Alar Corp

Diatomaceous Earth (DE), is an inexpensive natural mineral with honeycomb structure that is ideal for filtering. It is an industrial mineral composed primarily of the skeletal remains of microscopic aquatic plants, called diatoms. Deposits of their skeletal structures accumulated over the millennia, and are now accessible to mining.

Perlite filter media is the alternative to DE that is man-made hydrated, naturally occuring volcanic rock with good clarifying power and large throughputs.

One-Step is an unique bentonite clay based product that absorbs particles while the unique chemical formula acts as a separating agent to encapsulate the solids; removing emulsified oils, ink particles, phosphates and suspended solids from wastewater. It is not a filter aid media, but a pretreatment chemical that is added to wastewater prior to filtration. One-Step can be utilized on existing systems without modification and can be controlled to pH to minimize chemical consumption.

Dry & Liquid Polymers uncoild their molecular chin in order to bridge smaller particles into larger groupings (floc), so that liquid can be released and solids suspend on the filter.
Polymers increase flow rates, enhance effluent quality, conserve DE usage and provide cost savings. ALAR provides a wide range of both anionic and cationic blends used for both coagulation and floccuation of solids.

ALAR is one of the largest distributors of DE in the United States. It is used as a filter precoat for ALAR’s wastewater treatment equipment.

A Filter Press (also known as a Plate-and-Frame Filter Press) removes solids from wastewater and produces a clean effluent.

It is the most widely used method in the treatment of sludge produced by wastewater treatment.

ALAR’s Micro-Klean™ has the following features:

• 2 to 20 cubic feet Size Options
• Heavy Duty Steel Construction
• Automatic Open/Close Ram
• Roll-Off Solids Hopper
• Chemical Batch Treatment Skid Option
• PLC or Manual Control

ALAR also builds a Slurry-Klean™ Filter Press that is an economical compact plate-n-frame filter press with the ability to filter and purge automatically; providing continuous operation with minimal labor.  The Slurry Klean™ provides an innovative  solution for small batch operations and companies that cut, drill or grind concrete; it is best suited for cured or inactive concrete slurry water recycling.

The Micro-Klean™ and Slurry-Klean™ are made in the USA with easy access to universal parts and 40+ years of ALAR Engineering experience.

Per Wikipedia, a Rotary Vacuum Filter consists of a drum rotating in a tub of liquid to be filtered. TheALAR Auto-Vac is a rotary vacuum drum precoat filter is exactly that…it effectively removes solid particles from the sludge, producing dewatered waste. Typically, this waste is disposed of at a local landfill without further drying.  The Auto-Vac is self-cleaning with every revolution, which prevents blinding or clogging, and provides rapid filtration and extremely high filtrate clarity.

The Auto-Vac Features:  16 Filter Sizes  -  Reduces Hauling Costs  -  Easy Operation  -  Quality Water & Dry Solids  -  Environmental & Economical Solutions  -  Absolute Microfiltration

Ideal For: Total Suspended Solids  -  Metals  -  Biological Oxygen Demand

Industries:  Concrete  -  Flexographic Printing  -  Food & Dairy  -  Grease & Septic  -  Metal Finishing  -  Paint & Coatings  -  Hydraulic Fracturing  / Oil Drilling Fluids…as well as many others

ALAR is preparing to attend the SuperCorrExpo in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center in October.  ALAR has been exhibiting at the SuperCorrExpo for many years. We feature a working model of the ALAR Auto-Vac® in our booth (#2947).

ALAR built its first production unit specifically for flexographic ink wastewater in 1970.  The concept was to manufacture a complete system to remove metals, solids, and color; along with the ability to handle starch and adhesive waste – without clogging or blinding the filter.

ALAR’s Wastewater Treatment Fleet consists of:

• Flex-O-Star® – Automatic system with Auto-Vac® filter, chemical batch delivery and treatment bank
• Auto-Vac® – Rotary vacuum pre-coat drum filter that is self-cleaning and will not blind
• Micro-Klean™ – Easy to operate plate-n-frame filter press

TopFloorTechnologies located in Milwaukee, WI created a Responsive Design from our website for mobile users.

