share, compared with US$0.43 per share for continuing operations for the corresponding period a year earlier. For the second quarter of 2001, the company reported a net loss of US$0.18 per share, which reflects the results of its discontinued operations. Millipore’s chairman, chief executive officer and president, Fran Lunger, says that the company’s earnings for the quarter were in line with expectations, and its guidance for full-year earnings remains in the US$1.80–1.85 per share range. Compared with the corresponding period of 2001, Millipore’s life sciences business grew by 6% in local currency, its biotechnology business rose by 12%, while its
other bioscience business declined 2%. According to Millipore, growth in biotechnology during the second quarter was impacted by longer drug approval cycles in the USA, as well as by drug manufacturing plant qualification and validation procedures which were slower than expected. In the second half of 2002 the company expects revenue growth in this business to be in the mid-teens. In life sciences, there was a continued decline in high-throughput screening that lowered revenue growth, but the company sees this segment of its business achieving revenue growth in the low-teens in the second half of the current financial year. The other bioscience business, which includes classical pharmaceutical products, food and beverage products, OEM diagnostics and general laboratory products, was adversely affected by slow growth in the production of classical pharmaceuticals such as parenterals, and by lower demand for products used in the beverage industry in Japan and the USA. For more information, contact: Millipore Corp, 80 Ashby Road, Bedford, MA 01730-2271, USA. Tel: +1 781 533 6000, Fax: +1 781 533 3110.
SMP receives funding to develop MEAs Superior MicroPowders (SMP) LLC of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA has been granted a National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) award for the development of next generation membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Under this US$3 million, threeyear programme, SMP will develop MEA technology designed to solve critical problems that are associated with mixed gas reformate streams. This award is in addition to a US$3.2-million NIST ATP award for the development of high volume digital manufacturing methods for fuel cell MEAs, for a total combined level of funding of US$6.2 million.
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NEWS Columbia Heights in Minneapolis, USA; Clay Lane in London, UK; Barranco Seco in Gran Canaria, Spain; and Windhoek, Namibia. The treatment plant in Sulaibiya will treat wastewater using a biological process, followed by automatic strainers, UF and reverse osmosis. It will produce potable water that is to be used for non-potable applications, including irrigation. For more information, contact: Norit Nederland BV, PO Box 105, 3800 AC Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 33 464 8911, Fax: +31 33 461 7429, Email: [email protected].
Osmonics introduces MiniWizard and certified membranes Osmonics Inc of Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA, has introduced the MiniWizard fluid recycling system. It has also launched a range of membranes certified to the US National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) 61 standard. The introduction of the MiniWizard is driven by the growing need to purify and recycle spent industrial fluids, says the company. The system broadens its speciality separations equipment product line, which already includes the WasteWizard series of recycling systems, to recover spent fluids in nearly any size of metalworking and parts repair operation. MiniWizard is designed as an automated, point-of-use device for the factory floor. It is ideal for cellular manufacturing and small parts washing operations, such as metals finishing and automotive garage shops. It uses Osmonics’ patented UltraFilic membrane in a cylindrical format to filter out and collect oil emulsions, particulates, soils and other contaminants that reduce the useful life of valuable cleaning and lubricating fluids. This hands off system reduces labour, chemicals, cleaning and hauling costs. It recycles spent aqueous cleaners, mass finishing (vibratory) compounds, mop water and synthetic coolants. It is compact and sits on 4
a 60-litre (16 gallon) drum and has a 300-mm (14-inch) footprint. In other, unrelated news, Osmonics has introduced a family of ANSI/NSF Standard 61 certified municipal spiral membrane elements. The product line includes four classes of Osmonics membranes – conventional reverse osmosis (RO), low energy RO, low fouling/brackish water RO, and nanofiltration. The NSF Standard 61 certification assures the safety of municipal drinking water system components. By using these NSF-certified elements, Osmonics says that municipalities are assured that the products meet not only its high standards, but also those set by reputable, third-party associations. For more information, contact: Osmonics Inc, 5951 Clearwater Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA. Tel: +1 952 933 2277, Fax: +1 952 933 0141.
