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Financial Calendar February 2014 Ahlstrom 2013 Annual Report Published 4 February 2014 Xylem Q4 and Full-Year 2013 Financial Results 5 February 2014 Alfa Laval Q4 2013 Report 6 February 2014 ESCO Technologies Q1 2014 Results Metso 2013 Financial Statements Valmet Financial Statements for 2013 12 February 2014 SPX Q4 2013 Results and 2014 Financial Guidance 13 February 2014 FLSmidth 2013 Annual Results GLV Q3 2013/14 Results 17 February 2014 Indutrade 2013 Year-end Report 20 February 2014 Sulzer 2013 Annual Results 25 February 2014 BASF 2013 Full Year Results 26 February 2014 Gabelli Industrial Flow and Infrastructure Conference, New York, USA 28 February 2014 Andritz 2013 Results March 2014 Metso 2013 Annual Report Published 6 March 2014 Merck Q4 2013 Earnings 20 March 2014 Lanxess 2013 Results Sulzer 2014 Annual General Meeting 21 March 2014 Andritz Annual General Meeting 25 March 2014 Ahlstrom Annual General Meeting, Helsinki, Finland 26 March 2014 Metso Annual General Meeting Valmet Annual General Meeting 27 March 2014 FLSmidth Annual General Meeting 28 March 2014 SKF 2014 Annual General Meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden April 2014 ItN Nanovation Annual Financial Report 2013 Sartorius Q1 2014 Figures 10 April 2014 Sartorius Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, Goettingen, Germany 15 April 2014 Sulzer Q1 2014 Order Intake 17 April 2014 SKF Q1 2014 Report
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Filtration Industry Analyst
New Product Developments UÊ 7À}Ê ÜÌ Ê Ì iÊ 1ÛiÀÃÌÞÊ vÊ LiÀÌ>]Ê BioLargo Inc has advanced its patented advanced oxidation system (AOS) filter to a pilot phase. This follows the successful conclusion of the proof of concept. The pilot project is set to begin in April 2014 to further develop, scale, test and commercialise the technology for use in Canada’s Athabasca oil sands. It is expected to provide the groundwork for additional water treatment applications, including refining, fracking, remediation, agriculture and industrial waste. All intellectual properties resulting from the pilot project will be accrued and owned by BioLargo. The University of Alberta will receive a 5% royalty payment on all revenues generated with the remainder retained by BioLargo. Through its subsidiary, BioLargo Water Inc, the company has pledged to fund C$1.6 million over four years in support of the project. In return, the University of Alberta has started applying for government grants expected to exceed C$3.5 million. A formal research contract between BioLargo and the University of Alberta is expected in the coming months as the funding is finalised. www.biolargo.com and www.ualberta.ca UÊ Greenbelt Resources Corp has filed patent protection for its proprietary ethanol-water separation membrane module technology on behalf of its subsidiary Diversified Ethanol Corp. The patent-pending system uses the Hitachi-Zosen membrane. The proprietary solution for separating water from ethanol, which was developed to improve the efficiency of ethanol dehydration, will also reduce the overall cost to construct and service a system. Instead of combining a large number of membranes into one large vessel, Diversified Ethanol uses a series of repeating smaller vessels, each with fewer membranes that together form a single, higher capacity module. The patent-pending module design also uses multiple off-the-shelf parts. “Our goal has always been to apply innovative thinking and engineering to the ethanol production process as a means of providing a lower cost fuel alternative that helps our economy become more self-sufficient and less reliant on foreign oil,” said Floyd Butterfield, Diversified Ethanol’s founder and chief technology officer. “Not only does our approach enable more energyefficient separation of water, it sets the
stage for us to apply our membrane module technology to other separations that offer additional energy-saving and economic benefits to our products and the community.” Greenbelt Resources and Diversified Ethanol have incorporated the membrane system into the plant design for the Stan Mayfield Bio Refinery Pilot Plant at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences laboratory at the Buckeye Technology facility in Taylor County, Florida. www.greenbeltresources.com and www. diversifiedethanol.com UÊ BASF has launched a new ultra-high molecular weight cationic powder flocculant range with Zetag Ultra for solid/liquid separation in industrial and municipal waste water treatment. Zetag Ultra offers strong floc integrity to withstand high shear forces which makes it especially effective for the use in centrifuge applications as well as for dissolved air flotation. “Today industrial and municipal water treatment plants are challenged to achieve maximum performance under increasing cost pressure.” said Marcus Fuest, global industry marketing water solutions. “Zetag Ultra has proven its excellent performance in a variety of extensive plant trials worldwide. Our customers report that cake solids of dewatered sludge increased on average by 15%. Other customer cases show a significant dose saving of up to 20%.” www.watersolutions.basf.com UÊ Camfil Air Pollution Control’s new Touch Screen Controller provides full monitoring and control of all functions of an industrial dust collector and associated equipment. The controller has a touch screen interface that allows ready access to all of its functions. It is designed for use with Farr Gold Series dust collectors, or other types of collectors if integrated with a motor starter or variable frequency drive (VFD) package. A built-in differential pressure sensor monitors the primary filter pressure drop. Four analog inputs can be used to monitor the secondary filter as well as other devices such as leak detectors, flow meters and compressed air pressure monitors. Six digital inputs are also included to monitor hopper level, smoke detection, remote cleaning and other functions. www.farrapc.com/products/touch-screencontroller
