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The outstanding reputation of Bavarian beer is based on the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 that has applied to the whole of Germany since 1906. This law was one of the first regulations governing quality in the food sector and means that beer can only be brewed from hops, malted barley and water and may not contain any further additives.
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From a five-star restaurant to your kitchen at home, all cooks swear by fresh, untainted produce. And this is as true in Greece as anywhere else. That's why fishermen on the island of Chios use a seawater pool with an ozone system.
Growing ornamental plants isn't just a science in itself, it is also a financially risky enterprise. That's why, when it comes to the disinfection of irrigation water, one of the biggest horticultural operations in Australia relies on proven German technology.
Where can you experience wild animals up close without heading for the wilds? At Taronga Zoo in Sydney, which gives visitors an amazing insight into the fascinating world of animals. In the huge seawater pools, optimum living conditions for the lively inhabitants are provided by ProMaqua technology.
Foam might be welcome for a relaxing, nice smelling bubble bath in the bath tube. But it is a nuisance when it comes to oil transport. With the help of ProMinent pumps, defoaming agents can be metered economically yet effectively.
Started making holiday plans yet? How about a cruise this year? If your ship was built at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Germany, you'll be setting sail with ProMinent metering technology. As well as the champagne, there are numerous things that need to be kept cool on board, depending on where you are cruising.
The Rhein-Neckar-Arena and the Museum of Technology in Sinsheim, Germany, are both well-known attractions in the local area. But now a brand new leisure facility has opened its doors: the pool and leisure complex Badewelt Sinsheim. Just exit the motorway and find yourself in the Caribbean!
Switzerland's biggest biogas plant is a model of sustainable practice, turning biowaste into precious energy and even treating the surplus water produced during fermentation to make it reusable.
Bus-controlled treatment of swimming pool water. The luxurious new DAY SPA at the Parkhotel Heidehof in Ingolstadt invites guests to swim in shimmering blue water and enjoy its waves, saunas and steam rooms.
Le Groupe Messer produit des gaz industriels à des températures allant jusqu’à -196 °C, ce qui nécessite l’emploi d’un circuit de refroidissement extrêmement fiable et performant. Grâce à l’installation de mesure et de dosage intégrant une section de mesure de la corrosion fournie par ProMinent, des températures négatives constantes peuvent désormais être assurées tout en évitant toute corrosion et tout dépôt dans l’eau de refroidissement.
Metal is a unique material - hard-wearing and robust. However, without the correct surface treatment, these properties don't last. When it comes to surfaces, the Holzapfel company are specialists. They improve and coat metal surfaces so that after treatment they can sustain higher loading, are safely protected against corrosion and also receive a "shiny" appearance.
The administration union for municipal water supply in Höchenschwanderberg supplies over 20 villages and hamlets from six municipalities with additional water from an underground reservoir in the Albtal valley to the south of St. Blasien (Baden-Württemberg / Germany). A UV system Dulcodes Z from ProMaqua installed in the Höchenschwanderberg administration union's waterworks has been guaranteeing a high quality of drinking water at all times since the end of 2009.
Bottled water is produced in Bulgaria - water treatment systems were unable to prevent microbiological contamination during the bottling process. ProMaqua replaced the existing systems with its own ozone systems and the result is germ-free drinking water of the highest quality.
A "Plug&Play" desalination plant by ProMaqua supplies some 75 cubic metres of germ-free drinking water per hour. The exceptional feature is the relatively high salt content of 6.270 mg/l and the high boron content of the feed water. The system, which was custom designed by the Heidelberg based manufacturer, uses several stages to turn undrinkable water into crystal clear, hygienic and perfectly fresh drinking water.
Employees of swimming pools have been shown in some cases to develop asthma as an occupational illness caused by exposure to trichloramines. However, these guideline values are all in a day's work for ProMinent France S.A., as the swimming pool water supply for the Olympic swimming pool in Dijon is disinfected with ozone technology.
