How does the FLOT system work?

As a word of introduction to describing our water purification system, it is worth mentioning that properly selected chemical products are also necessary for correct operation – you can find more information here. First of all, it is worth knowing that the water circulating in a booth should be saturated with a coagulant. The coagulant is designed to neutralise the varnish immediately after coming into contact with water. Neutralised varnish adheres noticeably less to booth components such as walls and sprinkler fittings. Therefore, contaminants remain mobile in the water and can be picked up by the submersible pump located in the booth’s sump. This pump is equipped with a shredding blade to break up larger lumps of paint. With the use of a floating system, it intercepts contaminants from the water surface and transports them to the flotation unit. A clarifying agent is dosed into the pipeline between the booth and the flotator, allowing the impurities already in flake form to flow easily to the surface of the water and be clearly separated from it. The flotator is equipped with an arm that collects the formed sludge into a special big-bag, which is located in a dedicated basket and allows for efficient drainage, as well as for recovering vast amounts of water. The water treated in the flotator is usually transported using gravity back into the booth. Iit is precisely at this stage that we dose the already mentioned coagulant.