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[...]Bavarian Prime Minister honours the wastewater expert for his outstanding services rendered to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people. In a ceremony in the residency, Munich on 11 July 2007 Hans Huber was honoured by the Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber with the Order of Merit, a symbol for the great commitment of citizens for the community. The Bavarian Order of Merit, awarded as an acknowledgement of outstanding achievements and service rendered to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people, is a symbol for the great commitment of citizens for the community. On the occasion of 50 years of Bavarian Order of Merit, Bavarian Prime Minister Stoiber further said the Order of Merit would be a mark of recognition for all who have been involved, far in excess of the usual, in acting for the good of their fellow men and the State of Bavaria. All awardees had rendered outstanding services to their country and our community; our country would be poorer without them.[...]

[...]HUBER emphasizes its international focus: "Hans Huber AG" has been converted as legal successor to a European Corporation "HUBER SE". Huber SE is the legal successor of Hans Huber AG and automatically takes over all rights and obligations of former Hans Huber AG, Maschinen- und Anlagenbau. SE stands for Societas Europaea. This Latin expression means European Corporation, the legal form of a stock corporation within the European Union. Colloquially, the SE is often called simply European AG. Alongside with various legal benefits mainly on business activities within Europe, HUBER as a European Corporation points out that not only Germany but rather the complete European region is seen as home market. With a turnover rate of 70%, the European economic area plays a decisive role for HUBER and is served by 11 subsidiaries. “Our strength in Europe is the premise for opening up more distant markets, such as USA, Latin America and Asia,” board chairman Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans Huber explains. HUBER sees new markets especially in the field of wastewater reuse as water is scarce in many regions of the world. The innovative technologies offered by HUBER clarify wastewater to a degree that permits its reuse for numerous purposes. A number of further solutions complete the HUBER product range covering the most different requirements around the subject water - wastewater - sludge , both for municipal sewage treatment plants and diverse industrial branches.[...]

[...]The faculty of civil engineering and surveying at the technical university of Munich awarded honorary doctorate to Hans G. Huber for his outstanding engineering achievements in the field of technical environmental protection. Hans G. Huber is the managing director of Hans Huber AG, Berching and winner of the German Environmental Award 2006. The technical university of Munich honours an entrepreneur who, as an engineer and scientist, has rendered outstanding services to technical environmental protection, as appreciated in the laudation. As one of the first entrepreneurs in Germany, Hans G. Huber recognized the global aspect of the water and wastewater issue. Wastewater is value material – On the basis of this principle Huber has developed numerous innovations and offered them as tailor-made technical solutions. His solutions for Europe are based upon state-of-the-art high technology, while sturdy design is the characteristic feature of the fresh water and wastewater treatment systems developed for and marketed in developing and emerging countries. Hans Huber’s vita reflects the both successful and responsibility demanding combination of scientific creativity with technical know-how and entrepreneurial foresight. Born on 6 September 1942 in Neumarkt i.d. Oberpfalz, he finished his process engineering studies at the technical university of Munich in 1967 as a graduate engineer. In 1968 he started to develop the small medium-sized family business into a modern company. Today, with its 750 employees (500 of which in Germany) and a turnover of 100 million Euro, the Hans Huber AG counts among the internationally leading water, wastewater and waste technology enterprises. As a scientifically orientated entrepreneur, Hans G. Huber has always operated closely with the technical universities of Munich, Aachen and Darmstadt. He spoke personally at various international conferences and published in renowned journals, such as Water Science & Technology. He is speaker of the DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) and is a member in several expert committees. Since 2006 he has been the speaker of the Cluster Umwelttechnologie der Bayerischen Staatsregierung (environmental technology cluster of the Bavarian State Government). Hans Huber’s life-time achievement has been honoured with numerous awards. Among others, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Bavarian State Medal for the special services rendered to the Bavarian economy, and the Environmental Medal of the State of Bavaria. In 2006 he received the with 500,000 Euro endowed German Environmental Award from Federal President Horst Köhler.[...]