In power plants, limescale or corrosion damage caused by deficient feed water treatment usually results in inefficient boiler feed water operation due to water and energy losses - and sometimes even leads to steam turbine failure.
Vehicle washes for trains need much tougher products like alkaline cleaning agents and also acids to keep the dirt on trains at bay. A ProMinent metering system was fitted in a new train wash which went into operation in Halle (Saale, Germany) in July 2011 and has run smoothly ever since.
Yes. Visit Alsace and you will find the small picturesque town of Sélestat which attracts many visitors to more than just its charming Old Town. The public swimming pool "Piscine des Remparts" is also a popular attraction. A leisure pool equipped with state-of-the-art water treatment technology from ProMaqua.
Have you ever been to Mannheim? If so, you'll know Friedrichsplatz with its distinctive water tower. However a real dampener is put on this great spectacle by the algae. The chlorine dioxide system from ProMaqua was therefore installed to restore clear conditions, that is to say clear water.
Copenhagen, the Danish capital city, and Malmö in Sweden are around 15 kilometres apart – 15 kilometres of sea. Öresund (or the Sound) has long separated these two countries. Now bridge and tunnel links make it the lifeline of the region.
Precise, reliable metering can not only ensure smooth production processes, but also cut costs - as is shown by our example of oiling seals.
Looking to relax under the palm trees and enjoy your free time in a sub-tropical swimming paradise? And to do all that in wonderful scenery? Then come to Park Hochsauerland - even Tarzan would be at home here!
Anyone responsible for supplying thousands of inhabitants with perfect potable water can't run the risk of experimenting. The community of Mörlenbach therefore has a reliable ultrafiltration system fitted in one of its elevated tanks.
What do you eat on the holidays: the classic goose or something exquisite like caviare? In the future, it will also be produced in the desert. You can find out how this works in our extraordinary practical example.
Oil and gas extraction occurs in locations that are extreme for people, nature and equipment. The machines, systems and components used have to withstand extreme mechanical and chemical loads.
A safe, ecologically friendly disinfection should be guaranteed by exchange of an existing arrangement. Bad Dürrheimer Mineralbrunnen based in the Black Forest, Germany, has found the solution: fit the efficient, environmentally-friendly and zero-corrosion disinfection system Dulco®Lyse.
Potable water is our most important commodity, and as such it must satisfy very strict quality standards. The waterworks in Amriswil, Switzerland, supplies around 12 000 customers and handles approximately 2.4 million cubic metres of water per year.
Even without high-performance competition swimsuits, the athletes at London 2012 set an impressive nine new world records at the city's Aquatics Centre. In 34 competitions, a total of 950 Olympians were put through their paces in swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and the aquatics discipline of the modern pentathlon.
The Thalassic Centre ahoi! in Cuxhaven is a stunning spa and pool complex with real sea water. Adults and children can swim and relax in the various pools and enjoy the views of the North Sea. In addition to the giant wave pool there is a kids' paradise, outdoor pool, thermal spring, plunge pools in the sauna zone and a therapy pool in the spa zone.
ProMinent is represented by its own sales and service companies in over 60 countries, covering all global key markets. It has had a presence in India for more than 25 years, firstly through a joint venture and since 1997 through its own subsidiary in Bangalore, as well as administrative and sales offices in the most important cities.
The milk processing industry is subject to stringent hygiene regulations. In dairies, chlorine dioxide is therefore an indispensable disinfectant. For companies that still use ready-for-use disinfection solutions, this is the most cost-effective approach.
Salmon farming is a booming global business, and in Norway it is a particularly important industry. Successful farming requires clean equipment. In particular, the water supply pipes need to be free of biofilm and bacterial contamination.
To achieve an even, high-quality surface finish, the chemicals used in electroplating baths must be of exactly the right concentration. The new flow meter DulcoFlow® from ProMinent uses an ultrasonic method to measure and monitor volume flows with precision.
