Water Treatment Services for Manufacturing Businesses
Water treatment programs are critical to ensuring manufacturing operations are efficient, reliable and cost-effective. The right water treatment program for your facility's unique needs can effectively remove contaminants, boost performance and give you peace of mind. When you allow professionals to maintain your equipment, you can meet production deadlines and minimize equipment repair expenses.
Chardon Laboratories is committed to creating the custom water treatment programs you need to protect equipment performance and keep your operations running smoothly.
The Importance of Industrial Water Treatment for Manufacturers
Industrial water treatment keeps manufacturing equipment clean and efficient while allowing you to lower operational costs. When you invest in effective water treatment plans, you can mitigate the effects of common contaminants and extend the equipment's life span. A comprehensive treatment program empowers you to combat common problems such as:
- Scale: Mineral buildups, or scale, on equipment surfaces can affect heat transfer, interrupt water flow and lead to costly breakdowns.
- Corrosion: Corrosion can affect your equipment's structural integrity by quickly degrading metal components.
- Airborne contaminants: Buildups of airborne contaminants such as dust, soot, silt or smog can block water circulation and impede heat transfer.
- Microbiological growth: Accumulating organisms like viruses, bacteria, algae and fungi can form a slimy film on equipment surfaces, diminishing the performance and increasing risks of spreading illness.
Types of Manufacturers That Benefit From Water Treatment
Water treatment is helpful in many different manufacturing sectors, including:
- Plastics: Plastic injection molds and plastic extruders often use cooling towers to cool the molds. A dependable water treatment program keeps your cooling tower running efficiently without excessive maintenance or expensive repairs. It can also keep your plastic parts clean and sanitary, so they receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
- Food processing: The food processing industry uses cooling towers in cold storage applications. However, cooling towers can harbor bacteria that are too small to filter out and could lead to disease outbreaks if they come into contact with refrigerated food. Using a chemical water treatment program keeps the equipment functioning properly and makes it safe for use with food and beverages.
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC): Many manufacturing facilities require an HVAC system to keep the temperature comfortable for their employees, especially if they work with machines that generate substantial amounts of heat. HVAC systems generally use a cooling tower plus a water-chilled cooler and condenser. Using chemical treatment to keep the water and equipment clean means maintaining a safe temperature within your facility and saving money by decreasing your utility bills and minimizing repairs
Our Water Treatment Services for Manufacturing Facilities
At Chardon Labs, we pride ourselves on providing reliable, economical water treatment solutions across the manufacturing industry. Our technicians possess full International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification, so you can trust us to complete our work with the highest standards of efficiency and quality. We provide comprehensive services to help maintain cooling towers, boilers and closed loop systems.
Cooling Tower Water Treatment for Manufacturers
The combination of a warm, moist cooling tower environment plus a high concentration of dissolved particles can quickly lead to an overgrowth of biological and mineral contaminants. They decrease the quality of your manufactured products, compromise the structural integrity of your cooling tower and cause safety issues. They can also lead you to spend a small fortune on cleaning, maintenance and repairs.
When you work with Chardon Labs, you can count on our professionals to work with you to develop a chemical treatment plan that addresses your facility's design, requirements and process water composition. Our advanced cooling tower water treatment solutions include:
- Testing and analysis of your current system
- Treatment application and passivation services
- Ongoing maintenance at a fixed yearly price
- Services optimized for cooling tower heat exchangers
We also offer chemical-free water treatment options to suit various sustainability requirements and goals.
Boiler Water Treatment for Manufacturers
Boilers are critical in manufacturing processes, generating the steam necessary to maintain the correct production temperatures. As water recirculates continuously through a boiler, though, the metal becomes susceptible to problems like scale buildup and corrosion-related deterioration. Mineral deposits can have numerous harmful effects, including uneven heat distribution, inefficiency, wasted energy, component failures and the potential for damage and injuries.
A boiler water treatment program that includes regular water treatment and maintenance is essential for manufacturing facilities that rely on boilers. A chemical treatment program from Chardon Labs can offer many benefits to mitigate scale and corrosion issues. Our services include:
- A complimentary assessment to evaluate your boiler's current condition and needs.
