[...]Øystese, Norway I began my dual Bachelor's degree in Biological and Environmental Process Engineering at HUBER and the East Bavarian University of Applied Sciences in Amberg-Weiden in September 2021. The degree programme focuses primarily on natural sciences and engineering subjects such as fluid mechanics, mechanical and thermal process engineering, and water and wastewater treatment. In addition to theory, several practical projects must also be completed during the study-free periods. Practical experience at the HUBER Technology Center I had the advantage of being able to gain practical [...]
[...]Echthausen, Germany Wickede-Echthausen waterworks in the Ruhr Valley was built in 1942. About 35 hectares are available there for drinking water production. The waterworks belong to Wasserwerke Westfalen (WWW), a subsidiary of DEW21 and GELSENWASSER which produce drinking water for 1.5 million people with their about 138 employees. Six waterworks between Wickede and Witten treat the water of the river Ruhr and make it available as drinking water. The supply area includes parts of the southern Münsterland region, the central and eastern parts of the Ruhr Valley and the northern Sauerland area. In [...]
[...]Winterthur, Switzerland The city of Winterthur situated in the Swiss Canton Zurich is certainly not known as much as Bern, Zurich or Geneva but it is Switzerland’s sixth largest city with a very special landmark. The Wintower, erected 1966 by the Swiss company Sulzer AG, was nearly 40 years long the highest high-rise building in Switzerland. When the whole building was renovated recently, this included also the heating and cooling system. The HUBER ThermWin system was selected for wastewater heat utilisation. The Wintower has about 22,000 m² office space distributed on 28 storeys. Due to the complete[...]
[...]Beijing, China 1. General During the past 20 years China has significantly stepped up its efforts to improve wastewater treatment. Already 3,243 sewage treatment plants were built until June 2012. These state-of-the-art plants clarify an average daily amount of 130 million m³ wastewater. Frequently, however, problems occur especially with sludge digestion due to sediments which hinder optimal digestion and cause wear on the sludge dewatering systems. The problems are caused by the numerous building projects going on in China's cities. A lot of debris, grit and silt, i.e. a lot of inorganic material[...]
[...]It is a milestone in the 150-year company history of HUBER SE: On Monday, 10 January, HUBER SE welcomed its 800th employee at the company headquarters in Berching. Wilhelm Buchberger was received on his first day of work by the board members Georg Huber, Dr. Oliver Rong and Rainer Köhler as well as Georg Heinzelmann (Head of Project Management) and the HR department. Mr Buchberger officially joined the company on 1 January 2022 and will strengthen the project management team in the future. From a copper smithy to a leading global company: HUBER is growing steadily The growth in the number of [...]
[...]Houten, Netherlands It is an ideal location for advanced wastewater treatment: HUBER, through its Dutch representative Dutch Spiral B.V., supplies proven stainless steel equipment from its Safe Access Solutions (SAS) business unit for the Netherlands' first wastewater ozonation plant. The scope of supply includes five HUBER Access Covers TT8a and three HUBER Pressure-Tight Doors TT7. Residues of chemical substances in drinking water Dutch drinking water is among the world's best due to its intensive purification. However, increasingly precise analytical methods show that residues of chemical [...]
[...]Wastewater treatment for the fish processing industry Reduce disposal costs Separate solids and impurities Dewater excess sludge Separate biomass Maintain compliance with regulatory limits Reduce operating costs Wastewater from the fish processing industry typically contains high levels of COD, grease, and solids. HUBER provides customized solutions built on standardized machine technology, tailored to the unique composition of each wastewater type and designed to meet both the required effluent quality and specific project needs. HUBER products and solutions for your requirements We offer[...]
[...]Tailor-made solutions for fish protection We develop solutions that are both designed and implemented to be sustainable and long-lasting. Not only resource-saving manufacturing of our screens and screening machines is important to us, but also the optimization of structures for water abstraction projects and creating comprehensive concepts for fish protection. Technical options HUBER solutions for fish protection Optimal fish protection starts with the correct design of the structure and the screen concept. This also includes fish deterrent systems and specially shaped filter elements for [...]
[...]On Tuesday, 2 August, HUBER SE honoured five graduates of different apprenticeships for their successfully passed final exams. In the HUBER Forum at the company’s headquarters in Berching-Erasbach, the trainers as well as the board of directors congratulated the now former apprentices and wished them much success in their takeover departments and for their further career. All graduates were taken on by the company. In July, a marketing communications clerk, two industrial clerks and two wastewater technology specialists successfully completed their training at HUBER. Nadine Koller (marketing [...]
[...]Guelph, Canada “Nothing slips by the RakeMax®. Its operation is absolutely flawless. After three years, we look at the components in amazement because they are ageless – it’s as if they were just installed yesterday.” Majde Qaqish, Project Engineer for the City of Guelph WWTP It had become obvious to The City of Guelph that it was time to replace several of the components in its treatment process. Project leaders also wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade its treatment processes by implementing leading edge technology. Working with consultants, the City thoroughly researched solutions to [...]