Building a stronger foundation for industrial water excellence.
Water management defines operational resilience across today’s industries. At Minetek, we have spent more than three decades engineering high-performance water evaporation systems that help operators manage complex water with confidence. Our experience in demanding mining environments shaped the standards we uphold today. It taught us to engineer solutions that perform with precision, endure harsh conditions, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Over the past decade, we have seen a sharp rise in demand from non-mining sectors. Food processors, municipal authorities, legacy industrial plants and manufacturers began seeking the same outcomes our mining partners relied on. Many of these operators now use our technology to stabilise their water systems, reduce environmental risk, and maintain operational certainty. This growth revealed a clear opportunity. These industries needed a dedicated platform that reflected their context, spoke their language, and supported their operational pressures with the same world-class capability.
We created XPEL powered by Minetek for this purpose.
XPEL brings a specialised environment for our engineered water solutions. It offers targeted expertise, broader application insight, and structured support designed for industrial and municipal operators. Our mining clients still represent the majority of our global base. Yet the rapid expansion of interest across non-mining sectors made it essential to create a platform that presents our water technology with clarity and relevance for every industry we now serve.
With XPEL, customers gain a purpose-built platform that delivers the full strength of our mechanical evaporation technology with clearer guidance, broader applicability, and industry-specific support. They gain access to solutions proven to reduce water at the lowest total cost of ownership while delivering the reliability, efficiency and performance that define Minetek’s engineering. XPEL gives operators a direct path to better outcomes, stronger control, and measurable long-term value. It positions every industry to manage water with confidence, precision and the highest standards of operational excellence.
Why do modern industries need a new approach to water management?
Water management has shifted from a routine operational task to a strategic priority across industrial and municipal sectors. Many facilities now handle higher water volumes, more variable chemistry and tighter compliance expectations than their infrastructure was originally designed to support. Seasonal inflows, production peaks and environmental obligations add further pressure, creating a landscape where operators must act with greater accuracy and accountability. The challenge is no longer simply about storing or treating water but about maintaining resilience across unpredictable conditions.
Traditional solutions are struggling to meet these demands. Treatment plants face increased load and rising operational cost. Storage assets intensify risk as capacity tightens and regulatory expectations escalate. Labour-intensive methods are increasingly difficult to sustain in modern workforce structures. Organisations need a method that reduces water efficiently while controlling cost and operational complexity. They need technology that performs at scale without requiring treatment upgrades or expanded infrastructure.
XPEL powered by Minetek provides this capability through focused engineering and sector-specific insights. We apply decades of mechanical evaporation expertise to the conditions industrial operators face today. Our systems reduce water volumes predictably and safely. They integrate with on-site controls and environmental data to maintain stable performance across seasonal shifts and variable chemistry. This gives operators a practical and economical path to manage water proactively while protecting infrastructure, improving compliance confidence and strengthening long-term resilience.
What defines XPEL powered by Minetek?
XPEL represents a refined expression of Minetek’s water engineering capability. It is a dedicated platform built to deliver the highest standards of performance, efficiency and operational reliability for industrial and municipal operators. While our introduction outlined why industries need new solutions, this section explains what XPEL uniquely provides and why it stands apart.
XPEL stands for engineered quality. Every system is built from a foundation of airflow science and advanced mechanical design. This ensures strong evaporation efficiency, predictable performance and long-term durability across varied industrial environments. Our focus is on delivering solutions that process water consistently while maintaining the lowest total cost of ownership.
XPEL also represents a more specialised approach to applying this technology. We built the platform to meet the needs of operators whose challenges differ from mining. This means clearer technical guidance, sector-specific insights and solution pathways shaped for food processing, municipal networks, manufacturing and other industrial applications. Customers receive information and support aligned to their regulatory context, workforce structure and operational constraints.
The outcome is a platform that combines engineering precision with practical applicability. XPEL allows organisations to stabilise water systems, control storage levels and strengthen compliance confidence without expanding treatment plants or increasing operational burden. It provides a direct route to stronger water control, predictable performance and long-term operational value.
Who does XPEL support across industry?
XPEL is designed for operators who manage complex water in environments where performance, certainty and operational efficiency matter. Each sector faces unique pressures driven by production cycles, regulatory frameworks or environmental conditions. Bringing engineered capability to these challenges and providing systems that fit into existing operations without increasing treatment burden or infrastructure footprint.
Food processing.
Food processors manage fluctuating wastewater volumes influenced by washdown cycles, organic loading and production variability. Many sites operate within limited footprints that restrict treatment expansion. Helping processors maintain stable water systems by providing fast, efficient volume reduction that supports peak production periods. This strengthens compliance, reduces reliance on storage and ensures continuity during seasonal demand shifts.
Oil and gas.
Oil and gas operators handle high-salinity water, variable chemistry and strict environmental requirements. Many facilities must manage complex process streams while protecting sensitive downstream infrastructure. Delivering controlled, high-capacity evaporation that reduces stored volumes and supports safer, more predictable water balance management in environments where reliability and operational certainty are critical.
Government and municipal.
Councils and water authorities contend with stormwater surges, seasonal inflows and storage limits. These conditions place pressure on treatment plants and require systems that react quickly without increasing operational strain. Reducing volume efficiently and helps maintain safe pond levels during peak conditions. This supports infrastructure resilience and gives authorities greater confidence in meeting regulatory and community expectations.
Legacy industrial.
