May/June 2020

Features

Celebrating Grundfos’ diamond jubilee
Since its inception in 1945, Grundfos has set the standard in terms of innovation, efficiency, reliability and sustainability in the industry. The company has seen many milestones including their first innovation in pump technology — the iconic ‘Pig’ — in 1946; introducing the first digital dosing pump in 2000; kickstarting Grundfos LIFELINK, a business unit with a social purpose, in 2009; winning a United Nations climate award in 2015, and more. Kim Jensen, Group Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of Grundfos Asia Pacific, shares how Grundfos has evolved over the decades and his vision for the future.

Cleaning up the holy River Ganges
As part of the National Clean Ganga Mission, ANDRITZ supplied 15 pumps for conveying tannery wastewater and effluent to effluent treatment plants in Kanpur, India, to clean the River Ganges in preparation for the 2019 Kumbh Mela festival.

A study in Singapore’s water systems
In the age of COVID-19, are Singapore’s water systems well-equipped to stand up to such threats?