LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES REPLACES A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR WITH A PEP MEDIA FILTER TO ENHANCE WATER QUALITY AND COOLING EFFICIENCY.

Pacific Western Extrusion is located in Visalia, CA, an agricultural and light industry-oriented city with a population of about 150,000. The Pacific Western pipe facility has been in operation for 20 years, and extrudes PVC pipe of diameters raging from 1/2" to 12". The facility primarily manufactures Schedule 40 white PVC pipe, but also manufactures, to a lesser extent, PVC electrical conduit.

WATER REUSE USING THE PEP SOLIDS RECOVERY SYSTEM (SRS) FOR COOLING TOWER MAKE-UP WATER.

In Germany, the American company Allied Signal Polymers produces polyamide fibers, among other things, which are sold as material for further processing.

Hamilton Island Holiday Resort is a popular destination for both national and international tourists who wish to visit one of Australia's tropical coral islands. Hamilton Island is situated on the Great Barrier Reef, off the northeast coast of Queensland, and forms part of the Whitsunday group of islands.

In Wolfsburg, Volkswagen AG operates a new leakage test plant for all new cars. First, the vehicles are dewaxed with isoparaffin, and are then cleaned with water in a high-pressure area. In the three following spraying areas, the vehicles are sprayed with water, and are then manually checked for leakage.