Chicago Water Week

Chicago Water Week

Protecting our Water Resources has become one of the most important goals in our world today.  Global Warming, Severe Droughts, and Ice Caps Melting are key indicators that we must protect our most important resource – Water.  Whether it is local here in Chicago or Global, Water Conservation, Water Recycling, and Wastewater Treatment are keys…

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Why Don’t All DAF Solids Float?

The primary pollutants that Dissolved Air Flotation (DAFs) remove from wastewater include Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Fats. Oils, and Greases (FOG) and Insoluble Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).  Insoluble BOD are organic suspended solids that can separate and float to the DAF surface to removal from the system.   The success to dissolved air flotation is attaching…

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Dissolved Air Flotation Troubleshooting

Since 1973, Ellis Corporation has been designing and manufacturing Dissolved Air Flotation Units for many industries around the world. We have many industrial users who contact us with a number of questions regarding Dissolved Air Flotation units and their operation. Recently we had an Industrial User, who had a DAF manufactured by another company,  reach…

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Bob Fesmire Jr. Featured In American Laundry News

Robert Fesmire Jr

I think it is safe to say that everyone I know both professionally and personally is ready for a do-over year. While I am certainly among these people, it is important to remember these times going forward. When business is good, it can be difficult to push oneself to really dig into issues, personnel, product…

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