Engineering Solutions for Challenging Separation and Dewatering Applications

Water, Wastewater, Food Processing, and Industrial Systems

Archer Separation is driven by technology and innovation. Our engineering and technical sales staff have deep experience solving all types of industrial and municipal water, wastewater, separation and dewatering applications.

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Our engineering capabilities are extensive: we can consult on, design and plan whatever your situation needs. We can develop an entire system, or work with your team and add our expertise in just the areas where it is needed.

Whether you need to replace an aging process, system or piece of equipment, or want to make your facility more energy-efficient and effective, we can provide the best technology available, together with the control systems that run it.

What we bring to your project

Consulting, design and planning

From the first assessment to a complete design, sized for your process and your site.

Complete systems or targeted help

We build an entire system, or add our expertise to your team in the specific areas you need.

Controls upgrades

A specialty of ours: we upgrade control systems to make them more automated, efficient and effective.

All-in-one skid systems

One of our own innovations for the separation industry: compact Skid Systems that connect and operate with minimal installation.

Remote monitoring

Advanced Remote Monitoring processes using IoT (Internet of Things) technology, developed in-house.

A growing portfolio

We are constantly adding new, advanced process equipment and wastewater processes to our equipment, systems and solutions.

How we engineer

Our engineering is done in-house by Archer engineers, so the people who design your system are the people who support it. We use the same proven tools on every project, from the first layout to the final drawings:

Electrical design, schematics and panel layouts in EPLAN
3D models and equipment layouts in SolidWorks
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in OpenFOAM
Finite element analysis (FEA), structural and seismic anchorage, in code_aster

FEA and CFD in practice

We check our designs by analysis before anything is built. Computational fluid dynamics (OpenFOAM) shows how a vessel will really flow; finite element analysis (code_aster) shows how tanks, frames and containers carry their loads, including seismic loads. A few examples from recent Archer projects:

CFD velocity map of a lamella separator with even flow through every plate channel

CFD: lamella separator

Several inlet arrangements compared before the vessel was built; this one spreads the flow evenly over the whole plate pack.

CFD velocity map of a rejected lamella separator arrangement with recirculation above the plates

CFD: a rejected variant

The same vessel with a different inlet: a large eddy short-circuits part of the feed. Found on screen, not in the field.

FEA surface strain of an FRP separator vessel in operation

FEA: FRP vessel

Shell model of an FRP vessel and its steel frame, checked for operating, flooded, lifting and seismic cases.

Steel support frame utilisation from FEA

FEA: support frame

Member utilisation over every load combination, including seismic overstrength.

FEA member utilisation of a bulk bag loader frame

FEA: bulk bag frame

A bag frame built to fit inside a container, checked with a full bag, the lifting cassette and seismic load.

FEA von Mises stress in an HDPE buffer tank

FEA: HDPE tank

Long-term stress in a welded HDPE tank, using the creep modulus of the plastic.

Equipment and systems

Explore the technology and equipment below, and contact us to see how we can help you.

Centrifuges and dewatering

Clarification and chemicals

Air, conveying and controls

We understand your needs, and meet them with the best technology available

Archer Separation helps companies and municipalities with a wide range of liquid–solid separation needs. We specialize in complex or challenging water, wastewater and food processing applications, and many others, throughout the United States and Canada.

We were founded to provide innovative, reliable and dependable solutions at an affordable cost, and we continually look for new technologies, processes and products that meet your needs more efficiently and effectively.

Also explore the other ways we can help you meet your separation and dewatering needs.

Contact us today with all your separation or dewatering challenges. Call 604.484.4516 or reach us through our online form.

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