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Uninterrupted Water Treatment For Pharma Manufacturing: The Benefits of Renting a Mobile Water System

Gareth Kearns
by Gareth Kearns
10 September 2024
5 minutes read

    Our complete rental and services offering provides a flexible water purification solution as an alternative to a fixed plant, whether in an emergency, for planned maintenance, or for a long-term purified water or cold water for injection (WFI) supply. 

    Ensuring a consistent and reliable supply of the correct quantity and quality of purified water and cold water for injection is essential for companies in the pharmaceutical sector. Whether it’s being used as a formulation ingredient, a cleaning agent or both, any upgrades or changes to facilities and water supply must be specified and installed swiftly and effectively, with no downtime to ensure an uninterrupted workflow.

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    Flexible water purification technologies and buying models are increasingly being specified to accommodate varying manufacturing demands, refurbishment requirements and plant upgrades. With production schedules requiring 24/7 reliable and secure operations, there is a shift to service-based solutions featuring fast, reliable technical provision and support. 

    Moreover, companies are looking at equipment lifecycle value, and with increasingly stringent legislation and sustainability regulations coming into effect, organisations are looking to reduce their costs and environmental impact across all aspects of their operations.

    The implementation of a mobile water services contract can provide the optimum water purification solution in both the event of emergency and/or planned maintenance. Mobile Water Services can offer significant advantages over buying, such as: 

    • Maintaining business continuity during maintenance and unforeseen circumstances
    • Accommodating short-term manufacturing demands
    • Minimising capital expenditure
    • Maintaining compliance with regulations
    • Minimising the environmental impact of operations


    Our Orion™ water purification solutions 

    Orion™ is a skid-mounted, multi-technology system that produces purified water or cold water for injection from a potable water feed source. Developed specifically for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, it offers softening, reverse osmosis and continuous electrodeionisation (CEDI) as its core technologies that can be fully or partially hot water sanitised.

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    The system is designed and manufactured in accordance with ISPE guidelines for water and steam. It complies with current United States and European Pharmacopoeias for purified water and cold WFI, and is also fully compliant with FDA, cGMP and GAMP requirements. 

    Created with sustainability in mind, Orion™ can help reduce an organisation’s overall water and energy consumption through its reuse cycle as well as through the introduction of more energy-efficient pumps.

    Summary of key features and benefits:

    • Unique CEDI design that efficiently and reliably ensures water quality
    • Regular hot water sanitisation at 85°C; guaranteed microbial compliance
    • Skid-mounted, pre-assembled and pre-tested, which facilitates space-saving, short lead times and a quick start-up
    • Automated PLC control; minimises operator involvement
    • HMI has secure access keys and alarms; prevents accidental or unauthorised usage
    • Comprehensive and standardised validation pack (FAT, IQ, OQ); reduces validation time
    • Supports sustainability by reducing energy consumption and wastewater:

    o Up to 30% reduction in CO2 emissions during operation
    o Up to 40% recovery of water resources
    o Energy reduction of up to 50%
    o 99% of materials used are recyclable
    o Minimal chemicals used during operation.

    Why partner with Veolia Water Technologies UK?

    Veolia Water Technologies provides reliable, secure and cost-effective water treatment solutions tailored to every individual project. We offer cutting-edge technology and expertise in industrial water treatment and wastewater management, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations as well as a substantial reduction in water-related costs. 

    Our technologies are designed to be efficient and scalable, with a focus on sustainability and resource conservation, meeting the growing demand for responsible water management in industrial applications.

    We provide a full-service offering with flow rates ranging from 0,5 cubic metres per hour (m3/hr) to 1,000 m3/hr. Our solutions comprise high-quality assets to rent; consumables; spare parts; chemicals; and services, with our vast range of technologies encompassing: reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; deionisation; filtration; softening; clarification; degassing; and seawater desalination.

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    Mobile Water Services are pre-engineered with plug-and-play connections for ease of use. We offer short-term or multi-year services as an effective alternative to a fixed plant. Full-service offerings are available with ‘hands-off’ maintenance and full technical and operational support throughout the rental agreement. 

    Renting our Mobile Water Services guarantees: 

    • Speed of response and on-time delivery
    • Reliable and secure service backed by our mobile fleet
    • Guaranteed quality and quantity of treated water; water volume can be increased or decreased at any time
    • Exemplary health and safety record, with safe handling of chemicals and assets
    • Hassle-free end-of-life disposal.


    Veolia Water Technologies offers full coverage anywhere, anytime - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. For more information and to discuss the options available, please click, here.

    Gareth Kearns

    Author | Gareth Kearns

    Bio: Gareth Kearns, European Solutions Manager for the Life Sciences market has worked for Veolia Water Technologies for over 20 years. Gareth has a wealth of experience with pure fluid utilities, with a current focus to develop and support the Life Sciences service activity within Europe. Gareth values close cooperation and feedback from customers, suppliers and colleagues to continuously meet and exceed the demands of this industry.

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