SIMAS - Membrane systems - your professional future

simas is a training institute for membrane technology in sewage treatment.

The objective of simas is to provide comprehensive theoretical and practical training in the operation of membrane bioreactor systems and to familiarize trainees with the use of different membrane systems. The courses concentrate mainly on practical aspects.

simas courses present the various configurations of wastewater treatment plants with membrane bioreactors that have been tried and tested in industrial-scale operation. Four membrane bioreactor systems using four different membrane types are available for practical demonstrations. The bioreactors use immersed low-pressure membranes in the microfiltration and ultrafiltration range (nominal pore size = 0.4 µm), each with product-specific control systems.

The following partners of simas are involved in the organization and development of training and advanced training courses and seminars:

• Aggerverband, (water board) Gummersbach
• Erftverband, (water board)
• Bildungszentrum für Entsorgungs- und Wasserwirtschaft (BEW), (Training Centre for Watermangement and waste disposal Duisburg
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Membrantechnik (DGMT)( German Society for Membrane technology), Münster

The actually used techniques are supplied by the following companies:

• Martin Systems, Sonnenberg
• A3, Gelsenkirchen
• Aggerwasser, Gummersbach
• Huber, Berching

The basic concept and the use of real plant components in the courses will be presented on the excursion to simas.