Quality means doing it right when no one is looking
[Series 6/7]
Pretty much any organization these days will claim to have a quality management system, have a quality product, or both. Much of the time these statements are grounded in truth, but there are many examples out there where these statements are exaggerations or outright fabrications. This can erode the value of the word ‘quality’… Read More
Finding the better way to do it
[Series 5/7]
Innovate or die – this is a quote (originally from Peter Drucker, credited as the “founder of modern management”) that you see or hear in everything from movies to motivational posters to editorials these days. Our civilization has never witnessed innovation at the rate that we see today, as demonstrated by the rapid rise… Read More
Flexibility is the key to stability
[Series 4/7]
The genesis of LuminUltra was to construct an ATP-based test kit for quantifying biomass in wastewater treatment bioreactors. This is where we focused our research efforts from the mid 90’s to the mid-2000’s, as well as the entirety of our commercial efforts from 2003-05. Though we knew for certain that this would be a… Read More
“Clean vs. Compliant? What’s the difference?”
Water quality regulators do their best to set policies to ensure the public has access to safe water to drink in terms of microbiological cleanliness. Despite regulations that dictate routine water quality analyses in key areas within water distribution systems, the types of analyses that are mandated are somewhat limited, and as a result,… Read More
Water Industry Innovation: Splitting, saving and suds
At LuminUltra we’re constantly striving to improve our own products and services to help our clients manage their water systems. As a part of our efforts to stay on the cutting edge we keep a close eye on what’s happening in the water industry. There is no part of the planet, no aspect of… Read More
Working together for mutual success
[Series 3/7]
In today’s world, the only time you are truly disconnected is when you are on an airplane without Wi-Fi or when you are sleeping. We are so deeply interconnected on so many levels that it is sometimes hard to tell where one individual ends and another begins. Regardless of your views on this topic,… Read More
Commitment is an act, not a word
[Series 2/7]
What is commitment? Commitment is living up to the promises that you make to your customers, your colleagues, your friends, and family. There are few things more satisfying in life than living up to a commitment on time – or even better, over-delivering on your commitment. Conversely, there is no more sure-fire way to… Read More
The only constant is change – or is it?
[Series 1/7]
2016 was both an exciting and challenging year at LuminUltra. We continued to grow, having added multiple new members to our team, launched plans for a major facility expansion, and initiated a comprehensive overhaul of our quality management systems. We put our heads down and worked hard on various market-facing projects, including new products,… Read More
Times are changing: Wastewater as a resource
Times are definitely changing. It used to be that wastewater from whatever source – domestic, agricultural, industrial – was something to collect and pipe away as quickly and efficiently as possible. There was more water coming out of the ground or falling from the sky, so why bother investing time and money cleaning water… Read More
MYTH vs TRUTH: “If my disinfectant residual is always high enough, I don’t have to worry about microbes”.
From editor: Many feel that consistently holding their disinfectant concentrations where they want them keeps them out of trouble, but unfortunately, it’s not that easy. Read on to understand what 3 considerations you should keep in mind when monitoring your disinfectant residuals. Monitoring disinfectant residuals (i.e. Free and Total Chlorine and/or Chloramine concentration) is… Read More