Photometers & Turbidimeters

Detecting Pulp Mill Clarifier Upsets Before They Reach the Effluent

October 21, 2026

Upsets in a pulp mill clarifier often develop and pass downstream between scheduled grab samples, before a lab TSS result can confirm them. Inline turbidity monitoring at the overflow detects those events as they begin, […]

Inline Turbidity Measurement for Brewing: Automation, Efficiency, and QA at Scale

April 28, 2026

Manual turbidity sampling gives large breweries an accurate picture of process conditions at one moment in time. At high production volumes in multiple fermenters, with multiple brands, and with continuous filtration, one moment may not […]

The Case for Turbidity in Dairy Phase Monitoring

October 20, 2025

Key takeaway: Replacing conductivity with optical turbidity measurement allows dairies to detect phase transitions precisely, recover more product, and reduce wastewater load during CIP operations. The approach provides consistent, measurable control across production cycles, improving […]

Hygienic Turbidity Measurement Solutions for Contamination-Free Brewing

July 1, 2025

Modern breweries face a technical challenge that extends beyond simple process monitoring. While turbidity measurement provides valuable data for optimizing production efficiency and product quality, implementing hygienic turbidity measurement in brewing environments requires meeting stringent […]

Precision at 0.01 NTU: Advanced Turbidity Measurement for Premium Water Applications

March 17, 2025

Turbidity—the measure of relative clarity of a liquid—serves as a critical quality indicator across numerous industries. While municipal water systems typically monitor turbidity primarily for safety and regulatory compliance, manufacturers of bottled water and ultra-pure […]

Single-Use Measurement Cells: The New Standard in Bioprocessing

December 30, 2024

The shift toward single-use technology in bioprocessing represents one of the most significant changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing methods. While disposable components have become commonplace in many aspects of production, measurement instrumentation has traditionally relied on […]

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