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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

Dean Trevaskis pumps and hauls commercial greasetrap, residential septic, portable toilet and wine lees near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California.

In 1999, with several disposal sites closing or raising their discharge fees, Trevaskis opened a private processing plant to dewater over 3.5 million gallons of sludge a year.  The plant turns a profit, and Trevaskis sees a lot of potential for growth and may one day move away from pumping and concentrate solely on the processing business.

Trevaskis was excited to share what he’s learned by hosting an open house this past October (2011) in conjunction with a wastewater sysmposium held by COWA and NAWT.  Sierra Septic showcased their 12-year-old ALAR system consisting of a Rotary Auger Strainer, Super Sack Unloading System and Auto-Vac AV690 Rotary Vacuum Drum Precoat Filter.

View entire story at: Disposal Done Right

Hank and Shane VanVeen of Wessuc located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada expanded their wastewater treatment and pumping services into a long-term municipal biosolids management.

When land-application of the sludge is unavailable, Wessuc turned to dewatering and composting practices.  The VanVeen’s tried to dewater the liquid sludge using centrifuge and belt press technologies. The equipment could not handle variances of thick and thin loads, and it wore out and choked on grit, sand, hairballs, and plastic.

Wessuc found greater success with a trailer-mounted ALAR Auto-Vac rotary vacuum drum filter.  “It gives us a great competitive advantage.  It uses less power, and we get very high effluent quality.  The water we return to the digest contains roughly 16 to 20 mg/l of total suspended solids”, says Hank VanVeen.

Wessuc,  a customer of ALAR‘s since June 2005, has an Auto-Vac Model 6120 at their facility.

Read more: A Solids Success

Trailer Mounted Auto-Vac Rotary Vacuum Drum Filter

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.

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

ALAR has been solving worldwide industrial & environmental wastewater problems since 1970. Wastewater treatment systems include the Auto-Vac Rotary Vacuum Filter, Flex-O-Star, Micro-Klean Filter Press and Slurry-Klean (Automatic Filter Press).

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