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Valuable Insight for Making Your Operation Safer, More Productive and More Efficient

From blogs, and technical briefs to case studies and application reviews – read and download some of our valuable examples of metalworking waste stream solutions, new technology and the challenges facing others in your industry with today’s material handling applications. To see how you can join our other customers who are profiting more from properly managing their scrap and fluid handling processes, contact us.

Don’t Let Crude Oil Costs Get in the Way of Your Operation’s Goals

A lot goes into a successful metalworking operation, from a skilled workforce to reliable equipment. Chief among these components is the effective cooling of tools and workpieces. This is where metalworking fluids like coolants and lubricants come into play, as they reduce the heat and friction produced by machining processes. Without these fluids, corrosion within the unit and raw […]

Avoid Carryover-Related Conveyance Delays

Carryover (also known as carryback) is an issue that can cause maintenance issues for even the most efficient stamping operation. In addition to the potential production and revenue lost, these delays can also lead to injuries when workers attempt to clear any blockages. Regardless of if the material being conveyed consists of slugs, trim pieces, or stringy turnings, PRAB […]

PRAB Ultrafiltration Testing

Invest your business capital with confidence using the PRAB two-step application feasibility, lab, and pilot test program. Laboratory results from a sample test are a snapshot in time of a particular process waste stream. In almost every case, no one sample is exactly the same as the next. The purpose of the pilot system is to advance […]

PRAB Q&A – Fluid Testing Capabilities

For organizations interested in implementing an Ultrafiltration system, PRAB provides fluid tests to ensure that the unit will meet the client’s needs. Tom Tripepi is PRAB’s Fluid Filtration Technical Director. With more than 40 years of experience, he is well-versed in the ins and outs of wastewater and fluid testing. Q) What is the purpose of PRAB’s fluid testing […]

PV Panels Production

Customer A leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar systems using advanced module and system technology. Their business ranges from module sales to turnkey power plant development and operations and maintenance. Customer’s Needs The Client aims to reduce disposal costs; achieve ZLD and water reuse; consider a technological solution which allowed to re-sell the by-product in the […]

Thin Film for Solar Panels

Customer The Client is a Canadian company leading producer of specialty metals and chemical products, such as tellurium, cadmium and selenium and related compounds. The German subsidiary fabricates high purity metals dedicated to the thin film for the solar panel industry. Customer’s Needs The Client aims to find a solution to concentrate about 4m³/day of brine waste water […]

LEDs Production

Customer The Client is one of the guiding companies in the fields of illumination, visualization and sensor technology. The company produces semiconductors, sensors, lasers and detectors systems, high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for the automotive and appliance applications. Customer’s Needs The Client aims to reduce the waste water disposal cost of concentrated stream from the mix baths of the […]

LCD Screens

Customer The Client is a global leader manufacturer in Taiwan specialized in optoelectronics and it produces TFT-LCD panels and all kinds of display applications. Customer’s Needs The Client has acquired the ISO 50001 energy management certification and the ISO 14045 eco-efficiency assessment. In addition the Client is targeting a 25% reduction of carbon emissions in all its premises […]

5 steps for improving waste stream processing – Aerospace Manufacturing Design

For an industry characterized by technological advancements, many aerospace manufacturers are slow to elevate waste management and recovery processes. Too often, these processes are considered secondary to production. That approach will gradually cut into an organization’s bottom line, as environmental compliance becomes more tightly regulated and the shift to the circular economy accelerates. Aerospace manufacturing facilities have the potential to […]

How to Avoid Disruptions with Predictive Maintenance

Each day, industries throughout the world are negatively impacted by the ramifications of unexpected downtime — and pharma companies are no exception. These stoppages can be exacerbated further by increases in consumer demands, material shortages and supply chain disruptions. The best way to avoid the profit loss that these challenges present is to ensure overall equipment effectiveness through predictive maintenance […]