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Page 1: for treatment · 2 KWI designs and manufactures water and waste water treatment equipment and systems for most industrial and municipal applications. It is considered one of the pioneers

Contact your KWI area office for further information

KWI INTERNATIONAL Environmental Treatment GmbH (Head Office), Ferlach, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Tel: +43 4227 3266 Fax: +43 4227 3449 Email: [email protected]

Visit our international web site : www.kwi-intl.com

KWI France s.a.r.l.Tel: +33(0)4 79 60 80 24Fax: +33(0)4 79 60 85 67Email: [email protected]

KWI Italia S.r.l. Tel: +39 02 89 01 32 05/61Fax: +39 02 86 64 79Email: [email protected]

KWI RussiaTel: +7 812 320 84 51Fax: +7 812 113 01 47Email: [email protected]

KWI GermanyTel: +49 7243 525362Fax: +49 7243 525397Email: [email protected]

KWI North AmericaTel: +1 413 6370639Fax: +1 413 6370285 Email: [email protected]

KWI (UK) LimitedTel: +44(0)1352 700224Fax: +44(0)1352 700396Email: [email protected]

KWI Latin AmericaTel: +52 33 36101395Fax: +52 33 36101396 Email: [email protected]

KWI KoreaTel: +82 2736 7432/3Fax: +82 2736 4653Email: [email protected]

Eurochem Co., Ltd. (Thailand)Tel: +66 23625166Fax: +6623625167Email: [email protected]

KWI MalaysiaTel: +43 4227 3266Fax: +43 4227 3449Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

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KWI designs and manufactures water andwaste water treatment equipment andsystems for most industrial and municipalapplications. It is considered one of thepioneers of dissolved air flotation (DAF)technology and is the oldest existing DAFequipment builder in the world.

Founded over 50 years ago by Dr MilosKrofta as Krofta Engineering Corporation,the company started by building watertreatment and fibre recovery installations forthe paper industry. With an extensiveinstalled base, in all continents, the namehas become almost synonymous with theindustry itself.

While the paper sector still forms asignificant part of its business, in the last fivedecades KWI has developed and deployeda considerable range of water clarificationequipment and technologies across multipleindustries and applications. The company

has gradually evolved over the years tomeet these growing markets. By the end ofthe 1980’s it had created a dedicatedfabrication facility in Austria and, morerecently, an advanced R & D centre inFrance.

During the early 1990’s Krofta Engineeringchanged its name to Krofta Waters Inc.(KWI) and recently a new organisation, KWIInternational, was formed to incorporate allof the companies, the people, the assetsand the intellectual property of the KWIgroup. To be closer to the Austrianmanufacturing and French engineeringcentres, new international headquartershave been established in Europe. Benefitingfrom this global network of regionalengineering groups, marketing, sales andservice divisions, KWI provides customerswith research, resources, systems andsupport.

People are the key to knowledge at KWI.

A dedicated world-wide team ... workingin different conditions, in differentmarkets, with different applications ... allutilising and leveraging strong central R &D and product engineering ...

Employing 50 years of innovative bestpractices deployed correctly each time byimpressive regional engineering teams …

Over 35 qualified engineers supported by95 additional technical staff working inEurope, Asia and the Americas.

KWI people provide the world’s processingindustries with proven solutions, expertlyimplemented, based on sound engineeringprinciples, technical innovation and acreative approach to liquid / solid separationtechnology.

Vast process knowledge ...

Our origins ... deeply rooted in process industries ...

KWI has more than 3600 installations world-wide in a range of industries treating tens ofmillions of cubic metres of water and waste water per year ...

Extensive installed base ...

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Manufacture,installation & commissioning ...

KWI provides technology and buildsequipment and systems on a global basis.Its major manufacturing and fabricationplant, of over 4000m2, is situated in Austria.Here a team of over 40 expert engineersand manufacturing specialists combine thebest of both traditional and digitalproduction skills allowing the simultaneousconstruction of many plants with shortdelivery times.

