The Südzucker AG sugar factory in Ochsenfurt, Germany, recently replaced discontinuous measurement of the sugar content in the syrup with continuous measurement using Sitrans Coriolis flowmeters.

An important argument in favor of this solution was that the Sitrans meters can display the sugar content directly on-site in degrees Brix.

The meters were first installed for testing purposes in September 2010. It was important to isolate the flowmeters mechanically from the plant in order to enable accurate and reliable measurement. On the basis of positive, stable results in the 2010 sugar campaign, Südzucker accepted the installation in January 2011. This allows the sugar content of the syrup to be determined directly in the process without taking samples for laboratory analyses. For an optimal production process, the syrup must be kept at a constant 70 to 75 percent sugar content.

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