USFilter wins Canadian contract After evaluating proposals from five membrane system manufacturers, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission in Ontario, Canada, has awarded USFilter a US$1.7million contract to supply a microfiltration (MF) plant to treat water from Lake Erie. USFilter says that the order marks its first, large-scale MF installation in Ontario with the commission, an organization that is dedicated to providing quality water and wastewater services throughout the entire municipality. A Memcor continuous MF (CMF) system will provide about 23 million litres (6 million gallons) of water per day to over 10 000 residents in the Ontario area. The South Chatham-Kent Water Treatment Plant will service the area of south Chatham-Kent including the communities of Blenhiem and Erie Beach. During May 2000, ChathamKent developed a master plan specifically to address future water and wastewater servicing issues in the region. Part of the plan was to focus on two of the region’s existing conventional water treatment plants that draw water from Lake
Erie. In order to consolidate operations and provide for future water requirements the plants needed to be upgraded or replaced. The CMF technology incorporates a patented air/liquid backwash to remove inorganic or organic contaminants greater than 0.2 µm and prevents them from entering the hollow fibre membranes that form the CMF barrier. The direct-flow (‘outside–in’) filtration through the oxidant resistant membrane fibres provides an efficient use of membrane area and ensures the removal of contaminants from the raw water source, says the company. The new plant will also include activated carbon for taste and odour control, and chlorine for disinfection. The unit will be commissioned during the spring of 2003. For more information, contact: USFilter, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA. Tel: +1 847 706 6947, Fax: +1 847 706 6933, Email: [email protected].
Millipore posts moderate rise in revenues US-based Millipore Corp has posted revenues of US$176 million for its second quarter ended 30 June 2002 – 5% higher that the result it recorded for the equivalent period of 2001. Its second quarter earnings from continuing operations were US$0.46 per share, compared with US$0.43 per share for continuing operations for the corresponding period a year earlier. For the second quarter of 2001, the company reported a net loss of US$0.18 per share, which reflects the results of its discontinued operations. Millipore’s chairman, chief executive officer and president, Fran Lunger, says that the company’s earnings for the quarter were in line with expectations, and its guidance for full-year earnings remains in the US$1.80–1.85 per share range. Compared with the corresponding period of 2001, Millipore’s life sciences business grew by 6% in local currency, its biotechnology business rose by 12%, while its
other bioscience business declined 2%. According to Millipore, growth in biotechnology during the second quarter was impacted by longer drug approval cycles in the USA, as well as by drug manufacturing plant qualification and validation procedures which were slower than expected. In the second half of 2002 the company expects revenue growth in this business to be in the mid-teens. In life sciences, there was a continued decline in high-throughput screening that lowered revenue growth, but the company sees this segment of its business achieving revenue growth in the low-teens in the second half of the current financial year. The other bioscience business, which includes classical pharmaceutical products, food and beverage products, OEM diagnostics and general laboratory products, was adversely affected by slow growth in the production of classical pharmaceuticals such as parenterals, and by lower demand for products used in the beverage industry in Japan and the USA. For more information, contact: Millipore Corp, 80 Ashby Road, Bedford, MA 01730-2271, USA. Tel: +1 781 533 6000, Fax: +1 781 533 3110.
SMP receives funding to develop MEAs Superior MicroPowders (SMP) LLC of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA has been granted a National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) award for the development of next generation membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Under this US$3 million, threeyear programme, SMP will develop MEA technology designed to solve critical problems that are associated with mixed gas reformate streams. This award is in addition to a US$3.2-million NIST ATP award for the development of high volume digital manufacturing methods for fuel cell MEAs, for a total combined level of funding of US$6.2 million.
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