Reducing industrial water costs
Siemens helps companies reduce their use of fresh water with innovative reuse and recycling technologies.
Many industries are faced with restrictions on their water use, the quality and quantity of water they can discharge from their facility, or both. This is true especially in arid regions where water is scarce and the environment is very sensitive to industrial discharges. To maintain or expand the operation of their facilities, these industrial customers are forced to reclaim/reuse their wastewater and minimize their discharge to the environment. Siemens provides a range of solutions that enable industrial customers to reduce the total amount of fresh water they use. By reusing and recycling their water, industries can minimize water supply costs and discharge fees. In some cases, customers can save on operating costs; by treating wastewater to produce high quality water for reuse in the facility, chemical consumption in the process may be reduced.
Siemens offers industrial customers a number of cutting-edge technological solutions for water reuse and recycling that meet the customers’ specific technology needs and budgetary considerations. Key technologies for industrial reuse include chemical feed, softening, clarification, filtration, sludge dewatering or sludge thickening. Treated wastewater effluent can be recycled for cooling towers and boiler feedwater and can be reused in manufacturing. Our innovative water reclamation processes address everything from high flow requirements to space limitations.
Siemens has supplied reclaim/reuse systems for all types of industries, including power generation, mining and metals, pulp and paper, microelectronics, food and beverage, biopharmaceutical, automotive and oil refining/petrochemical. Each of these industries has different sources of wastewater that must be evaluated carefully to find the right treatment solution.
Whichever solution is ultimately selected, Siemens' customers can be confident that their reclaimed water will meet the tightest industry standards. Siemens can also seamlessly integrate intelligent instrumentation, monitoring and IT solutions with automation, communication and drive systems to optimize process efficiency as well as lifetime operating costs.
| Customer Value |
| Reduced water supply charges |
| Reduced wastewater discharge costs |
| Possible savings on operating costs |
| Environmental Value |
| Lower wastewater discharge volumes |
| Reduced stress on municipal water systems |
2011-Feb-25 | Author
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