Industrial water · Switzerland
Understand your water flows. Plan your savings.
Industrial water audits, treatment and reuse. We measure what your site consumes, identify losses and design actions with your teams.
A Vanguard Systems team, with ICE Water Management.
Measure flows
Assess uses
Integrate on site
Our water network’s references
Vanguard Waters combines local integration by Vanguard Systems with process expertise from ICE Water Management. ICE’s historical references are presented as part of this partnership.
Water Assessment · Industrial water audit
An audit to decide where to act.
Your bill gives a total volume. It does not show which line consumes water, what goes to discharge or which streams could be recovered. The Water Assessment connects volumes, quality and costs to the uses in your plant.
We review the installation with your teams: water production, processes, cleaning in place, utilities and discharges. The report separates operating improvements, projects to assess and measurements still needed.
Request a Water AssessmentThe decisions your audit should help you make
Where to measure
A map of flows, uses and metering points to complete.
What to correct
Actions ranked against losses, risks and production constraints.
Where to invest
Treatment or reuse scenarios with explicit cost and savings assumptions.
From a water balance to an operating installation.
Process selection depends on available water, intended use and site constraints. We bring together treatment expertise, engineering, automation and local support throughout the project.
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Water Assessment
We start by measuring: consumption, losses, discharges, reuse potential. The entry point of every project.
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Process Water
Process water production: wells, filtration, reverse osmosis, remineralization, disinfection.
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Wastewater Treatment
Reuse, CCRO, recycling: less potable water, fewer discharges.
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Engineering
Feasibility, PFD, P&ID, sizing, technology selection.
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Automation & Instrumentation
PLC, SCADA, sensors, monitoring. Vanguard's own expertise.
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Maintenance & Support
Maintenance contracts, hotline, spare parts, training.
See the scope →Your processes, your constraints
One resource. Very different uses.
Quality requirements for products, cleaning and utilities are not interchangeable. We build the balance by use before proposing a reuse loop.
Our industry sectorsDairies & food production
Cleaning in place, wash water, product losses and effluents. We connect the water balance to production cycles and quality requirements.
Beverages & bottling
Water quality, bottling ratio, container washing and treatment capacity. Each use has its own flow and composition constraints.
Industry & utilities
Pumping, cooling, process water and discharges. We assess recoverable streams and their compatibility with an identified use.
Expertise & technical guides
Questions to ask before changing your installation.
01 / Audit & measurement
Industrial water audit: prepare a useful plant water balance
The data to gather, streams to separate and deliverables to request to turn site readings into decisions.
Read the guide →02 / Food production & CIP
CIP: review water consumption while preserving cleaning performance
Volumes per phase, actual sequences and quality validation: what to examine before changing a cleaning-in-place cycle.
Read the guide →03 / Reuse & processes
Industrial water reuse: the feasibility questions
Connect an available stream to an actual use, then review quality, volumes, storage, treatment and operation before sizing equipment.
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Water and energy: establish the cost of an industrial use
The purchase price per cubic metre does not describe the cost of water pumped, treated, heated and discharged. A method to prepare the comparison.
Read the guide →Your project in Switzerland
A local contact, combined process expertise.
Vanguard Waters leads your project in Switzerland, from discussions with your teams to integration and support. ICE Water Management contributes expertise in treatment, sizing and equipment. Responsibilities are specified at the start.
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Preparing your first audit
What should we prepare for an industrial water audit?+
Water and discharge bills, production volumes, available analyses and network drawings provide a starting point. We then identify further readings to collect. A lack of sub-metering does not prevent us from scoping the audit.
Does the audit require buying an installation?+
No. The audit is a separate assignment. It may lead to adjustments, targeted maintenance, a measurement campaign or an investment study. The report helps compare those options before choosing.
Can every stream in a plant be reused?+
Each stream must be assessed against its quality and intended use. Contaminants, variability, storage and process constraints determine the treatment to investigate. Quality validation and applicable requirements are reviewed before reuse.
How do you calculate savings?+
We compare avoidable volumes with purchasing, treatment, pumping, heating and discharge costs, depending on the site. Estimates state the reference period, assumptions and any additional operating costs.
Can you work on an existing installation from another manufacturer?+
Yes. The assessment covers your installation and available documentation. Intervention options, automation access and spare parts needs are defined when scoping the assignment.
Your consumption, your discharges, your next project.
Describe your site and what you want to improve. We will define the Water Assessment scope with you.
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