9 of the Best Industrial Wastewater Treatment Equipment Supply and Technology Companies
Here at SAMCO Technologies, we understand that proper, economical industrial wastewater treatment is essential to the efficiency and overall success of your everyday process. Improper treatment can lead to valuable process water going down the drain in addition to costly violations of local POTW (publicly owned treatment works) and environmental regulations.
While our custom-engineered industrial wastewater treatment solutions are some of the most economical and cutting-edge in the industry, we realize we might not be the best fit for everyone and believe it’s important for our potential customers to be aware of the available options when searching for these solutions. For this reason, we have assembled “9 of the Best Industrial Wastewater Treatment Equipment Supply and Technology Companies.” We outline who they are and what they have to offer below:
Dow Water & Process Solutions
Who they are
Dow is a chemical corporation that combines science and technology to provide innovations that help the company’s customers produce and conserve clean water and energy and increase productivity. Their businesses range from chemical to agrosciences and plastics. The water processing group is a world leader in ion exchange and membranes for water purification.
What they offer
Dow offers various filtration devices for the removal of suspended solids, bacteria, and other particulates. Their selection of ion exchange resins and adsorbents can help remove specific contaminants selectively.
WesTech Engineering, Inc.
Who they are
WesTech Engineering is a process equipment engineering and manufacturing company in Salt Lake City, Utah, that focuses on solutions for the industrial, mineral, municipal water, and municipal wastewater industries.
The company helps design and build integrated small- and large-scale systems with technologies that can be beneficial to the wastewater treatment process.
What they offer
Westech provides a complete line of physical/chemical and biological systems. They’ve been building clarifiers (dissolved air flotation clarifiers and thickeners, conventional clarifiers, and conventional gravity thickeners, among others) for years and they have standard designs that are dependable and generally cost-effective.
Calgon Carbon
Who they are
Calgon Carbon has nearly 75 years in the activated carbon and reactivation industry for many liquid- and vapor-phase applications. They also offer services in ultraviolet disinfection and oxidation, ion exchange technology, and ballast water treatment, and they provide purifications systems for drinking water and wastewater, etc.
What they offer
Calgon manufactures both granular and powder activated carbon. They offer carbon technologies for several industries including drinking water, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals.
Evoqua Water Technologies
Who they are
A global water treatment company that serves municipal in and industrial companies, they aim to use their treatment systems to provide quality water solutions for their customers, help them meet regulatory and environmental compliance, and increase water usage efficiency.
What they offer
Evoqua Water Technologies has innovative, integrated products that are valuable in the industrial wastewater treatment process, including chemicals, UF membranes, clarifiers, conventional gravity filters, evaporation, and an assortment of posttreatment technologies.
GE Water and Process Technologies
Who they are
A subdivision of General Electric and GE Power, GE Water and Process Technologies utilizes a comprehensive set of advanced technologies to solve water scarcity, quality, and productivity challenges. They also solve water-related issues for the environment and energy and serve both industrial and municipal companies.
What they offer
GE Water has a series of innovative, integrated products that are valuable in the industrial wastewater treatment process, including chemicals, UF membranes, clarifiers, conventional gravity filters, evaporation, and an assortment of posttreatment technologies.
Aquatech
Who they are
Aquatech is a water purification technology company that focuses on desalination, water recycle/reuse, and zero liquid discharge for an assortment of industries worldwide. With 35 years in business, the company is also a good source for spare parts supplies, technical audits, and leased water treatment systems.
What they offer
Aquatech offers technologies and equipment to help with both aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment. They also provide clarification, membranes, thermal evaporation, filtration, and oxidation technologies often used in wastewater treatment.
Xylem
Who they are
A spinoff from ITT Corporation, Xylem is an international water treatment company that focuses on growth in transport, treatment, dewatering, and analytics. They’ve been in business over 100 years and serve industries such as agriculture, food and beverage, and residential.
What they offer
Xylem has a selection of membrane filtration systems, biological treatment technology, and desalinations solutions, among others. They also offer ultraviolet and ozone disinfection systems for oxidizing contaminants present in wastewater such as viruses, bacteria, and odor-causing compounds.
Nalco Company
Who they are
In 1928, Nalco was formed with the merger of two Chicago-based companies selling sodium aluminate to treat water for steam locomotives, municipalities, and boiler feed water for industrial plants. Adapting their approach and technologies over the years to respond to changing market needs, Nalco now provides water treatment solutions in the power, oil and gas, and food and beverage industries, among others.
What they offer
Nalco offers various technologies and chemicals that help with heavy metals removal, foam control, dewatering, and water reuse, among others. Some of these technologies include coagulants, polymers, and physical/chemical separation.
Veolia Water Technologies
Who they are
Based out of the suburbs of Paris, France, Veolia Water Technologies is foremost a worldwide water treatment equipment, service, and maintenance company. With a range of solutions in water purification and sustainable water recovery, Veolia offers technological solutions for industrial and science and research companies.
What they offer
Among their technologies, Veolia developed and patented the ACTIFLO® clarifier, a high-rate clarifier that has a distinctive advantage of a small footprint. Because it uses microsand as a settling agent, the settling is accelerated, allowing the clarifier to process a larger flow through a compact system.
Now that you know the industrial wastewater treatment company options
Now that you know 9 of the top companies in industrial wastewater treatment, doing your research about the products and services out there for your plant should be a little less tedious.
To learn more about SAMCO’s cutting-edge industrial wastewater treatment technologies and services, visit our industrial wastewater treatment page here or contact us to speak with an engineer about your water treatment needs. We also have some other articles you might be interested in, such as what a wastewater treatability study is and how it works and how much an actual wastewater treatment system costs.
SAMCO provides a wide variety of superior industrial wastewater treatment technologies, as well, including a host of filtration and resin services. See below for some of the services we offer:
- Start-Up & Aftermarket Services
- Parts & Consumables
- Engineering
- Turnkey Systems & Facilities
- Installation
- Project Management
- Operation & Ongoing Service Support
- Off-Site Resin Regeneration
- Equipment Rentals
- Remanufactured & Used Equipment For Sale
Some other articles about wastewater treatment systems you might be interested in include:
- What is a Wastewater Treatment System and How Does it Work?
- How Do You Know If An Industrial Facility Needs a Wastewater Treatment System?
- How to Choose the Best Wastewater Treatment System for Your Plant
- Seven Ways Your Facility Isn’t Meeting Effluent Regulations and How to Solve Them
- The Importance of Wastewater Treatment for Your Facility: Is it Necessary?
- What Is a Wastewater Treatability Study and How Does it Work?
- How Much Does a Water/Wastewater Treatability Study Cost for Your Plant?
- What Are the New Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines and What Do They Mean for Your Plant?
- How Much Does a Wastewater Treatment System Cost? (Pricing, Factors, Etc.)