Equipment and service providers presented their latest offering at the international wastewater and drinking water conference in Chicago Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 in Chicago. Here are a few of the highlights:
Schneider Electric highlighted EcoStruxure Water Advisor, a suite of water management software applications designed to help communities manage the complete water cycle, from planning and design to operations, maintenance, and optimization. The offering empowers users to drive insight and action across a digital ecosystem. It connects operations from field to office into a single, unified view, enabling fast decision-making, improved efficiency, and enhanced responsiveness across the entire value chain. The first module, focused on helping utilities reduce water losses, is to launch in January. se.com
Mitsubishi Electric highlighted technologies to update lift stations against common threats such as pump failures, waste of energy, and aging infrastructure. The company’s offerings help pumps operate reliably under demanding conditions. The focus is on value across the entire equipment service life. Complete lift station solutions are built to deliver resilience with advanced automation for real-time control and diagnostics. us.mitsubishielectric.com
QUA, an Aquatec Company, introduced Envy RF reinforced fiber ultrafiltration membranes, designed to improve ease of operation and maintenance in membrane bioreactor facilities. The membranes provide consistent UF-quality effluent using durable PVDF hollow-fiber membranes and efficient airflow distribution. The membrane fibers are designed for high mechanical strength and chemical and chlorine tolerance, improving capacity to handle high feed turbidity for a wide range of challenging wastewater applications. quagroup.com
Ixom Watercare featured the MIEX Mini packaged ion exchange system, which uses MIEX or MICo resins to remove targeted contaminants from water and wastewater streams in low-flow applications. Two Mini systems online can alternate for continuous duty; plant expansions are easy with the addition of redundant units. The technology enables water treatment plants to benefit from DOC reduction, without the added capital expenditure for the separate regeneration skid and controls. Standardized treatment modules treat 50-300 gpm in a compact footprint. ixomwatercare.com
Innovatreat presented the MiniMBR, a pre-engineered system designed for decentralized nutrient removal and water reuse applications. The system uses externally mounted, vertically-oriented tubular ultrafiltration membranes for biomass separation. Its hydraulic pattern enables high energy efficiency. Operating with low air scour rates, it achieves high levels of nitrogen removal with the least amount supplemental carbon. Automated backwash and a Membrane Laundry cleaning process sustain maximum permeability and extend membrane life. innovatreat.com