Minimal cause, maximum effect: a small technical defect in the swimming pool disinfection system prompted the Augusta Sybilla School in Rastatt to make what was initially a difficult decision.
Reports of natural disasters always affect us particularly as, all too often, entirely unforeseen, large numbers of people are utterly and helplessly exposed to the most terrible situations. That is why we are extremely pleased that ProMinent technology is now being used to help thousands of flood victims in Thailand.
Safety has to be paramount wherever many thousands of visitors throng through the gates to a venue every day; the same also applies to the world's largest theme park. Major importance is attached to every aspect of safety at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi – irrespective of whether it relates to safety on the roller coaster rides or the safety of clean drinking water.
Boiler feed water plays a critical role in the trouble-free operation of steam generators. As lime and other deposits, as well as biofilms, have an insulating effect, they can significantly impair the efficiency of heat exchangers in steam and hot water systems. Failures and down times, caused by corrosion or efficiency losses caused by deposits and limescale, can be avoided using special systems supplied by ProMinent.
The town of Vohenstrauss can again use its Fahrenberg spring unrestrictedly, thanks to its investment in a fully automatic filtration and UV system. The town, located in the Upper Palatinate Danube Hills region of Southern Germany, installed a state of the art, fully automatic ultrafiltration system (UF system) and a UV system in the high-level tank under the Fahrenberg hill, which came into operation in 2004, both systems now reliably guaranteeing germ-free, clean drinking water.
Le complexe Bernaqua Westside Water Park and Spa de Bern, véritable oasis de bien-être et de détente conçue par l'architecte renommé Daniel Libeskind, permet aux visiteurs de découvrir et d'apprécier l'eau et ses multiples facettes. Des pompes et systèmes de ProMaqua parfaitement adaptés aux process de traitement de l'eau garantissent une qualité irréprochable de l'eau.
L'une des plus grandes brasseries du Venezuela devait traiter son eau de process dans le cadre de la production et de l'embouteillage. Une eau exempte de germe a ainsi été assurée aussi bien pour l'embouteillage que pour le rinçage, le nettoyage et la désinfection. En outre, un volume d'eau présentant de fortes variations (de 0 à 35 m³/h) devait être traité avec une quantité adéquate de désinfectant. Trois installations de production et de dosage du dioxyde de chlore de ProMaqua garantissent aujourd'hui une eau parfaitement saine.
Le complexe Badeparadies Schwarzwald, qui a récemment ouvert ses portes, a été construit en un an à peine. Le temps était donc compté et l'exploitant a préféré miser sur la fiabilité et la sécurité des installations de traitement de l'eau de baignade de ProMaqua.
Water is essential for manufacturer handling with food. It is additive, cooling liquid, cleaning medium and more. Due to this it must be 100 percent clean and germ-free. That has been the problem: Fattorie Osella, an Italian dairy company part of the international group Kraft Foods, needed to use 200 mc/h of microbiologically controlled water within its facility. Water, to be used for secondary purposes, without getting in contact with the end product, showed little microbial-related problems, in particular the presence of Pseudomonas.
Orlita process pumps ensure smooth material testing for nuclear power plants and nuclear facilities. Researchers working in the Studsvik Nuclear AB laboratories in Sweden are testing the impact of hydrogen gas concentrations on various encapsulation materials. Studsvik offers a range of advanced technical services to the international nuclear power industry. The tested materials are used to encapsulate nuclear fuel elements with the overall aim of storing them safely for hundreds of years.
Automatic marker pen filling with diaphragm metering pump delta®. The thin marker pens you will find on virtually all desks contain just a few millilitres of ink. These tiny volumes are injected during automatic pen assembly. A new pen is filled every second.
In northern Kuwait, metering stations are helping to keep the oil flowing safely and reliably.
Student researchers use metering system to discover how pulp can be manufactured more efficiently by the addition of chemicals.
