Ditch Witch partners with Metaflo Technologies, offering Solidification Reagents
Metaflo reagents help contractors safely, efficiently and quickly dispose of liquid spoils from underground construction projects
Dumping liquid spoils from directional drilling is highly regulated, costly and time consuming. To combat these challenges, Ditch Witch®, a Charles Machine Works Company, has partnered with MetaFLO Technologies to be the exclusive provider of SolidState™ 2 and SolidState™ 6 solidification reagents. This partnership will provide a more accessible and efficient process for the solidification of drilling spoils to an extended network of users and contractors.
Utilizing the SolidState 2 and SolidState 6 reagents, underground construction contractors can easily and quickly solidify and stabilize drilling fluids to cut time, costs and the environmental impact of disposing waste. These reagents can convert liquid spoils into a solid in the time it takes to get to a dump site, or less, and create dry, stackable solids for easy handling and transportation.
“Our partnership with MetaFLO will allow our customers to easily access products that help dispose of liquid spoils in a safe and efficient way,” said Randy Rupp, Ditch Witch vice president of Product Strategy. “The SolidState reagents allow for a quicker and less costly way to dump liquid spoils that is beneficial for a wide range of users in a highly regulated industry.”
“We’re excited to partner with the Ditch Witch organization to expand our offering throughout their global dealership network and create convenience for our current HDD users with one stop for reagents, drills, recycling systems, service and support.” said Andrew McNabb, MetaFLO president and CEO.
Both the SolidState reagents are exclusively sold through the global Ditch Witch dealer network, providing a one-stop shop to underground construction contractors for their jobsite needs.
The SolidState 2 reagent is engineered to work in conjunction with mixing systems for large volume applications. It solidifies liquids in fewer than 30 minutes using a typical dosage of 0.5 – 1.5 percent by weight. The SolidState 6 reagent is specifically designed for heavier, semi-solid waste streams. It absorbs quickly and works immediately, solidifying liquids in fewer than 10 minutes using a typical dosage of 0.25 – 1 percent by weight.
One specific customer was using a competitive product in attempt to dry liquid spoils before removal – using between 3,400 and 5,100 pounds of the product per a 20-yard bin of spoils to get it dry enough to transport to a dump site. This process was costing the customer between $420 and $610 on top of disposal weight costs. After switching to MetaFLO, the customer now uses only 250 pounds of the SolidState 6 reagent to solidify the same amount of spoils at a cost of $310, a $110 to $300 savings every time.
The SolidState reagents are available at participating Ditch Witch dealerships. To find a dealer near you, visit http://www.ditchwitch.com/
About Ditch Witch
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, invented the underground utility construction industry, and today it designs, manufactures and markets the most complete line of directional drills, drill pipe, HDD tooling, vacuum excavators, trenchers, chain, teeth and sprockets, mini-skid steers and vibratory plows. Handcrafted in the USA, its products are supported by the Ditch Witch dealer network with over 175 locations worldwide.
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About Charles Machine Works
Established in 1902, Charles Machine Works, an employee-owned company, founded in Perry, Oklahoma, is the only manufacturer and global distributor that solely exists to make underground utility construction profitable. Our family of companies includes Ditch Witch®, Subsite® Electronics, DW/TXS®, HammerHead®, Radius® HDD, American Augers®, Trencor® and MTI® Equipment. For more information, visit charlesmachine.works.
About MetaFLO Technologies
MetaFLO is North America’s leading provider of innovative, environmentally friendly reagents and patented mechanical delivery systems for the treatment of liquid and semi-solid waste streams. Simply put, MetaFLO helps contractors turn liquid waste into a manageable solid at the site of the fluid generation.
American Augers, Ditch Witch, DW/TXS, HammerHead, HDD Advisor, MTI, Orange Intel, Radius, SolidState, Subsite and Trencor are trademarks of The Charles Machine Works Inc.