Continuous research and developmentprogrammes at KWI help it remain at theforefront of innovative technology fortoday’s water and waste water treatment.The Austrian plant also maintainsfabrication and test facilities for the manyprototypes designed by the R & D group.

Additionally, its engineering capacity allowsit to offer a comprehensive service facilityfor both its own and other suppliersequipment. Maintenance, downtime repairs,fabrication of tanks and vessels, machineryalignment or general engineering servicescan all be provided through its globalnetwork.

KWI spares, too, are held at variouslocations throughout the world to enableessential service and wear parts to beshipped to customers without delay.

INDUSTRIES

PAPER over 1000 NORTH AMERICA over 600

SOUTH AMERICA over 300

EUROPE over 2000

ASIA/AUSTRALIA over 600

AFRICA over 30

FOOD & BEVERAGE over 2000

MUNICIPAL over 600

POTABLE & PROCESS WATER

over 30

GENERALAPPLICATIONS

over 300

MARKETS

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Engineered process solutions ...KWI doesn’t just install equipment ... itinstalls guaranteed engineered solutions towater and waste water treatment problems.Its customers’ needs are always individualand often unique.

Its comprehensive range of equipmentprovides a strong technology core, whilst itsR & D group working with process andproject engineering form a total solutionteam that ensures the most appropriate

approach to each and every challenge.

This specialised team has capabilitiesranging from process consulting todeveloping customised equipment. Itprovides complete project engineeringincluding process selection, purchasing,construction and commissioningmanagement, and a full range ofinstallation services, to guarantee plantconformity and process verification.

Deinking washwater clarification

3

Broad technology ...

KWI boasts considerable success in itsfield. Its commitment to fully satisfycustomer demands, and its study ofconstantly changing marketrequirements, has resulted in thedevelopment of seven DAF clarificationplatforms, the most complete range inthe market today.

Combined with extensive experienceutilising complementary technologiesand a wide array of technicalpartnerships, KWI is ideally placed tooffer the most appropriate equipmentand services solutions to clarificationand filtration problems.

Manufacturing quality andefficiency ...

The company’s dedicated manufacturingfacilities and product engineering groupare located in modern industrial premisesin Klagenfurt, Austria. Here, all fabricationand production systems are performedstrictly in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 qualitystandards. Intimate cooperation between R & D, product engineering andfabrication ensures continuousimprovements in product function andcost.

KWI today ... technologies for a sensitive environment ...

Research & Development ...

KWI has always been a creativecompany. From the original Kroftarectangular Unifloat introduced in 1947to the highly advanced Megacell®

clarifier marketed today, the group hasconstantly innovated. This effort hasresulted in over 35 patents beingawarded since the company wasfounded, with multiple patents pendingtoday as KWI continues to respond tomarket requirements.

KWI’s regional engineering teams areready to match customers’ specificneeds with its wide experience andtechnology database, to create aninnovative and efficient solution uniquein the industry.

Turnkey project, paper

Turnkey biological treatment, environmentally

sensitive site Surface aerator showing floats

Pressurisation,ADT installation

Turnkey drinking water project - with lamella settlement andsandfiltration

World-wide environmental awareness andessential legislation requires companies tooperate in an environmentally responsibleway. Market forces strongly reinforce thismessage ... end product users insist uponthe finest environmental credentials. It

makes strong economic sense,therefore, to work with world-classexperts to deploy technology, equipmentand systems to achieve efficient, costeffective environmental goals.

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Primary treatment ... ... paper industry ...

Primary treatment involves the physicalseparation of suspended and colloidalmaterial from a water or waste waterstream. In many cases it may alsoinvolve chemical coagulation andflocculation to enhance removalefficiencies. The combination ofphysical-chemical treatmentincorporating dissolved air flotationclarification is one of KWI’s specialities.

