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JMS Material Handling Systems Overview Presentation
Watch this JMS Presentation on the JMS Bio-HANDLING (Material Handling Systems). Greg Hyde, Product Manager | Material Handling from JMS, talks about some of the most popular styles of Material Handling Systems that are on the market today...
Shafted Screw Conveyors vs Shaftless Screw Conveyors
Over the years, the use of screw conveyors in municipal wastewater plants has been popular for a combination of reasons. The full enclosure of the screw conveyor helps with two big housekeeping issues at the wastewater treatment plant; spilling of materials and odor...
JMS Mega-SETTLER (Plate Settler System) Overview Presentation
Watch this JMS Presentation on the JMS Mega-SETTLER (Plate Settler System). Kerry Dissinger, Vice President of JMS, talks about the improvements that have been made to the plate settler design by JMS and why the industry has moved to plate...
Grit Classifier Basics: What is a Grit Classifier?
Grit Classifiers, also known as a grit screw or grit separator, are used at wastewater plants at the headworks (front end of the plant) to help separate the grit from organics and water. Grit removal needs to be done at the headworks of plants to help reduce wear to...
How did DO Testing help JMS Develop the Eco-AIR?
With the rise of regulation on DO (dissolved oxygen) limits by federal or state agencies many wastewater treatment facilities have been forced to add post-aeration to achieve compliance. JMS designed the Eco-AIR (Low Profile Cascade...
How did CFD Testing help JMS Develop the Mega-VAC?
When JMS introduced the newly redesigned Mega-VAC (Hoseless Sludge Removal System) JMS did R and D on different styles of systems to choose the most optimal design. To test these designs JMS used Computational Fluid Dynamics testing (CFD Testing) to see which system...
Standout Features for the JMS Mega-SETTLER (Plate Settler System)
JMS has designed the Mega-SETTLER (Plate Settler System) to be one of the most efficient inclined plate settlers on the market. JMS did this by improving and modernizing the overall design of the plate settler that has not changed for...
Typical Cost for a Scum Pipe System
Constant or intermittent skimming and removal of floating scum from the surface of process basins is a necessity in municipal water and wastewater treatment. The most common method to accomplish this is through the use of the Scum Pipe System. Scum Pipes are...
How can the JMS Bio-BELT (Belt Conveyor System) Fit Your Needs?
Since the nineteenth century belt conveyors have been used as an effective method for transporting bulk materials, and are now one of the most widely used and efficient means of transporting compactable and granular solids. Water and...
Paddle Wheel Flocculators vs. Impeller Flocculators: Best Choice for Flocculation?
Flocculation is an important part of the Water Treatment process. “Flocculate is a verb meaning to form flocculant masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.” Why would I want to flocculate? The 1000’ view...