Project Description

Waters decided to install a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) at their Taunton chromatography media manufacturing facility. SPEC provided detail design, construction and performance testing support to meet a hard deadline for completion. Project cost approximately $2M.

The Project Highlights include

• 60,000 cfm regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO).
• New roof mounted stainless steel duct for exhaust collection. Allowed for uninterrupted plant operations with a weekend demolition of exhaust fans and tie-in to the new RTO.
• New make-up air handlers with cooling capability for the manufacturing suite.
• Building management upgrade to allow pressure control for permanent total enclosure status.
• Construction of an air lock for material flow to the production suite.
• Site electrical service upgrade, multi tap to a new exterior 2000 amp service, including transformer replacement, weather-tight switchboard, and distribution to new and existing panels.
• New natural gas service to building.