Xylem showcases smarter water management for mining at Electra Mining Africa 2026
AT Electra Mining Africa 2026, Xylem showcased its water management solutions that help mines manage their water, from routine work such as dewatering to advanced digital water management and wastewater treatment.
Visitors to their stand had the opportunity to view products such as the Flygt submersible pumps, Godwin dri-prime dewatering pumps, Flygt Pareo smart pump controllers, and a scale model demonstrating the principles and effectiveness of dissolved air flotation treatment.
Chetan Mistry, Xylem’s WSS Growth Markets Strategy and Marketing Director explained, “Water is inseparable from mining. It can be a hazard to workers and equipment, a crucial part of processing and refinement, underpin risk management for tailings and discharge, and much more. Mines recognise the role water management plays in operational efficiency, safety, compliance, and reliability.”
By showcasing this at Electra Mining, Xylem demonstrated its global expertise and innovation to help mines and mining service providers do more with their water resources.
DAF on display
At the stand was a working scale version of the compact dissolved air flotation (DAF) system. DAF is a modern wastewater treatment technology that uses tiny air bubbles to float waste particles toward the top of a water stream, where scrapers remove the particles.
“DAF systems are often valued for their compact and modular design relative to many conventional treatment approaches, enabling mines to do more with limited space to enhance or introduce wastewater treatment for specific focus areas. We commissioned a special scale demo model to demonstrate DAF’s principles in action, and it’s been great to see people react to it and grasp DAF’s effectiveness,” said Mistry.
The dewatering workhorse
Mistry noted that the Godwin dri-prime pumps have proven their worth on countless mining sites, which use them for routine dewatering, emergency deployments, and maintenance bypass jobs. “They are specifically designed to keep working under harsh conditions, supporting remote monitoring and independent operations. Our customers consider these as pumping workhorses they can deploy at a moment’s notice and receive reliable performance,” said Mistry.
Best of breed submersible pumps
Xylem’s Flygt submersible pumps were also prominently featured at the stand, accompanied by scale cutaway models to reveal their inner workings. Mines across the world rely on this family of pumps to manage treacherous and hard-to-reach pumping jobs, draining sumps and removing water pools from tunnels and around equipment.
Submersible pumps have to manage incredibly demanding conditions at mines. Xylem develops and improves the Flygt family of submersible pumps based on those experiences, ensuring they can handle the challenging solids and debris commonly encountered in mining applications. Many models incorporate features such as remote monitoring and operation to support safer and more efficient site management.
Better and smarter water management
Xylem’s latest digital water management systems that were showcased enabled visitors to experience hands-on demonstrations. These included integrated systems such as Flygt Pareo smart pump controllers, Xylem Nexicon modular monitoring and control platform designed and pre-configured for bespoke water applications, and the advanced telemetry, cloud-based Xylem Field Smart Technology platform for remote monitoring and control of pumping and drive systems.
Increasingly, mines are looking beyond individual equipment investments and focusing on integrated water strategies that improve efficiency, support water reuse, strengthen operational resilience, and reduce overall lifecycle costs.
“Mining use cases are very specific and must show value quickly,” said Mistry. “Xylem doesn’t just focus on products. Water management is an end-to-end requirement, from the pumping systems at one end through to treatment and discharge on the other, with digital monitoring, operational intelligence, and cybersecurity-focused system design to shape strategic water decisions. Our priorities are to minimise maintenance, improve safety conditions, and align seamlessly with existing site infrastructure. These principles work well together to offer mines what they need, from specific improvements to total water management.”