[...]HUBER’s CarbonWin® solution incorporating the HUBER Drum Screen Liquid and HUBER Sludge Thickener S-DISC The DSL is an alternative to primary settlement tanks & is designed for new or existing sewage treatment works which need additional primary settlement capacity. Its provides a key solution for existing sites needing to expand but with a limited space for additional built infrastructure, or brand new sites with limited footprint. This solution offers energy efficiency, with low(physical & Carbon ) footprint solutions to reduce SS, BOD & COD and to optimise the energy balance of the sewage treatment plant. A footprint ≥10% the size of conventional PST’s. Significantly reduced carbon footprint during construction. Simple integration into existing works provides increased capacity & separation of primary sludge. Redundant / undersized PST structure can be utilised. Low cost works expansion - increased secondary treatment capacity not required. Decreased load in biological treatment stage by reduction in COD, BOD, TSS & filterable solids = reduced aeration energy demand. Reduced excess sludge volume, improved sludge dewaterability of mixed sludge v pure excess sludge & higher gas yield. Significant number of installations. CarbonWin® concept is typically combined with the HUBER S-DISC Sludge Thickener to generate 5-6% sludge for digestion. HUBER CarbonWin Solution- Animation - YouTube Please get in touch with us if you would like further information on the DSL or CarbonWin® solution[...]

[...]Cardston, UK The City of Cardston’s Wastewater Treatment Plant is aging yet still performs well in providing the services that its population needs. The close knit community has had some issues with odors from the WWTP but it is a trade-off for free fertilizer the plant provides to local barley farmers. One of the ways that Cardston has maintained WWTP performance is by employing leading technology within the wastewater treatment process. What the citizens of Cardston didn’t know was that when the WWTP chose to install HUBER’s Screw Press Q-PRESS®, it would not only improve performance, but it would also change the plant’s role in the community. Water and Wastewater Utilities Foreman, Bart Atwood, had researched liquid separation solutions and formulated these goals for implementing new press technology: Upgrade to current technology Improve the quality of end-products (water and biosolids) Reduce odors that caused community complaints Reduce costs associated with separation/pressing Increase efficiency for operators Challenge: Atwood’s existing belt press represents the old approach to liquid separation. There are new approaches to this process that include the screw press and centrifuge. Atwood’s research led him to the conclusion that the screw press type of solution would best help him meet his goals. After visiting several installations of HUBER’s Q-PRESS® – and observing its simple yet effective operation firsthand – Atwood made the decision to bring the HUBER technology into the Cardston plant. Solution: Atwood and his team immediately noticed the small footprint of the Q-Press. The new screw press took up less than half the space that the old belt press had occupied. This was striking for the operations team but not as striking as the fraction of time they needed to spend managing the screw press. While the belt press needed constant attention, the screw press required nothing past being turned on and off. It seemed to Atwood that he had gotten an additional team member because one of his operators was freed from the duty of tending the belt press. There was another notable difference with the new technology: No odor. “This is as odorless as this type of process could possibly be. Unlike with the belt press, I wouldn’t be afraid to stick my nose down and sniff the water or the biosolids going through our screw press,” says Atwood of his odor-free operation. The screw press more effectively separates the water from the biosolids – practically creating a dry solid end-product. The resulting water is cleaner than the water that comes into the headworks and produces no gaseous odor as it is fed back into the channel as the water does in the belt press process. This was critical for Atwood in fulfilling his goal of improving the plant’s impact on the community. The premiere piece of equipment in the plant Q-PRESS® performs so efficiently that is has become the star of the show for Atwood’s team. According to Atwood, “The screw press also demands less from our transportation resources. There is less bio solid to take to haul away. Since we store our bi solids for 2 years prior to using them for land application as fertilizer, the screw press also helps us reduce our costs to store our biosolids.” The cost savings alone could earn it notoriety. After all, the savings impact man hours, transportation, storages and resources. It saves Atwood’s team time because it requires no operational management. It saves in trucking costs, spreading costs and storage costs because the biosolids are dryer and easier to handle. Prior to the Q-PRESS®, Atwood’s trucks ran two times a day. After implementing Q-PRESS® this schedule was reduced to two times per week. It helps Cardston conserve water and electricity by requiring less of each to operate. The automation bonus The automation built into the Q-PRESS® gives Atwood’s team freedom. They are able to control shutdown and startup by just logging in. So issues that would have previously brought them into the plant from home during the night can be stopped remotely and addressed by the morning shift without impact to performance, maintenance or daily flow. Obvious benefits keep aging plant competitive Cardston WWTP has realized the powerful benefits of the Q-PRESS®. Although Cardston WWTP is older (30 years of operation) than some of the treatment plants of neighboring cities, it maintains its competitiveness – even in sensitive areas such as compliance. Cardston WWTP’s chemical compliance test results have improved since installing the Q-PRESS®. Their compliance was never jeopardized with previous technology, but, as Atwood notes, it is always good to have a wider margin in that area. HUBER Screw Press Q-PRESS® is a solution that performs liquid/solid separation that: Requires less space Operates quietly Is really odorless Conserves water and power Is simple to maintain, operate Industry insight enables HUBER to gear its solutions to the demands and concerns of the