In Minnesota, Spec Plating is using a flow through wastewater treatment system. This state of the art system was designed specifically to meet Spec Plating’s individual needs, and is therefore capable of continuous operation twenty four hours a day. This system is also capable of treating several different types of waste streams at one time, thus allowing many different processes to coexist in one job shop and dedicated lines operation.

The metals in the rinse water are precipitated out, and then dewatered through a filter press producing metal hydroxide sludge. Metal hydroxide sludge has become the main waste that Spec Plating produces, and by using the latest technology Spec Plating is able to have that material recycled. The waste treatment operators are well trained, and continue to update their knowledge as the waste industry becomes more advanced.