Power management company Eaton has launched its line of spin-on filters that protect pumps, valves, compressors and hydraulic systems from contamination as per ISO 2941, ISO 3723 and ISO 2942. 

The new Ex-product range for solenoid valves is a modular coil and valve concept that fulfils all current requirements of the explosion protection standard EN 60079. 

Albion Valves (UK) Ball Check valve can be used for applications including sewage, drainage, storm water and industrial pumping.

Xylem’s Wedeco LBX 850e and LBX 1500e ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems have received acceptance from the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water.

UK ultraviolet disinfection system provider atg UV Technology has been awarded a contract by Trant Engineering, for Portsmouth Water. 

Consultancy Gresham, Smith and Partners has designed an advanced wastewater treatment plant which is now under construction in Santa Rita, Guam.

The new two-way bellows control valve from Bürkert is a pneumatically actuated process valve with a single action membrane drive.

Samsung is moving to add voice control to its products with the acquisition of the Silicon Valley start-up company Viv founded by the creators of Apple’s Siri voice-control for search. Samsung says it plans to incorporate Viv into a range of its electronics products. “Samsung offers us a unique opportunity to deliver a single conversational …

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Nokia has bought six year-old start-up ETA, founded by two MIT professors to help it into 5G technology. The 20-employee ETA, based in Cambridge, Massachussetts with an R&D centre in Stockholm, has technology which makes base stations more energy-efficient. Eta was founded in 2010 by MIT professors, Joel Dawson and David Perrault, entrepreneur Mattias Astrom, …

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Fujitsu is reported to be talking to Lenovo about selling its PC business to the Chinese company which bought IBN’s PC business and Motorola’s phone business. Lenovo is PC market leader with 21% of the market, according to IDC. Fujitsu has 6%. Second is HP with 20.8% and third is Dell with 16% Fujitsu shares …

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