Automation and flow control solutions for water and wastewater industry

Comprehensive wastewater portfolio brings MM Kotkamills a range of process improvements and savings

As a forestry industry innovator and leader based in Kotka, Finland, MM Kotkamills has relied on Valmet’s comprehensive wastewater portfolio since 2019. Valmet solutions have been vital in helping the mill’s experts manage their sludge and sludge dewatering while bringing more efficient processes and a range of savings.

Reducing chemicals and costs brings savings to German city’s largest wastewater treatment plant

Since 2021, Rosental Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Leipzig, Germany, has successfully relied on two Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS) units for its primary sludge treatment and digested sludge dewatering process, enabling the plant to significantly reduce its operating costs.

Cake solids measurement elevates dewatering control

JEA’s Buckman Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Jacksonville, Florida, chose Valmet Dry Solids Measurement (Valmet DS), installed on the dewatering centrifuge, for accurate cake measurement. It’s been implemented for the plant wide mass balance control scheme.

Reliable solids measurements for centrifuge control

Vaasa Water’s Pått wastewater treatment plant wanted their new centrifuge to operate fully automatically, which requires several continuous measurements. With a Valmet TS and Valmet DS the plant can control the polymer dosing and measure the dry content. The whole project paid for itself in about 1.5 years through the considerable savings in the reprocessing costs of the dried sludge.

Developing an energy saving control system for sewage sludge drying equipment with real-time moisture content measurement

Nippon Steel Engineering, in Japan, wanted to increase the amount of dewatered sludge to the drying plant. With Valmet DS and Valmet HS their input moisture increased by 3.3% and the output moisture by 1%. At the same time, their fuel usage per moisture input was decreased by 5.5%.

Optimized sludge dewatering removes constant manual sampling

Irish Water’s Athlone Wastewater Treatment Plant improved the control of its sludge dewatering process with a Valmet Sludge Dewatering Optimizer and two online Valmet Total Solids Measurement, achieving 7% less energy on centrifuge and 18% dry solids in their cake sludge.

Raw sludge measurement after primary clarifiers

Hangzhou Qige Water Treatment Plant measures the total solids from clarifier sludge and monitors mass flow with Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS).

Polymer saving by Valmet Total Solids Measurement

Marusumi Paper reduces polymer dosage and optimizes process with Valmet Total Solids Measurement.

Decades of flow control reliability in wastewater sand separation at Salon Vesi

Municipal wastewater treatment is needed everywhere. Even though valves are just one part of the process, they actually play an important role in making the whole process efficient. When the valves are chosen correctly, and they fit the process needs accurately, other parts of the process like pumps wear out less quickly. This was the case at the municipal waste water treatment plant in Salo, Finland.

The biggest Flowrox™ pinch valve ever providing reliability and control in a waste water plant

A massive DN1350 / 54” Flowrox pinch valve is providing reliability and controlling the flow in a wastewater treatment plant in Florida, USA. Flowrox’s robust and technologically advanced valve guarantees high wear and corrosion resistance, trouble-free operation, and extended lifetime.

Flowrox™ Pump Solutions for Demanding Applications

Pump Engineer caught up with Esa Lumme, Director of the Mining and Metals Industry, and Raimo Lavikainen, Senior Manager of Business Management of Mining, and Metals, to learn more about the strengths of the nascent Flow Control business line.

Reliable Flowrox™ metering pumps eliminate chemical spills in a waste water treatment plant

Camden Waste Water Treatment Plant needed a more reliable and safer dosing operation than the previous selected solutions. To meet their needs, we worked closely with the consulting engineer and assisted with the selection of the most advantageous and suitable Flowrox™ metering pumps in a wall mount packaged pumping systems.

Flowrox valves control sludge flow in a wastewater plant without problems

Flowrox pinch valves PV 500 E01 are successfully controlling the sludge flow in a Polish wastewater plant. Twenty electrically actuated valves were delivered in 2011 to Poland through Danish engineering company Krüger A/S and local Valmet Flow Control channel partner.

Flowrox control and shut-off pinch valves succeed in ore and water treatment plants in a Spanish mine

After seven years of implementation of Flowrox™ pinch valves in a concentration plant, customer remains satisfied with the cost savings combined with reliable operation and easy valve maintenance. All 330 pinch valves were installed in an extension of their ore and water treatment plant. The project basically consisted of duplicating the size of an existing plant.

Greater flow rate with lower RPM - Increased volume of processed wastewater with Flowrox PC pumps

Since the installation of six Flowrox™ progressive cavity pumps in 2013 the customer has dramatically increased the volume of processed wastewater annually. Flowrox PC pumps operate at a lower RPM than competitive pump while producing a significantly greater average flow rate. The operators also appreciate how quietly the Flowrox PC pumps run.

Outstanding performance and zero maintenance with reliable Flowrox pinch valves

Reliable Flowrox™ high performance PVE pinch valves proved to be a perfect solution for a power generation water treatment plant located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Six years after the installation of PVE pinch valves in power generation plant no maintenance has been required.