Fluctuating process water requirements and wastewater volumes, variable inlet water quality, rising prices for consumables, and the risk of production downtime: all are daily challenges for industrial plant operators.
Luckily, mobile water treatment solutions are readily available to deliver a flexible response to emergencies, as well as long-term requirements.
A mobile water treatment unit is a modular system available for rent, installed on a trailer, in a container, or on a skid.
The solution provider delivers the required equipment to the customer’s production facility and connects it to the source water supply (such as the mains network, a river, a borehole or seawater,). The customer receives treated water at a level of quality and flow rate agreed upon by the supplier.
A mobile water production unit is nothing like a water tank!
Breakdowns, unforeseen events, maintenance operations, or total upgrades of fixed facilities can all result in production downtime.
Downtime is one of the greatest fear of industrial companies because it can prove incredibly costly. In the automobile industry, for example, just 1 hour of production downtime can cost a company $2 million !
Thus, business continuity is always a priority.
Opting for a mobile water treatment solution enables:
Mobile water units provide an effective solution to temporary situations, whether planned or unplanned. They also offer the advantage of being available for the long term use !
In long-term rental, mobile water treatment becomes a feasible, flexible, and scalable alternative that allows water production to align with actual production volumes:
A long-term mobile water treatment contract offers a quick, flexible low-risk route to growth at a known cost.
Renting mobile water treatment units processing units also provides the advantage of avoiding capital expenditure, allowing the CAPEX budget to be allocated to OPEX.
This can be particularly important at a time when manufacturers have limited forward visibility.
Given the drought conditions experienced in 2022 and 2023, along with those forecast for the coming years, many countries in Europe are already implementing their national drought plan.
It is therefore highly likely that industrial users will be required to limit the quantities of drinking water they take from the mains supply system to prioritize local communities.
Some are anticipating these water shortages by seeking to exploit previously unused sources (such as rivers, groundwater, and seawater), which will require the implementation of appropriate treatment solutions, including ultrafiltration, seawater desalination by reverse osmosis, etc.
So, planning now to use mobile water treatment solutions will ensure that seasonal demand can be met even in the event of drought
The bottom line: what's in it for industrial water users?
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