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When a Louisiana chemical plant suffered a site-wide blackout, plant personnel learned they would have to bring each power-generation unit, and its corresponding water filtration system, back on-line individually. Facility workers quickly returned the onsite demineralization system to functional status, but it was receiving almost zero condensate return. To re-establish condensate return, which is a […]
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Discuss any recent MPW success stories involving your branch. In August 2018, MPW gained a new natural gas power plant customer. We dedicated four DI trailers to this location. Our service center would be the primary location servicing the customer. The client’s expectation was to get 1.3 million gallons of throughput per DI trailer with […]
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View Full Case Study Quick rebed turnaround, safety measures satisfy customer. Problem A Midwestern soft drink plant over-pressurized its No. 2 softener tank, damaging the internal tank laterals and rendering the tank useless until it could be repaired. While tank No. 2 was out of service, the customer had to run its production on only […]
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Industrial Water Service Center, Newark, Ohio Discuss any recent MPW success stories involving your branch. In January 2019, we successfully installed a new process tank with the help of Engineering and Fab. During the install we did not shut down or miss any customer orders. This project was long awaited, but in the end, we […]
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View Full Case Study Problem A Kansas manufacturing plant was forced to shut down after unusually high sodium levels in the Kansas River led to increased salinity in city water. Conductivity of the city water also increased from 500 µS/cm to 1,600 µS/cm. This heightened water conductivity was problematic during the rinsing process as it […]
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View Full White Paper It is no secret that the power sector has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Stricter government regulations, environmental pressures and tighter budgets have transformed the way energy is produced and consumed, encouraging industry leadership to rethink age-old processes. However, certain industry standards remain constant even though an increased focus […]
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Industrial Water Division Discuss your branch’s dedication to safety. Sedalia has had 99-100 percent Safety Observation participation for most of the year. We instituted a policy that two individuals per week brief their Safety Observations at a shift change meeting. This brings more awareness and has caused more actionable observations. We also have regular safety […]
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Between July 2017 and June 2018, MPW employees accepted 309 promotions, which is about 10 percent of the company’s total number of employees. In this three-part series, The Leader will publish the stories of MPW employees who have made strides professionally and examine how and why MPW continues to invest in its people. Click here to […]
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View Full Case Study Problem An outdated deionization (DI) system in the paint-booth area of an Ohio automotive plant was failing to produce an acceptable quality of water and necessitated excessive chemical costs to meet approved throughput levels. Additionally, chemical leakage was causing damage to floors, valves and pumps near the system. Conductivity of influent […]
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View Full Case Study Problem Before the commissioning of a Mid-western natural gas and steam-driven power plant, tests on the plant’s source water revealed elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2). With no plans for an on-site water-treatment facility, the plant relied on MPW as its exclusive deionization (DI) supplier. The facility is also a zero-liquid-discharge […]
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