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Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, the T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility has long been a cornerstone of the city’s wastewater treatment infrastructure. After more than two decades running sludge dewatering centrifuges, the plant sought a modern solution to increase throughput, cut operating costs and meet tightening discharge regulations - without extensive renovations or downtime. The replacement of its aging sludge equipment with Alfa Laval G3 decanter centrifuges doubled the flow with half the power required and less polymer usage.

August 28, 2025

A major petrochemical plant in the U.S. operates 70 gasketed plate heat exchangers (GPHEs) across various applications. As part of its commitment to operational efficiency and reliability, the company wanted to assess the performance of its heat exchangers and spare parts management for the plant.

July 2, 2025

“Over the years, this global petrochemicals company has continuously optimized its steam cracker plant in Antwerp, Belgium because every additional 0.1 % improvement counts,” says Stijn Moolenaar, Outside Sales Engineer, Alfa Laval Benelux. “Which is why the customer came quickly on board when we recommended an Alfa Laval Performance Audit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger to determine exactly how each of the nine titanium plate heat exchangers cooling the steam cracker process water was performing.”

July 2, 2025