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The installation of an Orion purified water technology unit, by Veolia Water Technologies, has increased water production capacity for Parker Hannifin at its Bioscience Filtration Facility in Birtley
eolia Water Technologies has recently supplied a new ORION unit for Parker Hannifin’s Bioscience Filtration Facility in Birtley. Building on a successful existing relationship, the new 20,000l/hr unit replaced an older, custom-built ORION and has enabled the customer to increase production, reduce risk, be more sustainable and ultimately increase profitability.
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The Parker Bioscience Filtration Facility in County Durham – part of Parker Hannifin – produces a range of filtration and separation products used in pharmaceutical and high purity critical applications. Purified Water plays an important role in production as all manufactured products must be thoroughly flushed, cleaned and validated before they can be sent to customers. As a result, the facility requires large volumes of water that
PURIFIED WATER BOOSTS PRODUCTION
consistently complies to US Pharmacopeia’s (USP) water for injection (WFI) specification. “Veolia Water Technologies was a logical choice because we already have a solid and well-established relationship with them and we know the technology delivers,” commented Nathan Ryder, Facilities & Maintenance Manager at Parker Hannifin. “What’s more, we were impressed by the technology and its efficient use of resources. This enables us to better serve our customers by increasing production, whilst reducing our water and energy consumption.”
The ORION system is a reliable and proven
purified water technology that combines softening, reverse osmosis (RO), continuous
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EG will play a key role in a major water transmission project in the Middle East, set to be one of the largest of its kind in the region. WEG will supply a package of motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs) and transformers to support the new project, which aims to deliver water between two of the largest cities in the region. The customer required a holistic package of transformers, water-cooled VFDs and motors with powers up to 9.1MW, able to withstand the region’s extreme temperatures and environmental conditions to power pumps in the new system. The MVW01 VFDs with water cooling, which was a specific requirement for this project, feature an electric panel with a new thermal dissipation design, allowing for a greater range of power output. The MVW01 also features a user-friendly 10” touchscreen HMI that simplifies programming and monitoring of key parameters. The VFD allows for efficient process speed control, reducing energy consumption, operation and maintenance costs and the total cost of ownership (TCO).
The phase shifting transformers selected as part of this package offer complete isolation to mitigate common-mode voltage stress on the motor and naturally reduce harmonics on the power supply. Oil-type transformers for outdoor installation were chosen to meet the project requirements.
WEG also supplied water-cooled W60 MV motors offering excellent performance across severe and aggressive operating conditions, including the extreme ambient temperatures. These modern motors are designed to meet the requirements of industrial applications, including compressors, pumps and fans, and are efficient and modular, allowing for different cooling configurations.
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electrodeionisation (CEDI) and ultrafiltration in one package. Capable of delivering large volumes of treated water suitable for a range of processes, the technology offers a high water recovery rate and low energy consumption, which suits costumers conscious of their environmental impact. Delivering cold WFI at a rate of 20,000 L/hr, the Orion allows Parker Hannifin to increase production, flexibly adapting output to demand.
“The project was a big undertaking,” added Ryder. “It required the construction of a new building to house the ORION as well as new control panels for our four ring mains that feed the factory.”
Veolia Water Technologies had to closely coordinate its work onsite in order to replace the old control system that had managed the facility’s four water storage and distribution ring mains. To achieve this without the need for downtime, the team focused on upgrading one of the original ring mains first as this was not capable of being sanitised with Ozone. At the same time, the original central control system had to be upgraded due to obsolescence of critical components, and to incorporate major changes to the functionality of Parker Hannifin’s storage and distribution systems. All of this work was carried out without impeding operations. Stefan Sadnani, Business Development Manager at Veolia Water Technologies, commented: “It was great to be able to work closely with Nathan and the team to make this project a success. The existing service contract on the old ORION unit has meant that we have built up a great understanding of the site and its needs over the years and this put us in a great position to deliver the expanded capacity that Parker Hannifin requires.”
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