| the world industries of all types are making use of | | | | meters will be used at every treatment plant and |
| sophisticated flow meter technology in a huge of | | | | pumping station to keep tabs on things like aeration |
| range of processes. Never heard of a flowmeter | | | | flow measurements and raw water flow metering. |
| before? Flowmeters, as their name suggest, are | | | | Within this Industry clamp on flowmeters are the |
| devices used to monitor the throughflow of | | | | choice device concerning pipes transporting |
| something. This something is either some kind of | | | | sewerage. You can imagine that breaking into pipes |
| liquid or gas. The flow meters device is either sited | | | | would be extremely costly, time consuming and pose |
| within or on the surface of the tube or pipe that the | | | | great difficulty most of the time. With the nature of |
| substance flows through. You would be amazed to | | | | water and waste there is a great risk of |
| hear how this clever technology is being applied in | | | | contamination. |
| Industry. In this article we will have a look at how | | | | Another industry that makes use of clamp on flow |
| flow meter devices are being used in two different | | | | meters is the Pharmaceutical industry. Is is paramount |
| Industries. | | | | in the processing of pharmaceutical products to have |
| First of all you need to know that flowmeter devices | | | | sterile environments. This includes the pipes and tubes |
| can be sited within a tube or pipe, or placed on the | | | | that compounds and solutions pass through in the |
| outside of the pipe or tube. This will of depend on | | | | fabrication phases. You can imagine that having |
| the type of liquid or gas flowing through the pipe, | | | | flowmeter devices within these pipes and tubes |
| and whether this liquid/gas is hazardous, corrosive | | | | greatly increases the risk of contamination. That is |
| etc. Other factors that will decide on the type of | | | | why non-invasive flowmeter devices are mostly used |
| flow meter used will include the cost of inserting it | | | | in the manufacturing processes. |
| into a pipe/tube and the implications of doing so. | | | | To discover more about how flow meter systems |
| Flow meters can be installed into, or clamped onto a | | | | are being use around the globe, in particular ultrasonic |
| pipe or tube permanently. Alternatively there are | | | | clamp on flowmeters, why not pay a visit to the |
| other devices which are completely portable. | | | | Katronic website. Katronic are a very well know |
| Flowmeters can monitor and capture vital data | | | | company that specialises in the manufacture and |
| regarding the liquid or gases that flow through pipes | | | | supply of ultrasonic flow meter technology. They |
| tubes. So what kind of applications are they used | | | | supply their flowmeter technology to industries of all |
| for? Let us take the common example of water and | | | | types across the world. At Katronic.co.uk you will be |
| waste water services. | | | | able to find out all the information your require on |
| In the Water and Waste Water Industry flow | | | | these type of ultrasonic flowmeter systems. |