Safe drinking water technologies on display at Water Africa 2024

Water Africa 2024, running from 26-28 June at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana, will provide a platform to connect with stakeholders and regional players to promote effective and efficient technologies, equipment and services around water and sanitation across the African continent

As such, the conference is expected to attract wide range of technology providers who are seeking to promote their modern solutions in this field. Included in the range of companies preparing to showcase in Ghana is Lutz-Jesco, a company focused on the deliver of pump, water treatment and disinfection technologies.

At the conference, the company will be displaying its B3 mobile drum pump and its Memdos Smart dosing pump for wastewater treatment plants and waterworks.

“2.2 billion people worldwide currently have no access to clean and safe drinking water. Around half a billion of them live in Africa. These people live under the constant danger or catching life-threatening diseases, which in the worst case can develop into epidemics,” remarked Heinz Lutz, CEO of Lutz Holding. “In view of these alarming figures, it is clear that the international community must act to provide universal access to clean drinking water.”

Memdos Smart

As a stepper motor dosing pump that helps to effect the improvement of water quality in small wastewater treatment plants and waterworks, Memdos Smart performs a number of functions including the introduction of flocculants into the water. These agents serve to combine impurities and suspended matter into larger particles which are easier to separate.

“Precise dosing is crucial for high quality water treatment,” remarked Steffen Roth, head of development at Lutz-Jesco GmbH. “To this end, we have fitted the Memdos Smart with a microprocessor-controlled stepper motor.”

Unlike standard motors, the motor of the diaphragm pump can be run asynchronously. It works at higher speed during priming so that it draws in the liquid more quickly with stronger negative pressure, whilst working at a lower speed during controlled and even discharge. The stepper motor allows almost constant supply steam which enables gentle, low-pulsation and precise dosing of chemicals for water treatment in small wastewater treatment plants and waterworks. Lutz-Jesco has also highlighted its intuitive operation that is akin to that of a smartphone.

Battery-powered drum pump

For remote areas with poor infrastructure, the B3 Battery will also be on display at the Lutz-Jesco stand at Water Africa 2024. The battery-powered drum pump combines mobility and energy independence for water and wastewater management. Fitted with a brushless 320 watt DC motor, it offers a delivery capacity of up to 180 litres per minute and a delivery head of 11.8 metres of water column.

"With the new B3 Battery, we have succeeded for the first time in making the performance of a battery-operated drum pump comparable to that of cable-connected models", says Michael Raabe, head of sales at Lutz Jesco GmbH.

One battery charge is enough to empty a 200-litre drum 14 times – in around 15 minutes. At a lower speed, a 1000-litre IBC container can be pumped out 5.8 times in 51 minutes. The pumping station is available in different versions to convey as many chemicals as possible for water treatment.