Applications for ductile iron pipe systems
Ductile cast iron pipes, valves and fittings provide a reliable, durable and efficient infrastructure. Based on tradition, they have always met and fulfilled the criteria required of a modern pipe system in both major and minor developments. The main applications for ductile cast iron pipe systems are still in water supply and wastewater networks. With the increasing demand for pipe systems, e.g. for snow-making systems, pipelines for hydroelectric power stations in alpine regions or for experimental use in the sponge city, the fields of application for ductile cast iron pipes, fittings and valves have expanded. In all these applications, the same high demands are placed on the reliability and service life of the piping system. Today, more than ever, „designed for circularity“ plays a very important role.
Hydrogen – an interesting source of energy
Hydrogen can make a significant contribution to climate protection – as a fuel for cars, as a raw material for industry or as a fuel for heating systems. As a versatile energy carrier, it can be used in all sectors and therefore plays a key role in the energy transition. As part of the European Green Deal …
Eight good reasons for ductile cast iron pipe systems
Products manufactured in Europe not only mean security of supply in the event of pandemics, crises and wars. They are backed up by regional production, short distances and forward-looking partners who ensure that the best water is transported by network operators to consumers with maximum safety …
Western Eifel regional network system
A secure and modern supply of drinking water, energy and telecommunications at favourable conditions, which also makes a contribution to the energy revolution: This is the aim of the “Regional Network System West Eifel” project developed and currently being implemented by Kommunale Netze Eifel AöR (KNE) …
Horizontal directional drilling
„The only constant is change, you just have to be able to react to it“. This quote from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus accompanied MIDEWA Wasserversorgungsgesellschaft in Mitteldeutschland mbH during the construction of a new DN 500 drinking water pipeline with ductile iron pipes …
Calculation software helps with life-time estimation according to Arrhenius
When it comes to new requirements, for example for meeting the current “evaluation criteria for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water” [1] – abbreviated to “KTW-BWGL” – (previous designation “Elastomer Guideline” [2]), then it always also involves new or modified materials …
The BoRSiS soil-pipe system
Despite many efforts to slow down man-made climate change and limit global warming to below 2 °C, ideally even to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, climate change continues unabated. Against this backdrop, the implementation of measures to adapt to the consequences of climate change is becoming …
Generation Project for South Tyrol‘s Dry Zone
Many plans have been devised and abandoned to supply water to the farmers on the Tschögglberg in the Bolzano area, who are suffering from water shortages. But now a solution has been found. From March 2021, construction companies will be working at full speed on a record-breaking supply pipeline …