Wastewater pretreatment for food & beverage producers
Proper pretreatment of wastewater—whether from fish processors, slaughterhouses or dairy facilities—is key to ensuring regulatory compliance, cutting treatment costs and securing reliable operations. By removing fats, oils and grease (FOG), suspended solids, and high BOD/COD loads early in the process, you ease the load on downstream treatment, reduce chemical and energy demand, and open the door to resource recovery and water reuse.
Modular cleantech
Reduce load, cut costs and stay compliant with modular, containerized pretreatment designed for the food and beverage industry. Our systems are fast to deploy, easy to integrate and run automatically—no need for major infrastructure changes.
Whether you’re treating wastewater from meat, fish, dairy or ready-to-eat production, Owatec solutions help you control solids, FOG, COD and nutrients—before they become a problem. Remote monitoring and automated flow control keep performance stable, even under variable loads.
Key benefits
- No major infrastructure requirements
- Fast deployment with minimal downtime
- Automated operation and 24/7 remote monitoring
- One partner from design to delivery and service
- Rent, buy or service-as-a-package options
Applications
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Slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities
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Fish processing and aquaculture plants
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Dairy production sites
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Ready-to-eat and convenience food factories
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Beverage and brewing facilities
4 step solution
A modular wastewater pretreatment plant designed for the food and beverage industry. This example features a four-step process, each delivered in a plug-and-play container unit:
- Raw screening – Removes large solids to protect downstream treatment.
- Chemical dosing – Binds particles and prepares flow for separation.
- Solid separation by flotation – Separates solids efficiently using micro- and nanobubbles.
- Sludge dewatering – Thickens and separates solids for easier handling.
The system includes automated operation and 24/7 remote monitoring, enabling real-time adaptation to fluctuating flows and loads. The setup is tailored to your site and designed for efficient treatment with minimal infrastructure.
Flow capasity up to 300 m³/h.
Small-scale solution
Owatec Compact is a fully integrated water treatment solution built into a single 40 ft shipping container—ideal for sites with lower flow rates. It combines chemical treatment, solid separation, and sludge dewatering in one space-saving unit.
Flow capacity 1–10 m³/h.