- Superior scale and corrosion prevention and treatment.
- A unique chemical treatment plan that includes regular testing and a comprehensive prevention strategy.
- Tailored boiler care during both peak use and the slower season.
- Ongoing maintenance at a set yearly price to eliminate surprise bills and help your facility plan accurately.
Closed-Loop Water Treatment Systems for Manufacturers
Closed loops — including hot-water, chilled-water, refrigerant, geothermal and cooling tower water loops — often make up integral parts of different heat transfer systems. These loops are highly susceptible to corrosion. Various factors relating to water composition and conditions can lead to corrosion, such as incorrect pH levels, system design, dissimilar metals, an abundance of bacteria or excess oxygen. As in other systems, excessive corrosion in closed loops can weaken structural components, causing leaks and component failures that require repairs.
Chardon Labs' closed loop water treatment solutions offer the following features:
- A complimentary survey to determine your current system's strengths and opportunities for improvement.
- Practical and effective scale, corrosion and microbiological mitigation.
- System cleaning and flushing.
- Corrosion coupons for specific corrosion treatment when needed.
- Process water pH control.
- Oxygen control and preventative passivation.
- A customized chemical treatment plan that includes regular upkeep and prevention strategies, including water testing, filter changes and system flushes.
- Continuing maintenance at a consistent yearly price.
- Treatment by knowledgeable ISO-certified technicians.
Legionella Control and Prevention for Manufacturers
The cooling towers used in manufacturing environments offer ideal environments for Legionella growth. Chlorine will not kill these microorganisms, and they can often spread in process water undetected. Contaminated water can spread Legionella to employees via water droplets in the air.
Chardon specializes in Legionella control and preventative maintenance for manufacturing facilities, offering proven testing and treatment programs to help you handle Legionella outbreaks as well as consulting services to help control them from happening. We'll help you with regular cooling tower maintenance procedures and even system designs to help keep Legionella outbreaks at bay in your facility, minimizing your system's chances of an outbreak. Our services include:
- An assessment of current Legionella risk factors, including improper pH and temperature, stagnant water, lack of biocide, sediment and an abundance of other microorganisms such as algae and flavobacteria.
- A culturing strategy to identify bacteria in your process water.
- A comprehensive biocidal treatment to kill Legionella on all affected surfaces.
- Continued upkeep to prohibit further colonization and control outbreaks.
Advantages of Our Water Treatment Services for Your Manufacturing Business
The expert technicians at Chardon Labs have the experience, training and skills to help you handle and prevent contaminants in your cooling towers, boilers and closed loop systems. You can trust us to select the right chemicals and treatment plans for your facility to optimize productivity, extend equipment life spans and promote safety.
As you implement a water treatment program for your facility's critical equipment, you can:
- Improve equipment performance: Clean and well-maintained equipment runs more efficiently. Equipment free from scale, corrosion and microbiological buildup provides more consistent, long-lasting performance. Regular professional maintenance also helps you save on your utility bills and allows you to reduce your carbon emissions.
- Increase cost savings: By using an effective water treatment program for your cooling towers, boilers and closed loop systems, you can significantly lower your operational, energy and water costs. Preventing buildup and corrosion from weakening and degrading your equipment means you'll spend much less money on repair services and replacement parts. More efficient systems mean you'll use less energy and spend less money on powering your equipment.
- Enhance product quality and safety: A consistent water treatment program enables you to manufacture safer and higher-quality products. Removing scale, corrosion and biological growth from your equipment boosts heat transfer ability and streamlines water flow, allowing you to make superior products. Well-maintained equipment also promotes workplace safety.
Let an Expert Handle Your Manufacturing Water Treatment Needs
To reduce scaling, corrosion and biological contamination in your manufacturing facility, partner with Chardon Labs for chemical and chemical-free solutions. We specialize in servicing the manufacturing sector and understand the vital role clean cooling towers, closed loop systems and boilers play in your operation. You can trust us to provide customized water treatment solutions that save you money, time and hassle.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation with one of our water treatment experts.