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Flowmeter lands company Queen's Award
Flow and level measurement company wins Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2005, for its mass flowmeter.
Flow and level measurement company Krohne has been presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2005, recognising the company's achievements in developing its Optimass Coriolis mass flowmeter The award was presented at an event held for staff and guests at its UK headquarters in Wellingborough
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The presentation was made to Managing Director Trevor Fawcett and Technical Director Yousif Hussain by Lady Juliet Townsend, the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
At the event, Eddie Bridges, Krohne's Global Product Group Manager for mass flow, said that the Optimass had achieved worldwide success since its launch in 2002.
"The Optimass is being used across a diverse range of industries around the world and is now recognised widely for its accuracy of measurement," he said.
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"The fact that the instrument has been granted custody transfer accreditation is testament to its ability to perform to the highest level of accuracy and reliability".
Lady Juliet remarked that one characteristic that stood out from companies she had visited in the past that had won Queen's Awards was the strong feeling of team spirit.
"This is particularly apparent at Krohne," she said.
Fawcett said: "I am delighted to have been presented with the Queen's Award".
"It recognises the immense skill and capability staff at Krohne have in designing and manufacturing world class products".
"It positions us as one of the top performing businesses in the UK".
Production at Krohne's manufacturing and test facility has more than doubled to cope with increased global demand for the product and a number of jobs have been created.
The company exports nearly 90% of the Optimass instruments it manufactures to industries as diverse as food, pharmaceutical, chemical, oil and gas, steel and mining.
It developed the world's first Coriolis mass flowmeter with a single, straight-tube design.
The Optimass incorporated this development.
The instrument overcomes many of the constraints traditionally associated with Coriolis flowmeters and has proved successful across a broad range of applications.
Previously flowmeters using Coriolis technology had convoluted tube designs that restricted the flow of materials passing through the instrument.
This could lead to production downtime caused by fouling or blockages.
These designs were also much less durable because particles would strike the wall of the tube as they travelled around bends and therefore accelerate wear.
The straight-tube design will not restrict the flow of materials passing through and particles pass directly through the tube without colliding with the walls.
The result is much improved performance and reliability and an instrument that can be used for high and low viscosity applications.
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