Schweinfurt municipal wastewater treatment plant

A pioneering eco laboratory becomes part of an innovative process water treatment system

In addition to the usual wastewater treatment plant operations, the Schweinfurt municipal wastewater treatment plant is developing solutions to counter possible water shortages. The newly designed plant, including a modern environmental laboratory, offers the best conditions for the corresponding research project in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich.  In order to treat waste water for reuse, monitored filter and purification processes are needed to ensure that the water quality is safe. High-quality analysers ensure the quality of the results. The well-designed building – planned and realised by the engineering office Miller in Nuremberg – with an area of 465 square metres provides sufficient space for this. For the tender for the laboratory equipment, the engineering office contacted our partner TH. GEYER, who was able to convince them with an optimal price-performance ratio for a Köttermann laboratory equipment made of durable steel.

The customised furnishing elements consisting of workstations, media cells and fume cupboards were designed to be open and harmonious. Together with the glass inserts in the media cells, this made it possible to emphasise the brightness of the rooms and enable open, collaborative working. Bespoke work surface areas provide sufficient space for samples, analysers and measuring equipment. Switching between office and laboratory work is barrier-free to facilitate workflows. Practical storage space was created on the wall side with high laboratory cabinets and cabinets for hazardous substances. A number of stumbling blocks were overcome during the project phase with a team working hand in hand. Sandra Niehaves, Head of Operative Sales and Laboratory Furniture DACH at TH. GEYER remembers: ‘This project presented us with special challenges that we were able to solve successfully. The great teamwork of everyone involved was the decisive success factor and created a close customer relationship. It’s not often that we get to use an office at our customers’ premises. The happy faces at the inauguration – from employees to the mayor of Schweinfurt – were the most important result for us.’

Location: Schweinfurt

Size: 465 square meters

Year of realization: 2023

The products

The following components from the EXPLORIS® product line, among others, were planned and installed in the laboratory of Stadtentwässerung Schweinfurt: