A new instrument for efficient process and improved quality control within the fluids processing industry
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| Coordinator | SIK - Institutet för Livsmedel och Bioteknik AB - SP Göteborg |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 000 000 |
| Project duration | December 2013 - December 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
In a first step, the new electronics platform was successfully integrated with our system. In the second step, a fully functional prototype was developed that meets industrial requirements. The performance of the Flow-Viz system was evaluated in an industrial environment and it was demonstrated that the Flow-Viz system can lead to cost savings for the customer. The project has now resulted in a commercial product that has already been successfully tested for several products and applications.
Expected long term effects
The project has now resulted in a commercial minimum viable product for industrial applications. The Flow-Viz system has been successfully validated on an industrial scale for several applications with different customers and was demonstrated to meet each customer´s requirements. The Flow-Viz system can and is expected to replace the current time-consuming, operator dependent and outdated measurement systems thus leading to improved opportunities for process and quality control.
Approach and implementation
The new electronics platform was successfully integrated with our developed Flow-Viz system. The performance of the new measurement system was then verified in experimental trials, both on a laboratory scale and in an industrial environment with the customer. Comparisons with existing measurement techniques showed that the Flow- Viz has many advantages and works well in industrial settings. The next step is to get full ATEX1 certification for the system and continue with extended ´field tests´.