One company in Madeira makes table water from the island’s springs and wells. Despite the fact that the natural nitrate content is too high, the finished product is high-quality drinking water – thanks to water treatment from ProMaqua.
Les systèmes de lavage et de transport des fruits et des légumes doivent être nettoyés fréquemment et soigneusement. Grâce à des quantités minimes de dioxyde de chlore ajoutées à l'eau, les employés d'une société italienne économisent un temps précieux lors du lavage des pommes.
Skidding, sliding and slamming on the brakes – it’s all in a day’s work on the driver training skid pan operated by Dutch automobile club ANWB. The hazards of driving on wet roads are one of the risks most often underestimated by motorists.
The Dolder Grand is one of Switzerland’s most outstanding spa hotels. The original Curhaus, or health spa, built in 1899, has been transformed into a luxury-class city resort. The hotel boasts an exclusive ambience of opulence and relaxation, with 173 luxurious rooms and suites, exquisite cuisine, large banquet and seminar rooms and a new 4000 sqm spa. Running a hotel of this standard requires superior technology – an important part of which was supplied by ProMinent.
Vine diseases are the curse of every wine grower, however a metering pump can make the spraying of grapes and leaves more manageable. Globally increasing numbers of people are choosing to drink wine instead of beer and every year consumption of wine in Germany increases by 22.5 million bottles. However, winegrowers are faced with a difficult job combating vine diseases and pests before a fine drop can enter the customer's glass.
A family hotel in South Tyrol is using a DVGW-certified UV system to disinfect its swimming pool water - thereby making the water as pure and virus-free as drinking water.
Since spring 2010, a particular attraction of the holiday park „Klein Vaarwater“ on the Dutch island of Ameland are seven luxurious holiday villas, each equipped with their own indoor-pool at ground level alongside the living room.
"Cast off!" was the cry aboard the AIDAblu in Warnemünde on 5 May 2010, when around 10 pm the new luxury cruise liner from the cruise operator AIDA Cruises set off on its tour of the Baltic Sea under a shower of fireworks.
Solenoid metering pumps, as well as other equipment, is used in the treatment of digestate in the largest biogas plant in Switzerland. Switzerland is into biogas in a big way and the largest biogas plant in Switzerland was connected to the grid in the Lucerne district of Inwil in 2009. When operating at full capacity, it supplies up to 1.9 million cubic metres of gas per year - for use by natural gas vehicles (NGV). The volume produced is sufficient for 2,000 cars each travelling 12,000 kilometres per year.
BU Drive Schmitz+Krieger GmbH, une société de recyclage des moteurs, utilise le traitement des eaux usées et apporte ainsi une contribution importante à la préservation de l'environnement tout en réduisant considérablement ses frais d'exploitation.
The Welde Brewery has been brewing beer with its own spring water for over 250 years and the traditional brewery uses several Bello Zon® chlorine dioxide plants to disinfect its drinking water and washing water.
Une eau irréprochable est notre objectif. Une compétence totale en traitement de l'eau notre engagement. ProMinent fournit aux Jeux Olympiques une eau claire comme du crystal depuis plus de 30 ans.
La ville de Spandau en allemagne, est un réel lieu de bien-être équipé de saunas, de bains bouillonnants et de bassins d'eau salée. En plus de la technique de piscine, ProMinent s'occupe aussi du dosage des produits odorants, pour un bien-être total.
L’usine Koerich, près de la ville de Luxembourg, est l’une des plus grandes usines de distribution d’eau du Grand-Duché. Un réservoir surélevé de 15 000 m3 plus 2 000 m3 de volume a été construit à des fins de réserve.
Les bières de haute qualité sont produites par la mise en oeuvre de méthodes de brassage et de recettes traditionnelles, tout en utilisant la technologie la plus moderne. L'expérience est la clé du succès, non seulement lors de la phase de brassage mais également au cours de la conception des installations.