This technology is currently used in foodprocessing plants and dairies, wherefats, oils and greases must be removed,in paper production effluent, inindustrial effluent treatment, and inmunicipal effluent before biologicaltreatment ...

The choice of both process andequipment will depend on theapplication. KWI has a large installationdatabase at its disposal and this, alongwith the possibility of running pilot plantsimulations, laboratory tests andanalysis, enables the best combination

Tannery

Environmental protection - fish processingoil recovery

Minicell™ installation

KWI SUPERCELL™

KWI UNICELL™

KWI MINICELL™

Supercell™ - effluent treatment

Supercell™ - tissue machine,white water

Megacell® - tissue deinking

KWI MEGACELL®

Vertical

KWI MEGACELL®

Horizontal

Paper industry experts with extensiveknowledge of this specialised processprovide solutions to system and effluenttreatment problems created throughoutthe paper making process.

Individually treated short loops in thepaper mill generally achieve the bestimprovements in terms of raw materialand fresh water cost savings and includesuch areas as :-

paper machine whitewaterpaper machine deinking wash waterreject streamsraw waterpress filtratesTMP filtrates

Other paper industry applications forKWI systems and equipment include :-

Deinking plantPulp manufactureNon-woven products

Vertical Megacell® MCV20operating on washer filtrate in newsprint mill

Vertical Megacell® MCV80.4 -board mill

SediCone™ calciumcarbonate recovery

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Biological treatment systems reducepolluting materials in waste waterstreams by utilising micro-organisms.This well established technology is alsocapable of removing organicconstituents such as ammonium,phosphorous, etc.

Today’s regulatory pressures requireeffluent plants to perform better thanever before. Many industries havetraditionally relied on primary treatmentprocesses only for their waste watertreatment. This has performancelimitations and may not removesufficient amounts of polluting materialto a suitable level to meet dischargeconsents or allow water recycling.

KWI biological treatment systems aredesigned generally for particular casesof industrial effluent treatment whereconventional solutions are notapplicable or are inappropriate.

Combinations of primary physical-chemical pre-treatment and continuousbioreactors or SBR systems have beensuccessfully used in many difficult cases.

Biological treatment ...

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Process applications ...

Activated sludge plant

Sequential batch reactor (SBR) -rubber manufacture

SBR plant, cheese factory Surface aerator SBR plant, vineyard

KWI is strategically placed to serveprocess industries world-wide, with itsequipment and systems becoming, inmany cases, an integral part of theproduction cycle. Typical processindustry applications includepetrochemical, rubber manufacture andplastics recycling, paper and boardmanufacture, non-wovens, and many,many more.

Petrochemical industries generally havespecific requirements concerningequipment quality and particularmanufacturing procedures, whilst rubberand plastics industries are often locatedin dry countries with poor waterresources. They require significantrecycling of raw materials from theireffluent.

Petrochemical plant

Non - wovens high pressure needle spray water recycling

Megacell® - coal dust recovery, power station

Denim dyeing plant effluent treatment

Effluent treatment and waterrecycling project,

rubber manufacture

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Fine clarification & water polishing ...

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Biological sludge clarification & thickening ...

Sometimes traditional settlement clarificationafter the bioreactors can be quite difficultand unstable. The reason for this varies -high concentration of salts in the effluent,particularly ‘light’ biomass, de-nitrificationin the secondary clarifiers, sludge bulking ora host of other reasons.

Dissolved air flotation is a good alternativeto sedimentation in these cases. It allows theuse of significantly higher biomassconcentration in the bioreactors savingconstruction costs, volume and, therefore,space.

Excess biomass is also removed in the formof sludge in the biological treatment stageto allow further biomass growth. Thethickening of this sludge before de-wateringis another common application for DAFtechnology.

