Syrup Meters: Titan Enterprises Concentrates on“ Ultra- Reliable” Dispense Solutions
Titan Enterprises’ robust flowmeter technology is helping beverage manufacturers maintain accuracy, consistency and efficiency in soft drink dispensing systems worldwide.
Soft drinks are typically produced by combining water( still or carbonated) with a syrup flavour concentrate. Major manufacturers such as Coca-Cola rely on twindispense systems to precisely control and blend each fluid to an exact concentration— ensuring the consistent taste and quality consumers expect.
To achieve this, dispense systems must accurately measure syrup and water during every pour. For low-viscosity syrups, flavour additives and diluents, turbine flowmeters provide an effective and economical solution. Titan’ s NSF-approved 800 Series and Beverage flowmeters are widely specified within the food and drinks industry for monitoring and flow measurement of these fluids. Proven in demanding applications, they deliver reliable performance and are frequently used as costeffective alternatives to flow switches.
As syrup viscosity increases, positive displacement oval gear flowmeters become the preferred solution for accurate dosing. Syrup viscosity can vary significantly—
56 FDPP- www. fdpp. co. uk for example, sugar-free syrups are typically less viscous than full-sugar formulations. Oval gear technology is particularly well suited to handling these variations, maintaining precise flow measurement across a broad viscosity range.
Where enhanced accuracy is required, oval gear meters can be calibrated to suit specific syrup types. Modern dispensing software can store and switch between multiple calibration profiles for a single meter, enabling multisyrup dispensing using one oval gear“ syrup meter”. While syrup temperature and viscosity may vary, maintaining accurate flow rate measurement remains critical to delivering the correct total volume— and therefore the intended flavour profile.
Building on its proven OG2 design, Titan Enterprises developed a dedicated syrup meter to meet Coca-Cola’ s OEM specifications for multi-flavour dispense machines. Manufactured from food-grade polymer rather than stainless steel, the meter provided a low-pressure, cost-effective solution ideally suited to beverage applications. Titan’ s oval gear flowmeter range measures flow rates from 0.01 to 500 litres per minute, operating via a low differential pressure that drives two precision oval gears, one incorporating chemically resistant magnets for signal detection.
Traditionally, separate syrup and water lines require individual flowmeters within soft drink dispensing systems. However, the beverage sector is evolving rapidly. Modern dispense equipment is becoming more compact and modular, with flavours and CO 2 increasingly added at the point of sale rather than during bottling. This shift is encouraging OEMs to integrate oval gear and turbine technologies within a single compact device to meet space constraints.
Titan has responded by developing an OEM dual-line flowmeter capable of measuring both viscous and non-viscous liquids side by side within a single unit. This innovation supports smaller equipment footprints while maintaining precise measurement performance at the point of dispense.
“ These types of product developments can translate into significant environmental and financial savings for the beverage industry,” explains Neil Hannay, Senior Development Engineer at Titan Enterprises.“ Higher-viscosity concentrates reduce transport volumes, energy use and CO 2 emissions when diluted at the point of sale to deliver a fresh end product.”
In addition to lowering transport and maintenance costs, venues can reduce on-site stockholding requirements— saving valuable storage and refrigeration space.
For further information on Titan’ s range of turbine and oval gear flowmeters, visit Titan’ s website. To discuss a liquid flow measurement solution for your specific OEM application, contact Titan Enterprises on + 44( 0) 1935 812790 or email sales @ flowmeters. co. uk