Extrusion International 5-2019

51 Extrusion International 5/2019 at the same time, to significantly reduce head losses and pumping energy while increasing fluid speed. TOM ® pipes and ecoFITTOM ® fittings, manufactured by Molecor, are the most efficient ones in terms of hydraulic capacity and installation performance. Other characteris- tic of the pipes and fittings in this material is their incred- ible resistance to water hammer; they are incredibly re- sistant to the effects caused by sudden changes in water volume and pressure. This effect depends mainly on the change of direction of the fluid and on the celerity of the pipe. Since PVC-O pipes and fittings have a lower celerity than pipes of other materials, the effect of water hammer on them is much more reduced something that drastically limits the possibilities of breakage when opening and closing networks and when starting pumping operations. Besides this, the incredible impact resistance and ductility of PVC-O pipes and fittings prevent them from breaking when being installed or on site trials. What is more, the molecular orientation process through which they are manufactured prevents the propagation of cracks and scratches and reduces the risk or rapid crack behavior which greatly enhances the useful life of the product. Applied to industrial water management, these pipes and fittings will provide industries with the best solution available in the market to the conveyance of water under pressure. Their use considerably helps to reduce leakages obtaining a non-degradable system, immune to micro and macro organisms, something that allows the system to have a longer useful life. In the following decades the industrial water and water treatment markets are expected to register a positive growth rate. Manage water judiciously is an increasing need and has resulted in industries taking up water audits regularly in order to fully understand the pattern of the use of water in their operations and to look for water saving measures. In most cases water conservation measures have been im- plemented by the companies and the results obtained are being monitored. Companies extend the feel of water conservation to all employees and big efforts are being made to implement saving measures. The water savings are being calculated and different training and awareness programs are being implemented. Sustainable models of water conservation are being ex- plored but there is still lot of work to do in order to imple- ment measures at large scale. Molecor, Spain http://molecor.com/en/