Category: Water and Wastewater

Listen in as AMERICAN Flow Control Marketing and Technical Manager Derek Scott talks with Water Talk at the American Water Works Association’s ACE24. Scott discusses the latest innovations from AFC – the SEQUOIA wet barrel hydrant and 2200 check valve.

How does a contractor navigate the installation of new water and sewer mains in a neighborhood with heavy traffic, narrow roadways and extensive existing underground infrastructure? The answer is the ALPHA™ restrained joint by AMERICAN Flow Control.

With a pressure rating of 350 psi, easy access to internal components and an exclusive nozzle retention design, meet the SEQUOIA™ wet barrel fire hydrant, the latest innovative product from AMERICAN Flow Control.

Learn more about the SEQUOIA wet barrel hydrant here . For AMERICAN Flow Control/AMERICAN Innovation Project Research Engineer Jacob Danek, the opportunity to

JDS partnered with AMERICAN to provide all the ductile iron pipe for this project, almost 120,000 feet of water and wastewater pipe in diameters 16 to 36 inches. Pipe was shipped once it was manufactured to a five-acre storage facility near the project site.

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company’s “Right Way” Next Generation Melt Project is one of 33 selected for award negotiation by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).

The city of Monroe, North Carolina, is the industrial engine of Union County. Located south of Charlotte, precision manufacturing represents a significant portion of the workforce and contributes to the area’s low unemployment rate of 3%. Manufacturing investment and job creation remain high, and it’s easy to see why the city continues to experience rapid growth.

When the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority engaged Ruby-Collins, Inc. to expand and upgrade its water and sewer system, Ruby-Collins President and CEO Scott Cline knew the job would be challenging – beginning with the project’s scale. A key feature in the upgrade was the installation of a 48-inch spiral-welded steel pipe water main that was coated in polyurethane and five miles long.

For Ayden Allred, it started with an idea. How could he create a self-sustaining solution to help pets and people have access to clean drinking water along the Buck Creek Trail?

From researching ways to develop new products and refine processes, to programming digital interfaces and designing stations for equipment, engineers play an important role in the company’s success.