Sulzer

ENSURING THE RIGHT MIX ✔️

The Rivierenland Water Authority in the Netherlands is aiming to become energy neutral by 2030 – #Sulzer technology is helping to realize this goal ?

Its "Energy Factory West" water treatment plant is using a revolutionary new bio-power scheme - producing biogas from sludge during wastewater treatment.

The plant is one of the first facilities to use Ephyra® technology, an innovative approach to #sludgedigestion that offers greater capacity in a smaller space.

? In order to work effectively, the Ephyra® system relies on the efficient #mixing of the material in the tanks. Sulzer’s wastewater treatment specialists developed a customized and highly specialized solution for the mixing process, helping the plant to increase biogas production by 20-30%. The gas then supplies a power generation unit ?

Read the full story:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/211104-supporting-wastewater-utility-to-become-energy-neutral

A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE SULZER BRAND ?

In September the Applicator Systems division started its journey as an independent company. The spin-off brings exciting opportunities for Sulzer, allowing the company to pursue its core businesses with renewed focus ?

To mark this new beginning, Sulzer is renaming two divisions and refreshing the Sulzer brand to better represent our wide range of competencies as a pure-play flow control company.

As part of the new Sulzer brand, the company website has been revamped, presenting an exciting new look and feel and introducing the newly focused corporate positioning ?

Explore the new Sulzer brand and website:

https://www.sulzer.com/

SULZER ENABLING PRODUCTION OF CARBON-NEUTRAL ALTERNATIVE TO COAL ?

The innovative EU-funded Arbaflame project is aiming to produce 70’000 tonnes of biomass-based combustibles per year to enable clean power generation.

The #biomass pellets are made of wood and can be used as a 100% sustainable alternative to coal in power plants to produce carbon-neutral power. ?

Sulzer Chemtech's separation equipment will play a key role in Arbaflame's pellet production process by minimizing energy usage while maximizing the recovery of highly useful chemicals generated as by-products to further support the #CircularEconomy. ♻️

"This innovative project shows how our processing technologies can contribute to creating a greener economy. We look forward to providing more companies with the tools to maximize the sustainability of their operations in the future", says Torsten Wintergerste, Division President at Sulzer Chemtech.

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/210927

APPROVAL OF DEMERGER PLAN AND INCORPORATION OF MEDMIX AG ☑️

At today’s Extraordinary General Meeting of #Sulzer Ltd., shareholders approved all proposals of the Sulzer board of directors, including the demerger plan, the incorporation of medmix AG and the election of the medmix AG board of directors.

Read the full media release here:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/210920-sulzer-shareholders-approve-demerger-incorporation-of-medmix-extraordinary-general-meeting

SCI-FI ENGINEERING ?

A great example of how our highly skilled services teams are utilizing multiple Sulzer modalities for repairs, retrofits and rerates to help solve our customer’s problems – even outside of Sulzer equipment ⤵️

This 6x11 / 9 Stage CB Bundle experienced severe damage to the #DiffuserBlades as they were bent and broken at multiple stages.

Our engineering team conducted a thorough investigation by running a Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis comparing the existing with the newly proposed design. The analysis led to the proposed design change being adapted as well as part materials being exchanged.

Applying our scanning technology, we were able to:

? Scan different parts,

?️ 3D-print molds,

⚙️ Pour castings,

? Machine and CNC the diffuser blades all in-house!

Working hand-in-hand with the customer every step of the way led to a successful outcome. Well done, team! ?

Learn more about our diverse #SulzerServices:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/services

HOW TO HANDLE THE RISING DEMAND OF POTABLE WATER ?

Making clean, safe drinking water widely available is one of society’s greatest challenges.

With the overall water demand on a constant rise, #WaterIndustry players need to upgrade networks and improve supplies while reducing costs ✔️ and protecting the environment ?

Let Antonio de la Torre Binimelis, our Business Development Manager for Clean Water, introduce you to ways of using innovative technology to improve water supplies:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/case-studies/tapping-into-pump-engineering-expertise?

OUR SERVICES WILL BLOW YOU AWAY ?

Our #SulzerServices team in Mannheim, Germany, has been chosen to inspect a complete 3rd party vacuum blower package for the relocation of a paper mill.

Before being shipped to its new location, the blower package consisting of the motor, gearbox, vacuum blower, and oil skid is getting a full overhaul at our Mannheim Service Center including inspection, cleaning, and repair works ?

Once complete, the blower skid will be as good as new! ?

Learn more about our services for your fans and blowers:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/services/fans-and-blowers?

AMAZING HANDCRAFT SKILLS ?

When taking a look inside our Service Centers, one is easily stunned by the variety and level of expertise of our #SulzerPeople!

The #electromechanical workshop area in our Middlesbrough Service Center makes a great example: Hand-crafted coils, in-house manufactured and assembled in place ?

Seeing the precision rewinds getting fitted on a new commutator is certainly very pleasing to the eye – fantastic job, team! ?

Learn more about our reliable motor rewind services:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/services/motor-rewinds?

MAKING A DIFFERENCE ?️

When our Brazilian Team works their #EngineeringMagic for an overhaul job on an HSB descaling pump, this is what the before and after looks like!

The work scope included:

✅ Reverse engineering and manufacturing a new barrel

✅ Repairing impellers, bearings and housing

✅ Step-by-step balancing and assembling of the rotor

Thanks to the team's expertise, the overhauled HSB pump has passed the performance test with flying colors ?

UNE BELLE RENCONTRE

Sulzer Pumps France had the pleasure of welcoming delegations from EDF at its Buchelay plant (Yvelines) on June 24 to review the "Excell" plan and its deployment with critical suppliers of the Nuclear Industry in France.

Our team was grateful to exchange views and discuss opportunities with EDF's senior delegation, including Alain Tranzer, Director General for Industrial Quality and the Nuclear sector, and Stéphane Salvignol, Director of Industrial Quality.

Our CEO, Gregoire Poux-Guillaume, and Frederic Lalanne, President of the Pumps Equipment Division reinforced Sulzer's commitment to service the existing fleet and be part of the future Nuclear program in France.

IT'S A PUMP PORTRAIT ?

This giant cooling water #pump being assembled in our Leeds factory was definitely worthy of a close up!

The pump is a spare for its predecessors which were first ordered in 1998 for two central utility facilities in Malaysia ✅

The Malaysian power plants were built to supply electricity, steam and water to the various industries and refineries within their vicinity ??️?

The SM 602-800 pumps were first put into service in 1999 and are used to supply #coolingwater across the sites ?

In addition to the cooling water pumps, Sulzer also supplied the boiler feed pumps, firewater pumps and auxiliary pumps at both sites ➡️ a total of 67 pump sets, originally supplied by #SulzerPumps UK and Germany ?

OUR MANY WAYS OF SAVING ✅

At an Austrian wastewater plant, Sulzer #turbocompressors are quietly saving 175'000 Euro per year while reducing annual #carbon emissions by more than 580 tonnes ?

Along with around 40’000 Euro per year in maintenance costs ?, the original single stage centrifugal blowers were so noisy that no-one could go near them without strong hearing protection ?

With the upgrade to #Sulzer HST™ turbocompressor technology, the Linz-Asten treatment plant was able to cut maintenance costs, #energyconsumption and noise!

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/case-studies/quietly-saving-eur-175000-per-year?

IT'S A PUMP PORTRAIT ?

This giant cooling water #pump being assembled in our Leeds factory was definitely worthy of a close up!

The pump is a spare for its predecessors which were first ordered in 1998 for two central utility facilities in Malaysia ✅

The Malaysian power plants were built to supply electricity, steam and water to the various industries and refineries within their vicinity ??️?

The SM 602-800 pumps were first put into service in 1999 and are used to supply #coolingwater across the sites ?

In addition to the cooling water pumps, Sulzer also supplied the boiler feed pumps, firewater pumps and auxiliary pumps at both sites ➡️ a total of 67 pump sets, originally supplied by #SulzerPumps UK and Germany ?

JOINING FORCES FOR RENEWABLE, BIO-BASED AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS ♻️

We're delighted to announce that #Sulzer and Swiss-based AVA Biochem AG have entered into an exclusive license agreement to commercialize AVA Biochem’s innovative technology to produce sustainable commodity chemicals from #biomass ?

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/210506

These renewable and non-toxic materials can be used to produce chemicals for applications such as laminates for flooring, textile fibers, or packaging ?

Sulzer Chemtech will commercialize the licensed technology along with its proprietary key equipment for the purification of such chemicals.

The partnership supports the large-scale production of bio-based materials, enhancing the #sustainability of both the manufacturing and processing sectors?

STRONG START TO THE YEAR ?

? Q1 2021 orders +9.2% compared with fourth quarter 2020. Compared with record first quarter 2020 (YoY): -9.6%. Chemtech and Applicators above pre-pandemic level

?️ March highest order month in over a year

? Strong backlog of CHF 1’936m, book-to-bill ratio at 1.08

?️ Sales YoY +10%

⬆️ EBITA, Free Cash Flow and Profitability significantly up YoY in all divisions

? Cost measure ahead of schedule, expect CHF 40m EBITA uplift in 2021

? 2021 guidance confirmed

Take a closer look at the trading update ?

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/210429-strong-start-2021-orders-up-sequentially-in-all-divisions?

AT THE CORE OF GEOTHERMAL POWER ?

We have partnered with the Italian geothermal power specialist Exergy ORC to install #RenewableEnergy generation equipment at a #GeothermalPower facility in Turkey ?

The complex design requirements of working fluid #pumps must be adapted to match the characteristics of different fluid types and operating regimes ✔️

Handling the working fluid in a #BinaryCycle power station requires highly specialized pumping technology – the pump chosen for this project is one of the largest from #Sulzer’s SJD CEP range of multistage canned vertical pumps ?

Learn more about the function of #SulzerPumps in binary cycle power stations by reading our latest case story:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/case-studies/sulzer-pumps-are-at-the-core-of-geothermal-power?

1000 DAYS WITHOUT ACCIDENTS IN MOROCCO ?

Just in time to celebrate #WorldHealthDay, we have achieved #1000days without LTI in our Moroccan facilities!

This milestone represents the teams excellent attitude towards #safety ✔️

At #Sulzer, we live the “safety comes first” principle through our Safe Behavior Program (SBP) which focuses on developing safety leadership and employee empowerment ⚠️

Congratulations to everyone on this remarkable achievement ?

99 MILLION GALLONS OF CLEAN WATER PER DAY ?

#Desalination plants are vital assets in arid countries - the price of clean water is determined by the cost of producing it, which makes energy efficiency key ?️

One of the largest #CleanWater facilities on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast has taken advantage of Sulzer's expertise in #ReverseOsmosis technologies to reduce its energy costs and boost reliability ?

Once finished, the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant will supply clean #water to around 2 million people - enough to fill 180 Olympic size swimming pools per day ?

Read more on the Shuqaiq 3 project in our case story:

https://www.sulzer.com/en/shared/news/210218