Plating and coating operations prepare and finish metal surfaces for protection, appearance, and functional performance. Cleaning, surface treatment, and rinsing create different water-quality requirements and wastewater streams. Process chemistry, suspended solids, oils, and metal-bearing contaminants influence treatment selection, while recovered water must meet the requirements of its intended use.
Clarification, filtration, chemical treatment, and dissolved air flotation can serve different stages of a surface-finishing water-treatment system. Blakeslee Equipment helps customers evaluate water characteristics, flow variations, treatment objectives, residual solids, and available space, then coordinates with manufacturers to identify equipment suited to the finishing process, its supporting water systems, and the facility’s operating requirements.
