The Benefits of UV Disinfection in Liquid Sugar Manufacturing

By: Brian Grochowski In an increasingly regulated and safety-conscious market, the sugar processing industry must meet ever more stringent quality standards. Concentrated sugar syrups have a high osmotic pressure, and although this prevents microorganisms from growing and reproducing, they can still survive in spore form and may grow once the syrup is diluted. Microbial growth 


UV disinfection and FSMA – preventive control for source water protection

Dan Shaver, Aquionics Inc. It’s no secret that water quality is extremely important to many food & beverage manufacturers around the world. However, when it comes to addressing product safety, is the absence of any past source water contamination issues considered a “good enough” strategy? Not according to the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 


The Benefits of UV for Wastewater Reuse

The widespread use of UV disinfection technology for wastewater treatment globally is evidence, if it were needed, that it is no longer an ’emerging’ technology. Indeed, it is now an accepted, mainstream disinfection method used routinely by water and wastewater engineers across the world to safeguard human health and alleviate environmental pressures. UV is particularly 


Barwon Water employs Berson UV disinfection at the Moorabool Water Treatment Plant

Barwon Water, the Australian state of Victoria’s largest regional urban water corporation, tendered for a USEPA validated UV water disinfection system and then awarded the contract to Fluidquip Australia who supplied the Berson Inline 1000+ USEPA UV system. Barwon Water provides services to more than 295,000 permanent residents. It oversees 12 major reservoirs and 9 


The Holy Grail: a UV System that is both Compact and Efficient

For many operators, finding a UV disinfection system that is both compact and efficient has been like searching for the Holy Grail. That search is now over, because Berson’s new Amaline offers both. The Amaline is a low pressure, high output (LPHO) multi-lamp UV system which, despite its small size, packs a powerful punch, with 


Berson’s commitment to excellence is second to none

Berson has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence – this time as a subcontractor. JN Bentley, a leading UK construction company, has awarded Berson a ‘Top 25% Subcontractor Award’. “We’re absolutely delighted,” said Berson’s Sales and Marketing Director Xander Lamers. “According to JN Bentley the score signals ‘outstanding performance’, which is something we strive 


Berson Supplies UV Disinfection Technology to Australian Supernatant Recycling System

Berson helping Bathurst Regional Council recover up to 10% of its water supply Berson has supplied an InLine+ UV disinfection system to a supernatant recycling system used in the filtration plant of Bathurst Regional Council’s recycling system in New South Wales, Australia. Supplied by Berson’s Australian distributor CST Wastewater Solutions and installed by TWS (Ted Wilson & Sons) of Blayney, 


Berson UV Wins Water Disinfection Equipment Award in China

Berson UV-techniek recently won the “2011-2012 Top Ten Brand in Water Disinfection Equipment” award at a ceremony in Beijing, China. It is the second time Berson has won the award. (Mark Cui, Berson’s China Sales Manager, with the Top Ten Brand award) Based on the Annual Satisfaction Index of Water Disinfection Equipment, it is widely 


Aquionics Announces EPA Joint Collaborations at WTIC

Upcoming projects include new UV-LED disinfection technology Erlanger, Ky. (January 11, 2012) – Aquionics President, Oliver Lawal, will be part of a panel session at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Technology Innovation Cluster (WTIC) Anniversary Event. The session, which will discuss regional water technology partnership success stories, takes place on January 18, 2012 at 


Berson supplies UV disinfection technology to Ukrainian wastewater treatment plant

Berson UV systems disinfect effluent before discharge into Desna River Berson has supplied two of its InLine+ UV disinfection systems to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the city of Chernihiv (population 350,000), north-east of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. The Berson UV systems disinfect effluent prior to its discharge into the Desna River. “Disinfection is