La nouvelle usine automobile de KIA Motors, installée à Teplička nad Váhom, en République Slovaque, a un besoin en eau de procédé supérieur à 120 mètres cubes par heure. L'eau destinée à la préparation de la peinture automobile doit être très pure et de qualité conforme à des paramètres définis. C'est pourquoi l'eau de départ de qualité eau potable et la mise en place de l'intégralité des systèmes et composants des installations doit être exempte de silicone.
TEMAIKEN : c'est le nom du parc animalier de 34 ha proche de Buenos Aires. La présence d'aquariums et l'aménagement de paysages marins complets requièrent le traitement de 1 700 m3 d'eau par heure - ce qui correspond à peu près à la consommation d'une ville de 150 000 habitants.
Economies de près de 40 % en termes de produits chimiques de désinfection et de consommation en eau fraîche pour l'usine laitière de Crailsheim. Grâce à la désinfection au dioxyde de chlore, une quantité considérable d'eau fraîche a pu être remplacée par de l'eau de condensation réutilisée. La consommation en acide peracétique a également pu être nettement réduite.
Une installation de neutralisation moderne entièrement automatisée a été placée comme dernière étape de traitement des eaux usées de la Brasserie Schlossquell, à Heidelberg. La neutralisation des eaux usées a ainsi été réalisée grâce à la mise en oeuvre de composants d'un circuit de régulation, parfaitement adaptés les uns aux autres.
The luxury hotel Le Paradis on Mauritius offers a total of 286 rooms as well as suites, bungalows, villas and a large pool area. Water on Mauritius is scarce and public supply is not guaranteed smoothly.
The hotel with approx. 2,000 beds suffered from a loss of guests, not least because of the supply with saline brackish water. The water quality thus had urgently and drastically to be improved. The hotel looked for a solution independent of the unreliable, public water supply.
Le complexe hôtelier grec 4 étoiles „Porto Carras Grand Resort“, disposant de près de 2 000 lits, manquait pourtant d'une ressource : de l'eau de qualité. C'est pourquoi ProMinent a été chargé d'élaborer une solution complète permettant de fournir de l'eau potable à partir d'eau salée. Seuls 5 mois ont été nécessaires entre la première rencontre sur le projet et la dégustation du premier verre d'eau potable.
Puissante installation de dessalement mise en place dans un port de frêt chinois. L'un des plus grands et des plus importants ports du Nord-Est de la Chine dispose depuis 2004 d'une extension ultra-moderne. C'est ici que s'approvisionne l'industrie de l'acier chinoise, en plein boom, en minerai de fer importé d'Australie.
Pour le traitement de l'eau des tours de refroidissement, ProMinent livre l'ensemble du système de traitement de l'eau, la technique de dosage et le générateur de dioxyde de chlore inclus, dans un conteneur accessible. Un contrat de maintenance intégral garantit le fonctionnement durable et efficace de l'ensemble du dispositif.
Le 1er août 2004 a été inaugurée la nouvelle Place fédérale, entièrement réaménagée, un immense projet d'envergure nationale qui a suscité un rayonnement international. Il s’agit d’une solution qui utilise les éléments pierre, lumière et eau.
L'installation sert à réaliser le traitement avant vernissage des pièces métalliques sous la forme d'un traitement de surface et est divisée à cet effet en plusieurs zones : de dégraissage, de phosphatage et de passivation. La cadence est supérieure à 1000 pièces par jour.
Les installations de distribution de l'eau garantissent, grâce à l'application de procédés de désinfection, que le consommateur final reçoit une eau potable présentant une hygiène parfaite. Néanmoins, si des conduites et des tuyaux supplémentaires sont installés, par exemple pour l'alimentation en eau de boisson et sanitaire lors de manifestations importantes, cette pureté hygiénique n'est parfois plus assurée.
Sur le littoral Nord Est de la Chine se trouvent deux îles, Zhangzhi et Dachangshan qui sont régulièrement confrontées au manque d'eau potable. Pour 160.000 habitants sur ces deux îles, ProMinent a réalisé et installé une station complète de traitement d'eau de mer fonctionnant avec succès.
