Instruments for the Beverage & Food Industry

Food and beverage plants work to tight recipes and strict hygiene rules. Temperatures, levels and pressures have to be right on every batch, product quality has to be measured in the line, and equipment has to be cleaned and proven clean between runs. We supply measurement, analysis and control products for each stage, from raw ingredients to filling and the effluent plant.

Ingredient storage and process tanks

Syrups, juices, oils, water and dry ingredients are held in tanks, silos and hoppers. Seli flush mounted level transmitters and Trumen hydrostatic, capacitance and ultrasonic transmitters give a continuous level reading. Vibrating fork level switches from Trumen cover liquids and powders such as sugar and flour, and Seli conductive and capacitive switches give high and low alarms.

Cooking, pasteurisation and cooling

Cookers, pasteurisers, retorts and chillers depend on accurate temperature. Sanitary RTDs with tri-clover connections fit hygienic pipework, and Pixsys head-mount transmitters send a 4–20 mA signal to the control panel. For aseptic lines, Seli offers a temperature sensor with a weld-in sleeve system, and Calex PyroCouple infrared sensors measure ovens, fryers and products on a conveyor without contact.

Pressure in hygienic lines

Pumps, homogenisers, fillers and CIP lines need pressure readings that do not trap product. Flush diaphragm pressure transmitters from Trumen have no cavity in front of the sensor, so they clean in place with the rest of the line. The Pixsys DST400 adds a local display and switch outputs, and Beck transmitters measure low pressures and airflow in ovens, dryers and ventilation.

Product quality in the line

KXS inline refractometers measure Brix and dissolved solids in juices, soft drinks, syrups and sauces. Exner and Chemitec turbidity sensors check clarity in beer, juice and filtered water, and detect product in rinse water at changeover. pH electrodes from Kuntze and Chemitec follow fermentation and acidity.

CIP and sanitising

Clean-in-place systems use caustic, acid and sanitiser that must be dosed and rinsed out. Conductivity cells from Chemitec and Seli tell the system which liquid is in the line, so phases switch at the right moment. A Chemitec peracetic acid sensor measures sanitiser strength, and free chlorine analysers check process and rinse water.

Utilities, effluent and energy

The Chemitec S480 UV/SAC 254 sensor gives a continuous BOD, COD and TOC equivalent reading at the effluent plant, and a dissolved oxygen sensor controls aeration. A Pixsys three-phase network analyser and current transducers track power use on motors, compressors and production lines, and Hauber vibration sensors watch pumps, fans and mixers.

Control and indication

Shinko and Pixsys PID controllers and digital indicators run heating, cooling and batch steps and show process values at the machine.

We supply these brands to food and beverage plants across India, South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa, and help with product selection and after-sales support.