NEFCO, Inc.
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About Us
NEFCO is a major provider of engineered fiberglass products to the Water and Wastewater Treatment Industry. The company is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. with manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States.
Earle Schaller founded the company in the late 1980's in Stamford, Connecticut. The company produced the first operational FRP Density Current Baffle for the Stamford WWTP based on a concept developed by Bob Crosby and the Stamford treatment plant staff. Soon thereafter, the company was producing 'Stamford Baffles' for many Connecticut cities under the auspices of a statewide grant program for treatment plant improvements. The Connecticut DEP described the Density Current Baffle as 'the most cost-effective improvement in clarifier performance available today.'
Mr. Schaller continued to develop the baffle and designed an integrally molded, fiberglass baffle 'module' that optimized baffle performance and greatly simplified installation. This design is patented in the US, Canada, Japan and elsewhere.
The company moved to its present Florida location in 1993 and continued baffle development while expanding its product base to include other treatment plant applications. Principal among these are the Launder Cover Systems designed to inhibit the growth of algae and control odor. NEFCO offers a number of cover system designs to suit various treatment plant requirements. The company has been granted numerous patents for its Launder Cover designs.
Today, NEFCO is the world leader in the design and development of both Density Current Baffle and Launder Cover Systems and a major supplier of effluent trough systems, weirs, scum baffles and custom fabrications. The company recently completed an Advanced Density Current Baffle Design Study that resulted in two new baffle systems that significantly improve clarifier performance. NEFCO is noted for its innovative designs and the quality of its products.
Before founding NEFCO, Mr. Schaller spent more than twenty-five years in the aerospace industry with Hughes Aircraft, Space Division of General Electric Company, and Litton Industries.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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Launder Cover SystemAlgae growth on launder trough and weir surfaces is a continuous operations and maintenance problem in treatment plants everywhere. At its most benign level, algae is an unsightly nuisance that requires frequent cleaning by plant personnel. This is a costly, continuous process that robs valuable time of maintenance personnel. Unchecked, algae growth can have more severe and expensive consequences, disrupting weir overflow and clogging filter screens ... |
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The Stamford Baffle 2.0Studies by EPA and others show that density currents form in all activated sludge secondary clarifiers and have a negative impact on clarifier performance. These currents are formed as the dense influent cascades toward the bottom of the clarifier and becomes a current that emanates outward from the center of the tank toward the outer tank wall. This density current moves in a horizontal plane just above the blanket, attracting lighter solids and ... |
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