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FSM News
|Issue: 20|Date: 28.10.2020|
Rock River Selects FSM Frankenberger
High Capture FSM Screens GmbH & Co. KG
Equipment for Water
Water treatment plant Wertach Ost and Waste Water
Inlet Works
FSM filterscreens in use at the Magdeburg
water treatment plan in Gerwisch since 1996
Tubli in Bahrein
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FSM News
|Issue: 20|Date: 28.10.2020|
Rock River Selects
High Capture FSM Screens
Rock River Water Reclamation District who insist a perforated plate screen cal pre-treatment. As part of this plan,
had two AquaGuard screens that were could not be installed at this steep in- the existing drum screens were repla-
at the end of their service life and nee- cline. ced with a modern FRS 3-type filter-
ded to be rebuilt or replaced. Due to However, FSM’s extensive screen know- screen and enhanced with a down-
the cost of AquaGuard rebuilds, the di- ledge and large 80° installation list put stream screenings wash press. The exi-
strict decided to consider replace- the FSM Filterscreen in the top position. sting grit classifier was also ex-
ment options. Based on their due Rock River Water Reclamation District changed for a grit washer.
diligence, they decided that FSM per- At that point, Rock River decided that the
forated plate belt filter screens were FSM screens were the only screens they The company FSM Frankenberger GmbH
the best choice and would provide in- wanted installed in their plant. Shortly & Co. KG won the contract for this project
creased capture efficiency. after, the board approved the direct pur- with a persuasive bid accompanied by
chase of two FSM Filterscreens FRS 3 1500 references.
The Rock River team traveled to Enviro- x 80/10 and two FSM SPW 300-1300 was- The filter belt screen was mounted in a
Care’s offices in Gurnee IL. This gave her compactors. channel also included in scope of sup-
them an opportunity to learn more about ply/delivery, with an emergency bypass
the FSM FRS 3 and see actual FSM pro- in stainless steel. The tank is completely
duction units in the Enviro-Care show
room.
Water treat- covered, which reduces odour nuisance
to a minimum. The filterscreen was fitted
From there, the team toured the Kenosha
Wisconsin FSM Filterscreen installation. The
ment plant with perforation of only 4 mm, resulting in
a very high screening retention rate. Blok-
staff at Kenosha was able to answer their kages and malfunctions in the downst-
operational questions and point out the The water treatment plant operated by ream system are therefore a thing of the
benefits the plant is experiencing with the Wertach-Ost Sewage Association past. By treating the screenings with a
their high debris capture screens. Ke- was erected in Pforzen at the start of screenings wash press, the screenings are
nosha also recommended Rock River get the nineties. Over the years the plant highly compressed and the volume
larger dumpsters. has undergone constant renovation to discharged significantly reduced, mea-
At the Rock River headworks, gates loca- fulfil ever-growing water protection re- ning that the waste tanks have to be
ted upstream of the screens limited the quirements. In 2019 the plan was for changed less frequently.
screens’ angle of inclination to 80°. This this plant operated by the Wertach-Ost Using a grit washer instead of a grit clas-
angle has always presented problems for Sewage Association to receive further sifier results in bringing the loss on ignition
competing belt screen manufacturers future-proofing in the area of mechani- figure down to less than 3%, and thus also
Rock River, FSM Filterscreen Water treatment plant Wertach Ost
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Equipment for Water and
Waste Water Inlet Works
FSM Frankenberger GmbH & Co. KG
FSM filter belt screens in use at the
Magdeburg water treatment plan
19702
the volume discharged. The new ma-
chine technology ensures that the ope-
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rational safety of the water treatment
plant is significantly increased, and redu-
ces the quantity if separated grit and
screenings particles to be disposed of,
leading to a reduction in operating costs.
The new machines had to be installed
during ongoing operations, which meant
adhering to a strict schedule. Thanks to
efficient organisation and the fast wor-
king methods of the FSM installation
team, this posed no problem.
Overall, the objectives of the customer
were entirely fulfilled with the FSM machi-
nes installed. The practice-based ap-
proach to planning by engineering
consultants Holinger Ingenieure GmbH
based in Merklingen was compelling, and
was successfully implemented on time by
all involved.
