Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director, Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

Making WavesGF Piping Exhibits Latest TrendsGF Piping Systems exhibited thelatest product trends in watertreatment, distribution, serviceand innovation at Aquatech, which tookplace at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdamthis year from November 1 - 4.Among the highlights at the spaciousexhibition stand were the flexible Signet9900 transmitter, the universal 3-way543 ball valve, the push-fit iJOINT fitting,the new generation of 561/562 checkvalves, new dimensions for the widerange coupling system MULTI/JOINT3000 Plus and the polyvalent electrofusiondevices MSA 330 and MSA 340.A current highlight is the Signet9900 transmitter with luminous displayand flexibly configurable single-channelinterface to measure diverse parameters.Further innovations of GF PipingSystems are the practical polypropylenecompression fitting iJOINT for fast andeasy house connections, the new generationof check valves type 561 and 562with a newly designed check cone, as wellas a new generation of diaphragm valveswith twice the flow thanks to optimisedflow contours. The restraint MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus fittings for water supplypipes are now also available in thedimensions DN350 and DN400 for waterpressures up to 10 bar and gas pressuresup to 5 bar.A reliable piping system with a longHoneywell UOP Adsorbents Used toRemove Radiation from Waterservice life and low maintenance costscalls for optimal jointing technologies.At Aquatech GF Piping Systems demonstratesthe MSA 330 and MSA 340 polyvalentelectrofusion devices, equippedwith state-of-the-art technology, suchas USB interface to transfer fusion protocolsto your computer, user-friendlykeypad and for the 340 model a GPSfunction for seamless product traceabilityaccording to ISO 12176.Safe pipe jointing, efficient flow controland precise measurement of parameters,such as temperature, pH, chlorinecontent, are indispensable for nearly allapplications in water management. Alsoon exhibit at Aquatech were innovativesolutions from GF Piping Systems forsetting up and operating dependablepiping systems.UOP LLC, a Honeywell companyhas announced that its adsorbention exchange products are successfullybeing used by Toshiba Corporationand Shaw Global Services LLC forthe cleanup of radiation-contaminatedwater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclearpower plant in Japan.The Simplified Active Water Retrieveand Recovery System (SARRY) is utilisingUOP IONSIV Ion Exchangers toremove and reduce radioactive materialsin the contaminated wastewater. Thewastewater at Fukushima Daiichi wascontaminated after the earthquake andtsunami in Japan earlier this year.“Our thoughts are with those whohave been affected by this disaster. Honeywell’sUOP is proud that our advancedion exchange products are successfullysupporting the efforts to treat the contaminatedwater and helping to preventfurther damage at the Fukushima plantand surrounding areas,” said Mike Millard,vice president and general managerof Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialtiesfor Honeywell’s UOP.The SARRY system, developed byToshiba, Shaw and AVANTech, Incorporated,has been in operation for overthree months and continues to reduceradioactive cesium to non-detectablelevels.UOP IONSIV Ion Exchanger adsorbentsare crystalline materials that havethe ability to selectivity remove radioactiveions from liquids. These materialshave been used commercially for morethan 30 years to remove radioactive ionsfrom liquids such as radioactive wastestreams in commercial nuclear powerplants, alkaline tank waste and spent fuelstorage pool water.Honeywell’s UOP pioneered thea dsorbents indus t r y m o r e than 6 0years ago with the invention of the firstsynthetic zeolites for use as molecularsieve adsorbents. Today, in addition to awide range of molecular sieve and activatedalumina products, it offers a broadportfolio of adsorbents for the removalof contaminants such as mercury andsulphur compounds.30 WaterMalaysia