Steinhardt in China
Steinhardt in China with Hessian business delegation
Financial centres Frankfurt and Peking plan closer co-operation – that is the key outcome of the Hessian delegation’s visit to China. Minister Rentsch is accompanied by medium-sized companies who report on varying experiences. The delegation from the State of Hesse led by Florian Rentsch, Minister of Transport and Economics, has brought first results in the shape of an agreement signed by Rentsch and the mayor of the financial district of Peking signalling closer collaboration. Accordingly, the Germans and Chinese are to start a dialogue on risk management and regulation.
r. to l.: J. Steinhardt, Steinhardt GmbH; F. Rentsch, Hessian Secretary of State; Q. Cai, Shenzhen Zhongtou Investment & Command Co. Ltd.; R. Zhu, Steinhardt China (Photo: R. Zhu, Shanghai)
Jörg-Michael Steinhardt, founder and director of the company Steinhardt based in Taunusstein near Wiesbaden, would appear to have got everything right up to now in his business dealings in China. His company specialises in stainless steel sewer management systems and flood protection equipment and he defends the Chinese against accusations. For instance, he considers it pointless to get upset about the Chinese tendency to copy things without obtaining permission and rights – Opel, too, once copied sewing machines. Steinhardt has already installed equipment in Shanghai providing a permanent solution for local water contamination problems caused by uncontrolled rain overflow. Around half of the annual turnover of Steinhardt’s company with its staff of 45 is earned in exports.
Excerpt from an article which appeared in the FAZ on 22nd October 2012
HydroSac – simple but brilliant!
The Steinhardt® HydroSac is a cost-effective method of trapping pollutants such as leaves, twigs, etc. and preventing such debris from entering drainage channels where expensive blockages can be caused.
The easy-to-change net comes in various mesh measurements (2/3 and 2-4 mm) – HydroSac can be retrofitted in practically all situations.
Maintenance could not be easier – inspect the net now and again, depending on the current weather situation. If necessary, the sack should be removed and emptied.
Visitors from Turkey
Efficient and favourably priced storm and waste water treatment is currently an important issue in Turkey, too. Steinhardt was delighted to welcome specialists from a major Turkish sewage treatment authority to Taunusstein in July 2011. The delegation had travelled to Germany to view Steinhardt solutions at source.
Visitors from Turkey with the Turkish/German interpreter
During their stay the visitors viewed a large number of reference sites where Steinhardt products are already in operation, for example:
The HydroClean® Brush Screen
The treatment of rain and spills from combined water canals in order to safeguard rivers and beaches is of major importance in Turkey so a visit to a water-driven, self-powered brush screen unit topped the list of our Turkish guests’ viewing requests. The unit’s durability and independence from external power impressed the visitors and gave them ideas for its application in Turkey.
The HydroSlide® Discharge Regulator
In the older sewers in Turkish cities static pipe throttles are still state of the art. However, requirements for new units increasingly include active discharge regulating elements. As specialist for discharge regulation systems, Steinhardt was able to show the visitors the HydroSlide® product line which has enjoyed success for some decades now.
The HydroSlide® Discharge Regulator throttles rain and polluted water flow to a continuous discharge using a perpendicular Q/h line. This cannot be achieved with vortex throttles, float-controlled slide gates or similar equipment. For those cases where a constant discharge is of minor importance, the advantages and operational features of the less expensive HydroLimiter® and the HydroVortex® vortex throttle were illustrated.
The visitors were impressed by the wide product range of Steinhardt@ Regulators and their applications. In particular, the durability of throttle elements is a key factor in Turkey – this characteristic was demonstrated with success during the on-site visits.
As can be seen above, those of Steinhardt’s products destined for installation in a critically aggressive medium are manufactured exclusively from stainless steel V2A (1.4301) but also, on request, from V4A (1.4571).
The HydroSelf® Round Tank Flush
The demonstration of the HydroSelf® Round Tank Flush in a rain tank was also part of the visitors’ schedule. The specialists could see for themselves on-site how the polluted tank floor (left) was free of dirt following the radial flushing (middle channel). The radial flushing can be seen in action in the right-hand channel. Clearly demonstrated is the head of the wave clearing the debris and transporting it towards the flushing sump. Following the flushing operation the clean tank floor could be observed.
Steinhardt GmbH can look back on long years of operational experience throughout the world and is optimistic that our Turkish guests’ visit will result in many interesting projects in their country, too.
