Schwing Stetter India has launched the Smartec sludge pump system at IFAT 2016. This newest product can be used to recycle sewage and sludge water for municipal applications. The KSP range of sludge pumps can be used in: wastewater treatment plants where sewage sludge is mechanically dewatered; waste recycling; construction industry for recycling bentonite clay mud and mortar tailings; mines, refineries and power plants for recycling red mud, gold slime, iron sludge, zinc sludge, metallic oxide sludge and fly ash; and in chemical and other industries for recycling organic and inorganic materials, stabilise chemical waste, lime slurry, food-processing by-products and paint sludge.

Speaking on the occasion, Anand Sundaresan, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India said, ?At Schwing Stetter, we focus on aligning our products with the need of our stakeholders being our customers and the government. With our Prime Minister?s Swachh Bharat Programme, it is important to align our products with the need of the government. We are sure our equipment will find huge applications in cleaning and disposal of sludge and waste in many industries. IFAT India expo 2016 has provided the right platform for the introduction and launch of these products to the Indian market.?

VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter Sales & Services Pvt Ltd said, ?We hope that the Smartec sludge pump will help us become water conserving like Singapore, where wastewater is continuously recycled and used. While India is still at a nascent stage in recycling sewage water, our equipment will enable local government to use the recycled water for municipal use like watering plants in parks.?