Innovative Solutions for Low Flow Dosing with High Precision
In the food, pharma, and chemical manufacturing industries, precision and efficiency are of utmost importance. With the use of often expensive liquids, it is essential to dose accurately and repeatably to achieve the highest possible quality of the end product with minimal waste. It almost goes without saying that the latter contributes to cost reduction.
Bronkhorst High-Tech, a leader in compact flow meters and controllers with over 40 year of experience in low-flow technology, has developed a flexible solution that meets today’ s requirements for highly accurate dosing, whether continuous, in ratio, or in batches.
Innovative Liquid Dosing Solutions
One of Bronkhorst’ s latest innovations is a versatile solution designed to meet the precise liquid dosing needs of various industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food production. This solution combines a flow meter and a pump to create an efficient feedback control system, ensuring accurate and repeatable dosing.
Key Features and Benefits
• Customization: At the heart of this solution are the liquid flow meter and the pump, which together form the core of the system. This combination ensures precise and stable dosing, delivering flows ranging from 50 mg / h to 1000 kg / h, depending on the configuration. Additionally, the system offers numerous options such as a PLC / HMI for user-friendly operation, filters to remove particles from the liquid, safety valves, and an optional automated bypass. This bypass allows the pump to deliver very stable small flows down to a few droplets per hour, adapting to
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• Versatility: Supports continuous flow control, ratio control, and rapid batch dosing, making it suitable for a wide range of applications from medicine research to aroma dosing in sweets to catalysis pilot plants.
• Precision: Accurate dosing is crucial for maintaining product quality and consistency. This solution excels in this area, making it an indispensable tool for industries where precision, up to an accuracy of 0.2 % of reading flow, is paramount.
• Integration: The system can be seamlessly integrated with existing processes, enhancing overall efficiency and effectivity. The elementary components are mounted in a robust frame and the system can be electrically connected to any main PLC / HMI of the existing process.
• Safety Features: Options for overpressure valves and filters ensure safe and reliable operation for a long time.
Applications in food processing
In the food production sector, not only is accuracy important, but perhaps even more so, repeatability. This solution ensures that the taste, colour, and aroma of the final product remain consistent, which is obviously key in the food industry. So, every process has to deliver consistent outcomes all the time, a dosing solution with an integrated flow meter ensures this. It can dose ingredients in batches, continuously, and often in small quantities into a main stream at a predetermined fixed ratio relative to the main flow. This guarantees you can always enjoy the taste of your favourite food.
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Bronkhorst Modular Liquid Dosing Solution( MLDS)