Resources

Guides, case studies and tools from Archer’s engineers, for the people who design, buy and run separation and dewatering plants.

Archer Separation has commissioned, trained crews on and supported decanter centrifuges and DAF systems across Canada and the United States. These resources share what we have learned: how the equipment works, what each setting does, and how to keep a plant running well.

Guides

Technology guides

Decanter centrifuge with a quarter section cut through the stainless cover and bowl, showing the scroll conveyor inside

Centrifuges

Decanter Centrifuge Guide

How a decanter works, the settings that decide cake dryness and centrate clarity, polymer basics, applications, operator checks and troubleshooting.

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Archer pipe flocculator and DAF unit at a fish processing plant

Flotation

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Guide

The principle, the chemistry, typical design ranges, how DAF and decanter work together, daily checks, skimmer settings and troubleshooting.

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Projects, applications and tools

Sludge dewatering system installed at a municipal WWTP in the Alberta Rockies

Case studies

Case Studies

Decanters, DAF systems and complete plants running in municipal, food, dairy and olive oil applications.

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Applications

Industries and Applications

Municipal wastewater, meat, dairy, rendering, olive oil, potato, plant-based milk, plastics and more, with typical process flows.

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Three Archer IIoT Gateway enclosures ready for delivery

Digital

Remote Monitoring

Our engineers watch centrifuges and DAF systems remotely; the IIoT Gateway closes the loop on DAF chemical dosing.

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40 ft and 20 ft containers with roof removed and cake conveyor

Systems

Containerized Centrifuge Systems

A complete sludge dewatering plant in a shipping container, fully piped and wired. Buy or rent.

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Tools

JarLab

Jar tests and lab results in one record, so the next chemical programme starts from evidence.

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Archer containerized mobile dewatering centrifuge discharging cake to a bin

Engineering

Engineering Solutions

Process design, controls and in-house engineering for challenging separation and dewatering applications.

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Training for your operators

Archer’s engineers are on site for start-up, commissioning and operator training on the systems we supply, and stay on call afterwards for troubleshooting, polymer testing and selection, and process optimization.

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