wastewater treatment plant environment. For example, consider corrosion and simplicity. Corrosion is a big concern within an environment that is wrought with it. HUBER manufactures everything from stainless steel so that corrosion is never a factor. Performance in a WWTP plummets when any component isn’t simple for users to manage. HUBER designs simplicity into every aspect of its solutions. Becoming a good community citizen Of utmost importance to Atwood of implementing HUBER’s Q-PRESS® is how it has helped the plant become a better citizen of the Cardston community. While the conservation benefits in both water and energy have caught the attention of the neighbors, the most shocking change has been in the absence of odor surrounding the plant and its fertilizer. No longer do residents complain about foul smells emitted from the plant nor do they hold their noses when a plant truck makes a fertilizer delivery to a local farmer. Four performance factors help Cardston WWTP become a better citizen: Water usage has dropped from 150 cubic meters a day to 100 cubic meters a week. Electricity demands are much less than with the previous belt press system. Fewer truck routes to deliver biosolids reduce fuel consumption. Cleaner processing eliminates odors that are offensive to neighbors Durability, reliability and support Q-PRESS® is rock solid. Its stainless steel design keeps the screw press in mint condition. Its performance gives Atwood and his team total confidence that the Q-PRESS® will just work. They can depend on it. HUBER’s customer support is also rock solid. The Cardston team can depend on immediate responses at the rare points that they actually need answers or help. HUBER’s support experts are available with assistance. When deeper expertise is required, HUBER connects the best resources with the customer. HUBER’s experience with municipalities and with wastewater processes is extensive as is its knowledge of the technologies it provides. This industry-technology insight allows HUBER to work with organizations to ensure that systems are geared to perfectly match up to immediate tactical challenges and long-term strategic goals.[...]

[...]Star, Idaho, USA The Star Water and Sewer District knew change was going to come. The plant’s existing in-channel grinder technology wasn’t just aging, it was obsolete. The unit was also in need of repairs that could force two weeks of downtime. Regardless of what they did to “fix” the existing unit, its performance would lag behind newer screening technology. Consultants and engineers pointed the district to HUBER and its ROTAMAT® STAR fine screen as a replacement that would take the plant into the future. The single-most important result that Star Sewer and Water District Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator Ken Vose was hoping for from the HUBER unit was preventing harmful screenings from reaching the plant’s membrane bioreactor. “We need to make the flow entering the membrane bioreactor as clean as possible. Keeping the Muffin Monster didn’t make sense – even if it was repaired to its performance potential.” Ken Vose, Plant Operator Protect downstream components The Plant’s membrane bioreactor is an important unit. It is a premier solution for cleaning wastewater but its excellence comes at a cost. The membranes in the bioreactor can be easily damaged by solids in the flow. Damaged membranes are expensive to replace and cause costly downtime. Replacement technology for the in-channel grinder technology must protect the membrane bioreactor. Implement more impressive technology HUBER’s ROTAMAT® STAR Technology fits the District’s needs perfectly. Ken Vose was excited at the opportunity to implement another Huber unit. With the solid performance of the screw press already in place, Ken Vose was confident in the potential success of the Huber fine screen selected for the plant. Screening twice the trash The success of the HUBER Perforated Plate Screen ROTAMAT® STAR shows up in the dumpster. With the previous unit in place, the dumpster had to be emptied every two weeks. The Huber unit screens so much from the flow that the dumpster requires emptying weekly. “We enjoy our working relationship with Huber. Their units are highly-efficient in producing exactly what we need: cleaner channel flow. And their project and support experts work hard to make sure Huber units are meeting expectations.” Ken Vose, Plant Operator Expertise in tweaking performance HUBER understands that every plant is unique. Each project expert is schooled in the nuances that can impact unit performance. Everything from the plant’s geography to the content entering the headworks has an effect on performance and often requires delicate tweaks to the unit. The build-up causing the frequent pressure washing for the District’s unit could easily be eliminated by adding a second spray bar. The tweak was exactly what the flow required. Ken Vose notes that, it’s been more than four months since the second spray bar was installed and they have not needed to pressure wash the unit at all. “We had concerns about the performance of the STAR screen at first. Yes - it was producing lots of screenings but we had to shut down and pressure wash the unit every 14-21 days. Our project rep saved the day.” Ken Vose, Plant Operator Working like a champ The ROTAMAT® STAR technology fulfills an important role in protecting the membrane bioreactor by eliminating as much solid screening as possible. The unit is dependable beyond expectation and performs extremely well. It is much more efficient in removal than its predecessor was or ever could be. Beyond technology HUBER’s experience with municipalities and with wastewater processes is extensive as is its knowledge of the technologies it provides. This industry-technology insight allows HUBER to work with organizations to go beyond the technology to ensure that systems are geared to perfectly match up to immediate tactical challenges and long-term strategic goals. “Huber’s technology is superior in the marketplace but our experience has been that its service is unmatched as well. We’ve benefitted from the expertise of project managers and support and service experts. They understand that you can’t lose focus after implementation because it is when the unit is in operation that important tweaks can be identified and implemented. This attention goes a long way in taking an implementation from great to game-changing.” Ken Vose, Plant Operator[...]

