 Bio-Microbics,
Inc., Shawnee, Kansas, an affiliate of Smith & Loveless,
Inc., a worldwide leader in water and wastewater equipment
since 1946, manufactures a unique line of Fixed Activated
Sludge Treatment (FAST®) systems. The pre-engineered,
modular systems are designed to treat wastewater in municipal,
industrial, marine, commercial, and residential applications.
Bio-Microbics’
FAST® wastewater treatment systems combine a superior
treatment technology with top-quality design and construction
materials. The internal treatment components of each FAST®
system are housed inside a durable, plastic liner. This liner
and its components are then installed in a larger tank, typically
concrete, to make up a complete FAST® wastewater treatment
system.
| “We
have very high standards.” Brody Dorland, Bio-Microbics
Sales and Marketing Coordinator. |
Bio-Microbics’
specifications for the plastic liners are stringent. Commenting
on the company’s requirements for the tanks, Brody Dorland,
Bio-Microbics Sales and Marketing Coordinator said, “We
have very high standards. Each tank must have flawless quality
and it must be molded to specific precise dimensions.”
Bio-Microbics’ previous tank provider
began delivering product that did not meet the company’s
high standards. The company was also not delivering product
on time.
Dorland said, “We needed another supplier.
We were unhappy with the quality and the delivery timeframes.
The plastic liners we use for our treatment systems have to
be durable and flawless.”
Bio-Microbics
learned about Assmann Corporation, an Indiana-based manufacturer
of polyethylene storage tanks and containers, through one of their
sales representatives. Bio-Microbics decided to try Assmann.
Assmann quickly solved Bio-Microbics’ problems by producing
a superior, flawless liner that meets Bio-Microbics’
specific dimensions and delivering the liners on-time when
Bio-Microbics needs them.
| Assmann
takes no shortcuts during the molding process. |
To produce
the high-quality product Bio-Microbics demands, Assmann follows
their own set of high standards and takes no shortcuts during
the molding process. For example, Assmann never uses higher
temperatures, which speed up cycle time and cut costs, but
compromise the end product. They allow their product to cool
completely by air and never introduce water into the cooling
process. Water can accelerate cool down, but it sets up stresses
that will shorten the service life of the tank.
 Today,
Assmann manufactures 80 to 120 exterior treatment liners annually
for Bio-Microbics. These liners are used in all of their 4.5
and 9.0 model sizes of the MicroFast® Wastewater Treatment
Systems, HighStrengthFAST®, NitriFAST®, LagoonFAST®
wastewater treatment systems and their BioSTORM™ stormwater
treatment systems.
Dorland
says that the cost to work with Assmann is somewhat higher,
but the extra is worth it. “We get a better quality
product and on-time delivery.”
|
“Assmann
is easy to work with and they are always friendly and
professional.” |
Dorland also likes the easy access he has
to Assmann personnel. “If we have questions, they are
there. They are very easy to work with and they are always
friendly and professional.”
“We
appreciate the extra effort they take to produce our liners
and the extra effort they take with customer service.” |