Older industrial facilities often carry inherited ponds and historical water liabilities. Many operate with infrastructure that cannot be easily upgraded. Providing a practical, economical method to reduce water volumes and relieve the load on ageing systems. It enables operators to address long-standing water challenges with technology that performs reliably across varied conditions.
Pulp and paper.
Pulp and paper mills generate high-strength process water with elevated solids and complex chemistry. Storage and treatment assets can quickly reach capacity, particularly during production peaks. Helping mills stabilise these systems by lowering stored volumes and easing pressure on downstream treatment. This supports operational continuity and strengthens compliance outcomes.
Manufacturing.
Manufacturing facilities manage diverse wastewater profiles that can include elevated TDS, suspended solids and intermittent flows. These variables require systems that stay consistent regardless of daily changes. Providing a scalable pathway to maintain safe storage levels, protect treatment assets and strengthen overall water balance control within complex industrial operations.
Across all sectors, XPEL provides operators with the ability to reduce water efficiently, protect infrastructure and maintain regulatory confidence without expanding treatment plants or adding operational complexity.
What sets XPEL apart in industrial water management?
XPEL powered by Minetek delivers a level of performance and operational certainty that stands apart from traditional water management methods. Our approach is grounded in engineered precision and informed by more than three decades of solving water challenges across some of the world’s most demanding environments. This experience shapes every system we design and ensures customers receive solutions built for long-term value.
Proven expertise with global reach.
Our engineering capability has been developed through large-scale projects across mining, industrial and municipal sectors worldwide. This global experience gives us a clear understanding of how water behaves under different climates, chemistries and regulatory frameworks. XPEL applies this depth of knowledge to each project to help operators achieve strong and predictable outcomes regardless of site conditions.
A focus on performance, innovation and operational reliability.
XPEL systems are engineered to deliver high evaporation efficiency and stable, continuous operation. Our designs draw from advanced airflow modelling, mechanical optimisation and rigorous testing standards. This ensures consistent performance across variable environments and allows operators to reduce water volumes confidently without increasing labour or treatment complexity. We continue to refine and advance our technology to align with emerging industry needs and environmental expectations.
End-to-end support tailored to operational requirements.
We work closely with customers across planning, modelling, installation and ongoing optimisation. This collaborative approach ensures each system aligns with site-specific constraints, regulatory requirements and performance targets. Our solutions are configurable to meet diverse operating environments and can integrate with remote monitoring networks, automation systems and environmental controls. This level of support helps operators adopt XPEL with confidence and maintain system performance with minimal intervention.
Solutions designed for lowest total cost of ownership.
XPEL systems deliver strong evaporation performance while helping operators control long-term cost. The technology operates efficiently without chemicals or extensive processing steps. It reduces pressure on existing treatment assets and storage infrastructure. This combination of efficiency, durability and low operational demand positions XPEL as one of the most cost-effective pathways to industrial water management available today.
What our customers experience with XPEL.
Real-world performance reflects the strength of engineered solutions. Operators across multiple industries have adopted XPEL powered by Minetek to overcome water pressures that challenged their infrastructure, compliance frameworks or operational continuity. Their feedback highlights the value of reliable evaporation, predictable outcomes and strong technical support.
One customer shared the impact of integrating climate-controlled evaporators into their operation:
“Good product with great service leads to a great outcome. My dealings with XPEL and their supply and service of evaporators were one of high quality. I installed 10 evaporators on climate control to maximise efficiency and the results were incredible. From the first meeting through to commissioning, nothing was a problem for the XPEL team. I would highly recommend this product to anyone with water disposal issues.”
This type of outcome aligns with the purpose of the XPEL platform. We help operators stabilise water systems and achieve measurable improvements with systems built for efficiency, reliability and consistent on-site performance.
In a recent project at a large animal feed facility in Georgia, USA we implemented a turn-key, land-based XPEL evaporation system to address an urgent water management challenge. The facility’s holding pond was approaching maximum capacity, which created risk of overflow, environmental exposure and potential disruption to site operations.
The installed system delivered a volume throughput of 600 gallons per minute, equal to 135 m³hour, with an estimated evaporation efficiency of 34%. This provided a consistent daily drawdown of around 350,000 gallons. In favourable conditions, the system exceeded this figure by up to an additional 125,000 gallons. These outcomes safeguarded pond integrity, reduced environmental risk and supported regulatory compliance.
The project also demonstrated the value of XPEL’s integrated Environmental Management System. The EMS enabled real time monitoring and automated adjustment to environmental conditions. This removed manual burden and maintained stable, optimised performance across varying water volumes and seasonal weather patterns.
The result was a controlled, efficient and reliable water management process that allowed the facility to maintain continuous operations without risking overflow, compliance issues or treatment bottlenecks.
Explore the new XPEL platform.
XPEL powered by Minetek provides operators with a focused environment to explore engineered water solutions designed for industrial and municipal conditions. The platform offers detailed application insights, sector-specific guidance and a clear pathway to selecting systems that align with performance requirements and operational constraints.
Visitors can explore:
- Applications to understand how XPEL supports process water, leachate, tailings water, saline streams and seasonal storage: Click here
- Industry solutions tailored for food processing, government and municipal, oil and gas, legacy industrial, pulp and paper and manufacturing: Click here
- Case studies that demonstrate measurable outcomes across real projects: Click here
We created XPEL to give operators a clearer path to world-class water management. The platform reflects our commitment to engineered excellence, operational certainty and long-term value.
Visit the new XPEL website to explore the full range of capabilities: Click here