Performance plastics have been instrumental in relclaiming wastewater into safe water for more than seven decades. Plastics are alos being put to work anywhere there's a need for durable, long-lasting, maintenance-free water transport systems.
Applications
- Potable water system (valve and pump components)
- Irrigation systems (bearings, nozzles, pivot bushings)
- Aquaculture
- Specialized chemical delivery systems
- Reclamation process piping
- Sprinkler/water aeration systems
- Hot and cold water distribution systems
- Plumbing pipes and fittings
- Double contained piping systems
- Water and sewage treatment - paddles, weirs, wear shoes, sprockets, chain guides
- Gravity and force main industrial and municipal sewer systems
- Ultra-pure water systems
- Submerged marine installations
- Ocean thermal energy conversion projects, designed to produce energy and air condition buildings
- Desalinization
- Grating and stair systems
Advantages May Include
- Lightweight
- Impact resistant
- Weather resistant
- Chemical and corrosion resistant
- Easy to fabricate
- Excellent weatherability
- Quieter than metal pipes (no "water hammer")
- Easy and safer to install
- Low maintenance
- Easy to weld, install and operate
- Excellent flexibility and bending radius (which eliminates the need for custom fittings)
- Surge-resistant
- Provides superior protection for public health when used in water treatment applications
- Fabrication can be done on-site with simple hand tools; no torches or heavy equipment needed
- Energy savings with dynamic systems (a result of plastics, lighter weight and lower specific gravity)
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