Manufacturer Enware sets a brightly shining example of water conservation and environmental safety

Enware has introduced a water recycling plant to its chrome plating facilities. These facilities are used for chroming all of Enware’s locally manufactured product ranges.

The new recycling plant at Caringbah, Sydney, not only saves water and eliminates the need to dispose of polluted water, but also increases workplace safety and product quality.

In its first year of operation, the plant has saved more than 1.3 million litres of water (equivalent to more than 20 backyard swimming pools).

The recycling of water eliminates the need to dispose of polluted water into the environment, by way of drains or expensive transport, storage and processing.

Because water is continuously recovered for reuse, greater quantities can be used for plating rinse water, improving plating finish. This removes one of the problems of conventional plating systems, whereby more fresh water is needed to obtain higher process purity and better chrome finishes.

Regeneration of water recycling and contaminant capture columns can be completed off site, increasing workplace safety. This eliminates the storage of chemicals on site and management of hazardous concentrated solution

The system is fully integrated within the existing production line. Staff are fully trained to maintain the equipment and to optimise it for day-to-day operation.