Duperon Corporation has launched its SmartWave screening platform alongside a new Gen 4 washer compactor, expanding its equipment range for septage receiving and wastewater screenings management. The first product based on the new platform, SmartWave Septage Receiving, uses controlled vibration to separate liquids from solids and move captured material through the screening process. The Gen 4 washer compactor has been developed to wash, compact and convey high volumes of screenings from one or multiple screening systems.
SmartWave targets variable septage loads
Septage receiving facilities can encounter significant variations in incoming waste, including rags, wipes, fats, oils and grease (FOG), grit and other solids. Duperon developed SmartWave to manage these changing conditions while reducing the amount of equipment requiring routine maintenance. The system uses controlled vibration to create a wave-like movement across the screen, separating liquid from solids while continuing to move captured material. Its design does not use brushes, scrapers or augers within the screening process. Duperon says the patent-pending technology is intended to limit FOG smearing and screen blinding during challenging septage conditions. SmartWave also removes the requirement for a separate rock trap, potentially reducing manual debris removal and associated maintenance.
“With septage loads today, operators never know exactly what will come through the door, making reliable screening especially important,” said Mark Turpin, President and Co-Owner of Duperon Corporation. “We developed the SmartWave to address that uncertainty — a continued reflection of Duperon’s commitment to developing innovative, purpose-built solutions that help facilities operate more efficiently while reducing maintenance requirements and operator intervention.”
Pilot programme opens to municipal facilities
SmartWave Septage Receiving is initially being made available through Duperon’s Pilot Test Program. Municipal facilities can trial the technology for between two and four weeks using the specific septage streams encountered at their sites. Duperon will deliver and assist with setting up the equipment, provide initial testing and operational training, and support sampling and data collection. The company will then analyse the results and provide the participating facility with a final test report. The pilot is designed to assess factors including screening performance, solids characteristics and operational requirements before a facility selects a permanent septage receiving solution. Each SmartWave installation can then be engineered around site-specific flow rates, solids loading and operational requirements.
Gen 4 washer compactor handles higher screenings volumes
Alongside SmartWave, Duperon has introduced the Gen 4 version of its washer compactor technology. The latest model has a revised design and auger position and is intended for applications involving high-capacity screenings handling. The equipment washes, compacts and conveys screenings generated by one or multiple screening systems. It has been designed to process waste streams containing dense screenings, grit, rocks and material with high organic content. An integrated sensor monitors debris loading and hydraulic conditions. The system can then adjust its operating speed and discharge rate in response to changing loads, with the aim of maintaining throughput while reducing the need for continual operator intervention.
Discharge system moves screenings up to 40 feet
The Gen 4 washer compactor also includes Duperon’s Discharge Extension Option as standard. The system can transport compacted screenings by up to 40 feet in different directions, including vertically. This allows wastewater facilities to transfer screenings between different levels without installing a separate conveyor system. Duperon says the configuration could reduce additional equipment and installation requirements where screening and disposal equipment cannot be positioned alongside each other. The company is positioning SmartWave and the Gen 4 washer compactor as complementary technologies, with the former handling incoming septage screening and the latter managing the resulting captured material. Further information about the SmartWave platform, pilot programme and Gen 4 washer compactor is available from Duperon.
SmartWave is a screening platform developed by Duperon Corporation. Its first application, SmartWave Septage Receiving, uses controlled vibration to separate liquids from solids and move captured material during septage receiving.
The system is designed for variable septage streams that can contain materials including rags, wipes, fats, oils and grease, grit and other challenging solids.
The Gen 4 is Duperon’s latest washer compactor, designed to wash, compact and convey high volumes of screenings from one or multiple screening systems while responding automatically to changing debris loads.
With Duperon’s Discharge Extension Option, which is standard on the Gen 4, compacted screenings can be moved up to 40 feet in different directions, including vertically.
Yes. Duperon is offering SmartWave through a Pilot Test Program that allows municipal facilities to evaluate the system for two to four weeks using their own septage conditions.
