Surface Treatment Industry
The Surface Treatment and Finishing industry works under an operating model with many regulations and inherent risk. The EPA has a set of regulations for handling hazardous waste from the time it is generated through disposal, making the producer of the waste responsible for the full life-cycle and proper disposal. The POTW (Public Owned Treatment Works) establishes the standards and maximum allowable contamination levels for sewer use. Fines and criminal prosecution related to improper sewer use and hazardous waste disposal have been rising over the years as the focus on drought conditions and water shortages bring light to a finite global resource.
To mitigate these risks and improve your bottom line, we offer a full line of mechanical water treatment equipment for finishing and surface treatment applications. We believe mechanical treatment is the best option for finishing operations because it requires less monitoring, delivers on clean water requirements for disposal, and can maintain proper clean water concentrations in rinse tanks with minimal adjustments.
Learn more about water treatment without the use of chemicals by reading our application reviews below. View our comprehensive on-demand webinar, or downloading technical data sheets. We look forward to partnering with you to meet your water treatment needs.
Technical Literature Available for Download:
Case Study: Presmet Corporation Benefits From PRAB HUF-VIB System
CHALLENGE
Parts manufacturer needs a solution for disposing waste by-products into the local sewer system. Presmet Corporation, of Worcester, MA is like many other parts manufacturers around the country that incorporates vibratory-deburring systems into their production process and is faced with the disposal of the waste by-products.
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Metalworking Industry
The metalworking industry faces challenging operating conditions on many fronts. Material types are changing; runs are shorter and use a wider range of materials, and coolant types, concentration, and volume change as tooling changes. In addition to these operating dynamics, metalworking companies are also facing changing requirements from publically operated treatment works (POTW). The increasingly stringent requirements cause a rise in handing, haul-away, and treatment. For these reasons, metalworking companies are seeking alternatives to hauling away wastewater.
Industrial Wastewater treatment methods are chemical or mechanical. Chemical treatment methods are an initial lower cost option; however for most metalworking applications the constant monitoring and chemical additive adjustments required to maintain proper discharge or reuse levels become difficult to manage. Hiring this service out to a professional company to manage also becomes costly.
We believe most industrial wastewater treatment applications in the metalworking industry are best served by mechanical filtration as the main method of treatment. We offer the broadest line of equipment designed to handle a full-spectrum of filtration levels. Each level of filtration can work alone or in a series as needed to achieve required cleanliness.
To learn more about how we have helped customers across metalworking sectors achieve their recycle and reuse goals while cutting wastewater haul-away costs, see our application reviews below.
Technical Literature Available for Download:
Application Review: Parts-Cleaning Oily Wastewater Disposal Costs Reduced by Over 90% with Vacuum Distillation
CHALLENGE
A global market-leading manufacturer of mechanical fastening systems and precision components needed to reduce wastewater disposal costs. The Italian facility serves diversified end markets, including the automotive, construction supply, electrical/electronics, aerospace and medical components industry.
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Application Review: Ultrafiltration Reclaims Oily Process Water; Reducing Operating Costs and Environmental Impact
CHALLENGE
An industry-leading manufacturer of industrial-grade fastening systems discovers a better way to recycle washwater – reducing fresh water consumption by 130,000 gallons annually -- and reclaim machining oil by using PRAB’s Ultrafiltration System.
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Application Review: Automotive Manufacturer Drives Cost Reduction and Increases Profitability Through Wastewater Treatment
CHALLENGE
An engine manufacturing plant in Slovakia needed to improve their operations. The company sought continuous improvement through operating efficiencies, cost reduction, and recycling and reuse of waste..
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Case Study: Presmet Corporation Benefits From PRAB HUF-VIB System
CHALLENGE
Parts manufacturer needs a solution for disposing waste by-products into the local sewer system. Presmet Corporation, of Worcester, MA is like many other parts manufacturers around the country that incorporates vibratory-deburring systems into their production process and is faced with the disposal of the waste by-products.
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Case Study: Ultrafiltration for Tumbling/Vibratory Deburring Applications
CHALLENGE
Fabrication manufacturer has an issue with discharging tumbling water from two vibratory deburring systems.
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Aerospace Industry
PRAB DELIVERS THE METAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE VOLUME AND UNIQUE MATERIALS OF AEROSPACE COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS.
You demand a lot from your machining operations and your people. You need to be cost competitive and remain environmentally compliant while offering employees a safe work environment. PRAB has been working with Aerospace industry component manufacturers for decades. We are a global company with over 60 years of knowledge and dedication to effectively process scrap metal and fluids. You can keep employees safe and productive by automating your scrap handling system and capturing spent coolant for recycle and reuse.
Recycling Industry
PLANT OPERATIONS OR RECYCLING FACILITIES TRUST THE EXPERTISE OF PRAB SYSTEMS FOR RELIABLE SCRAP PROCESSING.
Building on Partnership:
Your scrap contracts need to be attractive to your customer and profitable for you. You need a partner who understands scrap metal processing and can design, engineer, build, and install a complete system from source to removal. PRAB metal processing engineers are supported by decades of expertise in handling metal scrap and fluids. A PRAB chip processing system will deliver the scrap metal in the place and form you need it; resulting in minimal manual labor, optimal load out conditions, and environmentally compliant transport.
Automotive/Transportation Industry
PRAB Offers Continuous Improvement for Environmental Compliance with Chip Processing Systems
How effective is your facility at processing
metal scrap and fluids?
How will you continue to meet your ISO 14001 requirement for eliminating an identified waste stream?
PRAB is an environmental capital equipment supplier for the material handling aspects of your facility. This means PRAB can assess, analyze, engineer, and manufacture Turnings and Chip Processing Systems or single pieces of equipment.
