Flexible Pilot Testing Solutions from Sulzer: Mobile and Stationary Units Empower Your Project

Introduction: Flexibility in Pilot Testing for Real-World Challenges

When developing new chemical or separation processes, realistic pilot testing is essential. However, every project has unique logistical and technical requirements. Sulzer’s lab and pilot pilot services respond to this need by offering both mobile and stationary pilot units, giving clients flexible options tailored to their process validation and scale-up challenges.

This flexibility maximizes the relevance of pilot data, enabling testing on your terms—whether on-site with fresh feed materials or in Sulzer’s state-of-the-art test centers.

Mobile Pilot Units: On-Site Testing with Real Customer Feed

Sulzer’s mobile pilot units can be deployed directly at your facility or chosen location, offering several advantages:

• Processing fresh, representative feed material without the risks of transportation or sample degradation.

• Minimizing variability and ensuring data reflect actual plant conditions, improving process reliability.

• Enabling quicker iterations and troubleshooting since the pilot rig is in your operational environment.

• Ideal for sensitive, reactive, or perishable feeds where maintaining feed integrity is critical.

Mobile units come with equipment for distillation, absorption, evaporation, and extraction processes, tailored to your specific needs.

Stationary Pilot Plants at Sulzer’s IntecH Test Centers

For clients who prefer controlled environments or require extensive, multi-parameter testing, Sulzer operates advanced stationary pilot plants in its IntecH centers located in Switzerland and Singapore. These facilities offer:

• Sophisticated automation, instrumentation, and analytical support for precise control and monitoring.

• Larger capacity pilot plants for comprehensive feasibility and scale-up studies.

• Expertise accessible through close collaboration with Sulzer’s process engineers and scientists.

• Access to multiple separation technologies under one roof, facilitating integrated process development.

  
  

Benefits of Sulzer’s Flexible Pilot Services

• Realistic, reliable results: Testing with your actual feed material at the location and scale most relevant to your project.

• Reduced scale-up risk: Data driven by real operational conditions minimize surprises during commercial implementation.

• Accelerated time-to-market: Flexible configurations enable rapid testing cycles and faster process optimization.

• Customized approach: Choice between mobile and stationary units allows tailored solutions exactly matching your project needs and constraints.

  
  

Conclusion: Empower Your Process Development with Sulzer’s Pilot Services

Sulzer’s lab and pilot pilot services, with their unique combination of mobile and stationary testing units, provide unmatched flexibility and reliability. Whether you need on-site trials with your fresh feed or detailed studies at a world-class test center, Sulzer’s pilot testing solutions reduce technical risks, optimize process performance, and accelerate your path to successful commercialization.

Contact Sulzer today to discuss how our flexible pilot services can be tailored to your process validation and scale-up requirements.