Duperon has released the FlexRake® IQ™ series, an evolution of their original FlexRake bar screening line. Screening is the process of separating solids and other debris from liquids before treatment for reuse or discharge to local waterways. The new design of the FlexRake IQ increases debris removal, automatically increasing capacity and speed to accommodate changing conditions. Designed for everyday conditions and equipped for changing conditions, the new FlexRake IQ series provides a new level of adaptability for water treatment.
Today’s extreme weather conditions, changing populations, aging infrastructure and new solids like “flushable wipes” have challenged civil engineers, making it difficult for them to size the screen for a community’s everyday conditions without causing backups during peak events. The designs of the FlexRake IQ series solves this problem.
Duperon mechanical engineer, Bryce Funchion said: “We understood that treatment plant operators require real-time responsiveness to deal with changing conditions in the channel. We looked at the problem and wondered ‘what if the engineer didn’t have to modify their design to accommodate changing conditions? What if the screen itself adapted to them?’ We created the new design to provide an increased safety factor which assures system reliability during both normal flows and worst-case scenario events.”
The original FlexRake® is a robust, simple solution with a low cost of ownership. By re-designing the components, the sequence of operation and the possibility to automatically transform the screen field, the new FlexRake IQ series improves screening during normal flow while adding responsive features to navigate peak flow conditions.
Duperon president, Mark Turpin said: “We have optimised resiliency by creating more responsiveness in dry and wet weather, maximizing solids removal throughout flow conditions and taking on the heaviest solids loading events. The FlexRake IQ series is designed to provide the greatest range of flexibility over the broadest range of conditions.”