January 2014
Financial Calendar February 2014 Ahlstrom 2013 Annual Report Published 4 February 2014 Xylem Q4 and Full-Year 2013 Financial Results 5 February 2014 Alfa Laval Q4 2013 Report 6 February 2014 ESCO Technologies Q1 2014 Results Metso 2013 Financial Statements Valmet Financial Statements for 2013 12 February 2014 SPX Q4 2013 Results and 2014 Financial Guidance 13 February 2014 FLSmidth 2013 Annual Results GLV Q3 2013/14 Results 17 February 2014 Indutrade 2013 Year-end Report 20 February 2014 Sulzer 2013 Annual Results 25 February 2014 BASF 2013 Full Year Results 26 February 2014 Gabelli Industrial Flow and Infrastructure Conference, New York, USA 28 February 2014 Andritz 2013 Results March 2014 Metso 2013 Annual Report Published 6 March 2014 Merck Q4 2013 Earnings 20 March 2014 Lanxess 2013 Results Sulzer 2014 Annual General Meeting 21 March 2014 Andritz Annual General Meeting 25 March 2014 Ahlstrom Annual General Meeting, Helsinki, Finland 26 March 2014 Metso Annual General Meeting Valmet Annual General Meeting 27 March 2014 FLSmidth Annual General Meeting 28 March 2014 SKF 2014 Annual General Meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden April 2014 ItN Nanovation Annual Financial Report 2013 Sartorius Q1 2014 Figures 10 April 2014 Sartorius Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, Goettingen, Germany 15 April 2014 Sulzer Q1 2014 Order Intake 17 April 2014 SKF Q1 2014 Report
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Filtration Industry Analyst
New Product Developments UÊ 7À}Ê ÜÌ Ê Ì iÊ 1ÛiÀÃÌÞÊ vÊ LiÀÌ>]Ê BioLargo Inc has advanced its patented advanced oxidation system (AOS) filter to a pilot phase. This follows the successful conclusion of the proof of concept. The pilot project is set to begin in April 2014 to further develop, scale, test and commercialise the technology for use in Canada’s Athabasca oil sands. It is expected to provide the groundwork for additional water treatment applications, including refining, fracking, remediation, agriculture and industrial waste. All intellectual properties resulting from the pilot project will be accrued and owned by BioLargo. The University of Alberta will receive a 5% royalty payment on all revenues generated with the remainder retained by BioLargo. Through its subsidiary, BioLargo Water Inc, the company has pledged to fund C$1.6 million over four years in support of the project. In return, the University of Alberta has started applying for government grants expected to exceed C$3.5 million. A formal research contract between BioLargo and the University of Alberta is expected in the coming months as the funding is finalised. www.biolargo.com and www.ualberta.ca UÊ Greenbelt Resources Corp has filed patent protection for its proprietary ethanol-water separation membrane module technology on behalf of its subsidiary Diversified Ethanol Corp. The patent-pending system uses the Hitachi-Zosen membrane. The proprietary solution for separating water from ethanol, which was developed to improve the efficiency of ethanol dehydration, will also reduce the overall cost to construct and service a system. Instead of combining a large number of membranes into one large vessel, Diversified Ethanol uses a series of repeating smaller vessels, each with fewer membranes that together form a single, higher capacity module. The patent-pending module design also uses multiple off-the-shelf parts. “Our goal has always been to apply innovative thinking and engineering to the ethanol production process as a means of providing a lower cost fuel alternative that helps our economy become more self-sufficient and less reliant on foreign oil,” said Floyd Butterfield, Diversified Ethanol’s founder and chief technology officer. “Not only does our approach enable more energyefficient separation of water, it sets the
stage for us to apply our membrane module technology to other separations that offer additional energy-saving and economic benefits to our products and the community.” Greenbelt Resources and Diversified Ethanol have incorporated the membrane system into the plant design for the Stan Mayfield Bio Refinery Pilot Plant at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences laboratory at the Buckeye Technology facility in Taylor County, Florida. www.greenbeltresources.com and www. diversifiedethanol.com UÊ BASF has launched a new ultra-high molecular weight cationic powder flocculant range with Zetag Ultra for solid/liquid separation in industrial and municipal waste water treatment. Zetag Ultra offers strong floc integrity to withstand high shear forces which makes it especially effective for the use in centrifuge applications as well as for dissolved air flotation. “Today industrial and municipal water treatment plants are challenged to achieve maximum performance under increasing cost pressure.” said Marcus Fuest, global industry marketing water solutions. “Zetag Ultra has proven its excellent performance in a variety of extensive plant trials worldwide. Our customers report that cake solids of dewatered sludge increased on average by 15%. Other customer cases show a significant dose saving of up to 20%.” www.watersolutions.basf.com UÊ Camfil Air Pollution Control’s new Touch Screen Controller provides full monitoring and control of all functions of an industrial dust collector and associated equipment. The controller has a touch screen interface that allows ready access to all of its functions. It is designed for use with Farr Gold Series dust collectors, or other types of collectors if integrated with a motor starter or variable frequency drive (VFD) package. A built-in differential pressure sensor monitors the primary filter pressure drop. Four analog inputs can be used to monitor the secondary filter as well as other devices such as leak detectors, flow meters and compressed air pressure monitors. Six digital inputs are also included to monitor hopper level, smoke detection, remote cleaning and other functions. www.farrapc.com/products/touch-screencontroller
January 2014