Case Study: a leading American steel supplier achieves real-time heavy metals compliance with KETOS

High-Frequency Water Quality Monitoring to Ensure Compliance

a leading American supplier of carbon and alloy steel bar, rod, and wire faced challenges with its effluent discharge. The manufacturer's process created water containing heavy metals, requiring frequent testing to ensure compliance. Their manual sampling and lab testing process was extremely time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive, leading to reactive water treatment. KETOS was engaged to address these issues.

KETOS implemented its SHIELD sensor system to autonomously sample and analyze water, providing lab-accurate results in real time. The solution enabled the client to proactively monitor effluent, identify anomalies, and pre-empt compliance issues. By automating the process, KETOS helped the manufacturer significantly reduce the time and expense associated with manual collections and lab testing.