Water & Wastewater Asia March/April 2021

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effluent as it leaves the bowl,
recovering energy and eliminating
the need to keep spare plate dams of
different sizes. This also makes it much
easier to change pond depth. Adding
the PowerTube feature to the Alfa
Laval ALDEC G3 VecFlow drastically
reduces power consumption.
CONSTANT DECANTER
INNOVATION
Innovation is part of Alfa Laval’s
heritage and its DNA. The company
was established in 1883 based on a
single brilliant invention and continues
on its journey of discovery to make
the world better, every day. With more
than 3700 patents, the company
invests approximately 2.3% of its
sales in research and development
and launches between 35 and 40 new
products every year.
Proof of the company’s commitment
advancing sustainable wastewater
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VecFlow TM
decanter for
dewatering
and thickening
applications
5 Condition Alert TM :
Maintenance
assessment
of decanter
components based
on their real time
condition
treatment is the Alfa Laval Innovation
& Test Centre for decanters in
Søborg, Denmark, northwest
of Copenhagen. Here the next
generation of decanters is being
developed, tested and optimised.
“We recognise that owners and
operators of wastewater treatment
plants are facing huge challenges,”
said Suria. “There are pressures to
ensure more sustainable operations
by reducing energy and water
consumption and minimising the use
of natural resources while complying
with more rigid environmental
legislation. Working with plant
owners and operators also enables
us to develop relevant digital
solutions for current and future
requirements.”
CONNECTED SERVICES:
DIGITAL DECANTER DATA
Thinking about taking a step toward
Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities?
You’re not alone.
Beyond decanter hardware, there
are digital solutions that can help
you make informed predictive
maintenance decisions that secure
availability and boost uptime.
“We developed Alfa Laval
Connected Services for Wastewater
Decanters to maximize reliability,
availability and efficiency while
reducing total cost of ownership for
our customers,” said Suria. “This
suite of services includes remote
support and monitoring, condition
monitoring, predictive maintenance
and process optimisation. You can
choose one service or combine
them in any way.”
• Remote Support & Monitoring:
Connect your wastewater
decanter centrifuge to the Alfa
Laval monitoring system through
the internet. This provides Alfa
Laval experts continuous remote
access to decanter data, enabling
them to provide maintenance
advice, service planning, process
optimisation, and faster, more
accurate troubleshooting.
• Cost Calculator: An add-on to
Remote Support & Monitoring,
this tool provides an immediate
snapshot of how changes that
result from Remote Support &
Monitoring impact your operating
costs. Specially developed
algorithms calculate operating
costs in real time based on actual
operating data and other factors,
such as relevant electricity and
polymer prices.
• ConditionAlert TM : This condition
monitoring system for Alfa Laval
decanter centrifuges collects,
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