HS and Pentair Haffmans have a long standing partnership in the field of measurement technology. In addition to the In-line Optical O2 Gehaltemeter OGM, KHS also uses the Haffmans Bottle Monitor, Keg Monitor and Redpost System fortunnel pasteurizers.
To control the oxygen (O2) content in carbonated soft drinks, Germany-based KHS GmbHuses Pentair Haffmans’ In-line equipment.
As part of a major project lasting into 2015, 38 In-line O2 Gehaltemeters, type OGM will be delivered to the international filling and packaging systemm anufacturer.
The O2 measuring instruments will be integrated into 19 fully automatic, multi component mixing systems, type Innopro Paramix C that KHS is building for a leading soft drink producer in the Middle East. Two OGMs will be installed in each mixing unit to monitor the O2 content after the water de-aeration system and in the end product.
“We often use Haffmans proven measuring technology, and have been able to convince the customer to adopt this specific measuring technology,” said AlfonsAbels-Rümping, Product Manager at KHS’s Competence Center of Process Technology.
A wide range of soft drinks as well as mineral water will be blended with the Innopro units. Because the available raw water can contain up to 10 mg/l O2,vacuum degassing in the unit reduces it to a value below 0.3 mg/l.
Adherence to this specification is verified by the OGM installed after the water de-aeration system. The second OGM monitors the O2 specifications in the end product by, for example, detecting O2 that could enter the productin contaminated carbon dioxide. This ensures maximum product safety, especially during the production of products that are prone to oxidation
