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Surf’s Up for Landia Chopper Pumps

Surfers riding waves off the Queensland coast, near the site of a sewage treatment plant upgrade.
Written by H2O Team

Chopper Pumps made by Landia are on their way to Queensland, Australia, where an important sewage treatment plant (STP) is undergoing a multi-million-dollar upgrade.

A total of eight Landia MPTK-GI units will play a vital role in the plant’s sludge treatment process, with the facility seeking to improve efficiencies and reduce operating costs as the population on Australia’s sand-rich shoreline grows.

Landia Chopper Pumps QueenslandDue for completion in 2028, the modernization of the STP, close to numerous surfing destinations, will ensure serviceability for an additional 25,000 people over the next two decades.

Designed with an external knife system that prevents solids from entering the pump’s casing, the Landia Chopper Pump (the world’s first ever chopper pump, invented by the company in 1950) has a proven worldwide reputation for its reliability and longevity.

This latest contract win follows an order from STORTEC Engineering for Landia to provide its GasMix digester mixing system for 4000m3 digesters in Australia. Landia is also supplying its JetMix system for a hydrolysis tank at the same new food-waste-to-energy facility.