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Selex acquires reverse-osmosis plant from Elga

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Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems has acquired a reverse-osmosis plant from Elga Process Water for a new water-treatment system.

Procurement and project management of the installation was carried out by ISS Coflex, which manages the engineering facilities at Selex’s Southampton site.

Part of the Selex Galileo group, Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems – a manufacturer of infrared detectors for civil and military applications – produces sensors for high-performance thermal imaging.

This type of equipment is intended to enable the precision machining of components and cleanliness in terms of both manufacturing and assembly.

This is where the water treatment system is needed.

Selex has always used deionised water for rinsing components, but the water-treatment system was reaching the end of its life and the reverse-osmosis unit needed replacing.

Elga’s system consists of a pre-treatment system and a Maxi 14-2000 EP reverse-osmosis unit designed to produce deionised water of conductivity better than 25uS/cm.

Pre-treatment is by a Selectron 80 automatic softener to remove the calcium and magnesium from the hard Southampton mains water so that the reverse-osmosis membrane is safe from scale, followed by a C960 service exchange carbon filter to remove free chlorine, which would otherwise attack the membranes.

The Maxi 14-2000 EP reverse-osmosis unit uses the latest generation of membranes to reject 98 per cent of dissolved salts and more than 99 per cent of dissolved organic and colloidal matter.

The resulting permeate quality is said to be far better than that produced by the old plant and the lower operating pressure equates to less energy consumption for the pumps.

Additionally, the new plant is substantially smaller than the original so it has a smaller environmental footprint.

The water-treatment system is protected by Elga’s service team of field-based technicians.

Elga Process Water

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Elga Process Water specialises in delivering water purification systems and service support for the scientific, healthcare, industrial and pharma/biothech markets. Our focus on innovation, new technologies and customer service enables us to continually deliver innovative, sustainable products and services.

With over 80 years' experience in water treatment, we offer a variety of systems which use the latest technologies to provide the quality and quantity of water that you require.

We can support your water treatment system through our AQUAservice contracts with four, eight or 24-hour response. In addition, we offer short and long term hire of mobile water solutions that provide independent supply of process water to support you during plant shutdown or increased capacity demands.

We also provide a free carbon and water footprint assessment of your water treatment system, which can help you to reduce your energy and water consumption and more importantly, save money.

Whatever pure water quality you require, ELGA has the solution:

  • Water purification systems using latest technologies
  • SDI/Cylinder exchange service
  • Nationwide team of engineers
  • Wide range of service agreements to suit your needs
  • Large stock of consumables and accessories

Accreditations: ISO9001, ISO14001. Our safety record has been recognised by National Britannia Safe Contractors Awards and CHAS (Contractors Health & Safety). We're a member of the British Safety Council and RoSPA.

ELGA Process Water is part of Veolia Water, the world leader in water treatment.

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