Engineering firm recommends Katronics' flow meter rental service for its versatility and practicality
Katronic flow meters support the Addison Project in collecting data for projects and verifications.
Addison Project engineers use Katronics' test equipment rental service for a wide variety of projects
The operational flexibility of Katronic’s non-invasive flow meters has helped Addison Project, one of the UK’s leading process engineering consulting firms, obtain and compile flow data necessary for its project proposals and for preparing verification reports during project acceptance phases. Since the engineers only need to perform flow measurements occasionally, Addison Project uses Katronic’s rental service, typically with a portable KATflow 230 unit. Before delivery, Katronic staff preconfigure the flow meter according to the application requirements and equip it with the appropriate ultrasonic sensors.
Process engineer Derek Jones commented: “We appreciate the flexibility that renting a flow meter offers us. We’re now very familiar with the measurement equipment—it’s really easy to install and operate—and Katronic provides excellent support when we need to adjust the settings.”
To illustrate this, here are two application examples in which the KATflow 230 clamp-on flow meter was used:
Project 1: Data Collection
Addison Project used a KATflow 230 for small-diameter stainless steel pipes in a chemical dosing system. The project’s goal was to improve the plant’s infrastructure to reduce chemical consumption across the entire site, for which Addison needed baseline data on flow rates and volumes. Given the nature of the chemicals, it was a major advantage to be able to do this non-intrusively without having to interrupt the dosing process.
Project 2: Project Validation
Following system improvements to a hygienic CIP system, Addison Project engineers validated the project by measuring flow velocities and flow rates using a clamp-on flow meter from Katronic. Here, too, due to the high-purity and sterile nature of the process, it was crucial that there be no intrusion into the system.
Derek Jones commented, “We like the measurement equipment; it arrives clean and well-maintained, preconfigured, and ready to use, which saves us time and provides us with results we can rely on.”