The plant has been operational since the
end of 2019, and since coming on stream
has run successfully without any signifi- At the end of the 1990s, the Magde- • The filterpanel are cleaned by the
cant problems. We congratulate the cus- burg/ Gerwisch water treatment plant brushes to an optimum standard.
tomer on this exemplary plant, and wish was fully rebuilt. As part of this newly • The system reduces work for mainten-
him every success in continued operati- build project, company FSM was asked ance staff, as it eliminates mainten-
ons. At the same time we would like to to install several machines from its pro- ance points on the screens.
thank everyone involved for the smooth duct range in the area of mechanical • A gradual deterioration of cleaning
running of the project and outstanding pre-treatment. performance no longer occurs.
teamwork. Three filterscreens, three screenings • The brush shaft can swivel upwards
wash presses, one twin-screw feed, one and allow coarse materials to pass wit-
container carousel and two grit collec- hout malfunctions or damage.
tion scrapers were installed and com- • Tensioning the filter band chains makes
missioned on the plant at that time. any adjustment work on the cleaning
brush unnecessary.
In 2005 we presented the further deve-
lopment of our filterscreen (Version 2) to The self-adjusting cleaning brush can also
the Magdeburg waste water company be retro-fitted to all FSM’s older filter-
Abwassergesellschaft Magdeburg mbH screens. The Magdeburg/Gerwisch water
(AGM). Significantly, the seal of the filter treatment plant operator had the first of
screen to the machine frame was impro- three screens converted to the new
ved, which distinctly improved screenings brush system in 2015. The re-quipped
retention. screen delivered convincing results, and
The customer decided to have the exi- the customer decided to convert the two
sting screens converted to the FRS 2 stan- other screens to the same standard. All
dard. three screens have so far operated wit-
At IFAT in 2014 we presented our current hout any complaints.
generation of FSM filterscreens - FRS 3 – to
visitors. Mr Volkmann of the municipal authority
The FRS 3 represented a completely new Städtische Werke Magdeburg GmbH &
development, with improvements in the Co. KG (SWM), which is responsible for
area of hydraulic performance, scree- maintenance of the Magdeburg/ Ger-
nings retention and an improved hygie- wisch water treatment plant, confirms:
nic enclosure being achieved. “We have installed the new self-adjusting
But it was the self-adjusting cleaning cleaning brush, and the points which FSM
brush which represented a major new Frankenberger brought to our attention
development, with the following benefits for use of the new system are spot on”.
over the previous version, the FRS 2:
• The cleaning brush adjusts itself auto- We would like to thank Mr Volkmann, his
matically and does not have to be whole team and SWM for their confi-
reset. dence in our products, and look forward
Water treatment plant Wertach Ost to working together again in the future.
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FSM News
|Issue: 20|Date: 28.10.2020|
Tubli 19702
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in Bahrein
Company FSM Frankenberger won a The comprehensive contract extends to helps reduce operating problems. Imple-
major contract to equip the mechani- an overall package for a coarse screen mentation of the whole installation is
cal pre-treatment system at the Tubli system, plus the downstream fine screen planned for the end of 2021 / start of
water treatment plant in Bahrain. system including feed system, screenings 2022.
treatment and electrical equipment. Our engineers and technicians are more
This water treatment plant on the Persian The latest generation of FSM filterscreens, than happy with the challenges of this
Gulf is designed for waste water capacity characterised by very high screenings complex major project, which is certain
of 400,000 m³/d. It is being built by the firm retention performance, are being used in to become a testimonial to the know-
WTE Wassertechnik (EVN Group) which the fine screens. This serves to protect how and component efficiency of FSM
will then operate it for 10 years. downstream plant components and
Projects
in Odense -
Denmark
End of 2019 FSM Frankenberger GmbH
& Co. KG received an order for revam-
ping the inlet works of two wastewater
treatment plants in Odense-Denmark.
FSM Frankenberger GmbH & Co. KG
Vor dem Hohen Stein 1 · D-35415 Pohlheim/Garbenteich
Tel. +49 (0) 06404-9194-0 · Fax +49 (0) 06404-9194-91
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