The Challenge
BMW wanted to reduce their water to drain, reduce their chemical usage and improve the quality of their water.
The Solution
Our engineers spent a day at the site to get to grips with the problem and understand what was required. The next day, they returned with a proposal and explained their findings to the plant’s senior management team.
Not only was our solution designed to save money and generate long-term efficiencies, it made good use of the equipment already on site.
Our solution involved 2 stages:
Stage 1
- Installing two 20,000 litre an hour Reverse Osmosis (RO) units
- Fitting an 8,000 litre-an-hour Nano Filtration unit (to recycle the reject water from the RO units)
Stage 2
- Installing two 30,000 litre-an-hour RO units
- Removing the old existing Demin Plant
- Moving the 20,000 litre an hour RO units and configuring them to run with the two 30,000 litre an hour RO units.
- Recycling the reject water from all four RO’s with the Nano Filtration Unit.
The Results
An Energy Efficient Solution With Long Term Savings
Our engineers designed a bespoke solution which provided a long life cycle for these RO units, saving the client significant costs.
As A Result Of Our Expertise, This Solution Has Provided:
- Minimised the use of chemicals and effluent discharge within its water supply
- Minimised production disruption during installation
- Plant efficiency (treated water v waste) >80%
- More cost-efficient v Ion Exchange Plant
- Stable supply of quality demineralised water
- Reduced downtime
