Overview
Industrial water treatment is a process aimed at improving the quality of water used in various industrial processes and applications, while also minimizing the environmental impact of water discharge. It involves a series of physical, chemical, and biological treatments designed to remove impurities, contaminants, and pollutants from water sources such as groundwater, surface water, or municipal supplies.
Depending on specific features and functions, GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers are sometimes referred to as Conductivity meters, Conductance testers, Water conductivity gauges, Electrical conductivity testers, Dissolved salts detectors, Ionic strength analyzers, Electrolyte concentration meters, Salinity testers, TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meters, Solution conductivity sensors
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers have the following applications in Industrial water treatment:
- Boiler Water Monitoring: In steam generation systems, maintaining the correct water conductivity is crucial to prevent scaling, corrosion, and efficiency loss. GAO Teks’s Conductivity testers help monitor and control the dissolved solids level in boiler feedwater to ensure optimal performance and extend equipment lifespan.
- Cooling Tower Control: Cooling towers require precise control of water quality to prevent scale buildup, corrosion, and microbial growth. GAO Teks’s Conductivity meters are used to monitor the level of dissolved solids in the cooling water and trigger appropriate water treatment actions.
- Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems: In RO processes, measuring the feedwater and permeate conductivity helps assess the efficiency of the membrane separation process. By monitoring conductivity, operators can detect fouling, scaling, and membrane degradation.
- Ion Exchange Systems: In water softening and demineralization processes using ion exchange resins, conductivity testers aid in determining the resin exhaustion point and when regeneration is required.
- Electrodeionization (EDI) Systems: EDI systems utilize conductivity measurements to monitor the effectiveness of the ion exchange process and ensure the production of high-purity water.
- Chemical Mixing and Dosage: In various chemical treatment processes, water conductivity can serve as an indicator of the concentration of treatment chemicals. GAO Teks’s Conductivity meters assist in achieving accurate chemical dosing for optimal treatment results.
- Wastewater Treatment: Monitoring the conductivity of wastewater effluents helps assess the effectiveness of treatment processes in removing contaminants before discharge.
- Quality Control in Manufacturing: In industries like electronics and pharmaceuticals, water quality is crucial for product quality. GAO Teks’s Conductivity testers ensure that water used in manufacturing processes meets the required purity standards.
- Hydroponics and Agriculture: In hydroponic systems and agricultural applications, water conductivity can provide insights into nutrient levels, allowing for precise control of nutrient solutions.
- Metal Plating and Finishing: Controlling water conductivity in metal plating baths helps maintain consistent plating quality and reduces the risk of defects caused by improper ion concentrations.
- Food and Beverage Processing: Water conductivity is monitored in food and beverage production to ensure that water used in processing meets safety and quality standards.
- Power Generation: Conductivity measurements are important in power plants for monitoring and controlling water quality in various processes, such as steam generation, cooling, and condensate treatment.
More information on Water conductivity testers and their applications in other industries can be found on this page.
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Complying with Industrial water treatment Standards
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers comply or help our customers comply with the standards such as
- ASTM D1125
- ISO 7888
- ASME PTC 19.3
- NACE TM0172
- BS EN 27888
- API RP 572
- ASTM D4517
- BS EN 1484
- NEMA MW 1000
- IEC 60751
- EPA Method 120.1
- US EPA Method 120.1
- AWWA C651
- NFPA 24
- EN ISO 5814
- API RP 520
Complying with Government Regulations
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers comply or help our customers comply with the U.S. government regulations such as
- Clean Water Act (CWA) – 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
- Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) – 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) – 40 CFR Part 122
- Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards – 40 CFR Part 400-499
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) – 33 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) – 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
- Industrial Pretreatment Program – 40 CFR Part 403
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.
- Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) – 6 CFR Part 27
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) – 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers comply or help our clients comply with the Canadian regulations such as
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999)
- Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
- Drinking Water Guidelines
- Canada’s Metal Mining Effluent Regulations
- Ontario Water Resources Act
- Alberta Water Act
- British Columbia Water Sustainability Act
- Saskatchewan Environmental Management and Protection Act
- Manitoba Water Rights Act
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers comply or help our clients comply with the Mexican regulations such as
- NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996.
