Heron Innovators, Inc.

Heron Innovators, now Komline-Heron, designs and manufactures Suspended Air® Flotation (SAF®) systems for wastewater treatment in food and seafood processing facilities. SAF® is an advanced flotation process that uses charged microbubbles to separate suspended solids, fats, oils, and grease from process water, producing cleaner effluent and concentrated solids for removal. The technology operates without dissolving air under pressure, allowing it to maintain consistent performance across changing wastewater conditions while reducing energy demand, chemical usage, and operator attention compared with conventional flotation systems. SAF® systems are engineered as compact, integrated treatment units that can be installed as new pretreatment systems or retrofitted into existing flotation equipment.

In seafood processing operations, SAF® is commonly applied to remove proteins, solids, and fats from high-strength wastewater generated during cleaning, cutting, and processing. By improving solids capture and stabilizing treatment performance, SAF® helps facilities reduce discharge load, lower operating costs, and support regulatory compliance while recovering more material upstream in the process.