Nephros Delivers Critical Disaster Response After Hurricanes

Helene and Milton

Nephros, Inc., a leader in advanced filtration technology, has leveraged its significant disaster and emergency response capabilities to the Southeastern United States after recent hurricanes Helene and Milton. Nephros has provided crucial water filtration solutions to multiple healthcare and nursing care facilities affected by the storms, ensuring a safe supply of water to patients and staff amid recovery efforts.

ously installed, facilities were prepared and protected when the hurricanes hit.

• Across North Carolina, Nephros pointof-use filters provided immediate protection against bacteria to get nursing and care facilities back up and running.

Water Filtration Systems Deployed to the Asheville Area

Christian relief ministry Samaritan’s Purse has expanded its relief efforts in western North Carolina after hurricane Helene, with the deployment of community water filtration systems to the town of Swannanoa and other hard-hit areas. Designed by a Samaritan’s Purse team of engineers, each water system can provide up to 50,000 liters of clean water daily –enough for 10,000 people.

Following natural disasters, access to clean, safe water is paramount for healthcare facilities, where contaminated water may severely compromise patient care and operations. The deployment of Nephros’ advanced filtration products enables and ensures reliable access to purified water during the most critical situations.

In recent weeks, Nephros has shipped a significant number of filters, responding after hours and delivering next day to both federal and local disaster response partners. To date, Nephros solutions have been deployed across multiple states within a variety of facility types.

For instance:

• Throughout Florida in hospitals where Nephros in-line filters had been previ-

BOFA Rebrands as Donaldson BOFA

PNephros’ ability to act quickly and provide essential filtration solutions for disaster response and emergency preparedness underscores its commitment to clean water access. Nephros infection control products are vital to the delivery of purified water for drinking, dialysis, surgical operations, and general facility hygiene, and offer an effective alternative to typical emergency water sources.

Critical to the company’s mission is the ability to provide high-quality water filtration in both routine and crisis situations. The speed and efficiency of the Nephros team allows for continuity of services in both everyday circumstances and compromised water events. www.nephros.com ortable industrial fume and dust extraction company BOFA, in Poole, Dorset, UK, announced a name change to Donaldson BOFA. The rebranding is said to reflect a closer alignment with its parent company, Donaldson. Additionally, the company announced the merger of BOFA International and BOFA Americas into Donaldson Filtration (GB) and Donaldson Company Inc, respectively.

Donaldson BOFA, with offices in the UK, U.S., and Germany, said it’s eyeing growing market opportunities thanks to the parent company’s presence in more than 40 countries. It has access to over 100 technical laboratories, and an R&D spend standing at more than $78m.

With this resource, Donaldson BOFA is able to test new materials and processes more cost effectively and anticipates potential reductions in the time for new products and system evolutions to reach the market.

Although Donaldson BOFA products are already sold to customers in 120 countries around the world, this closer alignment opens up new market opportunities for the business across a broader range of industries and applications. www.donaldsonbofa.com

These units will serve as resources to communities including Swannanoa where the water pipeline network was destroyed during Hurricane Helene. They will help fill the gap as Buncombe County works to restore essential services such as water.

“We designed these systems to use overseas – and they work so well – but now the need is in our own backyard,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “We are airlifting supplies, mudding out homes, removing trees, and doing so much more and we’re thankful for everyone who is helping make it possible. We want to remind each person that we help that God loves and cares for them and hasn’t forgotten them.”

In addition to providing clean water, Samaritan’s Purse has flown supplies on 19 helicopter operations – sling loading emergency relief supplies to areas that have been cut off from basic necessities. They have airlifted infant hygiene kits, food, water, and medical supplies to fire departments, nursing homes, and some of the most isolated and hard-hit communities. www.samaritanspurse.org

Donaldson Announces New Distribution Center to Serve its Mobile Solutions Aftermarket Filter Business

Donaldson Company, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of innovative filtration solutions, announced the opening of its newest distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. This new facility will further strengthen Donaldson’s ability to meet growing customer demand in the mobile solutions aftermarket business, including the heavyduty trucking, construction, mining, and agricultural equipment sectors.

The Olive Branch distribution center, located in the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area, will provide an additional 200,000 square feet of warehousing space to Donaldson’s distribution center footprint. Adding this new facility will provide the necessary room for the growth of the business while also providing the opportunity to further enhance the capabilities at the primary distribution center in Rensselaer, Indiana. The combined capabilities will enable more responsive service to customers and reinforce Donaldson’s commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

“Our industry-leading fill rates have been a cornerstone of Donaldson’s success in serving the mobile solutions aftermarket,” said Angela Zurick, vice president, mobile solutions aftermarket. “The addition of this new distribution center further enhances our ability to deliver products with speed and reliability, ensuring that our customers experience minimal downtime and maximum productivity. We are building on our reputation for unparalleled product availability, ensuring that our customers continue to receive the parts and filters they need, when they need them.” www.donaldson.com

Aquastill Acquires SolarSpring Membrane Distillation

Aquastill, one of the leaders in modular membrane distillation technology (using waste heat powering desalination of sea water and industrial wastewater), announced the acquisition of SolarSpring assets in the field of Membrane Distillation, following the insolvency proceedings of SolarSpring GmbH.

The assets acquired consist of the Intellectual Property (IP), laboratory equipment and selected R&D projects, which will be transferred to Aquastill BV in the Netherlands.

SolarSpring’s key people Rebecca Schwantes and Kirtiraj Chavan will support the transition and stay connected as advisors helping Aquastill to bring Membrane Distillation to the next level of technology readiness. www.aquastill.nl

Parker Hannifin is strengthening its position in the air filtration sector with the development of a comprehensive new testing program designed for advanced gas turbine filtration systems. Decades long experience and an extensive research and development has led Parker to creating an even more effective filtration systems for the future through this initiative.

At the center of the program is the clearcurrent Assure TriDustPlus filter, engineered specifically for the latest gas turbines. Parker’s newly developed testing regime goes beyond standard industry requirements to include additional investigations like hydrophobic and oleophobic tests, preventing contaminants like saltwater and oil from entering the turbines.

The company has also pioneered an ice rejection test designed to assess filters’ performance in extreme conditions.

Aquaporin Enters Strategic Partnership with Brenntag

Aquaporin A/S, an innovative water technology company dedicated to rethinking water filtration with biotechnology, announced that Aquaporin has signed a distributorship agreement with Brenntag in APAC and in Turkey. The first membrane element order has already been shipped from Aquaporin to Turkey.

Brenntag has offices in more than 70 countries and works across many different industries, including water treatment. The global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution is driven by innovative technology and has decided to add Aquaporin’s CLEAR products to its portfolio.

Aquaporin is enthusiastic about the opportunities that this new strategic partnership with Brenntag will bring. This partnership is set to open new doors and significantly expand Aquaporin’s reach in the industrial element business. Already contributing to revenue numbers in 2024, Aquaporin expects this collaboration to contribute to a double-digit growth in 2025 in this segment.

Brenntag has an extensive line of water and wastewater treatment products and has the expertise to assist with many aspects in a broad spectrum of applications. www.aquaporin.com

The full suite of tests is focused on a single goal – ensuring that the filters still perform and achieve their primary function of dust removal and rejection under all conditions while minimizing disruptions to operation. Designed purposely within Parker for their products, these investigative techniques form part of a complete platform of

 Gas turbine filtration systems comprehensive tests that put their filters on a quantifiable performance footing. The outcomes of the test program were fed back into the development of the clearcurrent Assure TriDustPlus filter and guarantee its unmatched performance in the most challenging of conditions. www.parker.com

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