Redefining smart water management with BlueEdge, a customizable suite of products, software and services, Badger Meter has solutions for the complete water cycle, including industrial process, wastewater treatment, HVAC systems and property operations.
Industrial process involves complex operations requiring a wide range of flow measurement, water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment and toxic and combustible gas detection. Designed to deliver consistent quality control, personnel safety and environmental protection, our comprehensive range of robust, real-time and reliable instrumentation create bespoke custom-made and dependable solutions for every industrial application. Our solutions offer simple installation and low maintenance while delivering process optimization and increased regulatory compliance.
Water Quality Monitoring for CIP Applications
Water quality monitoring is an essential component of process control for CIP (Cleaning-in-Place) applications within the food and beverage industry, as accurately controlling a dose of sterilant to clean pipework is vital to the taste and quality of the end product, along with the health and wellbeing of the consumer. Forming part of the BlueEdge by Badger Meter suite of solutions, the Q-Series water quality monitors offer a range of scalable solutions for sterilization within the food and beverage industry.
Historically, cleaning pipework was a time consuming and expensive process that required long periods of system downtime and used large quantities of chemical sterilant. However, CIP is now widely used to clean process equipment in the food and beverage industry to provide a consistently high-quality product and reduce the risk of bacterial growth within the pipe network.
The Q46/85 Peracetic Acid monitor and the Q46/84 Hydrogen Peroxide monitor use electro-chemical sensing technology to control a continuous dose of sterilant during the CIP process and provide continuous measurement of chemical concentration. With digital communications such as Profibus and Modbus available, each system can be tailor-made under BlueEdge to create a customized solution individual to each customer and application. Requiring minimal calibration and maintenance, these leading-edge monitors significantly reduce chemical usage and cleaning times, improving efficiency on site, reducing operational cost and enhancing process control and plant operations.
How Industrial Process Optimization Can Increase Regulatory Compliance
An ever-increasing focus on the control and reduction of water-based pollutants means that more frequently, industrial wastewater treatment plants are looking to optimize and improve their processes through monitoring parameters such as COD, TOC, BOD and TSS, so the final effluent complies with stringent regulatory standards as it re-enters the water cycle. Advanced real-time effluent measurement technology from Badger Meter provides robust, reliable monitoring and control of water and gas, delivering dependable measurement and management solutions that are easy to install and simple to maintain. The spectro::lyser V3, is just one of our BlueEdge solutions able to provide continuous monitoring of wastewater treatment processes. This optical, submersible system offers multiparameter measurement of critical water quality parameters such as COD and BOD. Requiring virtually no maintenance, this power-efficient system can be used as a standalone or with the con::cube V3 terminal controller, providing peace of mind that operations meet current and future compliance standards, increasing environmental and onsite safety measures for people and processes.
United Dairymen of Arizona is an agricultural milk marketing cooperative founded in 1960.It comprises a modern manufacturing facility that can process up to 10 million pounds of milk per day while also manufacturing products such as cream, butter, skimmed and dry milk and lactose powder. Product loss represents a significant challenge for dairy processing plants and frequently, during cleaning cycles and maintenance, product is routed to the drain due to a process change or human intervention. This has several implications as it not only results in the loss of valuable product, but also causes COD levels in the sewage system to spike, resulting in increased charges and fines from the local municipality. Discover how the United Dairymen of Arizona used the spectro::lyser Industrial ATEX to monitor product loss within the effluent stream, reducing operating costs and improving regulatory compliance. Continue reading here.
Flow Measurement and Industrial Process
Flow control and measurement play a vital role in industrial processes for the consistent delivery of quality control and process monitoring and optimization. Our exceptionally durable and accurate flow meters are available in a range of metering technologies, materials and sizes, providing cost effective, industry compliant solutions for industrial fluids that fulfil international industry standards. At the forefront of industrial measurement technology, our unique flow metering instrumentation can be tailor-made through BlueEdge to suit each individual industrial application, providing accurate flow measurement and actionable data for the most demanding and challenging environments.
When a Swedish food manufacturer required a high precision solution for their dosing unit to monitor the viscous fluids used throughout their industrial processes, they turned to Badger Meter for a solution. Click here to learn more.
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