Osmoflo is pleased to announce a strategic investment and partnership with Aqua Membranes, a pioneering company specialising in innovative membrane technologies for water treatment.
Osmoflo, in collaboration with shareholder Kanadevia Corporation, proudly announces a strategic partnership and investment with Aqua Membranes, an innovative leader in membrane technologies for water treatment. This collaboration represents a significant advancement in developing sustainable water solutions, merging Osmoflo’s expertise in large-scale desalination infrastructure with Aqua Membranes’ cutting-edge 3D Printed Spacer Technology.
The exclusive agreement will enable the ongoing development and optimisation of Osmoflo’s Reverse Osmosis solutions and the distribution of membranes across the Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific markets. Aqua Membranes’ printed membrane technology fundamentally offers significantly improved performance by enhancing water flow through the element, resulting in various benefits, including reduced energy consumption, decreased fouling, higher recoveries, and increased capacities.
This technology replaces decades-old mesh spacers, which will provide commercial benefits through reduced OPEX and help clients meet ESG goals by reducing their environmental impact.
“Aqua Membranes’ new approach to feed spacer technology is one of the most significant advances of RO technology since the development of thin film composite some 50 years ago,” Neil Palmer, Osmoflo’s CTO, said. “We have tested the new membranes over a long period on challenging industrial water, and the results have exceeded our expectations”.
“We are excited by the opportunities that this exclusive partnership with AM and the use of their groundbreaking membrane product present for Osmoflo – indeed, we have already observed its impressive performance compared to conventional spiral wound membranes in several of our plants over the last 12-18 months,” Osmoflo CEO, Carmine Ciccocioppo, said. “This partnership further enables us to deliver on our core mission of providing innovative, sustainable and value-based water solutions that contribute to a circular economy.”
“We are thrilled to announce this investment and distribution agreement between Osmoflo and Aqua Membranes,” Aqua Membranes CEO Craig Beckman said. “Osmoflo is an exceptional company that shares our commitment to developing innovative solutions to address the ever-evolving water crisis. We look forward to collaborating with them to demonstrate the effectiveness of our Printed Spacer Technology.”
The partnership is critical, as demand for innovative water solutions continues to rise globally due to climate change, urbanisation, and water scarcity. With this collaboration, Osmoflo and Aqua Membranes are poised to drive the next wave of innovation in the water industry, providing more reliable and sustainable water sources to communities and industries worldwide.
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