27-Oct-10 15:00
Negele sets standards with the new ITM-3 turbidity meter
To meet increasing cost pressures, industrial processes are becoming largely automated. As a result, turbidity measurement is now an important tool for process control in milk processing plants.
Negele is setting new standards in this area with the new relative ITM-3 turbidity meter.
The newly designed ITM-3 with its patented, frontal optical sensor is perfect for the requirements of the dairy industry. It is the successor of the ITM-2, a turbidity meter that has proven its worth over many years in a wide variety of applications.
Turbidity meters are frequently used in dairies for phase separation or failure monitoring. Typical examples are the exact identification of the switchover point between product and water when emptying a production plant, milk-in-water detection in cooling circuits, and the separation of rinse milk and water in the CIP return flow.
For rinse milk separation, the sensors are installed just before the change-over valve to enable a switchover at precisely the moment when the preset product concentration is reached. Depending on the switchover point, the milk-water mixture either enters the rinse milk tank or is drained as wastewater.
Turbidity meters are the ideal instrument for precisely and reproducibly determining the phase transition point between a milk product and water. Accuracy and reliability are essential for achieving low-loss phase separation, which has the potential to generate high cost savings in CIP processes. Cost savings are brought about by a reduction in water consumption and by increased process availability due to greater cleaning efficiency.
For many years, Negele turbidity meters have been effectively deployed in the applications named above as well as in others.
Advantages of the Negele ITM-3 turbidity meter:
- Patented, frontal sensor (EHEDG-compliant)
- Equipped with sapphire glass optics, which are considerably more durable and abrasion-resistant than quartz glass
- No interference from reflections even when used with small nominal widths or electropolished surfaces (pipe nominal widths from DN25 possible)
- 100% electrically and mechanically compatible with predecessor model ITM-2
- Optional 3-A certification (TriClamp version)
- Analog and switch output, four measurement ranges can be selected
- Equipped with an illuminated onsite display
- Meets the process requirements of the dairy industry (CIP/SIP, etc.)
- Excellent price-performance ratio
When mounted with the EHEDG-certified CLEANadapter installation system from Negele, the turbidity meter installation is flow-optimized, meets hygienic standards and is easy to sterilize. Adapter sleeves are available for all common process connections, such as Milchrohr, Varivent, and Tri-Clamp, making it possible to readily integrate the device in existing plants.
The new ITM-3 turbidity meter will be available as of October 2010.
For more information, please visit our homepage at www.negele.net.
