Innovative Measurement Solutions for Engineers
Katronic's Rental Service
Measurement when it counts—flexible, precise, and without interfering with the process. Addison Project uses a mobile solution to efficiently analyze even the most demanding applications and optimize them for the long term.
Measurement Task and Requirements
Addison Project, an English engineering consulting and project management firm, specializes in the process engineering fields of operations, troubleshooting, bottleneck elimination, and the modernization of process plants. Its core business consists of engineering design, technical consulting, and services for challenging and complex client projects. To support project proposals or as part of verification protocols during project implementation, process engineers are occasionally required to analyze and collect flow data. Since these projects are few in number and purchasing a measuring device would not be cost-effective, Katronics’ measuring device rental service is the ideal solution.
Project Specifications at a Glance
- Industry: Chemical and Petrochemical
- Installation Type: Portable
- Medium: Varies (chemical and pharmaceutical products)
- Pipe material: Varies (including stainless steel)
- Pipe diameter: Varies, starting at DN 10
- Flow rate: Varies
Technical Solution
The KATflow 230 portable clamp-on flow meter is available for rent as needed. It is preconfigured for the specific application and delivered ready for use along with the corresponding transducers.
This allows the Addison Project flow meter to offer the precise responsiveness and flexibility you need across a wide range of applications. Thanks to its non-intrusive operation, neither hygienic processes are compromised nor are process flows interrupted.
Measurement Procedure and Results
In a chemical dosing system, Addison Project needed to directly compare flow rates and volumes in a small-diameter stainless steel pipe. The project’s goal was to improve the plant’s infrastructure to reduce chemical consumption across the entire site. Since opening the pipes would have required significantly greater safety precautions, non-invasive measurement was a major advantage given the toxic substances involved in the process.
In another case, Addison Project was able to use the KATflow 230 to make system improvements to a hygienic CIP system without interrupting the process. By measuring flow velocities and flow rates, the application range could be partially validated.
Derek Jones, a process engineer at Addison Project, says: “We appreciate the flexibility that renting a flow meter offers us. We’re now very familiar with the measurement equipment. It’s easy to install and use, and Katronic provides excellent support whenever we need to adjust the settings.”