KWI’s Sedicell™ clarifier is designedprimarily for biological sludgeclarification and thickening applications.Combining settlement and flotation, aspecific hydraulic design and sludgerecovery facility allows a deep sludgeblanket to be built up for optimumclarification and better sludgethickening. A floated sludge consistencyof up to 6% is currently achieved withsmall amounts of flocculant being onlyoccasionally used to cover peakhydraulic and solids loadings.

Tertiary treatment or ‘polishing’ applicationsare more and more necessary to improvefinal effluent quality after biologicaltreatment for either discharge or recycling.Phosphorous precipitation and additional‘hard’ COD removal is also a growingneed.

The KWI Klaricell™ clarifier removes finesuspended solids utilising flocculation,dissolved air flotation clarification anddouble media sand filtration in one unit,ensuring the highest efficiency coupled witheconomical and simple operation.

For smaller flows, KWI also supplies the KS-Filter™, a continuous back-washinggravity sand filter using an airlift pump to liftdirty sand from the bottom to the sandwashing chamber at the top.

Tertiary effluent, irrigation

KS - Filter™industrial tertiaryeffluent

Potable water installation

Biological sludge thickening, dairy

Biological sludge thickening,municipal plant

Sludge thickening

Biofilter backwash waterclarification and

sludge thickening

KWI SEDICELL™

KWI KS - FILTER™

KWI KLARICELL™

Potable & process water clarification ...

Traditional methods of producing potableand high quality process water involveseparate primary clarification and filtrationstages to remove organic and inorganiccontaminants.

With the KWI Klaricell™ clarifier, both canbe combined in one compact unit andsuccessfully employed for municipal orindustrial use, especially in cases where highsuspended solids concentration in the rawwater occur. This is the case when surfacewater containing algae or other organic andinorganic materials, giving occasional orpermanent turbidity, is treated.

The combination of DAF clarification, withthe capacity to remove significant amountsof solids, along with fine double media sandfiltration, giving excellent filtration quality ina single clarifier, is a reliable andeconomical solution for these applications.

Klaricell™ - fresh water for paper mill

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Fine clarification & water polishing ...

6

Biological sludge clarification & thickening ...

Sometimes traditional settlement clarificationafter the bioreactors can be quite difficultand unstable. The reason for this varies -high concentration of salts in the effluent,particularly ‘light’ biomass, de-nitrificationin the secondary clarifiers, sludge bulking ora host of other reasons.

Dissolved air flotation is a good alternativeto sedimentation in these cases. It allows theuse of significantly higher biomassconcentration in the bioreactors savingconstruction costs, volume and, therefore,space.

Excess biomass is also removed in the formof sludge in the biological treatment stageto allow further biomass growth. Thethickening of this sludge before de-wateringis another common application for DAFtechnology.

KWI’s Sedicell™ clarifier is designedprimarily for biological sludgeclarification and thickening applications.Combining settlement and flotation, aspecific hydraulic design and sludgerecovery facility allows a deep sludgeblanket to be built up for optimumclarification and better sludgethickening. A floated sludge consistencyof up to 6% is currently achieved withsmall amounts of flocculant being onlyoccasionally used to cover peakhydraulic and solids loadings.

Tertiary treatment or ‘polishing’ applicationsare more and more necessary to improvefinal effluent quality after biologicaltreatment for either discharge or recycling.Phosphorous precipitation and additional‘hard’ COD removal is also a growingneed.

The KWI Klaricell™ clarifier removes finesuspended solids utilising flocculation,dissolved air flotation clarification anddouble media sand filtration in one unit,ensuring the highest efficiency coupled witheconomical and simple operation.

For smaller flows, KWI also supplies the KS-Filter™, a continuous back-washinggravity sand filter using an airlift pump to liftdirty sand from the bottom to the sandwashing chamber at the top.

Tertiary effluent, irrigation

KS - Filter™industrial tertiaryeffluent

Potable water installation

Biological sludge thickening, dairy

Biological sludge thickening,municipal plant

Sludge thickening

Biofilter backwash waterclarification and

sludge thickening

KWI SEDICELL™

KWI KS - FILTER™

KWI KLARICELL™

Potable & process water clarification ...

