INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES

  • Data centers are evolving into industrial-scale thermal-management facilities as artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), cloud platforms, and accelerated computing increase rack power density. Modern AI racks can exceed 50–120 kW per rack, creating substantially higher heat-rejection requirements than conventional enterprise infrastructure. ASHRAE's (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) AI Data Center Energy Performance Framework identifies liquid cooling as an important architecture for these high-density environments.

  • Upgrading active fire protection lines in high-security facilities requires precision isolation without compromising system readiness. Live tap valve insertion creates permanent control points under line pressure, eliminating service disruptions during critical infrastructure overhauls.

  • Restoring century-old hydroelectric penstocks requires advanced trenchless techniques to resolve severe structural cracking and wall loss. Stand-alone composite liners restore full load-bearing capacity without reliance on deteriorated steel, extending asset lifespans while minimizing facility downtime.

  • Infrastructure modifications on active C900 PVC sewer mains require careful isolation to protect delicate pipe materials. Operating under live line pressure enables safe cutting debris removal while establishing permanent isolation points without triggering costly service shutdowns.

  • Process manufacturing represents an underexamined water-withdrawal category. Inside every one of these facilities, water is lost twice — once at the tap, and once at the drain — both losses driven by the same root cause and both solvable by the same intervention.

  • Operational drift in demineralizer systems often leads to hidden chemical and water waste. By re-establishing precise performance baselines and refining operational practices, facilities can significantly lower annual chemical spend, reduce water consumption, and recover valuable operating time.

  • Decentralized advanced wastewater treatment has become an increasingly effective solution for a wide range of commercial facilities. Fortunately, modern advanced treatment systems provide highly effective, customizable, and cost-efficient solutions that can be tailored to the unique operating characteristics of each commercial site while meeting demanding environmental performance standards.

  • For decades, industrial operators have treated water through a transactional lens as a commodity utility expense to be bought, utilized, treated, and discharged. However, the operational realities of a water-stressed world require a profound organizational shift.

  • Polyacrylamide (PAM) selection in industrial wastewater treatment is frequently reduced to a trial-and-error exercise, resulting in reagent waste, inconsistent effluent quality, and inflated operating costs. This article presents a structured framework for PAM optimization across three critical variables — ionic charge density, molecular weight, and coagulant synergy.
  • Industrial repairs at height require lightweight, efficient solutions to maintain production schedules. Under-pressure valve insertion allows for the rapid creation of isolation points on elevated pipelines, ensuring system continuity and safety without the need for extensive shutdowns.

INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS

  • Industrial Pretreatment Software

    SwiftComply helps you act fast and with confidence. Workflow automation, timely alerts, and built-in compliance logic surface what matters when it matters—flagging issues, tracking responses, and reducing risk at every step.

  • Prefabricated Skid Systems For Drop In Place Install

    With PreFab, PreAassembled Skid Systems, water treatment plants avoid having to source each Chemical Metering System component individually, like pumps, flow meters, gauges, valves, and piping. Prefabricated, Preassembled Skid Systems arrive ready to work, reducing installation time and helping keep labor costs in check.  Blue-White® offers skids in One, Two, or Three Pump Configurations. Custom work is available.

  • Tank Level Monitoring

    The ThingsLog Tank Level Monitoring Solution is a low-power, reliable, and versatile system designed to monitor liquid levels in tanks, reservoirs, water towers, drilling wells, and ponds.

  • Ultrapen™ PT1 Conductivity/TDS/Salinity/Temperature Pen

    This portable water analysis instrument is designed to be extremely accurate, fast and simple to use in diverse water quality applications. 

  • AVT - AVT EZ Valve 2"

    The AVT 2" (50mm) EZ Valve was specifically designed to handle the small diameter water pipelines that are found in high-rise buildings, hospitals, factories, HVAC applications and most commercial buildings as well as refining and petrochemical plants.

INDUSTRIAL VIDEOS

What if water isn't a utility cost to be managed, but a strategic asset capable of driving productivity, profitability, and long-term business resilience? In this episode of The Water Online Show, Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Ecolab Industry Fellow Dr. Geoff Townsend to explore why leading organizations are rethinking water's role in industrial operations.