Thanks to the City of Thousand Oaks, California for the opportunity to retrofit their existing aeration system having EPDM membranes of another make with SSI PTFE disc diffuser membranes. This is a large project that is ongoing, however we can share with you some photos of some of the basins that have been completed to date. The Operator is very satisfied with the new membranes and is expecting to see a return on investment in the form of a longer membrane life with less change in physical properties of the membrane over time.

We are pleased to share photographs from the installation of SSI AFTS3100-fEPDM Snappy SaddleTM tube diffusers at the JBS Swift Grand Island packing plant wastewater treatment facility. Thanks to JBS for their repeat business and we hope that you enjoy years of trouble free operation. The installation went quickly and smoothly thanks to the crew at Eriksen Construction and SSI representatives DG Gongol and Associates.

We are pleased to announce the completion of our pressure monitoring system animation video. SSI fine bubble aeration systems are available with a variety of options, including this system. It is quite useful to determine the cleaning frequency of your aeration system without having to drain the basin.

This system can be used with SSI disc diffusers and tube diffusers and all fine bubble diffusers.

http://www.stamfordscientific.com/animation.html

We are pleased to announce that the Snappy SaddleTM tube diffuser installation video has been completed, and a link and option for online viewing will shortly be available from our web site.

If you would like to view it in the meantime, follow the link below, and click at the top of the page to download the video file.

http://www.stamfordscientific.com/animation.html

Many municipal wastewater treatment plants would like to change membranes less often, without spending a great deal of extra money in capital costs.

SSI patent-pending fEPDM membranes have been selected by Phoenix, Arizona 91st Avenue WWTP, Denison, Iowa WWTP, and are under consideration by many other municipal plants. Read the rest of this entry »

See photos below of fine bubble diffuser membranes with creep (strain) and calcium fouling from hard water. These are from a municipal wastewater treatment plant and are not membranes manufactured by SSI, but our own standard EPDM membranes are likely to have performed similarly under the same conditions. For improved results use our patent-pending fEPDM or PTFE diffusers.

SSI’s fEPDM membranes have been retrieved from a pulp and paper mill in Washington State.

When compared to standard EPDM membranes from another manufacturer which were in the same wastewater you can see that the amount of creep that occurred with the SSI fEPDM membranes was insignificant.

Further field trials and lab tests of SSI’s patent pending fEPDM and PTFE coated membranes are ongoing. Check back for more results as they come in. Read the rest of this entry »

SSI’s new translucent diffuser is a single body which can be installed in seconds by one person and has a single sealing point. For more information and photos visit http://www.stamfordscientific.com/ssitubediffusers.html