- NOM-002-SEMARNAT-1996
- NOM-003-SEMARNAT-1997
- NOM-004-SEMARNAT-2002
- NOM-003-STPS-1999
- NOM-022-STPS-2015
- NOM-041-SEMARNAT-2006
GAO Tek’s Water conductivity testers comply or help our clients comply with the European regulations such as
- Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive
- Directive 2013/39/EU (Priority Substances in the Field of Water Policy
- Directive 2006/118/EC (Groundwater Directive)
- Directive 2008/105/EC (Environmental Quality Standards Directive)
- Directive 2000/76/EC (Waste Incineration Directive)
- Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (Biocidal Products Regulation)
- Directive 2010/75/EU (Industrial Emissions Directive)
- Directive 2006/7/EC (Management of Bathing Water Quality)
- Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (Construction Products Regulation)
Case Studies of Water conductivity testers in Industrial water treatment
Water conductivity testers are sometimes called Conductivity meters, Conductance testers, Water conductivity gauges, Electrical conductivity testers, Dissolved salts detectors, Ionic strength analyzers, Electrolyte concentration meters, Salinity testers, TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meters, Solution conductivity sensors.
Here are some practical examples of using Water conductivity testers in Industrial water treatment:
Monitoring and controlling water quality in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in New Jersey to ensure compliance with purity standards.
Maintaining proper water conductivity levels in cooling towers of a power plant in New York to prevent scaling and corrosion.
Testing water conductivity in a food processing facility in Massachusetts to ensure product quality and safety.
Monitoring reverse osmosis process efficiency in a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Connecticut.
Controlling boiler feedwater quality in a paper mill in Pennsylvania to optimize steam generation and reduce maintenance costs.
Monitoring and adjusting water conductivity in a corn syrup production plant in Illinois to ensure consistent product quality.
Maintaining water quality in a metal plating facility in Ohio to prevent defects and improve plating performance.
Monitoring conductivity in a chemical manufacturing plant in Michigan to ensure precise chemical dosing.
Controlling water quality in a petrochemical refinery in Indiana to prevent corrosion in processing units.
Monitoring cooling tower water conductivity in an automotive manufacturing plant in Michigan to prevent equipment fouling.
Monitoring water conductivity in a poultry processing plant in Georgia to ensure water used in processing meets hygiene standards.
Maintaining water quality in a textile dyeing facility in North Carolina to prevent dye quality issues.
Controlling water conductivity in a oil and gas production site in Texas to prevent scaling and corrosion in pipelines.
Monitoring wastewater conductivity in a chemical plant in Louisiana to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Ensuring proper water quality in a beverage bottling plant in Florida to meet product standards.
Monitoring water conductivity in a microelectronics cleanroom facility in California to ensure high-purity water for semiconductor manufacturing.
Maintaining water quality in a brewery in Oregon to ensure consistent beer production.
Monitoring and adjusting water conductivity in a hydroponic greenhouse in Arizona for optimal plant growth.
Controlling water quality in a mining operation in Nevada to prevent contamination and environmental impact.
Ensuring water quality in a solar panel manufacturing facility in New Mexico to optimize production processes.
Monitoring water conductivity in a pulp and paper mill in British Columbia to optimize boiler efficiency.
Maintaining water quality in a dairy processing plant in Ontario to ensure food safety.
Controlling water conductivity in a mining operation in Alberta to prevent equipment corrosion.
Monitoring cooling tower water conductivity in a steel manufacturing facility in Quebec.
Ensuring proper water quality in a hydroelectric power generation plant in Manitoba.
Monitoring and adjusting water conductivity in a tequila distillery in Jalisco for consistent product quality.
Maintaining water quality in a maquiladora electronics assembly plant in Baja California.
Controlling water conductivity in a chemical manufacturing facility in Nuevo León.
Monitoring water quality in a seafood processing plant in Veracruz to meet hygiene standards.