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[...]HUBER Technology Service has won the Open National Championship for sewage treatment professionals organised by the German Water, Wastewater and Waste Association (DWA). The competition took place during IFAT 2014 on the trade fair grounds in Munich. HUBER Technology Service competed as an industrial enterprise against the professionals from seven European sewage treatment works. The participants in the competition had to master demanding challenges in the field of measuring & control technology as well as complete sewage treatment works control with process technology. Moreover, they had to complete the tasks within a strict time limit. Our Service team showed high competence, worked systematically and with concentration, going for the win right from the beginning: Congratulation to Markus Schober, Martin Wild und Sebastian Jürgens, who have impressively proven and demonstrated to the public the superior competence of HUBER Service in direct competition with professionals from very renowned and large national and international sewage treatment plants! This is what we need to permanently further develop our service performance on an international scale. Our photo shows the 3 champions together with CEO Georg Huber, head of HUBER Global Service Paul Neumaier, Operative Service Group Manager and competition team coach Kai Höhler.[...]

[...]Tula Valley of Hidalgo, Mexico The largest sewage treatment plant under construction in the world lies in the Mexican Tula Valley of Hidalgo. WWTP Atotonilco is situated about 60 km from the Mexican capital Mexico City and will treat 60 % of the wastewater generated by the city’s 20 mi HUBER SE will supply the complete equipment for the mechanical pre-treatment stage and in this way contribute significantly to the future improvement of the country’s water shortage problems. In the future, the wastewater in the inlet area will be pre-treated by ten HUBER RakeMax® Multi-Rake Bar Screens for the removal of coarse material, 20 STEP SCREEN® Vertical SSV for the removal of fine material combined with a launder channel system with integrated screenings treatment system. Another eight COANDA Grit Washer RoSF 4 units will be used for the removal and treatment of grit, and six STEP SCREEN® Flexible SSF units will be installed to screen the return sludge. WWTP Atotonilco is designed for the maximum flow of up to 50 m³ per second and will treat the wastewater of more than 12 million people. Right from the beginning, great importance was attached to the sustainability aspect in this project, which is co-financed by the Mexican government. The generated biogas will be used for energy recovery, the treated wastewater for the irrigation of 80,000 hectares of land. In the state of Hidalgo, most of the food for the inhabitants of Mexico City is grown. Up to now, untreated wastewater has been used to irrigate this agricultural land and increasingly caused hygiene and health problems. The overall project, a role model for the whole world, has a total value of € 500 million and will provide 2,000 new jobs in Mexico. By 2020, the Mexican government wants to guarantee a 100 % treatment of the complete wastewater generated in Mexico City and therefore has another five projects in the planning stage. Already in the tender phase the consortium of operators, Aguas Tratadas del Valle de Mexico (ATVM), attached great importance to the functionality of the complete solution, its economic efficiency as regards operating costs, and on the investment costs of the proposals submitted by the suppliers. In cooperation with our subsidiary in Chile and our representation Aguas Latinas in Mexico, we have developed a solution that stood out from those of our competitors as regards operating costs, involvement of specific local requirements, investment costs and product quality. Plant operation by the consortium has been fixed to 22 years. The first stage is planned to be completed and put into operation in the second quarter of 2012. Facts and figures Machines: - 10 x HUBER Multi-Rake Bar Screen RakeMax® - 20 x STEP SCREEN® Vertical SSV - 4 x Wash Press WAP/L size 12 with launder channel - 2 x Wash Press WAP/L size 6 with launder channel - 8 x COANDA Grit Washer RoSF 4 - 6 x STEP SCREEN® Flexible SSF Max. flow rate: 50 m³/sec Irrigation of 80,000 hectares of land[...]