ALAR identified a continuing growth of online traffic from smart phone users. To keep up with this trend and provide a better online experience for our mobile users, ALAR worked with the TopFloor team to develop a mobile version of its existing site, which was launched in May 2012.

Responsive design helps ALAR’s site layout to get changed according to the users’ screen resolution, thus, as viewed more friendly on smartphones, tables, or other mobile devices screens.  Rather than designing multiple sites for different-sized devices, this approach designs one site, namely the same domain, but specifies how it should appear on devices with a wide range of dimensions.

Go to your smart phone, iPad, tablet or whatever you use to search the web and put our website in…www.alarcorp.com and see what we are talking about.

PPG Industries constantly seeks to improve pollution and waste prevention programs throughout its global manufacturing facilities.  In 2009, PPG’s Reno Plant took steps to enhance its existing wash water and wastewater management program by implementing an in-house chemical treatment and dewatering system. The Reno plant produces latex paint under the familiar brand names of Olympic and Pittsburgh paints.

Challenge: PPG Industries in Reno, NV., sought a more efficient way to deal with its wash water and wastewater.

Solution: PPG did its due diligence in conducting several performance tests on a complete chemical batch and filter system from Alar Engineering Corporation.

Conclusion: PPG ultimately purchased an ALAR Auto-Vac filter to handle their 12,000 gallons of wastewater per day.  They were able to reduce cross-state sludge handling and disposal costs.

Auto-Vac 660 Treatment System

Read the full article at: www.alarcorp.com (Case Studies)

Water pollution control is one of this country’s top priorities. The E.P.A. fueled by growing public pressure, is tightening the regulations on what may and may not be discharged into our sewers or disposed of in landfills.  Liquid waste disposal is virtually non-existent and is completely banned in 98% of the U.S. today.  The government has placed the responsibility of those companies using water in their processes to meet these strict E.P.A. guidelines. These efforts preserve our rivers and streams and ensure safe drinking water far into the future.

To comply with these regulations industries are faced with exorbitant hauling costs, expensive off-site treatment, increased municipal user fees and the burden of cleaning up wastewater lagoons.  Non-compliance results in heavy fines and may even lead to complete plant shut down.

The most sensible and cost-effective solution is to clean up wash water at the source.  ALAR Engineering Corporation has been designing and manufacturing wastewater treatment equipment since 1970.  Utilizing the latest in technology and advanced research methods,  ALAR provides industries of all types with state-of-the-art, time proven equipment.

Wastewater is a problem most companies face.  After the manufacturing process, wastewater or sludge remain an environmental concern.

Some companies simply put it down the sewer or into a lagoon, others haul it away to landfills.   Yet others search out a solution to their problem.

ALAR’s water pollution systems and equipment has been the answer to many companies worldwide.

Since 1970, the ALAR Auto-Vac filter dewaters process and wastewater sludge generated from a wide variety of industries.  Sludge from air floaters, wet scrubbers, and clarifiers can also be dewatered with ease, sharply reducing hauling costs.

Raw, Filtrate & Dry Solids (Before & After)

Do I have your interest??  Do you want more information??

• Our filtration test is free of charge
• We will filter your sample in our lab
• We will return to you samples of your clear filtrate and dry solids
• We will size a filter for you

For more information, go to www.alarcorp.com

Does your wastewater contain any of the following:

• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

• Fat, Oil & Grease (FOG)

• Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

• Restaurant Greasetrap

• SBR (Bio Bug) Digester Sludge

• DAF Sludge

What are you doing to treat it??

Read the Alpenrose Dairy Case Study

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1. Enhance Environmental Efficiency…go GREEN
2. Reduce Hauling Costs…Save $$$
3. Achieve Clean Water…clear filtrate goes to the city sewer
4. Achieve Dry Solids…landfill ready dry solids go directly to the local landfill
5. Keep the EPA off your back…no more fines

If you have an issue with your process water, what are you doing to solve it?

Are you trying to chemically treat it?   Can the clean water be reused in your production process or does it go down the drain?

Have you researched any wastewater treatment options?

Raw BEFORE and Filtrate/Dry Solids AFTER Treatment