Food and drink

Of all the industries to be effected by recent tightening of environmental and energy legislation it probably in the food and beverage industry where the changes have been the most pronounced.

One of the most important commodities for a brewery, distillery and food processing plant is clean water. In the past the supply and usage of this was taken for granted, and the costs of this seen as an unavoidable expense. However the introduction of climate change levy, a rise in the cost of energy and the increased use of CIP systems has changed this standpoint forever.

Heated or chilled water, so vital in a number of processes is now an expensive product with a subsequent increase in the need for effective metering. Whilst many of the production pipes have flow measurement for quality control, the various water lines were traditionally ignored. It is here that many companies turn to KATRONIC to supply the required data.

The portable KATflow 220 flowmeter has become a vital addition to the engineers’ tool kit in many of the food production facilities. The flexibility of this device enables companies carry out numerous measurements around a site from heat exchanger evaluation, to water consumption and loss measurement. Furthermore, the optional heat quantity measurement facility produces energy measurement data for boiler and chiller evaluation.

It is on the measurement of CIP systems where the clamp-on flowmeters really come into their own. The KATRONIC flowmeters are now used by numerous companies around the country for the monitoring, testing and evaluation of these expensive processes. The KATflow 220 meters are capable of measuring and logging the flows of caustic, detergent, and water and detecting the change of fluids, whilst keeping track of essential temperature data.

The flowmeters can be applied to pipelines containing anything from beer to milk to effluent in diameters from 10 mm upwards.

Typical Applications:
• CIP evaluation
• Chilled/hot water metering
• In-line flowmeter testing and calibration checks
• Pump evaluation
• Production checking

Reference Customers:
• Dairy Crest
• Coors Brewers
• Heinz Foods
• Cooperative Dairies
• DiverseyLever