The Packaged Headworks Solution! PISTA®Works™

PISTA®Works™: Complete Screening and Grit Removal All-in-One Package 

PISTA®Works™ is the world’s premier pre-engineered headworks scheme, combining complete screening and grit removal all in one skid-mounted package. Designed for small and medium municipal WWTPs / WRRFs, it includes all phases of headworks – screening, grit removal, grit washing and dewatering – on a single skid.

Key Benefits:

For Consulting Engineers Assisting Smaller Communities

  • Design flexibility: choose from screen, grit chambers, and dewatering options
  • Pre-equipped with safety components like platforms, handrails, ladders, and e-stops
  • Significant design time savings
  • Expand your firm’s offerings without overstretching resources

For Contractors and Installation

  • Ships pre-assembled and ready for install
  • Reduces site work and concrete needs
  • Pre-installed conduit and electrical simplify fieldwork
  • Factory-wired and UL certified for fast deployment

For Municipal / Sewer District End-Users

  • Efficient, dependable, and easy-to-maintain technology
  • Manual screen bypass allows maintenance without shutdown
  • Integrated touchscreen controls for simplified operation
  • Protects downstream WWTP equipment

PISTA®Works™ is fully automated with a PLC-based control system and includes your choice of screens, the PISTA® Grit Chamber, and the PISTA® TURBO™ Grit Washing and Dewatering system. Each unit is shipped with dual access platforms and is fabricated from stainless steel for long-term reliability.

This complete, compact system accommodates flow variations, offers rapid installation, and ensures the lowest lifecycle costs — proudly made in the USA.

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