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Michigan cereal manufacturer saves $2M in construction costs

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Problem

A large cereal manufacturer in Battle Creek, MI was looking to expand their on-site wastewater treatment system to meet growing demand for their product.

Their ageing system was failing to prevent sewer surcharge fees and they were ready for an upgrade.

They requested bids for a new rotary drum screen, dissolved air flotation, dewatering screw press, flocculent and coagulant dosing system, sludge pumps and belt filter press, but the quotes they received came in at $1.5 million over budget.

Solution

The cereal manufacturer contacted Hydro International and arranged a demonstration of the Hydro-Industrial MicroScreen™ at their plant under typical operating conditions to validate performance.

Outcome

The system delivered better performance than conventional technologies in a fraction of the footprint, and the demonstration unit performed so well that the plant purchased a full operation Hydro-Industrial MicroScreen™ unit to replace multiple steps in their proposed treatment solution.

Installing the Hydro-Industrial MicroScreen™ system saved the company over $2M in construction costs that would have been required had the plant chosen alternative technologies.

In addition the new system reduced their effluent surcharges by 30% and eliminated the cost of disposing of wet solids from their primary screen.