Solving
difficult problems through a combination of Engineering Expertise,
Best
Available Data, full consideration of Best Available Technologies,
and Software Tools that predict system performance and fine-tune a design beyond the scope of engineering
intuition is the foundation for delivering value through our Engineering
Services business segment.
In achieving this high
level of service, Horizon Technologies has always been involved in computer software design and development.
Projects specific to software development using a
variety of programming languages, developing comprehensive Excel worksheets for
tracking and analysis purposes, generalized database development,
customized data
access tools, and product development for a broad scope of applications.
The value of any
engineering consulting service lies not in a company, but in the
experience of the individuals providing the service.
Through direct experience and
utilizing key
associates, Horizon Technologies provides expert engineering consulting in
the following areas:
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Energy
Sector applications, such as the feasibility and application of
alternative energy technologies (in particular biomass conversion
technologies), production of transportation fuels, heat
optimization, and steam system / steam energy optimization |
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Water
Use Minimization and Optimization / Wastewater
Treatment Design |
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Chemical,
Specialty Chemical and Pharmaceutical Process
Analysis |
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Utility
Resource Optimization |
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Petroleum
Refining, Gas
Processing, and Petrochemical Process
Analysis |
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Batch
Process and Reactor Modeling |
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Food
and Beverage Process Analysis |
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Cost
Modeling |
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Mathematical
Analysis |
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Thermodynamic and
Physical/Chemical Property Estimation Algorithms |
Water Use
Minimization and Optimization / Treatment Design
Water
is a critical resource for many businesses, possibly even a limiting
factor for increasing or even realizing target production
objectives. A thorough evaluation of existing process operations and
the role water plays in achieving process objectives, water utilization
improvements, operational changes, or even plant-level design improvements
are a part of what we offer in Water Use Minimization / Wastewater
Treatment Design. Effective water management requires a coupling
of production objectives, environmental impacts, and economic
influences. Therefore, our approach to a water usage analysis is
to provide a complete understanding of the role that water plays in
achieving your production objectives, including a complete presentation of
options, associated risks, and economic impact in any alternatives in how
water may be more effectively utilized.
Traditional
process engineering, including process optimization, has focused on the product
- what brings profit to the company. The impact of water on
achieving production goals has often been included in the optimization
analysis, but only to the extent of meeting production objectives.
Multiple production objectives, although possibly tied together, will
often treat water usage as isolated. Even the handling of wastewater
is often viewed as isolated from the processes that produce it. Our
approach is a shift in focus, away from the production-centric view to a
view that considers all levels and areas of water usage at an equal
consideration with achieving production objectives. |