Santé et hygiène sont les maîtres mots de la relation entre Virgin Active et ProMinent Fluid Controls (Afrique du Sud) ; en effet, Virgin Active s'est vu imposer des contrôles nettement plus stricts pour l'eau utilisée dans ses 76 clubs dans tout le pays, et ProMinent Fluid Controls a fourni une solution sous la forme d'une installation au dioxyde de chlore LegioZon®.
En tant que partenaire de HUBER AG, ProMinent a fourni des composants de traitement des fluides chimiques (Chemical Fluid Handling) pour le réglage de la valeur pH, la floculation, la précipitation et la flottation. Ces composants, parfaitement adaptés les uns aux autres ainsi qu'au process, composent une solution globale exceptionnement économique pour l'industrie de traitement de la viande.
Les agents de rétention permettent de fabriquer du papier de façon économique. La société Rhein Papier à Hürth atteint un taux de retenue des fines très élevé grâce à des composants parfaitement adaptés au procédé. En tant que partenaire de la société Herkules à Düsseldorf, ProMinent a fourni une station de préparation d’agents de rétention en poudre.
En tant que partenaire de la société KHD Humbold Wedag GmbH, Cologne, ProMinent fournit les stations de préparation de polymères liquides et en poudre pour la production de solutions de base ou de solutions prêtes à l’emploi de floculants synthétiques. Les composants, parfaitement adaptés les uns aux autres ainsi qu’au processus, constituent une solution globale particulièrement économique.
L'eau minérale trouve de plus en plus d'adeptes. Il faut savoir que, dans ce secteur, l'hygiène est l'un des facteurs de succès les plus importants pour la mise en bouteille de l'eau minérale.
After a match, both the players of 1899 Hoffenheim as well as the away team look forward to relieving tension, loosening up their muscles and simply relaxing in the revitalizing pool at the new Rhein-Neckar Arena. ProMaqua provides water quality that is fit for the premier league.
The Hilton Hotel in St. Julian, Malta, is located directly at the beach. In the course of modernisation measures, an effective alternative for the insuffi ciently functioning seawater desalination system for the generation of drinking water was to be found.
Après leur fabrication, les pâtes comme par exemple les tortellini sont précuites dans une eau salée. Pour ce faire, une solution salée à 24 % est dosée et contrôlée via une mesure de conductivité inductive. La valeur déterminée est environ 20 mS. Lors du remplissage des installations, le dosage s'effectue via un compteur à eau proportionnel.
Des banquises de l'antarctique au fond des océans : les scientifiques du Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) analysent les zones polaires, les océans et le littoral. Leur but est de comprendre la Terre, système complexe s'il en est, et en particulier son climat et ses changements.
Avant la mise en vente de la salade, il faut au préalable s'assurer que la surface des feuilles soit convenablement nettoyée et la germination maintenue à son minimum. Les parties coupées ou cassées des feuilles sont particulièrement sensibles à l'infestation des micro-organismes et prennent rapidement une coloration brunâtre.
Les processus de remplissage mécanique cadencés génèrent des exigences élevées pour les équipements de dosage requis. Et ce d'autant plus lorsqu'il s'agit d'introduire une quantité réduite et très précise de liquide en un temps extrêmement court (quasiment à la seconde).
Le chlore gazeux a été remplacé par l'hypochlorite de sodium pour la désinfection de l'eau dans l'usine russe de distribution de l'eau de Kronstadt. Ce nouveau procédé devait être entièrement automatique et redondant. En outre, des contraintes de débit d'eau brute fluctuantes devaient être prises en compte.
Surfer en ville ? Swatch, l'horloger suisse, a décidé d'installer une vague de surf mobile dans les plus grandes villes du monde. Et l'eau utilisée à cette fin a été traitée par la technologie ProMinent.