Electricity + Control September 2017

Electricity

Control

SEPTEMBER 2017

here is not a single industrial sector in which

measuring, testing, monitoring or automa-

tion is not used. This applies to everything

from the recording of process variables in process

technology to the analysis of product characteris-

tics in the entire producing industry, such as the

food and beverage industry. Sensors are used with

increasing success in order to give products com-

petitive features that set them apart without signif-

icantly increasing production costs.

In this high-tech field, Europe and Germany in

particular play a leading role in terms of technolog-

ical standard and global market share. Based on

turnover, European providers cover about 35% of

world demand for sensor products.

The AMA Association for Sensors and Meas-

urement Systems estimates the number of manu-

facturers of industrial sensors and measuring sys-

tems in Europe to be around 1 000 companies. In

total, there are about 3 000 European companies

that work in the field of sensors, including man-

ufacturers, retailers, engineering offices and spe-

cialised service providers. Against this backdrop, it

is clear that measuring technology is a future-ori-

ented sector with a high demand for innovation

and is of existential importance for a country like

Germany. This also means that companies must

combine their strengths in terms of quality, pro-

duction and innovation in order to succeed in the

highly competitive world market. GHM Messtech-

nik GmbH is one of these companies. In 2007 it

developed the vision of combining different areas

of expertise and profiling itself as a hidden cham-

pion for the development of customer-oriented

solutions that are appropriate for the market. The

GHM Group, consisting of Greisinger, Honsberg,

Martens, Imtron and the Italian environmental

measuring technology manufacturer Delta OHM,

currently concentrates on the bundling of syner-

gies of these five tradition-based companies. The

Martens location has been focused on producing

hygienic sensors for conductivity and temperature

for several years. This has been expanded over

time into a complete product portfolio of modern

and extremely compact sensors for breweries and

beverage producers. Two application examples

from these areas are described.

“We see many opportunities for our range of

hygienic instrumentation in the South African food

and beverage market,” commented Jan Grobler,

Managing Director of GHM Messtechnik in South

Africa. “From our hygienic flowmeters, level and

temperature measurement devices through to our

precise and ac-

curate benchtop

measurement,

we know that the

accuracy, reliabil-

ity and quality of

our technology is

what gives GHM

Messtechnik the

edge in this sec-

tor,” Grobler said.

Grobler add-

ed: “We recently

introduced the

GHM Messtech-

nik Turbidimeter,

MAT

433/437

which is used

for phase de-

Measuring and

Regulation Technology

in the

Brewing Process

Markus Unglert, GHM Group

Sensors and measuring technology have become an indispensable part of nearly all

sectors of industry and modern life.

Block Diagram: Equipment for Micro Breweries with GHM Messtechnik

GHM - CAT

Windows - PC Laptop WLAN Gateway Ethernet

GHM - ONE

Multifunction Controller

GHM - CAT

Windows -Tablet

Recipe

GHM

Sensors

GTL, MFI,

MLP

GHM Sensors

GTL, MFI, MLP, MLC

GHM Sensors

GTL, MFI, MLP, MLC

Mash tun

Lauter tun

GHM sensors MFI

Piping

Three-wayValve

FlowVolume

Pump

Levels

501