[...]Waßmannsdorf-Berlin, Germany About 3.4 million people live in Germany's capital Berlin presently. Together with the local industries they produce a daily amount of about 600,000 m3 of wastewater under dry weather conditions. The generated wastewater is clarified on six sewage treatment plants, one in the city centre and five large works distributed around the city. These sewage treatment plants discharge their wastewater into a receiving water course each. STP Waßmannsdorf lies in the southern part of the city within intermediate proximity to the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport. With a clarification capacity of 230,000 m³ wastewater per day (under dry weather conditions) it is designed for 1,300,000 PE. The entire amount of the city's wastewater is collected in main pumping stations via collecting lines and from there pumped to the sewage treatment works. On STP Waßmannsdorf the wastewater is fed into the screen building via two huge vertical pressure pipelines and distributed to four treatment lines. As the existing old screening system on site had shown its age and screens had to meet ever increasing requirements due to changing screenings composition, the plant operators decided to replace all machines in the screen building with new ones. In addition, the separation efficiency of the existing 8 mm perforated plate screen seemed to have become insufficient. That is why they decided during the planning phase to install a two-stage screening plant consisting of a multi-rake bar screen with 20 mm bar spacing as course screen and a 6 mm perforated fine screen. Due to the given conditions and scarce space in the building it was no easy task for the planning office PWU in Magdeburg to plan this project in detail in cooperation with Berliner Wasserbetriebe and put it out to tender. Highest attention was paid to two requirements: robust screens and flexibility of the manufacturer. Some of the requirements in the tender specification were very high and bidders had to submit a calculation together with their bid to prove they can meet these requirements. It had to be verified whether the supplier is able to manufacture products that can be tailored to suit specific project requirements. Not least due to the fact that we had already supplied four RoSF 4 Grit Washer units (size 16 l/s) in 2011/2012 via ATM Hartmann (Berlin), we finally received the order in autumn 2013 to supply one coarse, one fine screen and one screenings wash press for treatment line 1. In view of the site conditions the order was initially limited to one line. Placement of the order for the other lines was subject to trouble-free operation of the first-line screens during an eight-week test period under predefined load conditions. After mechanical installation of the complete plant at the end of 2013 and completed electrical installation the plant was put into operation in spring 2014. Despite a number of interfaces plant start-up went off without any problems so that the new screening system could be put into test operation after a very short time already. During this test period all mechanical equipment operated without troubles even during several heavy rainfalls with extremely high pollution loads. Throughout the whole period only one problem report was received from the coarse screen, this was caused by a big squared timber due to which the screen was reliably stopped by the integrated mechanical safety shutdown function (torque control) to protect it against damage. At the end of the test period it had to be proven that the screens can cope with the defined load conditions. The screens had to reliably manage water level differentials of up to 2 m with enormous amounts of screenings (90 kg per minute) upstream of the screens. It turned out during the test period already that such conditions were not at all exaggerated requirements on the part of the customer but real scenarios as they occur regularly on STP Waßmannsdorf. Since both screens and the wash press performed to the full satisfaction of the customer, we received in summer 2014 also the order for the equipment for the rest of the four lines. Presently, the screens of line 4 are installed, i.e. when the structural measures are finished. According to the time schedule the overall project is planned to be finished by the end of 2015. After project completion the following HUBER machines will be operating on site: 4 HUBER RakeMax® Multi-Rake Bar Screens, size 5300 / 2552 as coarse screens; Bar spacing: 20 mm with tear drop shaped bars (size 8 mm), throughput: 2700 l/s per screen 4 HUBER Belt Screen EscaMax® units, size 6000 / 2552 as fine screens, aperture: 6 mm, throughput: 2700 l/s per screen 4 HUBER Wash Press WAP units, approx. 2500 mm feed trough length, throughput: 8.5 m³/h per Wash Press 4 COANDA Grit Washer RoSF 4 units, size 2, throughput: 16 l/s per Grit Washer In operation since 2011 – HUBER COANDA Grit Washer units, type RoSF 4, size 16 l/s HUBER Belt Screen EscaMax®: Blinding of the screen during load operation and insertion of the bottom part of a two-part HUBER EscaMax® screen into the screen building[...]