Trust is good, control is better: HUBER Sludge Turner SOLSTICE® trial dryer in the field

Over 100 completed orders, a total of almost 300 machines in operation in 22 different countries and yet there are still applications where there is a need for a trial. "Trial makes perfect", be it on municipal wastewater treatment plants or for special industrial sludge, the spectrum is diverse. For this purpose, HUBER provides a trial unit of the Sludge Turner SOLSTICE^®, called "HUBER Baby SOLSTICE^®", on a reduced scale.

In the field for over 10 years

The trial unit has now been in operation for over 10 years. After trials in Germany, the plant was mainly used in South America. Since its return at the beginning of the year, it has already made stopovers in the south of France and Italy.

Simplicity and technical sophistication

The trial unit is characterised by its simplicity while at the same time integrating a large number of technical refinements. Transport in a standard 20' container enables fast and cost-effective delivery both by lorry and ship. Once removed from the container, installation and commissioning can be completed in less than two days by a HUBER service technician. HUBER recommends a test period of four to six weeks. During this time, two to three full runs of sludge drying can be carried out, depending on the weather conditions and the test objective.

The fully automatic control system with integrated remote access monitors the drying process by measuring the weight loss, documents exhaust air data (in particular the ammonia values) and controls the drying process depending on the weather data. In areas with less favourable climatic conditions, tests can also be carried out with floor heating switched on. The effort required on site is kept to a minimum. The operator helps to set up and dismantle the system and supervises the trials independently during the test period. A dedicated telephone hotline is available to the operator for questions and optimisations. On completion of the trials, the operator receives a complete data set of the test results and a final report.

Do you have supposedly difficult sewage sludge to dry or would you like to know more about the drying behaviour of your sewage sludge? Contact us and we will try together.