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View Full Case Study Thorough investigation, application of specialized equipment key to selenium removal. Problem A former coal-fired power plant in the Northeastern U.S. had converted to a natural gas source. However, due to stringent EPA mandates, its remaining coal ash ponds, the byproduct of decades of burning coal, would need to be mitigated. That […]
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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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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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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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It was 11 p.m. on a Saturday night in late September when Valerie Lassing’s phone rang. Upon answering the call, Lassing, Operations Manager for MPW’s Chesterfield (Michigan) Container location, was asked by a customer contact to assemble a team to clean 24 500-gallon totes the next day. Unfortunately for Lassing, no MPW workers were scheduled […]
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MPW has a long and successful history of solving the most vexing challenges of the power generation industry throughout North America. Now, MPW has launched a Utility/Environmental Services team with a full complement of services to the transmission/distribution side of the industry. This new team will offer customers the ability to manage the risks of […]
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HEBRON, Ohio — MPW Industrial Services today unveiled eight new 28-foot deionization (DI) trailers. MPW’s standard DI trailers measure 51 feet in length. MPW designed and built the 28-foot versions to meet the needs of customers with limited space at their facilities. This is especially common in urban-based power plants that are typical in the […]
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View Full White Paper Severe weather has long been the enemy of the power industry. Hurricanes, temperature shifts, tornadoes and snow storms cause an increased demand for power generation – creating a challenging situation for plant leaders to manage. In a recent white paper, we provided advice to power operators as they prepped their plants […]
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HEBRON, Ohio — Arctic air powered one of the coldest two-week periods on record for late December through early January across the central and eastern U.S., with areas from Maine to Nebraska facing record-cold stretches from December 23 to January 5. Despite the dreariness, travel challenges and power outages presented by winter weather events, there […]
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Regardless of their function, all industrial plants require some level of outside support to address unexpected issues when they arise. The recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and Hurricane Irma in Florida affected millions of people on a massive scale. As people in these regions have leaned on support networks to help protect […]
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