Traditional methods of producing potableand high quality process water involveseparate primary clarification and filtrationstages to remove organic and inorganiccontaminants.

With the KWI Klaricell™ clarifier, both canbe combined in one compact unit andsuccessfully employed for municipal orindustrial use, especially in cases where highsuspended solids concentration in the rawwater occur. This is the case when surfacewater containing algae or other organic andinorganic materials, giving occasional orpermanent turbidity, is treated.

The combination of DAF clarification, withthe capacity to remove significant amountsof solids, along with fine double media sandfiltration, giving excellent filtration quality ina single clarifier, is a reliable andeconomical solution for these applications.

Klaricell™ - fresh water for paper mill

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Biological treatment systems reducepolluting materials in waste waterstreams by utilising micro-organisms.This well established technology is alsocapable of removing organicconstituents such as ammonium,phosphorous, etc.

Today’s regulatory pressures requireeffluent plants to perform better thanever before. Many industries havetraditionally relied on primary treatmentprocesses only for their waste watertreatment. This has performancelimitations and may not removesufficient amounts of polluting materialto a suitable level to meet dischargeconsents or allow water recycling.

KWI biological treatment systems aredesigned generally for particular casesof industrial effluent treatment whereconventional solutions are notapplicable or are inappropriate.

Combinations of primary physical-chemical pre-treatment and continuousbioreactors or SBR systems have beensuccessfully used in many difficult cases.

Biological treatment ...

8

Process applications ...

Activated sludge plant

Sequential batch reactor (SBR) -rubber manufacture

SBR plant, cheese factory Surface aerator SBR plant, vineyard

KWI is strategically placed to serveprocess industries world-wide, with itsequipment and systems becoming, inmany cases, an integral part of theproduction cycle. Typical processindustry applications includepetrochemical, rubber manufacture andplastics recycling, paper and boardmanufacture, non-wovens, and many,many more.

Petrochemical industries generally havespecific requirements concerningequipment quality and particularmanufacturing procedures, whilst rubberand plastics industries are often locatedin dry countries with poor waterresources. They require significantrecycling of raw materials from theireffluent.

Petrochemical plant

Non - wovens high pressure needle spray water recycling

Megacell® - coal dust recovery, power station

Denim dyeing plant effluent treatment

Effluent treatment and waterrecycling project,

rubber manufacture

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Primary treatment ... ... paper industry ...

Primary treatment involves the physicalseparation of suspended and colloidalmaterial from a water or waste waterstream. In many cases it may alsoinvolve chemical coagulation andflocculation to enhance removalefficiencies. The combination ofphysical-chemical treatmentincorporating dissolved air flotationclarification is one of KWI’s specialities.

This technology is currently used in foodprocessing plants and dairies, wherefats, oils and greases must be removed,in paper production effluent, inindustrial effluent treatment, and inmunicipal effluent before biologicaltreatment ...

The choice of both process andequipment will depend on theapplication. KWI has a large installationdatabase at its disposal and this, alongwith the possibility of running pilot plantsimulations, laboratory tests andanalysis, enables the best combination

Tannery

Environmental protection - fish processingoil recovery

Minicell™ installation

KWI SUPERCELL™

KWI UNICELL™

KWI MINICELL™

Supercell™ - effluent treatment

Supercell™ - tissue machine,white water

Megacell® - tissue deinking

KWI MEGACELL®

Vertical

KWI MEGACELL®

Horizontal

Paper industry experts with extensiveknowledge of this specialised processprovide solutions to system and effluenttreatment problems created throughoutthe paper making process.

