Examples of our innovations

Pureview

Pureview software is an innovative optional addition to our systems which enables our clients to work more effectively. It offers clients real time information on the performance of their Puretech water, steam and gas delivery systems. Using Pureview they can monitor their systems remotely and identify potential issues then take appropriate action to avoid or minimise the impact. Pureview also offers clients automated reports on pressures and flows etc.

ArgonØ ­™

The ArgonØ ­™ is a world first in point-of-use gas recycling, facilitating cost effective recycling of argon as well as other inert purge gas such as helium and xenon.

Argon is one of the gases produced from an air separation plant during the production of oxygen predominantly  in the production of steel. It is used, in increasing volumes, in many high technology applications to ensure an inert atmosphere around/within a processing environment, for example, in the production of silicon ingots for photovoltaics and semiconductor devices, 3D printing of metal components, heat treatment of turbine blades etc. Historically the argon is used in a single pass and then vented to the atmosphere; it represents a significant cost to manufacture. While argon recovery and recycle may present particular technical challenges, the economic case for it is very attractive as supply is not keeping track with demand, for example the cost of argon to the Chinese solar PV industry has quadrupled (LONGi Green Energy Technology Co.) in the last 3 years.

We have responded to this opportunity by developing the ArgonØ ­™ argon recycle system, initially, focused on the Solar PV wafer fabrication industry.

Nitron0

The argon recovered using the ArgonØ ­™ whilst pure enough for most applications, does contain nitrogen. The Nitron0 project aims to develop a system that will remove nitrogen contamination from recovered argon and enable the recycle of argon for high technology industries, such as semiconductor wafer fabrication, powdered metal additive manufacture of titanium and aluminium components for aerospace and specialist heat treatment applications. All of which have sensitivity to nitrogen with requirements varying from ppm to ppb levels. 

Innovation