Paint manufacturer enjoys enhanced product consistency and reduced costs

Phil Black - PII Editor 30/01/2013

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ELGA Process Water, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, is helping Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes maintain product consistency on its latest environmentally-friendly refinishing paint. Due to the need for bacteria-free, deionised water at the company”s Biggleswade headquarters, Pro-Spray adopted ELGA Process Water’s proposal for an on-site demineralisation plant that would produce water of the specified quality as and when needed, eliminating the need for IBC handling and storage.

ELGA Process Water suggested that Pro-Spray produce the required deionised water on demand using a combination of reverse osmosis and ion exchange technologies. This would not only be more cost effective than buying IBCs in bulk but would guarantee the consistency of water, and hence repeatable product formulation.

So how does it work? Well, mains water is delivered into a break tank and then pumped to a MiniRO™ reverse osmosis plant that removes 95% of dissolved solids and 99% of organic contaminants and bacteria. The permeate from the MiniRO™ is collected in a tank and pumped through a UV disinfection unit, a cartridge filter and a service deionisation cylinder to produce deionised water of better than 0.5µS/cm conductivity. This is delivered to points of use on the manufacturing line via a ring main, with integrated meters ensuring continuous verification for quality control and audit purposes.

While Pro-Spray’s main objective was to ensure consistent deionised water quality, the company also discovered that the solution saves approximately 25p per litre of water compared with the cost of buying IBCs, an outcome that will provide payback in less than two years.
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ELGA Process Water is part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, a subsidiary of Veolia Water. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is a leading design & build company and a specialized provider of technological solutions in water treatment. With 10,767 employees, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies recorded revenue of €2.315 billion in 2011.

Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water and wastewater services. Specialized in outsourcing services for municipal authorities, as well as industrial and service companies, it is also one of the world’s major designers of technological solutions and constructor of facilities needed in water and wastewater services. With 96,651 employees in 69 countries, Veolia Water provides water service to 103 million people and wastewater service to 73 million. Its 2011 revenue amounted to €12.617 billion.

ELGA Process Water
Marlow International, Parkway, Marlow, Bucks SL7 1YL UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1628 897000
sales.uk@veoliawater.com
www.elgaprocesswater.co.uk