Individually treated short loops in thepaper mill generally achieve the bestimprovements in terms of raw materialand fresh water cost savings and includesuch areas as :-

paper machine whitewaterpaper machine deinking wash waterreject streamsraw waterpress filtratesTMP filtrates

Other paper industry applications forKWI systems and equipment include :-

Deinking plantPulp manufactureNon-woven products

Vertical Megacell® MCV20operating on washer filtrate in newsprint mill

Vertical Megacell® MCV80.4 -board mill

SediCone™ calciumcarbonate recovery

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Engineered process solutions ...KWI doesn’t just install equipment ... itinstalls guaranteed engineered solutions towater and waste water treatment problems.Its customers’ needs are always individualand often unique.

Its comprehensive range of equipmentprovides a strong technology core, whilst itsR & D group working with process andproject engineering form a total solutionteam that ensures the most appropriate

approach to each and every challenge.

This specialised team has capabilitiesranging from process consulting todeveloping customised equipment. Itprovides complete project engineeringincluding process selection, purchasing,construction and commissioningmanagement, and a full range ofinstallation services, to guarantee plantconformity and process verification.

Deinking washwater clarification

3

Broad technology ...

KWI boasts considerable success in itsfield. Its commitment to fully satisfycustomer demands, and its study ofconstantly changing marketrequirements, has resulted in thedevelopment of seven DAF clarificationplatforms, the most complete range inthe market today.

Combined with extensive experienceutilising complementary technologiesand a wide array of technicalpartnerships, KWI is ideally placed tooffer the most appropriate equipmentand services solutions to clarificationand filtration problems.

Manufacturing quality andefficiency ...

The company’s dedicated manufacturingfacilities and product engineering groupare located in modern industrial premisesin Klagenfurt, Austria. Here, all fabricationand production systems are performedstrictly in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 qualitystandards. Intimate cooperation between R & D, product engineering andfabrication ensures continuousimprovements in product function andcost.

KWI today ... technologies for a sensitive environment ...

Research & Development ...

KWI has always been a creativecompany. From the original Kroftarectangular Unifloat introduced in 1947to the highly advanced Megacell®

clarifier marketed today, the group hasconstantly innovated. This effort hasresulted in over 35 patents beingawarded since the company wasfounded, with multiple patents pendingtoday as KWI continues to respond tomarket requirements.

KWI’s regional engineering teams areready to match customers’ specificneeds with its wide experience andtechnology database, to create aninnovative and efficient solution uniquein the industry.

Turnkey project, paper

Turnkey biological treatment, environmentally

sensitive site Surface aerator showing floats

Pressurisation,ADT installation

Turnkey drinking water project - with lamella settlement andsandfiltration

World-wide environmental awareness andessential legislation requires companies tooperate in an environmentally responsibleway. Market forces strongly reinforce thismessage ... end product users insist uponthe finest environmental credentials. It

makes strong economic sense,therefore, to work with world-classexperts to deploy technology, equipmentand systems to achieve efficient, costeffective environmental goals.

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KWI designs and manufactures water andwaste water treatment equipment andsystems for most industrial and municipalapplications. It is considered one of thepioneers of dissolved air flotation (DAF)technology and is the oldest existing DAFequipment builder in the world.

Founded over 50 years ago by Dr MilosKrofta as Krofta Engineering Corporation,the company started by building watertreatment and fibre recovery installations forthe paper industry. With an extensiveinstalled base, in all continents, the namehas become almost synonymous with theindustry itself.

While the paper sector still forms asignificant part of its business, in the last fivedecades KWI has developed and deployeda considerable range of water clarificationequipment and technologies across multipleindustries and applications. The company

has gradually evolved over the years tomeet these growing markets. By the end ofthe 1980’s it had created a dedicatedfabrication facility in Austria and, morerecently, an advanced R & D centre inFrance.

During the early 1990’s Krofta Engineeringchanged its name to Krofta Waters Inc.(KWI) and recently a new organisation, KWIInternational, was formed to incorporate allof the companies, the people, the assetsand the intellectual property of the KWIgroup. To be closer to the Austrianmanufacturing and French engineeringcentres, new international headquartershave been established in Europe. Benefitingfrom this global network of regionalengineering groups, marketing, sales andservice divisions, KWI provides customerswith research, resources, systems andsupport.