Ensuring proper water quality in an automotive manufacturing plant in Mexico City.
Monitoring water conductivity in a pharmaceutical production facility in Germany to meet regulatory requirements.
Maintaining water quality in a dairy processing plant in France to ensure food safety.
Controlling water conductivity in a power generation plant in the United Kingdom to optimize efficiency.
Monitoring cooling tower water conductivity in a steel manufacturing plant in Italy.
Ensuring proper water quality in a semiconductor fabrication facility in the Netherlands.
GAO RFID Inc. , a sister company of GAO Tek Inc., is ranked as a top 10 RFID suppliers in the world. Its RFID, BLE, and IoT products have also been widely used in the Industrial water treatment.
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Use of Water conductivity testers with Leading Software and Cloud Services in Industrial water treatment
GAO Tek has used or has facilitated its customers to use GAO’s Water conductivity testers with some of the leading software and cloud services in their applications. Examples of such leading software and cloud services include.
- LabVIEW
- Hach WIMS
- AQUARIUS Time-Series
- AquaChem
- AquaData
- Hydromantis GPS-X
- ProCalV5
- Evoqua Water One
- WIMS Professional
- WaterGEMS
- AQUA SOLUTIONS Data Acquisition Software
- MATLAB
- R (RStudio)
- Python (Jupyter Notebook)
- Microsoft Excel with Data Analysis Add-In
- JMP
- Minitab
- Statgraphics
- IBM SPSS
- OriginPro
- Statistica
- Microsoft Azure IoT
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT
- Google Cloud IoT
- IBM Watson IoT Platform
- Particle Cloud
- Losant IoT Platform
- ThingSpeak
- Ubidots
- Cayenne
- Blynk
- Google Colab
- Databricks
- IBM Watson Studio
- Amazon SageMaker
- Microsoft Azure Machine Learning
- RapidMiner
- DataRobot
- KNIME Analytics Platform
- ai
- Alteryx
More information on Water conductivity testers and their applications in other industries can be found on this page.
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Meeting Customers’ Demands
Large Choice of Products
In order to satisfy the diversified needs of their corporate customers, GAO Tek Inc. and its sister company GAO RFID Inc. together offer a wide choice of testing and measurement devices, network products, RFID, BLE, IoT, and drones.
Fast Delivery
To shorten the delivery to our customers, GAO has maintained a large stock of its products and is able to ship overnight within the continental U.S. and Canada, and fast delivery to Mexico and Europe from the nearest warehouse.
Local to Our Customers
We are located in both the U.S. and Canada. We travel to customers’ premises if necessary. Hence, we provide a very strong local support to our customers in North America, particularly the U.S., Canada and Mexico and Europe. Furthermore, we have built partnerships with some integrators, consulting firms and other service providers in different cities to further strengthen our services. Here are some of the service providers Industrial water treatment we have worked with to serve our joint customers:
- Accenture
- IBM Global Services
- Deloitte Consulting
- Cognizant
- Capgemini
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Wipro
- Infosys
- Tech Mahindra
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- DXC Technology
- Softtek
- Neoris
- Grupo ASSA
- KIO Networks
- Indra
GAO Has Many Customers in Industrial water treatment
The products from both GAO Tek Inc. and GAO RFID Inc. have been widely used in Industrial water treatment by many customers, including some leading companies. Here is more information on applications of GAO RFID Inc.’s products in Industrial water treatment.
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Here are some of the leading companies in Industrial water treatment:
- Ecolab Inc.
- Veolia Water Technologies
- SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
- Nalco Water (an Ecolab company)
- Sistemas de Agua y Tratamientos Especiales (SATE)
- Grupo Dotec
- E Water & Process Technologies
- DuBois Chemicals
- SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
- Evoqua Water Technologies
- Calgon Carbon Corporation (a subsidiary of Kuraray)
- ChemTreat, Inc.
- Calagua
- IDEXX Water
- Kurita Water Industries
- BWT Group
- Aquatech International
- Xylem Inc.
- LANXESS (formerly Bayer MaterialScience, which includes ion exchange resins)
