Manual De Agua Purificada

Pure Water

H a n d b o o k

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Osmonics Pure Water Handbook

2nd Edition

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Notice
Osmonics has made a serious effort to provide accurate information in this book. However, as in all publications, the possibility exists forerrors and misprints in the text. Variations in data may also occur depending on field conditions. Information in this guide should only be used as a general guide. Osmonics does not represent the information as being exact. Please notify us of any errors, omissions or misprints in this book. Your suggestions for future editions will help to make this handbook as accurate and informative aspossible.

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History of Osmonics... Osmonics was founded in 1969 by D. Dean Spatz as an industrially-oriented crossflow membrane company. The Company focused on bringing pioneering reverse osmosis/ultrafiltration (RO/UF) technology into the mainstream of fluid purification. In 1970, Osmonics manufactured its first spiral-wound membrane elements called sepralators, which have become the standardto which other RO/UF configurations are compared. Osmonics completed its initial public stock offering in October 1971 to finance equipment for membrane manufacturing. Throughout the early 1970’s, Osmonics pioneered a variety of membrane application firsts, including: the first sugar recovery unit; first system for reclaiming oily industrial wastes; first commercial UF for whey fractionation usingspiral-wound membrane elements; first RO zero-discharge waste water treatment system; first RO for boiler feed pretreatment; first RO system to recover photography waste; and one of the first demonstrations of RO as a viable alternative to distillation for producing USP Water For Injection used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. In 1977, Osmonics developed the TONKAFLO® pump for use in their RO/UFsystems and created the TONKAFLO product line. This versatile pump also is being used to solve other industrial high-pressure pumping applications. In 1981, as the first phase of a long-term growth plan, a 100,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and headquarters facility was constructed on 40 acres of Company-owned land in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Osmonics acquired the HYTREX® disposable cartridge filterproduct lines from Celanese Corporation in 1983, and in 1984 acquired Flotronics from Selas Corporation, adding coalescers and a line of metallic and ceramic microfiltration filters to the Company’s product offering. The acquisition of Aqua Media International and Aqua Media of Asia in 1985 expanded international sales and established a solid position in the growing Far East ultrapure water market. In1986, Osmonics invested in Poretics Corporation as a start-up company, manufacturing polycarbonate track-etch membrane and related laboratory microfiltration products. In 1994, the Company completed the acquisition of Poretics. The acquisition of American Pump Company in 1987 broadened the Company’s pump line to include air-driven diaphragm pumps. Also acquired in 1987 was Vaponics, Inc., based inthe Boston area, which expanded the Company’s capabilities in high-quality ultrapure water equipment and systems especially for the pharmaceutical market. Two acquisitions were completed in 1989: Ozone Research and Equipment Corporation, which added a very high quality, well-regarded ozonation product line; and MACE Products, offering a line of Teflon PTFE pumps and flow control components.

5The FASTEK business was acquired in 1990 from Eastman Kodak. Products obtained include HRO spiral-wound membrane elements for home use, specialty rolled filters and melt-blown depth filters produced using a slightly different technology than the HYTREX melt-blown depth filters. In 1991, Osmonics International was established as a Strategic Business Unit for direct marketing and sales...