People are the key to knowledge at KWI.

A dedicated world-wide team ... workingin different conditions, in differentmarkets, with different applications ... allutilising and leveraging strong central R &D and product engineering ...

Employing 50 years of innovative bestpractices deployed correctly each time byimpressive regional engineering teams …

Over 35 qualified engineers supported by95 additional technical staff working inEurope, Asia and the Americas.

KWI people provide the world’s processingindustries with proven solutions, expertlyimplemented, based on sound engineeringprinciples, technical innovation and acreative approach to liquid / solid separationtechnology.

Vast process knowledge ...

Our origins ... deeply rooted in process industries ...

KWI has more than 3600 installations world-wide in a range of industries treating tens ofmillions of cubic metres of water and waste water per year ...

Extensive installed base ...

11

Manufacture,installation & commissioning ...

KWI provides technology and buildsequipment and systems on a global basis.Its major manufacturing and fabricationplant, of over 4000m2, is situated in Austria.Here a team of over 40 expert engineersand manufacturing specialists combine thebest of both traditional and digitalproduction skills allowing the simultaneousconstruction of many plants with shortdelivery times.

Continuous research and developmentprogrammes at KWI help it remain at theforefront of innovative technology fortoday’s water and waste water treatment.The Austrian plant also maintainsfabrication and test facilities for the manyprototypes designed by the R & D group.

Additionally, its engineering capacity allowsit to offer a comprehensive service facilityfor both its own and other suppliersequipment. Maintenance, downtime repairs,fabrication of tanks and vessels, machineryalignment or general engineering servicescan all be provided through its globalnetwork.

KWI spares, too, are held at variouslocations throughout the world to enableessential service and wear parts to beshipped to customers without delay.

INDUSTRIES

PAPER over 1000 NORTH AMERICA over 600

SOUTH AMERICA over 300

EUROPE over 2000

ASIA/AUSTRALIA over 600

AFRICA over 30

FOOD & BEVERAGE over 2000

MUNICIPAL over 600

POTABLE & PROCESS WATER

over 30

GENERALAPPLICATIONS

over 300

MARKETS

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Contact your KWI area office for further information

KWI INTERNATIONAL Environmental Treatment GmbH (Head Office), Ferlach, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Tel: +43 4227 3266 Fax: +43 4227 3449 Email: [email protected]

Visit our international web site : www.kwi-intl.com

KWI France s.a.r.l.Tel: +33(0)4 79 60 80 24Fax: +33(0)4 79 60 85 67Email: [email protected]

KWI Italia S.r.l. Tel: +39 02 89 01 32 05/61Fax: +39 02 86 64 79Email: [email protected]

KWI RussiaTel: +7 812 320 84 51Fax: +7 812 113 01 47Email: [email protected]

KWI GermanyTel: +49 7243 525362Fax: +49 7243 525397Email: [email protected]

KWI North AmericaTel: +1 413 6370639Fax: +1 413 6370285 Email: [email protected]

KWI (UK) LimitedTel: +44(0)1352 700224Fax: +44(0)1352 700396Email: [email protected]

KWI Latin AmericaTel: +52 33 36101395Fax: +52 33 36101396 Email: [email protected]

KWI KoreaTel: +82 2736 7432/3Fax: +82 2736 4653Email: [email protected]

Eurochem Co., Ltd. (Thailand)Tel: +66 23625166Fax: +6623625167Email: [email protected]

KWI MalaysiaTel: +43 4227 3266Fax: +43 4227 3449Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

©C

OPY

RIG

HT

KWI I

NTE

RNAT

ION

AL E

NVI

RON

MEN

TAL

TREA

TMEN

T G

MBH

- A

UST

RIA

Technologiesfor

water & waste watertreatment

Technologiesfor

water & waste watertreatment

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